NEW SWINDON RATE BOOKS
1865, 1867, 1868 & 1869

WSRO G24/2/27: G24/2/28: G24/2/29

Transcribed and edited by Jean Cole Collated and arranged by Rosemary Church 2008

Introduction

The New Swindon Rate books for 1865 and 1867 were originally deposited in the Swindon Reference Library Local Studies Room and, during 1985, they were transferred to the Wiltshire Record Office at Trowbridge. However, before these books were transferred they were hurriedly transcribed as it was thought they would be of value to those researching family or local history in Swindon particularly as the building and expansion of the Great Western Railway had occasioned a large influx of workers into the town from all over the country.

Whilst searching for the catalogue numbers of the above books in the Wiltshire and Swindon Record Office at Trowbridge yet another rate book was discovered which included the years 1868 and 1869. To make the overall picture complete, it was decided to transcribe these to add to the collection. It was unfortunate that the 1866 rate book was missing but the four surviving books do supply an overall picture of the growth of the town during this decade. For example, the assessments for 1865 number 667 but in 1869 they number 897 plus a number of names shown in Folios 89 to 98.

It was on the 31 August 1835 that the Great Western Railway was formed and by 1840 the railway works had begun with the new workshops being built in 1843 with Box stone from the Box tunnel workings and Cambria Bridge in New Swindon being built to carry the stone. The new railway village built near the railway works to accommodate the workmen was built from stone quarried from the Old Town Quarry works, now the site of the Town Gardens. St Mark's church was built around this period for the railwaymen and their families who were members of the Church of England. The parish registers are held at the Wiltshire and Swindon Record Office with copies on microfiche at the Swindon Archive Office, Reference Library, Swindon. School registers for the locality are also held at the record office and are another invaluable source for local and family history.

The rate books may possibly act as mini-censuses for the years covered in New Swindon when there seemed to be a great many incomers not just to work in the railway but to work in the subsidiary manufactories and shops. From the information supplied in the rate books, together with the government census returns of 1861 and 1871 and the various Street Directories for the area (on microfiche) which show names and any updated addresses, it is hoped that researchers who are seeking their ancestors who moved to Swindon to work for the GWR Company may be able to locate them. It also needs to be stressed that throughout the years house numbers and names of Streets may have changed. For example it will be noticed that in some Streets some houses were numbered whilst others were not and that they did not always run in sequence. It may be of interest to those not familiar with the town that the houses of the Railway Village still exist and the village is `listed' and remains mostly unchanged, as does the Railway Tunnel where men used to walk to and from their work `inside', as it was termed, the Great Western Railway Works. The Steam Museum reflects the past days of `God's Wonderful Railway' as it was known. It will be noted, too, that the Railway village Streets were named after main line stations on the Paddington to Exeter line.

Several years ago a chart was discovered in the Local Studies Room dated 1842 which had been donated by J Powell. The chart contained names and addresses of the first residents of the then newly built Railway Village and this has been recorded and published by WFHS.

In 1989 I extracted, with the help of my husband, the names of those born in Wales and who were then residing in Cambria Place, formerly the Welsh Colony, in Swindon for a lecture on the census with particular emphasis on the movement of people from Wales to Swindon. It has to be pointed out, though, that an Englishman living in the Old Town acted as enumerator to this Welsh enclave in Swindon and, it would seem, from his enumeration that he had some difficulties with Welsh place names and at times had to spell them phonetically which did not always succeed in giving the correct place name. This extract appears as Appendix Two together with a section of the 1875 and 1876 North Wilts Directories which shows some of the inhabitants of Cambria Place at that time. One point to make is that the Welsh immigrants to the town who resided in Cambria built their own Welsh Baptist chapel for worship. Today, it is no longer a chapel although up to the present time the building is still there. I have made an attempt to interpret some of the more obscure place names with which the enumerator seemed to have some difficulty and these have been placed in italics and in brackets at the side of the original spelling (see "Phillimore Atlas and Index" by Cecil Humphery Smith (2nd ed 1995) and "Bartholmew's Gazetteer of the British Isles" (First Edition 1977).

