Thirsk Parish

Transcript of the entry of 'professions and trades'
for THIRSK in Pigot's Directory of 1829.

• Market-place, Robert Peat, Post Master.
• Letters for London and the South are despatched every morning at four, and arrive every evening at eight minutes past nine.
• Letters for the North are despatched every evening at eight minutes past nine, and arrive every morning at four.
• Letters for the West are despatched by the Mail cart to Ferrybridge every morning at twenty minutes past four, and arrive every evening at twenty minutes past eight.
• Letters for Shields, Sunderland, Stockton and Yarm are despatched every evening at a quarter before twelve, and arrive every morning at six minutes past three.
• Letters are despatched by a horse post to Redcar, Guisborough and Stokesley, every morning at twenty-five minutes past four, and arrive every evening at ten minutes past eight.

• Bell John, esq. Kirkgate
• Butterwick Matthew, esq. Market place
• Caley Cornelius, esq. Sowerby
• Crompton Samuel, esq. M.P. Wood end
• Frankland Sir Thomas, Thirkleby park
• Holmes Rev. Jonathan, Thirsk
• Kitchingman Valentine, esq. Ingram gate
• Leife John, esq Sowerby
• Livesey Robert Bell, gent. Sowerby
• Metcalfe Rev. James, Sowerby
• Selby William, esq. Sowerby
• Walbanke William, esq. Sowerby

• Free Grammar School, Barbeck -Thomas Martin, master
• Grayson M. Masterman's yard
• North Mary, St. James' green
• Oulson J. & E. (ladies' boarding and day) St. James green
• Whitewick Jonathan, William, St. James' grn
• Winter John, Long street
• York Thomas (boarding and day) Sowerby

• Richardson Thomas, Kirkgate
• Rider Joseph, Market place
• Swarbreck Thomas, Market place
• Walker Charles, Castle gate
• Whitehead William, Market place

• Armitage Robert, Long street
• Burgess Paul, Market place
• Chapman John, Kirkgate

• Dixon Francis, Sowerby
• Gill George, St. James' green
• Hudson John, Market place
• Morley John, Millgate
• White Ralph, St. James' green

• Darlington Branch, Market place Jonathan Backhouse & Co. (draw on Sir James Esdailes & Co. London)
• Dressert Joseph & Co. Kirkgate (draw on Masterman & Co. London)
• Savings' Bank, Market place- William Eshelby, actuary

• Bashforth James, Market place
• Brown George, St. James' green
• Brown Thomas, (& farrier) Long street
• Bumby John, Finkle street
• Bumby William, St. James' gate
• Harwood Benjamin, Sowerby
• Johnson Robert, Sowerby
• Plews Samuel, Addison's yard

• Hurst George, Market place
• Masterman Henry (and printer) Market place
• Peat Robert (and printer) Market place

• Baxter Richard, Market place
• Burgess Paul, Market place
• Butterwick Richard, Kirkgate
• Butterwick William, Addison's yard
• Clarkson John, Westgate
• Clayton John, Market place
• Dodsworth John, St. James' green
• Hopper Benjamin, Market place
• Hudson Christopher, Kirkgate
• Kitson William, St. James' gate
• Maynard William, Sowerby
• Raper Thomas, Sowerby
• Stockdale James, Kirkgate
• Thompson William. Market place
• Tweedy Thomas, Kirkgate
• Ward Ann, Finkle street
• Wilkinson Thomas, St. James' green

• Meek Thomas, Kirkgate
• Rhodes Edward, Kirkgate
• Rhodes Edward & William, (maltsters) Kirkgate

• Fawcitt Christopher, Westgate
• Palliser James, Sowerby
• Rey John, Long street

• Fawcitt Richard, Kirkgate
• Foxton Thomas, St. James' gate
• Guddrick John, St. James' green
• Metcalfe William, Market place.
• Nelson Philip, St. James' gate
• Nicholson John, Sowerby
• Palliser George, Kirkgate

• Gamble Richard, St. James' green
• Peacock William, Market place
• Richmond John, Market place

• Johnson William, Sowerby
• Pattison James, St. James gate
• Reper George, Long street
• Smelt Leonard, Westgate

• Johnson Thomas, Market place
• Metcalfe John, Market place
• Rowntree James, Kirkgate
• Shephard George, Market place

• Arnitt William, Market place
• Bingham Henry, Market place
• Johnson Thomas, Market place
• Shephard George, Market place

• Bell Thomas, Finkle street
• Bransby & Court, Sowerby
• Daniel Christopher, St. James' gate
• Gilling & Smith, Kirkgate
• Imeson Matthew, Market place
• Prest Thomas, Ingram gate

