Chigwell 1863 Whites directory

Chigwell 1863 Whites directory

CHIGWELL is a large and pleasant village on the east side of the river Roding, and on the London and Ongar road, 11 miles N.E. of the former, and 9 miles S.W. of the latter town. Its parish contains 1965 inhabitants, and 4522A. 1R. 22P. of land, and includes the handsome scattered village of CHIGWELL ROW, which extends about three miles eastward from Woodford Bridge, on the south side of the parish, along the northern border of Hainault Forest, where there are many handsome mansions, with beautiful grounds, surrounded by fine woodland scenery, and mostly occupied by merchants and others connected with the trade and commerce of London. There are also elegant villas in other parts of the parish, and about 700 acres of the soil is forest land. A statute fair, for hiring servants, &c. , is held at Chigwell on Sept. 30th. BUCKHURST HILL, where there is a handsome district church, several neathouses, and a railway station, on the west side of the river Roding, and the east side of Epping Forest, is mostly in this parish, and partly in Woodford. Epping Stag Hunt starts from this hill on Easter Monday; but a stag has now to be bought for the purpose. James Mills, Esq. , is lord of the manor of Chigwell Hall, which belonged to Earl Harold in Edward the Confessor’s reign, and afterwards passed to the Limesei, de Lucy, Hickes, and other families. WOOLSTON HALL, On the east side of the river Roding, 1½ mile N. of the church, is an old half timbered building, which has been modernized and improved, and is the pleasant seat of Miss Boodle, lady of the manor of Woolston or Wolverston, which is said to have been anciently a separate parish, united to Chigwell soon after the Conquest; but there are no vestiges of its church or chapel. It was long a seat of the Scott family. Mrs. Lloyd is lady of the manor of Barringtons or Rolls, and owner of the pleasant seat called Rolls Park. The Grange, a farm of 1834., belongs to Brentwood Free School, andwas anciently held by Tiltey Abbey. Many smaller proprietors have estates and neat houses in the parish, and the copyholds are mostly subject to arbitrary fines.
The Church (St. Mary) is an ancient structure, consisting of a nave, north aisle, and chancel, with a belfry, containing five bells, and crowned by a handsome spire. The latter was rebuilt in 1862, and the church has lately been restored. The east end of the aisle is the burial place of the ancient family of Scott; and in the chancel is a brass plate, on which is engraved the figure, and an inscription in memory of Archbishop Harsnett, a former rector, and founder of the schools. The south door exhibits a fine Saxon arch, and is approached from the entrance to the churchyard by a fine avenue of yew trees. This church was appropriated to St. Botolph’s Priory, Colchester, and after the dissolution, the prebendary of St. Pancras, in St. Paul’s Cathedral, was appropriator and patron, but the rectory is now vested with the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, and the Bishop of Rochester is patron of the vicarage, valued in K.B. at £18, and in 1831 at £623, and now held by the Rev. W. S. H. Meadows, M.A.
The tithes were commuted in 1839- the rectorial for £900, and the vicarial for £500 per annum. The Vicarage House was rebuilt in 1850. There is a small district church at Chigwell Row, and its benefice is a perpetual curacy, valued at £150, in the alternate patronage of the Crown and Bishop of Rochester, and incumbency of the Rev. Richard Laurence, M.A. BUCKHURST HILL, On the west side of the parish, was made an ecclesiastical district in 1838.
Its CHURCH (St. John) was built by subscription about 18 years ago, and is a neat structure, chiefly in the early English style, with a nave, chancel, and tower. The living is a perpetual curacy, valued at £200, in the patronage of the vicar of Chigwell, and incumbency of the Rev. John Smith, M.A. The benefice has lately been endowed with part of the rectorial tithes. Chigwell Row Church is only a licensed school room, but the erection of a neat church is in contemplation. There is an Independent Chapel at Chigwell Row, built in 1806. The parish has three National Schools for girls and infants, and two endowed schools; and also various charities for the poor.
ARCHBISHOP HARSNETT’S SCHOOLS, one for classical education, and the other for instruction in English reading, writing, and arithmetic, were foundedby the Most Rev. Samuel Harsnett, Archbishop of York, in 1629, for the gratuitous education of the boys of Chigwell and the adjacent parishes of Loughton, Woodford, and Lambourne, under the control of twelve Governors, who are appointed from time to time by the survivors ; but the vicar of Chigwell and rector of Loughton are always to be two.
The founder also provided for a weekly distribution of 24 two-penny loaves, among poor people attending the church. The property of the charity consists of the impropriate Rectory of Tottington, in Norfolk, let for about £340 per annum ; and £300 in Exchequer Bills, which have been purchased with savings of income. The governors have also the advowson of the vicarage of Tottington. The school premises comprise a large brick building, in which are the two schools, and a commodious house for the master of the Grammar School, who has also a garden of three roods. On the opposite side ofthe road is a house for the master of the English School. The former has a yearly salary of £100, and the latter £80 . There are generally about 60 free boys in the English school, to which the governors allow £7 a-year for fuel and stationery. The master of the Grammar school is allowed to take boarders and day-scholars.
The governors pay yearly, pursuant to the will of the founder, £10. 8s. for a weekly distribution of bread, £10 to their secretary, and £1 to the parish clerk. The rest of the income is expended in the payment of the rates and taxes levied on the school premises, and in repairs and other incidental expenses.
The poor of Chigwell parish have 40s yearly from Rampston’s Charity, as noticed with Walthamstow; the dividends of £132 three per cent. Consols, purchased with £100 left by Mrs. Barbara Fisher, in 1809; and also the dividends of £1000 three per cent. Consols, bequeathed by Jas. Hatch in 1806. The latter is subject to the reparation of the donor’s monument and vault at Little Ilford. Eight poor aged widows of Chigwell have the dividends of £900 three-and-a-half per cent. Reduced Annuities, left by Mary Grainger. The parish has three Almshouses, occupied by paupers, and three of the inmates (widows) have £4 a-year out of Brookhouse Farm, left by an unknown donor. In 1804, Mary Fountain left £93. 16s. 2d. three per cent. Annuities, and directed the dividends to be given to two blind women of this or any other parish.