Unfortunately, there were no suitable maps of Swindon for the dates of 1865 or 1869 of New Swindon which could be inserted into this publication for Swindon but the book of the "GWR Swindon Works" by FW Hawksworth includes some plans relating to the early development of the railway and railway village from 1846. The 1883 "North Wilts Directory" included a map by Orlando Baker which provides a clear picture of Old and New Swindon and the division between the two at that particular time. It may be of interest for visitors to the town who walk down the main shopping Streets of Regent Street, Bridge Street, Fleet Street and some of the remaining side Streets such as Havelock Street and Market Street to glance up and notice that in some cases the first floors of the old houses are still intact and still visible above the shop fronts.

Attention should be drawn to the "Victoria County History of Wiltshire" Vol 1X for Swindon, pages 109 to 113, as this history describes New Swindon from its early days and it is necessary to take into account the footnotes which provide valuable sources for further research. There are numerous other publications, including the early directories which now on microform in the Swindon Reference Library, specifically Moore's Loyal Almanacks dated 1855, 1856 and 1865 which give names of the New Swindon professional gentlemen, merchants, manufacturers and tradesmen. A transcribed copy of the 1856 Almanack has been included as the Almanack when I last saw it to make a photocopy of a page was in an extremely fragile condition and further copying is not now possible (Appendix One). It is suggested that reference should also be made to Astill's Swindon Almanacks (as mentioned above) for the dates of 1876, 1877 and 1878. In addition, census returns for New Swindon from 1841 to 1901 may also be consulted in the Swindon Reference Library. There are a substantial number of books on the history of early Swindon which will provide an understanding to these rate books and the early immigrants to the town. (see `Selected Reading' for some of these histories which, although now out of date and print, will be found in the Swindon Local Studies Library and in the Wiltshire Local Studies Library at Chippenham). The Swindon Reference Library also has a collection of early photographs of the town as does the Wiltshire Local Studies Library. Swindon Reference Library also holds a large collection of GWR Railway books and magazines. The National Monuments Records Centre, Kemble Drive, Swindon has a large collection of maps, books and relevant information relating to the building of Swindon.

Some extra information in the rate books transcripts regarding some of the Street names have been added which, it is hoped, will make various items clearer such as that of Cambria Place referred to in 1869 as formerly known as the Welsh Colony, Cromwell Road which became Cromwell Street and Faringdon Street which became Faringdon Road. Ladd's Mill and Rushey Platt houses were eventually incorporated into Wootton Bassett Road. Some terraces such as Falcon Terrace were also incorporated into Westcott Place area and are still in existence, as can be seen by the engraving of the place names at the top of the houses. It will be seen, too, that during the four years between 1865 and 1869 the town of New Swindon had grown considerably in size and continued to expand throughout the rest of the 19th, 20th and into the 21st century.

Although there were many public houses in New Swindon, it can be seen that not one is mentioned in the rate books although `near the Greyhound' is mentioned and the Greyhound Public House still stands at the corner of Westcott Place. As an example, Richard Dunn was licensee of the Whale public house which was situated by the side of the Wilts and Berks Canal in Cetus Buildings but although his name is included in the rate books, no mention is made that the `house' was a public house.

Census returns for New Swindon were most revealing concerning the growth of this new railway town - 1841 - Nil: 1851 - 2300: 1861 - 4167: 1871 - 7628: 1881 - 15086 and by 1891 the population of New Swindon had grown to almost double that of 1891. As an example, the 1871 census for the Welsh Colony showed that many of the Welsh immigrants had married local girls and had children born in New Swindon. ; It will be noticed that many of those who had been tenants in 1865 had, by 1869, purchased their own houses from their landlords. A great number had also changed addresses or moved away elsewhere. Many of the road and Street names changed over the years and it is necessary, therefore, when endeavouring to find some of the old names to consult ordnance maps of the area which are held in the Swindon Reference Library. Great changes eventually took place in New Swindon during the intervening years and by 1901 the two towns of Old and New Swindon had joined together to become the Borough of Swindon.

