Wath 1890

Transcript of the entry for the Post Office, professions and trades
for WATH in Bulmer's Directory of 1890.

• Wath Police Station and Court House - Petty Sessions are held on the last Saturday in each month, when the following magistrates attend:-
• Chairman, Sir R. H. Graham, Bart., Norton Conyers;
• S. Swire, Esq., Sharow;
• Major John I'Anson, Howe;
• W. T. Garnett and Charles Garnett, Esqrs., Sharow;
• W. H. Hirst, Copt Hewick;
• Col. Worsley, Stainley Hall, Ripon;
• Hutton Croft, Esq., Aldborough.
• Clerk to the Justices, John Whitham, Esq., solicitor, Ripon

• Post Office at John Jaques, Wath. Letters via Ripon, arrive at 9-15 a.m., and are despatched at 5 p.m.

• Barnett Henry, grocer
• Barnett Miss Jane, dressmaker
• Beswick Albert, police inspector, Wath Police station
• Binks Thomas, postman
• Coates Matthew, shoemaker
• Guyll George, builder and registrar of births and deaths for Wath district, and assistant overseer for Melmerby
• Guyll William, sexton
• Hammond Joseph, joiner and organist
• Hill Fred. Wilson, joiner and wheelwright
• Humphries Richard, master, Free school
• Jaques John, blacksmith, Post office
• Lukis Rev. Wm. Collings, M.A. and F.S.A., Rectory
• Steel John, grocer and draper
• Steel Matthew, farmer and vict., George and Dragon
• Suttle Mr. James
• Taylor John, tailor and outfitter
• Wath Girls' and Infants' School; Mrs. Louisa Banbery, mistress

• Broadwith Mrs. Elizabeth
• Coates Joseph, Gallow house
• Hargrave Mrs. Elizabeth, Grange farm
• Kendall Thomas, Parkfield
• Pearson John (and grocer, &c.)
• Wells Francis
• Whitelock William

• Post, Money Order, Telegraph Office, and Savings Bank, at T. Pratt's. Letters via Thirsk, arrive at 8-30 a.m,, and are despatched at 4-45 p.m.

• Allinson John, newsagent and hawker
• Hammond W. and J., joiners and builders, Melmerby and Wath
• Hammond William, joiner and builder
• Hodgson Arthur, draper, &c.
• Hood Anthony, vict., George and Dragon
• Kitson James, surveyor of buildings
• Parker Mr. Edward
• Pearson John Thos., Esq., Melmerby hall
• Pratt Thomas, grocer and postmaster
• Routledge Henry, station master, Melmerby Junction
• Shepherd William, butler, Melmerby hall
• Walker Robert, shoemaker
• Walls George, grocer
• Walls William, blacksmith
• Weatherill Wm. and Nicholson Eliz., victs., Bay Horse
• Wilkinson John & Son, brewers, maltsters, and farmers

• Hawxby John (and butcher and grocer)
• Hutchinson Wm. Kettlewell (yeo.), Melmerby grove
• Pearson John Richard
• Waddington Richard (yeo.), Melmerby village and Witherick farm
• Wells Richard, York gate

• Wright Mrs. Eleanor. Middleton house

• Bird William, Coldstone
• Bolton Robert (and gamekeeper)
• Harris Benjamin, Leeming lane
• Scott John
• Walburn Richard

• Letters via Ripon.

• Graham Sir Reginald Henry, Bart., J.P., Norton Conyers

• Haigh John, Badger bank
• Highmoor Thomas, Norton mills
• Houslay John Henry
• Judson Mark, Home farm

Scan, OCR and html by Colin Hinson. Checking and correction by Peter Nelson.