Orsett 1848 Whites directory

Orsett 1848 Whites directory
ORSETT, a large and pleasant village, 9 miles S. by W. of Billericay, 5 miles N. of Tilbury Fort, and 12 miles E.S.E. of Romford, gives name to a large UNION. Its parish comprises 1390 inhabitants, and 4136 acres of land, including the village of BAKER STREET, about a mile W. of the charch; but exclusive of a detached member, called Orsett Hamlet, which has 45 inhabitants, and is distant 13 miles north of Orsett, being in Chelmsford Hundred, and comprising a considerable parcel of land, between the parishes of Buttsbury, Stock, and Margaretting, belonging to Lord Petre, and anciently forming Crondon Park, which was divided into farms many years ago. This hamlet is only connected ecclesiastically with Orsett, and pays a yearly modus of £16 to the rector, in lieu of tithes. Orsett is supposed to have been called Horse Heath, by the Saxons ; and about 1½ mile N. W. of the village is Orsett Fen, where there is a stinted common of about 200 acres . Before the conquest, the parish belonged to the See of London ; but at the Norman Survey, part of it belonged to Eustace, Earl of Boulogne. Mrs. Baker is now lady of the manor of Orsett, but the greater part of the parish belongs to W. and R. B. Wingfield, Esqrs. , Col. Bonham, S. Newcome, Esq. , and several smaller proprietors. Orsett Hall is a large and ancient mansion, which belonged to the Bishops of London till the reign of Elizabeth , when it passed with the manor to the Crown. James I. granted it to Francis Downes, Esq. , but in 1650, it passed to John Hatt, Esq. In 1746, it was sold by the trustees of Richard Letchmere, to Richard Baker, Esq. Near it are the remains of a moat, and in the parish are several other good houses, one of which is Orsett House, a respectable boarding school. The manor of Sabur, or Seborow, extends into this parish and those of Mucking and Chadwell, and anciently belonged to St. Mary’s Hospital, without Bishopsgate, London ; and here is another estate, called Lost Hall, which has been held by the Baesh, Parker, and Downes families, and was anciently the endowment of a chantry in the Bishop’s Palace, London.
The Church (St. Giles and All Saints,) is a large and ancient structure, consisting of a nave, with aisles, a chancel, with north and south chapels, and a brick tower, crowned by a wooden spire. It is ingood repair, and had formerly a chantry, founded by Thos. Hotoft. It has several neat monuments ; and in the chapel belonging to Orsett Hall is a handsome one, in memory of John Hatt, Esq., who died in 1658. The rectory, valued in K.B. at £29.6s.8d. , and in 1831 at £812, is in the patronage of the Bishop of London, and incumbency of the Rev. James Blomfield, B.D., who has about 9A. of glebe, and a handsome residence, built in 1843, in the Elizabethan style. The tithes have been commuted for £1225. Here is an Independent Chapel, and the parish has National, Infant, and Diocesan Schools, and various Charities for the poor.
PARISH LANDS, &c. : In 1495, Thomas Hotofte gave to the parishioners of Orsett, for their general benefit, about 40A. of land, now let for £60 a year, the whole of which has been applied in aid of the poor rates since 1834, previous to which a portion of the rent was distributed in bread, at Christmas and Easter. About 8 A of land, called Slade’s Hold, was given to the parishioners by an unknown donor, and was let in 1801 for 40 years, at £5 per annum ; the lessee giving a bonus of £200, which was laid out towards building the Workhouse, which stands on part of the said land, and has since been appropriated to the use of Orsett Union, at the yearly rent of £20. This rent, and that of the land, are carried to the account of Orsett poor rates.
The CHARITY SCHOOL, where 14 boys are educated and clothed, was built in 1776, by Edward Anson, who endowed it with Epping Farm, at Thoydon-Garnon, which contains 23 acres, and is now let for £30 a-year. The founder also bequeathed to the school the residue of his personal estate, so that the charity also derives £49 10s. per annum arising from the dividends of £1300 Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities, and £350 New South Sea Annuities. The master occupies the school-house, and has a yearly salary of £20. The 14 free scholars are provided with books, and are clothed at the cost of about £43 per annum. When there is a sufficient surplus, apprentice fees of £10.10s. each are given with one or two of the most deserving scholars. The Rector, Sir T. B. Lennard, the Vicar of Horndon on the Hill, and others, are the trustees. The 14 free
scholars are chosen as follows : six from the parish of Orsett, and two each from the parishes of Horndon on the Hill, Bulphan, Mucking, and Chadwell, agreeable to the founder’s will.
HEMMING’S CHARITY.- In 1639, Alice Hemming bequeathed, after the death of certain persons without issue, the following property, in trust,
that one-half of the yearly rents should be applied by the churchwardens and overseers of Orsett, as follows : One-half of the said moiety for distribution among the poor of that parish, and the remainder for the maintenance of a lecture, every Sunday, in the parish church. The other half of the yearly rents she bequeathed to Chadlington parish, Oxfordshire, for the same uses. The property now consists of 25A. of land, in this parish, called Mabb’s Land and Pye Corner, let for £31 ; the Parish House, op- posite the church, let for £20 ; and some buildings in Northumberland alley, London, let on lease till 1869, for £20. 10s. per annum. The total yearly income is £71. 10s., half of which belongs to this parish, for the above named uses. For a lecture, every Sunday afternoon, the rector receives £17. 11s. 3d. yearly, as one quarter of the income, after deducting incidental expenses ; and the same amount is carried to the general account of the charities of Orsett.
In 1827, RICHARD BARKER left £100 to the churchwardens of Orsett, to be invested in the funds, for a yearly distribution of bread among the poor not receiving parochial alms, at Christmas. It was laid out in the purchase of £117. 2s. 7d. Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities. In 1721,
JOHN BLATCH charged 84. of land, called Swaines, with the yearly distribu- tion of 40 sixpenny loaves, among the poor. Four old decayed cottages, occupied rent-free by paupers, were derived from the bequest of PETER CASTLE, in 1605. A yearly rent-charge of £5, left to the poor by WM. CORBETT, in 1782, out of a house, blacksmith’s shop, &c. , in Baker street, has not been paid since 1818, on the plea that it is void by the statute of mortmain. In 1807, ELIZ. DOWSETT left £200 Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities, in trust, to apply one half of the dividends in schooling two poor girls, and the other half in distributions to the poor. For distribution in bread, JOHN FREEMAN, in 1746, left a yearly rent of £3, out of Heath Place, to be given in monthly doles of bread, at the church. For distribution, at Christmas and Easter, the poor have a yearly rent of £4. 10s. , left by Ambrose Gilbert, in 1642, out of premises at Dovor Court. For a weekly distribution of ten sixpenny loaves, they have £13 10s. yearly, left by JASPER KINSMAN, in 1700, out of land called Gifford’s Cross, at Corringham. For bread, at Whitsuntide, they have the dividends of £73.16s. 3d. Three per Cent. Consols, derived from the bequest of Jesse Newcome, in 1813. For distribution in bread, on May 3rd, they have the dividends of £146. 15s. 9d. Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities, purchased with £100, left by Lady Trafford Southwell, in 1809. For distribution in coals, on Jan. 1st, they have the dividends of £450 Three per Cent. Consols, left by Sarah Bush in 1825.