CHIGWELL PARISH DIRECTORY.
Those marked 1 are at BuCKHURST HILL; 2, at CHIGWELL ROW ; 3, at Grange Hill ; and the rest in Chigwell Village, or where specified. Many of those without trades, &c. , attached, have places of business in London.
POST OFFICES at Mrs. Dawkin’s, Chigwell road ; and at Dan Heard’s, in Chigwell street; and there are sub-post offices at Chigwell Row and at Buckhurst hill. They are all in the London Suburban North Eastern District, and letters are despatched four times a day. Money Orders are granted at the office in Chigwell street.

1 Allen Mr
1 Angel Mr Walter
2 Berry Mr
Bailey Mr William
1 Barnett Chas. Esq.
2 John Robert
Basham Thomas, plumber, painter,&c.
1 Blackman Geo. Esq.
2 Burton Jno.
Boodle Miss, Woolston Hall
Bridger Mrs, Belmont Park
1 Butler Mr Thos.
Confield Miss
Carpenter William, grocer (C. & P.)
Carter Ts. Esq.
1 Colyer Nathaniel Esq.
Christie Henry Alexander, Esq.
1 Clarke Augs. F. & William, gent.
2 Clayden William, carrier
ColePhilip, saddler, &c.
Collier Thomas, English schoolmaster
Cotton Benjamin, Esq. Forest House
1 Cousens Mr Hy.
2 Cox Miss
Craigie John Livingstone, surgeon, Woodlands
CrookeE. S. Esq. B.A. Grammar School
2 Crowfoot Hy. Esq.
Dames Chas.
Dawkins Mrs Ann, stationer, P.O.
1 Devis Mr A. H.
De Fernex Mr
1 Dutton John, Esq.
Dyer Mr Jno.
Earle Rev. William, M.A. Grange Court Academy
1 Finch G. F. tea gardens, &c.
Fletcher Thos. K. Esq. Rolls Park
Foulger H. Esq.
1 Fitch MrPp.
Fourdrinier James S. Esq.
1 Fowler Mr Fras. B.
Frazer Alex.
Froggatt Mr Jno.
1 Goodwin Jas.
Hanson Geo. Esq. Little WestHatch
2 Harwood Mr Thos.
1 Hatton C.R. Hearn Mr Robt.
1 Hilder Mr Fdk.
1 Heath Comfortes, builder
1 Heath Noah, jun. builder
1 Hill Mr Osborne || 2 Hubble Wm.
Holwell Edward, house agent
Howell Misses A. and C. and Lake Mary, ladies’ school
Hunt William, plumber, painter, &c. and agt. to Liverpool & London Insurance Co.
Jackson Mr James
1 Lichfield Mrs
King Henry Saml. Esq. Manor House
Knight John, Esq.
2 Luke Miss
Laurence Rev. Richard, M.A. incumbent of Chigwell Row
1 Low Alfred, Esq.
2 Noad Mr S.
1 Ludlow Miss Eliz . schoolmistress
1 Martin Thos. slate merchant, &c.
Meadows Rev. Wm. Spencer Harris, M.A. vicar and rural dean
Morris John Weston, solicitor
2 Neller Rev. Frederick (Independent)
2 Newman Mr John
1 Mott Wm.
1 O’Donovan Thos. Peter, surgeon
