East Donyland 1863 Whites Directory
DONYLAND (EAST), a small village, three miles S.S.E. of Colchester, has in its parish about 1400 acres, 1052 inhabitants,
and the fishing village of ROWHEDGE, on the west bank of the river Colne, opposite Wivenhoe, where there are about fifty fishing boats. It adjoins Berechurch, or West Donyland, and at the Domesday survey it belonged to the Earl of Boulogne and others.
Most of it was afterwards held by St. John’s Abbey, Colchester, and after the dissolution of that house it was sold to Sir Francis Jobson. Philip Havens, Esq. , of Wivenhoe, is now lord of the manor, and owner of most of the soil. The Hall, a neat mansion, near the confluence of the small river Roman with the Colne, is occupied by a farmer. C. Smythies, Joseph Ward, and A. L. Laing, Esqrs. , and several smaller owners, have estates in the parish.
The old Church (St. Laurence) being much decayed and inconveniently situated, part of its materials were used in the erection of the present Church at Rowhedge, which was consecrated in 1838, and has a singular appearance, being of an octagon shape, in imitation of the Chapter House of York Cathedral. It contains a handsome marble monument, removed from the old church, in memory of one of the Grays, formerly seated here. The rectory, valued in K.B. at £10, and in 1831 at £215, has 40 acres of glebe, which is let with the parsonage house- a small old building. P. Havens, Esq. , is patron, and the Rev. Vicesimus McGie Torriano, of Colchester, is the incumbent. The tithes have been commuted for £220 per annum. The parish has an old cottage, given by one Kingsbury, about 1718, for the poor. Most of the parishioners are in the fishing village ofRowhedge, which, with its opposite neighbour, Wivenhoe, is a member of the Cinque port of Sandwich. The National School at East Donnyland was built in 1862.
ROWHEDGE AND EAST DONYLAND.
Those marked * are in East Donyland, and the others in Rowhedge.
POST OFFICE at Pp. Parker’s, East Donyland. Letters via Colchester.
Adams Edward, grocer and draper
Birch Zachariah, blacksmith
*Brettingham Major, farmer, Lodge
Brown Benjamin, parish clerk and oyster dredger
*Bruce William, farmer, East Donyland Hall
Bruce Thomas, butcher
Church William, bricklayer and colr.
*Crickmore John, farmer
Crickmore John, jun. carpenter
Daniell &Cooper, brewers & maltsters
*Daniell Thomas Shepherd, do.
*Fitch Edward, farmer
Goodrum John, carpenter
Harris Peter, shipwright
*Havens William Rawdon, Esq.
*Kemp John,farmer, Donyland place
Lay Thomas, boot and shoemaker
Levett George, ferryman
Pitt Robert, bricklayer, &c.
Porter Robert, clerk
Sainty Philip Mosley and Son, ship, &c., builders, Bonacord Shipyard
*Seaman Mr Shadrach, Heath
*Smythies Carleton, Esq. Roman hill
Squire Thomas, brewer
Swann Rev. Johnson Fowell, curate
Sycamore Chas. marine store dealer
Turf Sarah, shopkeeper
Wasp James, wharfinger
Willett Mrs. Elizabeth
INNS AND TAVERNS.
Ship, Robert Adams
Three Crowns, William Cheek, and ship, &c. builder
White Lion, George Turner, and coal merchant
BEERHOUSES.
Cook Mary – Anchor
Harris Henry
*Parker Philip
BAKERS, &C.
Martin John
Pitt John
SCHOOLS.
Caston Edward
Murrell Adelaide
SMACK OWNERS
At Rowhedge.
Barnard Thomas
Brown Mary
Carder Harvey
Cook George
Cook Henry
Cook James
Cook Philip
Daniell James
Easter Jeremiah
Easter William
Enmew John
Everitt Samuel
Glover John
HarveyDaniel
King Charles
King Philip
Lawrence John
Leverett Walter
Martin James
Mills David
Pitt Robert
Powell John
Seaborn Samuel
Talbot Joseph
Wade Joseph
Wasp James
Willett Samuel
Worford Catherine
Worford Elijah
CARRIERS
to Colchester.
Royston Thomas
Pearman __