ORSETT PARISH. Marked * are in Baker Street.
POST OFFICE at the George Inn.
Letters despatched before 5 evening via Romford
Archer William, harness maker, &c.
Baker Mrs J. , Hall
Aylin Chas.
Binder William, builder and undertaker
Blomfield Rev. Jas., B.D. rector and rural dean, Rectory
Boggis Jno. Crisp, relieving officer
*Brookes Arthur, victualler King’s Arms
Burls Mrs Sarah, Orsett Cottage
*Clark Golden, wheelwright and shopkeeper
Corbet David, surgeon and registrar
*Field Miss, ladies’ school
Finch George and John, wheelwrights and carpenters
Finch Geo. agent to Sun Fire office
Finch My. Ann, National School
Fisk James, assistant overseer
Fitch M. and S. dressmakers
Fletcher Mary, victualler. Crown
Fletcher Samuel, hairdresser
Fordham Thomas, gardener, &c.
Gilbert Mrs. vict. Swan
Gowers Mr Weston John, Nightingale Hall
Haywood James, tea dealer
Jackson Sar. matron, Workhouse
Larkin Geo. builder, grocer, & beerhouse
Maconachie Geo. A.M. boarding academy, Orsett House
Newcome Samuel, gentleman
Philpot Radcliff, carpenter & shopkeeper
Powell Jno. grocer, draper, and agent to Phœnix fire & Imperial life offices
Ramplee Mary Ann, victualler, George
Ramplee Mr Wm.
Read Jonas, master of Free School
Robinson Hy. master of Workhouse
Rumsey J. W. master of Diocesan School
Saunders Jas. plumber, painter, &c.
Smith David, police inspector
*Spurgeon Joseph, bricklayer
Stokes Geo. John, M.D. surgeon
Thurgood Lawnce. victualler, Cock
*Trower William, watch maker

Bakers and Corn, &c. Dealers.
Heathcote James
*Saunders Samuel
Wallis John
Woollings Alfred

BLACKSMITHS.
*Oakley John
Oakley Thos. (& shopkeeper)

BUTCHERS.
Lee Thomas
Maling Eliz .
*Wade James

CORN MILLERS.
James Richard
Woollings William

Farmers
Abrey Jno. M.
Ashford Thos.
Binder Joshua
Bright Richard
Brookes Joseph.
Cook William
Gowers Edward, Nightingale Hall
Greenaway Chas.
Leavers William
Newcome Saml.
Randall Mrs
Sackett Henry

Stammers Daniel.
Stammers Joseph
Waters John
Woollings Hy.
Wordley Geo.
Wordley John

SHOEMAKERS.
Schooling Robert
Simpson Jas.

TAILORS .
Kay W. H. Mott Thomas
Wordley Josiah

CARRIER.
My. Fletcher to London, Sun. and Thurs.