The Steam Museum, Kemble Drive is well worth a visit to discover more about the Great Western Railway and the way it worked. Nearby, is the National Monuments Record Centre, Kemble Drive which also houses information and plans concerning Swindon and its railway works. The Swindon Reference Library has books and other information as has the Wiltshire and Swindon Record Office at present located at Chippenham.

It has not been possible to include every heading in the rate book and the ones that, with regret, have had to be omitted are those such as `Estimated Extent' which included the acreage of the land involved and the `Full Net Annual Value' stated in Poor's Rate. However, it is hoped that the information included will be sufficient. Unfortunately, it has not been possible to index the names as this would have increased the cost of the publication substantially. The entries have been checked with the original books in the Wiltshire & Swindon Record Office before re-typing for publication by the Wiltshire Family History Society.

My sincere thanks go to Roger Trayhurn of the Swindon Reference Library who kindly allowed me to transcribe the rate books before they were transferred to the Wiltshire and Swindon Record Office at Trowbridge. My thanks also to Marion Crinks who helped transcribe some of the entries from the 1865 Rate Book.

Finally, as always, thanks to the staff of the Wiltshire and Swindon Record Office, Chippenham. ; Jean Cole June 1979 to 2002

Note 1,2,3 refers to Plans of the GWR Village (FW Hawksworth) 1846, 1846-70, 1870-80 (Swindon Reference Library)
4 refers to the 1883 map by Orlando Baker shown in the North Wilts Directory
5 refers to part of the 1856 Moore's Loyal Almanack of Swindon (now on microfiche, Wiltshire and Swindon Record Office Archive Room)
6 refers to parts of the 1875 and 1876 North Wilts Directories for Swindon (now on microfiche)

Abbreviations
A – Allotment ; Ass - Assessment ; Bdg(s) - Building(s)
Brkyd – Brickyard ; Co - Company ; Cot – Cottage
G – Garden ; Gr – Ground ; H – House
L - Land ; M/S – Messrs ; No - Number
R/C – Rent which is likely to become chargeable ; Reps – Representatives
Trus – Trustees ; Wh – Wharf ; Wrksh – Workshop
Yd – Yard ; --- denotes no name was given
Names with brackets before the Assessment Number denotes a shared dwelling

Selected Reading
"A Guide to Railway Research and Sources for Local Railway History" by P Kay (SSG Pubs, Teignmouth, Devon. 1990)
“A History of Swindon to 1965 " by E Crittall, K.H. Rogers and C Shrimpton (VCH of Wiltshire Vol 1X (1983) - reprinted by Wiltshire Library & Museum Service for The Victoria County History of Wiltshire.
“A Swindon History 1840-1901" by Joseph Silto (privately published 1981. ISBN 0 9507186 1 0)
“A Swindon Retrospect" by Frederick Large (Swindon 1982)
“Jefferies Land. A History of Swindon and its Environs" by Richard Jefferies ed. G Toplis (London 1882)
“Life in a Railway Factory" by Alfred Williams (London 1915)
“Studies in the History of Swindon" by W Grindsell, et al (Swindon 1950)
“Swindon Fifty Years Ago, More or Less” by Master William Morris (Swindon 1885)
“Railway Ancestors” by David Hawkings (Sutton)
“Was Your Grandfather a Railwayman” by Tom Richards (3rd ed. reprint with amendments FFHS)
Great Western Railway Magazine 1888-1894:1903-1947 (held in Swindon Reference Library)
Railway Magazine 1897 to date (held in Swindon Reference Library)
Or full runs in British Library Newspaper Library at Colindale, London.
Swindon Directories (on microfiche) in Swindon Reference Library and the Wiltshire Reference and Local Studies Library, Chippenham.

APPENDIX ONE
The following is an extract from a Swindon Directory shown as an example. Note: Some Streets and roads in Old Swindon and New Swindon had the same names.