• Atlas, Charles Walker, Castle gate
• County (fire) & Provident (life)
• George Hurst, Market place
• Phoenix, Jacob Smith, Kirkgate
• Sun, Henry Masterman, Market place

• Arnitt William (& sub-distributer of stamps) Market place
• Bumby John, St. James' green
• Hansell Francis, Millgate
• Jackson John (and flax dresser) Market place
• Metcalfe John, Market place
• Metcalfe Joshua, Market place
• Pick John & Robert, Market place
• Robinson Mary, Market place
• Routh Anthony & Robert, Kirkgate
• Smith Ann & Mary, Market place
• Smith John, Market place
• Temple John, Market place
• Temple Simon, Kirkgate
• West William, Market place

• Brown George, Market place
• Jackman William, Market place
• Shephard George, Market place

• Alderwick Thomas, Market place
• Bell William, Market place
• Hurst George, Market place
• Metcalfe Joseph, Marketplace
• Rogers Joseph, Market place

• Crown, Richard Smithson, Market place
• Golden Fleece (commercial & posting house) John Hall, Market place
• Three Tuns (commercial & posting house) Jonathan Empson, Market place

• Johnson Peter, Westgate
• Masterman Henry, Market place
• Peacock William, Market place
• Richmond John, Market place
• Scurr Mary, Market place
• West William, Market place

• Crosby Richard, Finkle street
• Gamble William, St. James' gate
• Harman John, Kirkgate
• Peat Joseph, Long street
• Rose John, St. James' gate
• Webster Thomas, Kirkgate

• Arnitt William, Market place
• Barnitt Francis; Market place
• Bell William, Market place
• Bumby John, St. James' green
• Hansell Francis, Millgate
• Metcalfe Joshua, Market place
• Pick John & Robert, Marketplace
• Smith Ann & Mary, Market place
• Smith John, Market place

• Blakelock John Sowerby
• Curry William, St. James' green

• Bales Mary, Market place
• Bowser Mary, Market place
• Lancaster Ann, Market place
• Morton Charlotte, Finkle street
• Rev Jane, Long street
• Russell Rebecca, Kirk gate
• Woodward Margaret, Market place

• Bickers Francis, Kirkgate
• Elgie Thomas, Finkle street

• Brotherton Uriah, Kirkgate
• Hudson John, Market place
• Mennill William, Castle gate
• Thompson William, Market place

• Clarkson Francis, Long st place
• Miller Jonathan, (& flax dresser) Market

• Raine James, Long street
• Raine John, St. James' green

• Fox Michael, Market place
• Harrison Robert, Market place
• Hill William, Market place
• Lancaster George, Market place
• Milburn Robert, Fickle street
• Mills William, Market place

• Aden Thomas, Long street
• Crosby Richard, Market place
• Foxton William, Kirkgate
• Grainger William, St. James' green
• Hardy Susanna, Sowerby
• Harley Elizabeth, Piper lane
• Horn John, Market place
• Kay Elizabeth, Finkle street
• Kirk Sarah, Market place
• Seaton Sarah, Millgate
• Smith Jacob, Kirkgate
• Tindall John, Kirkgate
• Tooting Marsha, Finkle street
• Wade William, St. James' green
• Ward Ann, Finkle street

• Foxton Thomas, Kirkgate
• Robinson Mary, Market place
• West William, Market place

• Bookland Mary, Ingram gate
• Brotherton Mary, Market place
• Faulkner James, Finkle street
• Hudson Mary, Finkle street
• Procter Mary, Finkle street
• Scott Mary, Kirkgate

• Corsellias Nicholas, Sowerby
• Dent John, jun. Kirkgate
• Dent Robert, sen. Kirkgate
• Lambert William, Market place
• Weddell John, Market place

• Atkins William, Kirkgate
• Atkinson Thomas, Sowerby
• Bales George, Market place
• Bowes Thomas, St. James' green
• Greathead Robert, Market place
• Haythorn John, Sowerby
• Hoarier James, Fickle street
• Scott George, Kirkgate
• Scott William, Market place
• Shaw Thomas, Sowerby

• Fox Thomas, Market place
• Robinson 'Mary, Market place
• Scurr Abraham, Market place

• Bay Horse, Jonathan Hemsley, St James' gate
• Black Horse, John Hurst, Long street
• Black Lion, William Feint, Market place
• Blacksmiths' Arms, George Rose Market place
• Black Swan, George Young, Norby
• Brewers' Arms, Patrick Brady, Market place
• Cross Keys, William Dodsworth, Kirkgate,
• Crown & Anchor, Jonathan Nicholson, Sowerby
• Dolphin & Anchor, Matthew Fothergill, St. James' green
• Freemasons' Arms, Jonathan Fawcitt, Kirkgate
• Golden Lion, Thomas Fowler, Sowerby
• Golden Lion, John Gill, Market place
• Half Moon, Richard Morfoot, Millgate
• King's Arms, George Lunn, Market place
• Lord Nelson, Thomas Bowes, St James' grn
• Red Bear, William Johnson, Market place
• Royal Oak, Hannah Hudson, Market place
• Star, Robert Horner, Westgate
• Three Horse Shoes, Snowden Smith,
• Three Tuns, Thomas Plews, Finkle street
• Wagon & Horses, Thomas Moon, Long street
• Wheat Sheaf, Henry Atkinson, St. James' grn
• White Horse, Robert Dunnington, Long street
• White swan, Philip Fetter, market place

