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List of inhabitants of New Brentford 1811

Richard Chapman originally published part of the following content in an article for the West Middlesex Family History Journal in 1993. He has kindly consented for the information to be included here and provided the following notes:

Among a small collection of archive material held at Brentford Library, is a manuscript list of the inhabitants of New Brentford, dated 1810. The manuscript (MS 17782) contains the details of 297 houses, the information recorded in each case being as follows:

  • tenants' names
  • by how many families occupied
  • number of males
  • number of females
  • whether uninhabited
  • number of families employed in agriculture
  • number of families employed in trade, manufacture or handicraft
  • number of families not included in the previous two classes

"The survey begins with James Clitherow, Lord of Boston Manor. A number of place names are also mentioned: The Butts, Castle Yard, (Red) Lion Yard, (Three) Pigeons Yard, Ram Alley, The Ham, Church Alley, Boars Head Yard, Mr Drinkwater’s Yard, Plough Yard & Catherine Wheel Yard.

It is clear that the recorder covered the north side of the High Street, sweeping west towards the Grand Junction Canal, before crossing to the south side, and working east along the High Street again.

He then covered the area south of High Street from west to east: The Ham, Boars Head Yard, Drinkwaters Yard , Plough Yard, Catherine Wheel Yard.

Although the document is dated 1810 it is in the same format as the 1811 census, which was taken on Monday 27 May 1811. The licence for The Castle was transferred from Cyprian Willock to Jno Wheeler in April 1811 (thanks to Vic Rosewarne for this information) and as it is 'Wheeler' rather than 'Willock' recorded in this area it seems highly likely this document was compiled when preparing the census.

The first column was used to record an entry number for each property, starting at one for each new road. At the end of each page totals were noted: families, males, females and males plus females, empty properties, familes engaged in agriculture, trade and other. On the last page these totals are repeated and there are cumulative totals for all of New Brentford."

I have added High Street house number in brackets after any surname where there is a tie in with other records (eg 1841 census, Vic Rosewarne's pub licence transfers, other research). Any house numbers or pub names in bold are landmark proeprties that often survived until the High Street was numbered. Numbers not in bold are less certain and may be updated as new information comes to light.

  Tenant forename or road name Tenant surname / title (house no./address) Families M F Total Empty Agric Trade Other
1 James Clitherow Esqr (Boston Manor) 1 7 7 14       1
2 John Hierons (Boston Farm) 1 7 3 10   1    
3 Wm Franklin 1 3 5 8       1
4 Joseph Wilkins 2 1 3 4     1 1
5 Jas Sims 1 4 2 6     1  
6 John Gregory 1 5 2 7     1  
7 Wm Lassam 3 5 5 10     3  
8 Chas Child 1 1 2 3       1
9 Wm Ruggils 1 4 2 6     1  
10 Joyce Coombs 1 1 3 4       1
11 John King (217) 2 3 2 5     2  
12 X[empty]           1      
13 Chas Crump 1 2 2 4     1  
14 Jas Robinson (216) 2 4 9 13     1 1
15 Barthomw Snowdon 1 3 3 6     1  
16 Geo Jeffries 1 2 3 5     1  
17 Alexr Maitland 1 3 1 4     1  
18 Wm Cooke 1 4 6 10     1  
19   Wheeler (208 The Castle) 1 2 2 4     1  
20 John Arundell 1 3 2 5     1  
21 Danl Sanders (206) 1 3 2 5     1  
22 Robt Wale 3 3 7 10     3  
23 Jas Walkling 1 3 2 5     1  
24 Henry Eyles 1 1 2 3     1  
25 Edwd Warren 1 3 2 5     1  
26 Mrs Brown (204, 205) 1 3 2 5     1  
27 X[empty]           1      
28 John Hammelburg 1 2 1 3     1  
29 John Pearce (197, Red Lion) 3 3 2 5     2 1
30 Peter Brice 1 1 5 6     1  
31 Mary Radcliffe 1 1 4 5     1  
32 Henry Brown 2 4 4 8     2  
33 John Pelton 1 3 2 5     1  
34 Elizth Lewis 1 1 3 4       1
35 Jacob Hunt 1 3 2 5     1  
36 Elizth East                
37 James East                
38   Do                
      43 98 104 202 2 1 34 8
  Tenant forename / road name Tenant surname / title (house no./address) Families M F Total Empty Agric Trade Other
39 James East 2 4 5 9     2  
40 Mrs Montgomery 1   3 3       1
41 Wm Denyer 2 7 5 12     2  
42 Mrs Caldwall 1   2 2       1
43 Thos Louch 1 1 3 4     1  
44 Fredrick Dowbritz 3 5 4 9     2 1
45 Saml Richardson 3 2 3 5   1 1 1
46 Robt Thornton 4 6 8 14     2 2
47 Mary Franklin                
48   Do 5 10 13 23     4 1
    Do                
49 Thos Piper (the Tap) 1 3 2 5     1  
50   Nunn (Corner Shop) 1 1   1     1  
51 Geo Lee (195, Three Pigeons) 2 6 7 13     2  
52 Jasper Hinge (190) 1 4 3 7     1  
53 Jane Collett 1 2 6 8     1  
54 Wm Hy Green 1 2 2 4     1  
55 Wm Simmonds 1 2 5 7     1  
56 Thos Marsden 2 5 7 12     1 1
57 John Winkworth (185) 1 3 6 9     1  
58 Mercy Drinkwater 2   5 5       2
59 Mary Winbush 1   4 4       1
60 Nathaniel Stenson 1 3 3 6     1  
61   Harris 1 1 4 5     1  
62 Edwd Hobday 2 4 6 10     1 1
63 James Townsend 1 1 2 3     1  
                     
