1842 Directory

Pivot & Co’s Directory of Derbys

Gentry

  • Mr Edward Ardron
  • Henry Dixon Esq.
  • Mrs Eliz. Green (Whittington House)
  • Mr George Jenkinson
  • George Marr Esq.
  • George Marr Jnr.
  • Charles Hugh May
  • Rev. Robert Robinson
  • Robert Edmund Moore Smith (Whittington Hall)
  • Mrs Elizabeth Sorby
  • Capt. Charles Steade

Academies & Schools

  • Free School – Wm Roe Master
  • Boarding School – Sarah Lamb
  • Whittington School – Ruth Shacklock

Blacksmiths

  • Littlewood John
  • Thorpe George

Boot & Shoe Makers

  • Cartwright Thomas
  • Hancock George
  • Shephard Henry
  • Siddall James
  • Widdowson George

Butchers

  • Belfit William
  • Bower George

Crate Makers

  • Moody Thomas (Whittington Moor)
  • Wright Edward (Whittington Moor)

Earthenware Manufacturers – Brown & Stone Ware

  • Johnson Catherine (Whittington Moor)
  • Madin Aaron

Grocers and Dealers in Sundries

  • Cooke Richard
  • Gill John
  • Green William
  • Thorpe George
  • Thorpe John
  • Widdowson Frances

Hoop Makers

  • Green Henry
  • Green William

Millers

  • Candy John

Plumbers & Glaziers

  • Shepley James

Scythe Makers

  • Hancock George

Stone Masons

  • Mettam Thomas & Robert
  • Ward Samuel

Tailors

  • Bargh Thomas
  • Beswick George
  • Shacklock Francis
  • Smith John
  • Staton John
  • Webster Elijah

Taverns & Public Houses

  • Cooke John – Bull’s Head
  • Woodhouse John – Cock & Magpie
  • Bargh Joshua – Sheepbridge Inn
  • Bower George – Square & Compass
  • Littlewood John – White Horse

Retailers of Beer

  • Hoult George

Wheelwrights

  • Cooke John
  • Siddall John

Miscellaneous

  • Green William – sickle ball maker
  • Moody John – Mole Catcher
  • Moody Richard – Mole catcher to the Duke of Devonshire
  • Naylor John – Millwright
  • Shacklock Harriet & Charlotte – Dressmakers

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