MOORE'S LOYAL ALMANACK 1856
For part of Old Swindon and the whole of New Swindon Appendix to Moore's Almanack

OLD SWINDON - part of only
STRANGE, Thomas, draper, High Street
STUBBS, - painter & glazier, Dammas Lane
TANNER, S, cook's shop, Newport Street
TANNER, John, baker, Albert Street
TARRANT, Jane, builder, Bath Road
TARRANT, Henry, boot & shoemaker, Newport Street
TAYLOR, A. M., milliner & dressmaker, High Street
TAYLOR, - confectioner, &c, High Street
TINSON, Mary, grocer, &c. Newport Street
TIZARD, Harriet, laundress, Newport Street
TOWNSEND, J. C., clerk of the county court, High Street
TOOMER, John, coal, lime, salt & coke merchant, & hay dealer, Be... Terrace - depot, at the station
TUCK, Matthew, chimney sweep, Newport Street
TURNER, John, plumber & glazier, Albert Street
VALLIS, Edward, accountant, law stationer, collector of rents & debts, sub-distributer of stamps &c. Wood St
VINCENT, J. O., veterinary surgeon, Newport Street
WALKER, William, beer retailer, Albert Street
WALLIS, Miss, dressmaker, Prospect Place
WEARING, W.B., agent to the Imperial Fire & Life Office, Hermitage
WEEKS, Thomas, carpenter & builder, Short Hedge
WESTMACOTT, William, the Goddard Arms Family Hotel & Commercial Inn & Posting House, saddler & harness maker, High Street
WHEELER, Charles Anthony, Old Swindon brick & drain pipe works, Cheltenham Road
WHEELER, - fishmonger & poulterer, Wood Street
WILLCOX, James, baker, High Street
WISE, - ironmonger, High Street
NEW SWINDON
ALLNATT, Richard, beer retailer & baker, High Street
ALNATT, Edward, tea & coffee dealer, 19, Westcott Place
ALLEN, - milkman, 20, Market Place
ALLWOOD, - milliner & dressmaker, 5, High Street
ANDREWS, Mrs, dressmaker, 2, London Street
BAILY, - greengrocer, 34, Market Place
BARNES, - wharfinger, Bridge Street
BERTRAM, Walter, Union Railway Inn
BIRCHELL, Sarah, beer retailer, Westcott Place
BISHOP, - beer seller, Bridge road
BLACKFORD, Joseph, butcher, 26, Market Place
BROADHURST, G., butcher, 20, Westcott Place
BURROWS, E., milliner & dressmaker, 4, Oxford Street
CARTER, - greengrocer, 2, Market Place
CARTER, Mrs, milliner, &c. Bridge Street
CHAPMAN, David, butcher, 20, Westcott Place
CHAPMAN, -, butcher, Market Place
CHAPMAN, - butcher, 30, Market Place
CHAPMAN, William, butcher, Fleetway
COATES, William, boot & shoemaker, 24, Market Place
COCKS, - Duke of York Inn, Westcott Place
COPELAND, James, butcher, 11, Market Place
COX, Abraham, grocer, &c. Bridge Road
COX, Mary, Falcon, Westcott Place
DAVIS, James, Queen's Arms Inn, near the Station
DAVIS, - bookseller & newsman, Reading Street
DOLMAN, John, Greyhound Inn, Rushy Platt
EDWARDS, - butcher, 4, Market Place
EMBLING, - fruiterer, 29, Market Place
FORBES, J., tailor, Bath Street
FORBES, - tailor, 7, Market Place
FORD, Ozias, licensed to let horses to hire, Fleet Street
GODWIN, James, Golden Lion Inn, Bridge Road
GOSLING, Peter, draper, High Street
HERBERT, - boot & shoe maker, 5, Market Place
HIND, C, W., surgeon, London Street
HISCOCK, - hairdresser, 14, Market Place
HOLLIER, - china shop, 12, Market Place
HOLMES, - tobacconist, 13, Market Place
JEFFCOATE, Edward, Cricketer's Arms, High Street
JERRAM, - upholsterer, 3, Market Place
KNIGHT, - brazier & ironmonger, 33, Market Place
LAY, Samuel, beer retailer
LEIGHFIELD, - straw hat & bonnet cleaner, 13, Reading Street
MASON, J.H. and Co., tea dealers & grocers, High Street
MILLS, C. R., tea dealer & grocer, 9, High Street
MILLS, Alfred, tea dealer & grocer, Westcott End
MORSE, - boot & shoemaker, 8, Market Place
MATHEWS, - boot & shoemaker, 27, Market Place
PACKER, Brothers, drapers, High Street
PASSMORE, --, glazier & paper-hanger, Bridge Road
Post Office, High Street
POWIS, C., dressmaker, 44, Westcott Place
PROWSE, Thomas, Wild Deer Inn, Westcott End
REED, J., fishmonger, 31, Market Place
ROBINSON, William, Greyhound Inn, Westcott Place
ROSE and HATTON, 1 & 23, Market Place
SAUNDERS, - fishmonger, 19, Market Place
SAUNDERS, - tailer, Westcott Place
SELBY & Co. tea & coffee dealers, Fleetway Terrace
SELLWOOD, - watchmaker, Bridge Road
SIMMONDS, - butcher, 15, Market Place
SMITH, R. P., Locomotive Inn, Fleetway
SMITH, G., straw bonnet maker, 34, Exeter Street
SMITH, - butcher, 21, Market Place
SQUIRES, - hairdresser, 32, Market Place
STEPHENS, Charles, Ship Inn, Westcott Place
TAILOR, Robert Arthur, chemist & stationer, Post Office, High Street
TOE, J., boot and shoemaker, 16, Westcott Place
TURNER Charles, tea dealer, Bridge Road
WALL, Charles, boot & shoemaker, Fleetway Terrace
WARNER, William, beer retailer, High Street
WHEELER, John, provision warehouse, Bridge Road
WILLIAMS, - fruiterer, 28, Market Place
WOOLFORD, - butcher, 6, Market Place