64 Benjn Farrar 2 5 6 11     1 1
65   Hughes 1 1 3 4     1  
66 John Carter 1 3 3 6     1  
67 George Stephenson 1 2 2 4     1  
68 Saml Purkis Esqr (171/2) 1 2 3 5       1
69 Wm Holmes 1 1 2 3     1  
70 Geo Clark 1 3 3 6       1
71 John Brown 2 3 3 6   1 1  
72 Henry Smith 2 3 4 7     1 1
73 Geo Gray 2 4 2 6   1 1  
74 Silvanus Ronalds 2 4 4 8     1 1
75 Saml Matthews 2 4 4 8     2  
76 John Allen 2 6 2 8     2  
      61 113 149 262   3 41 17
  Tenant forename / road name Tenant surname / title (house no./address) Families M F Total Empty Agric Trade Other
77 James Ashley 1 1 3 4     1  
78 Thos Street 2 2 3 5     2  
79 Wm Powell 1 3 1 4     1  
80 Wm Saxton 2 3 3 6     1 1
81 Stephen Woodbridge (164) 2 4 3 7     1 1
82 Thos Radburn 2 5 4 9     2  
83 Wilkes Hideman 1 4 2 6     1  
84 Abraham James 2 2 3 5     1 1
85 Peter Boswell 2 2 2 4     1 1
86 Saml Hughes (149) 1 3 4 7     1  
87 Wm Allen (149) 2 2 5 7     1 1
88 Francis Turner 2 2 5 7   1   1
89 Thos Lindley (147) 1 3 3 6     1  
90 Wm Boxall (146) 1 4 2 6     1  
91 John King 1 2 3 5     1  
92 X[George] Coleman 1 1 1 2       1
93 Geo Hearn 2 5 3 8   1 1  
94 David Waters (143) 2 2 2 4     1 1
95 John Rapkins 1 1 1 2     1  
96 Alexr Wood (141) 1 1 2 3     1  
97 Wm Parsons (140, Black Boys) 2 3 2 5     1 1
98 The Revd Sr Robt Peat (139, St Lawrences Vicarage)) 2 2 3 5       2
99 Hugh Ronalds (138)                
100   Do. 1 4 5 9     1  
101 Christopher Glover (136) 1 6 2 8     1  
102 Anthony Eastwood 1 2 1 3     1  
103 Widow Wise 1   3 3     1  
104 Christopher Joel Barnes (134) 1 2 6 8     1  
105 John Cozens 1 1 3 4     1  
106 Henry Sexton Senr (130) 1 3 6 9     1  
    Junr 1 1 2 3     1  
107 Joanna Snap (129 - Swapp?) 2 2 4 6     1 1
108 Robt Clarke (128, Magpie and Crown) 3 7 3 10     3  
109 Thos Merrill (127) 2 2 3 5     2  
110 John Plank (126) 2 6 5 11     2  
111 John White (125) 2 3 2 5     2  
112 Thos Chapman (124, Magpie and Stump) 2 3 2 5     1 1
113 John Povey 2 6 6 12     2  
      57 105 113 218   2 42 13
  Tenant forename / road name Tenant surname / title (house no./address) Families M F Total Empty Agric Trade Other
114 Thos Thompson 1 2 1 3     1  
115 Henry Hindman 2 2 3 5     1 1
116   Empty         1      
117 James Morris 1 4 3 7     1  
118 Wm Welch (119) 1 2 1 3     1  
119 John Drinkwater (118) 1 2 2 4     1  
120   Bright 2 2 2 4     2  
121 Richd Rippington 1 3 1 4     1  
122 Wm Sanders 2 3 4 7     2  
123 Stephen Collins                
124   Do. 4 6 8 14     2 2
125 Philip Norbury (110)                
                     
