Bures Hamlet 1848 Whites Directory
BURES HAMLET, on the south side of the river Stour, 5 miles S.S.E. of Sudbury, has 612 souls, and 1520 acres of land , and is in the parish of Bures St. Mary, which is mostly in Suffolk, on the north side of the river. Osgood Hanbury, Esq. , is lord of the manor, and the other principal landowners are Sir John Rolt, Major Brock, and Mr. John Garrad.
The church is in Suffolk, and the vicarage, valued in K.B. at £12.165.04d. , and in 1831 at £273, is in the patronage of O. Hanbury, Esq. , and incumbency of the Rev. Arthur Hanbury, M.A. The Stour Valley Railway passes through the hamlet.
Brown John Usher, brick & tile maker
Garrad John, maltster and brickmaker
Burch Barnabas, vict., Eight Bells
Burch Smith, baker
Chaplin William, farrier
French James, tea dealer
Groom Mrs Mary Ann
Gilby David, coach builder
Hanbury Rev. Arthur, M.A. Vicarage
Hayward Joseph, wheelwright
Kemp Mrs Eliz., White House
Ladbrook George, carpenter
Mole Nathaniel, baker, &c.
Rudkin Mary, straw hat maker
Turner Elizabeth, vict Swan
BLACKSMITHS.
Death James
Dansie William
BUTCHERS.
Miles Eliz.
Tracy John
FARMERS.
Brown John U.
Garrad John
Goldsmith William
Newman John
Pettit Charles
Pettit Hugh
Pettit Zachary
Rayner Joseph
Townsend Chas.
SHOEMAKERS.
Burch George
Burch Charles
Underwood William
SHOPKEEPERS.
Dupont Maria
Good Eliz.
TAILORS.
Cardy John
Stedman Thomas.
CARRIERS
James Clark, to Colchester, Tues Thurs. & Sat.