1 Palmer Rd. Dudley, station master
Palmer William, Esq. Gravel lane
1 Partridge Mr Thos. Warren House
Philby Henry Adams, solicitor
Phillips Miss E.W. National School
1 Powell Mr Nathaniel
Pearce Mathew
Prest Thomas, watchmaker, &c.
Price John, grocer, &c. (C. and P.)
Protheroe Joseph, nursery & seedsman
Riley Mr James
1 Robins T. C.
1 Ritchie Jas. Esq.
2 Senter Mr William
1 Rudge Richd. plumber, &c. Post Office
Sanders Charles, M.D. and surgeon
Savill Alfred, builder and auctioneer
Savill Mr Joseph, and Mrs
Sewell Stephen Arthur, Esq. Grange
2 Shepherd Jas. marine store dealer
1 Shepherd Mr Joseph.
Sherwin William
2 Shillibeer Geo. Esq. Grove House
Shorter John, gent. Grange Hill
1 Shuttleworth Mark Hodson, Esq.
Skerrett Samuel Parker, Esq. ChigwellLodge
1 Smith Rev. John, M.A. incumbent of St. John’s
2 Smith Mr Richard
1 Smart Mrs 1 Snow Mr William
Steel Mr Edward
Stace John, gardener
2 Stewart Mr H. B.
Stiff Rd. Esq.
2 Suart Major William Swainson, Bowles
Thomas Evan, Esq.
Turpin Mrs Mary Ann, milliner
1 Wex Chas. Esq.
Woods Mr Jno.
White Mr Thomas Great West Hatch
1 Wooding Thomas, gardener
Wright John, linen draper

INNS AND TAVERNS.
3 Bald Hind, Levi Grout
1 Bald Stag, Ephraim Salter
King’s Head, George Basham
1 Maypole, Charles Wederell
1 Reindeer, Francis Palmer
1 Railway Tavern, Thomas Salmon, and carpenter and builder
1 Roe Buck, John Green
Three Jolly Wheelers, William Stevens

BAKERS &c
1 Abrahams Jno.
1 Bould Benj.
Dove Edmund
Turpin James

BEERHOUSES.
Clark Elizabeth
2 Hills Thomas
Naylor Henry
2 Quearey Mrs
1 Roberts John
2 Smith William Jno.

BLACKSMITHS .
Gates John
Noble Samuel and parish clerk
2 Maryon Eliz.

BOOT & SHOEMAKERS
Bowen Rice
2 Hills Thomas
Hunter George
Hunter William

BUTCHERS
2 Fuller Henry
1 Teverson Hy.
Walby George
Willcock John

GROCERS, &c. * Drapers also.
1 Abrahams Jno.
*Carpenter and Price
2 Clark William

Dutton Mrs L.
*Heard Dan
Millington Eliz.
2 Parker Mrs F.
Rayner Charles

FARMERS.
Bailes Thomas
Chitton John
Davison Robert
Elce John S. and corn merchant
Elce John
Hunt Stephen
Jackson Thomas
Johnson George
Jones Thos. Hall
Mears Charles
Mumford J. M.
Savill Joseph
Skiggs Charles
Smith John Pp.
2 Tolson John
Watts Benjamin

WHEELWRIGHTS.
2 Crawley Samuel
Harwood Pp.

RAILWAY
Trains from Buckhurst Hill and Woodford Stations.

CARRIER. William Clayden, to London daily