126 Wm Marshall 1 1 2 3     1  
127 Philip Norbury (110) 1 4 3 7     1  
128 Saml Smith (109) 1 3 2 5     1  
129 Wm Flower (108) 1 7 4 11     1  
130 John Quinion (107) 1 2 3 5     1  
131 A Napper (106) 2 1 3 4     1 1
132 Henry Allaway (105) 1 5 5 10     1  
133   Gaylor (104) 2 2 3 5     2  
134 Wm Pickering (103)                
135   Do. 1 4 3 7     1  
136 Wm Upjohn (102) 1 3 2 5     1  
137 Moses Banks (101) 1 1 4 5     1  
138 James Partridge (100) 1 3 1 4       1
139 Thos Tunstall (99) 2 2 3 5     1 1
140 Mary Hierons (98) 2 1 3 4     1 1
141 John Frost (97) 1 1 4 5     1  
142 Thos Jones (96) 2 2 3 5     1 1
143 Edwd Haynes (95) 1 4 2 6     1  
144 Michl Sims (94, Catherine Wheel) 3 3 2 5     2 1
145 John Harris (93) 2 2 5 7     2  
146 Wm Hughes (92) 2 1 2 3     1 1
147 John Caudwell (91) 1 1 1 2     1  
148   Dale (90) 1 6 1 7     1  
149 Ann White (89) 1   2 2       1
150 John Wood (88) 1 4 4 8     1  
      48 89 92 181 1   37 11
  Tenant forename / road name Tenant surname / title (house no./address) Families M F Total Empty Agric Trade Other
151 John Blackman (87, Black Boy and Still) 2 3 2 5     2  
152 Augustin Wm Jones 1 1 5 6     1  
  The Butts                  
1 Hannah Palmer 1   4 4     1  
2 George Allen 2 2 2 4     2  
3 Chas Tomlin 3 6 7 13   2 1  
4 Mary Woodbridge 1 1 1 2     1  
5   Leader 2 1 2 3     1 1
6   Frost 3 2 3 5     2 1
7 Daniel Ginger 2 3 1 4     2  
8 Edwd Kissell 2 2 3 5     2  
9 Francis Dyer 2 4 7 11     1 1
10 Jacob Rooke 1 2 5 7       1
11 Wm Tomson 1 2 3 5       1
12 Thos Wing 1 2 5 7     1  
13 John Stimpson 1 1 1 2     1  
14 Thos Griffiths 1 2 4 6       1
15 Mrs Payne 1 1 2 3       1
16 X[empty]           1      
17 James M. Carey 1 1 2 3       1
18 Revd Mr Morris 1 56 5 61       1
19 Mrs Nairn 1   3 3       1
20 Joseph Pitt 1 2 4 6       1
21 Elizth Saunders 2   4 4       2
22 Charlotte Corson 2   5 5       2
23 Ebb Carrington 1   5 5       1
24 Mary Wright 1   2 2       1
25 Widow James 1   2 2       1
26 Josha Trimmer E[sqr] 1 5 9 14     1 1
      39 99 98 197 1 2 19 18
  Tenant forename / road name Tenant surname / title (house no./address) Families M F Total Empty Agric Trade Other
  The Butts                  
27   Price 2 3 3 6   1 1  
28 Wm Toone 1 2 3 5       1
29   X(empty)         1      
30 Elizabth Shields 1   3 3       1
31 Frances & Elizth Piercy 1   3 3       1
32 James Zinzan 1 1 3 4     1  
33 Joseph Hartop 1 1 2 3       1
34 Mary, Janet & Elizth Greenlaw 1   33 33     1  
                     
