North Ockendon 1848 Whites directory

North Ockendon 1848 Whites directory
OCKENDON, (NORTH) a scattered village and parish, from 6 to 7 miles E.S.E. of Romford, has several neat houses, and contains 306 inhabitants, and 1703 acres of land. In old records it is called Okendon, Wokendon, and Lockington, and it was held by Earl Harold, before the Conquest. R. B. De Beauvoir, Esq., is now lord of the manor, and owner of all the parish, except the glebe and two farms.
The Hall, an old modernised building, occupied by a farmer, stands on an eminence, commanding a richly varied prospect. STUBBERS, a fine old brick mansion, in a small park, about a mile west of the church, was a seat of the ancient Welsh family of Coys, but it now belongs to S. Russell, Esq., and is occupied by George Smith, Esq.
The Church (St. Mary Magdalen,) is an ancient structure, profusely mantled with ivy, and having atower of flint and stone, containing five bells. It has a nave, north aisle, chancel, and north chapel, and contains several fine monuments of the Coys and Poyntz families, on one of which are recumbent effigies of General Poyntz and his lady. Part of the church plate was sold in 1842, for the purchase of a stone font. The rectory, valued in K.B. at £16 13s. 4d. , and in 1831 at £557, is in the patronage of R. B. De Beauvoir, Esq., and incumbency of the Rev. Geo. Fielding, M.A., who has a good residence, and 344. of glebe. The tithes were commuted in 1840 for £497 per annum.
Here is a National School, built in 1842, at the cost of £289, of which £100 was given by Mrs. Eliz. Russell. In 1704, Sir William Russell left a yearly rent- charge to this parish, out of a house in Water lane, London, (now belonging to J. Laing, Esq. ,) to be applied as follows :
20s. to the minister, for a sermon on St. Simon and Jude’s day ; 5s. for the clerk, and 35s. for the poor parishioners. The latter have also the dividends of £500, three per cent. Consols, left by Daniel Russell, in 1788 ; and the rent of a farm of 40A. , at Horndon- on- the- Hill, called Steeden Hills, and now let for £35 a year. This farm is said to have been purchesed with £200, left by Richard Poyntz, in 1643, and £24.4s. 4d. given by the parish .
Ansell Jane, grocer and draper
Bailey Charles, shoemaker
Burchell James, blacksmith
Clark Sarah, vict. White Horse
Cole William, parish clerk
Fielding Rev. Geo. M.A. Rectory
Ketley Josiah, baker
Smith George, Esq. Stubbers Park
Tyler Eliz . & Raymond Ann, school
West Samuel, grocer and draper

FARMERS.
Eve William , Manor Farm
Freman William , Baldwins
Sandle Joseph, cattle dealer
Sandle William , White Post
Snowden William, Hall
White Henry, Bretts
Woollen Thomas, (registrar)

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