Forcett Parish, Directory of Trades and Professions for 1890

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

• Letters via Darlington. The Wall Letter Box is cleared at 3 p.m. on week-days, and 1-15 p.m. on Sundays.

• Abbot Richard, F.R.H.S., manager to the Forcett Limestone Co., Forcett quarries
• Bennett Rev. Peter, The Vicarage
• Forcett Limestone Co., quarry owners, Forcett and East Layton Limestone quarries
• Jackson John, farm bailiff, Carkin Moor farm
• Jones Henry, head gamekeeper and estate bailiff, The Kennels
• Michell John, Esq., J.P., Forcett park
• Reading Room and Library; E. Shinner, sec. and librarian
• Webster Marmaduke, goods and coal agent to the N.E. Railway Co., and clerk to the Forcett Limestone Co., Forcett quarries

• Bainbridge Jas., Carkin fields & Carkin grange
• Bainbridge Robert, Suddals
• Green Robert and Edward, Sandwath
• Hall Edward, Forcett valley

• Letters for Barforth arrive via Gainford, and for Hedgeholme, &c., via Winston.

• Clement Chas., junr., cowkeeper, Boat house
• Clement William, cowkeeper, High close
• Eland Thomas, cowkeeper, High close
• Hildreth Christopher, vict. and farmer, Board Inn, Winston gate
• Tinkler Elizabeth, cowkeeper, Hedgeholme
• Tinkler William, joiner, Hedgeholme
• Walton G., rural post messenger, Winston gate

• Allsop Francis, Pond house
• Clement Chas., senr., Low field and High close
• Elgey Mrs. Catharine, Hill top and Moor row
• Gibson Braithwaite, Barforth hall
• Hodgson Mrs. Mary, Hedgeholme
• Stainthorpe William, Moor row

• Post Office at Mr. William Jameson's. Letters via Darlington arrive daily at 9-20 a.m., and are despatched, week-days, at 2-25 p.m.; and on Sundays, at 12-25 p.m. Letters for Low Field, Chapel House, &c., should be addressed via Piercebridge.

• Barker Robert, vict. and farmer, Cross Keys
• Barras Joseph, beerhouse, Travellers' Rest
• Catterson J. Wardle, steam thrashing machine proprietor
• Colling Benj., inspector of Forcett quarries
• Davison Mr. Robert, Ivy house
• Graham Miss Elizabeth Ellen, The Cottage
• Jameson Wm., grocer, draper, and postmaster
• Midcalf William, blacksmith
• Swann William, schoolmaster

• Britton Anthony, Low close
• Britton Henry Mennell (and shoemaker), Old Mill farm
• Dixon Thomas Bellamy (and land agent), Low field, via Piercebridge
• Hartas Richard, Low Chapel house
• Hodgson Wm. & Son (John Robt.), High house
• Hopps William
• Hugill Charles, Longriggs
• Jameson John, Rennison
• Robson George Thomas, Chapel house

• Britton Hy. M., Old Mill farm, to Darlington, Mondays

• Letters via Darlington. The Letter Box in the village is cleared at 4-25 p.m. on week-days.

• Beecham Thomas, blacksmith
• Brown John, mason and builder
• Heslop William, joiner
• Norton Charles, schoolmaster
• Parkin John, grocer and draper
• Roe John, vict. and farmer, Four Alls
• Wilkinson Robert, tailor

• Awde Joseph Douglas (yeo.)
• Barber Edward Thomas, Ovington house
• Harrison Thompson, Clifford's farm
• Marwood Robert, Ovington grange

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