35 Wm Crighton Esqr 1 3 4 7       1
36 Ricd Platt 1 1 3 4       1
37   Holland 1 2 5 7     1  
38 Mrs Reynolds 1   5 5       1
39 Robt Winkworth 1 1 3 4     1  
40 Richd Herrinshaw                
  (Isleworth Parish)                  
  Castle Yard                  
1   Empty         1      
2 George Mortemore 2 3 2 5     2  
3 Occupd by Mr Arundell                
4 Edwd Cole 1 2 2 4     1  
  Lion Yard                  
1 John Wale 1 4 4 8     1  
2 Geo Walker 1 3 1 4     1  
3 James Elderfield 1 2 3 5     1  
4 Ann Harris 1 2 1 3       1
5 Wm Drew 1 3 2 5     1  
6 Wm Lambert 1 4 2 6     1  
7 (Empty)           1      
8 Wm Ward 2 3 2 5   1 1  
      24 40 89 129 3 2 14 8
  Tenant forename / road name Tenant surname / title (house no./address) Families M F Total Empty Agric Trade Other
  Pigeons Yard                  
1 John Swithin Trimmer                
  (included in 3 Pigeons)                  
  Ram Alley                  
1 John Chandler 2 3 3 6   1 1  
2 James Street 4 2 6 8     4  
3 Wm Beezley 1 5 2 7     1  
  The Ham                  
1 Wm Reading 1 1 1 2     1  
2 Peter New 2 3 1 4     1 1
3 Richd Howell 2 2 6 8     1 1
4 John Ward 2 3 4 7     2  
5 Thos Fishlock 3 3 3 6   1 2  
6 Mary Coleman 2 1 4 5     2  
7 James Knight 2 3 1 4     2  
8 John Peters 3 5 6 11   1 2  
9 Henry Howard 2 2 2 4     2  
10 John Cox 3 5 6 11     3  
11 James Hobbs 2 3 2 5     2  
12 Stephen Francis 1 3 4 7     1  
13 James Wenman 1 1 1 2       1
14 Charles Wright 1 1 2 3     1  
15 Wm Shotter 3 3 3 6   1 1 1
16 John Cobley 3 3 5 8     2 1
17 John Howard 1 1 3 4       1
18 Wilks Hampton 2 1 3 4   1 1  
19 Moses Page 1 2 2 4     1  
20 Wm Colshell 2 4 5 9     2  
21 Aaron Avery 2 2 2 4     1 1
22 James Parsley 1 1 2 3     1  
23 Charlotte Watts 5 1 8 9     4 1
24 Wm Nibbs 1 4 5 9     1  
25 Stephen Stump 1 2 2 4     1  
26 Wm Clarke 1 3 2 5     1  
      57 73 96 169   5 44 8
  Tenant forename / road name Tenant surname / title (house no./address) Families M F Total Empty Agric Trade Other
  Ham continued                  
27 Wm White 2 1 2 3     1 1
28 Adam Davis 2 2 3 5     1 1
29 Joseph Andrews 1 3 2 5     1  
30 Wm Stokes 2 3 3 6     2  
31 John Dennis 1 1 1 2     1  
32 Geo Townsend 1 3 1 4     1  
33 Wm Bourne 1 4 2 6     1  
                     