• Armgill Joseph, Market place
• Webster Robert, Kirk

• Martin Thomas, Millgate
• Palliser John, Finkle street
• Palliser Robert, Finkle street
• Russell Benjamin, Market place
• Scarr Richard, Market place
• Wylie James, Millgate

• Dunnington Robert, Long street
• Reper George, Long lane

• Adams Robert, porter dealer, Market place
• Armitage Robert, sheriff's officer, Long street
• Barnes John, comb maker, St James' grn
• Braithwaite Christopher, corn dealer, Long street
• Chapman John, iron founder, Norby
• Chapman John, drill and machine maker, Kirkgate
• Coulson Joseph, turner and chair maker, Kirkgate
• Cox James, bridle bit maker, Norby
• Dresser Margaret & Son, ham, butter & cheese factors, Finkle street
• Gamble Richard, professor of music and dancing, Sowerby
• Hall James, skinner, St. James' gate
• Johnson Edward, dyer & aqua-fortis manufacturer, St. James' green
• Manfield Robert & Son, corn millers, Millgate
• Mann David, patten & clog maker, Long street
• Porritt Joseph, gun maker, Market place
• Varley Isaac, basket maker, Barbeck

• To London, the Royal Mail (from Edinburgh calls at the Crown, every morning at four-and the Wellington, every afternoon at one-the Royal Mail (from Shields) calls at the Golden Fleece every morning at half-past three -the Express (from Newcastle) calls at the same Inn, every day at twelve-and the Highflyer, every afternoon at four; go through Easingwold, York, Tadcaster, Ferrybridge, Doncaster, Retford, Newark, Grantham; Stamford, Stilton, St. Neots, Biggleswade and Hertford.
• To Edinburgh, the Royal Mail (from London) calls at the Crown, every night at nine-& the Wellington, at half-past nine; both go through Northallerton, Darlington, Rusheyford, Durham and Newcastle.
• To Leeds the Phoenix (from Newcastle) calls at the Three Tuns, every afternoon (Sundays excepted) at three; goes through Boroughbridge, Knaresborough and Wetherby.
• To Newcastle, the Express (from London) calls at the Golden Fleece, every evening at half-past six-and the Highflyer, every afternoon at one; both go thro' Northallerton, Darlington and Durham-and the Phoenix (from Leeds) calls at the same Inn, every day (Sundays excepted) at half past eleven; goes through Yarm, Stockton, Sedgefield and Durham.
• To Shields the Royal Mail (from London) calls at the Golden Fleece, every night at a quarter before twelve; goes through Stockton and Sunderland.

• To London, Easingwold, York, Hull, Selby, Nottingham, Leicester, Darlington, Durham, Sunderland, Newcastle, Edinboro', Glasgow, Penrith and Carlisle, F. & R. Pickersgill, three times a week.
• To Darlington, Richard Pickersgill (from York) calls at the Old Three Tuns, twice a week; goes through Smeaton and Croft.
• To Hemsley, William Wood, from the Blacksmiths' Arms, once a week.
• To Knaresbro', Simon Briggs, from his house, Sowerby, every Tuesday and Friday night; goes thro' Boroughbridge.
• To Leeds, Hobson & Co. (from Newcastle) call at the Wagon & Horses, every Monday, Wednesday & Friday-& George Pearson (from Stockton) calls at the Half Moon, every Wednesday & Saturday; all go thro' Ripon, Ripley, Harrogate and Harewood.
• To Newcastle Hobson and Co. (from Leeds) call at the Wagon and Horses, every Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday.
• To Stockton, Thomas Peacock (from Ingleby) calls at the Wagon & Horses, and George Pearson (from Leeds) calls at the Half Moon, every Monday and Thursday; go through Yarm.
• To Stokesley, Francis Peacock, from the Wagon and Horses, every Monday and Thursday.
• To York, -- Cragg, from the Old Three Tuns, every Monday & Thursday-and Richard Pickersgill (from Darlington) calls twice a-week; go through Easingwold and Shipston-and John Jefferson, from the White Swan, every Wednesday and Saturday mornings.

Transcribed by Colin Hinson. ©2003