34 Richd Steptoe 1 3 5 8   1    
35 Mary Cope 2 2 3 5     1 1
36 John Friend 1 4 3 7     1  
37 Mary Webb 1   1 1     1  
38 Cornelius Hollis 1 1 3 4     1  
39 John Townsend 2 5 3 8     2  
40 Jas Dowden 1 1 2 3     1  
41 Jas Robinson 2 4 4 8     2  
  Church Alley                  
1 Geo Williams 1 5 2 7     1  
2 Geo Taylor 1 4 2 6     1  
3 John Platt 2 4 4 8     2  
4 Thos Land 1 1 2 3     1  
5                    
6 Widow Boswell 1   1 1       1
7 Richd Bishop 2 2 4 6     1 1
8 John Shackler 1 2 2 4     1  
9 John Cornish 2 2 2 4   1 1  
10 Jas Oakshot Junr 2 1 5 6     1 1
11 Wm Rowley 1 2 3 5     1  
12 Jas Oakshot Senr 2 3 2 5     2  
13 Wm Fulker 1 2 2 4     1  
14 Eleanor Mabley 7 8 3 11     7  
15 Wm Cook 3 3 1 4     3  
16 John Edginton 3 4 3 7   2 1  
17 Richd Hughes                
      51 80 76 156   4 41 6
  Tenant forename / road name Tenant surname / title (house no./address) Families M F Total Empty Agric Trade Other
  Boars Head Yard                  
1 John Stevens 1 5 2 7     1  
2 Wm Guntript 1 2 2 4     1  
3 Joseph Tuckfield 1 1 3 4   1    
4 Abraham Harding 2 2 4 6   1 1  
5 Charles Thorogood Esq 3 3 5 8     3  
5 James Wilkinson 2 5 3 8     1 1
6 James Westbrook 2 2 1 3     2  
7 Danl Pays 1 2 1 3     1  
8 Chas Collett 2 2 2 4     2  
9 Robt Platt 1 2 3 5     1  
10 Robt James 1 3 3 6   1    
11 Moses Rawlins 1 1 2 3     1  
12 Jas Scott                
13 John Povey                
14 John Land 1 1 4 5     1  
15 Saml Mainwood 1 3 1 4     1  
16 John Jennings 1 3 3 6     1  
17 Widow Hall 1   3 3       1
1 The Workhouse 14 7 11 18       14
  Mr Drinkwaters Yard                  
1 Joseph Ellis 1 2 2 4     1  
  Plough Yard                  
1 Wm Pepper 1 6 2 8     1  
2 Saml Bolton 1 1 2 3     1  
3 Henry Woods 1 2 3 5     1  
  Catharine Wheel Yard                  
1 Ann Richardson 1 1 1 2     1  
2 Jas Kimber 2 2 2 4     2  
3 Robt Walker 1 1 1 2     1  
4 Hannah Magson 1   1 1       1
5 John Squires 5 6 5 11     5  
6 Richd Weston 2 3 3 6     1 1
      52 68 75 143   3 31 18
  Tenant forename / road name Tenant surname / title (house no./address) Families M F Total Empty Agric Trade Other
  Catherine Wheel Yard continued                  
7 James Brown 2 6 5 11     2  
8 Benjmn Honey 2 3 3 6     2  
9 Joseph Parker 2 6 3 9     2  
                     
10 Richd Cole 1 4 1 5     1  
11 Wm Atkins 1 3 5 8     1  
12 Thos Smith 2 5 3 8     2  
13 Thos Burrows 4 5 2 7     4  
14 Wm Vallens 1 3 3 6     1  
15 Geo Heather 2 4 1 5     2  
16 Thos Watts 2 2 1 3     1 1
17 Jas Grubb 1 2 3 5     1  
18 Jas Wheeler 1 1 2 3     1  
12   10th Page 21 44 32 76     20 1
36 Brot forward 1st Page 43 98 104 202 2 1 34 8
39   2nd do 61 113 149 262   3 41 17
37   3d do 57 105 113 218   2 42 13
36   4th do 48 89 92 181 1   37 11
27   5 do 39 99 98 197 1 2 19 18
22   6 do 24 40 89 129 3 2 14 8
29   7 do 57 73 96 169   5 44 8
31   8 do 51 80 76 156   4 41 6
28   9 do 52 68 75 143   3 31 18
  Total 297 Total 453 809 924 1733 7 22 323 108

October 2009; last updated April 2021

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