SWINDON POST-OFFICE
Times of closing - Box
10, 0 A.M. London, &c - Received with an extra stamp till 10.40 A.M
11.30 A.M. Bristol and Gloucester - Received with an extra stamp till 12.15 P.M.
9.15 P.M. - Bristol & Gloucester - Received with extra stamp till 1 P.M.

NIGHT MAILS
(London, Newbury, Hungerford, Marlbro',} Received with an
10. 0 P.M. { Highworth, Cricklade, Wootton- Bassett } extra stamp till
{ and Country Messengers } 10. 30 P.M.
Letters to be Registered must be given at least half an hour before the closing of the box.
Money Orders issued and paid from 9. 0 A.M. till 11. 45 A.M, and from 12.30 P.M. until 6.0 P.M., except on Saturdays, when the time is extended to 8. 0. P.M.

SWINDON CARRIERS
Aldbourne - Barrat - Mason's Arms, Mondays. Also, Smith - from the Crown, Mondays.
Ashbury & Bishopstone - Dan Taylor - from the Mason's Arms, Mondays.
Avebury, Broad Hinton, Wroughton, & Kennett - Job Hunt - from the Bull, Monday.
Chiseldon - Thomas King - from the Crown, Monday.
Cricklade and Blunsdon - Poole - Monday and Thursday, from the Masons's Arms and Station, and for parcels, the mail cart from the Station, daily.
Devizes - Jordan - Bath buildings, Thursday.
Fairford, Kempsford and Hannington - Fletcher - Saturdays, from the King's Arms.
Faringdon - Jordan - Bath buildings, Tuesday.
Highworth and Lechlade - Wm Hitchcock - Wednesday; and for parcels, the mail cart, from the Crown Inn, daily.
Highworth - Thomas - from the Masons's Arms.
Hinton - Martha Smith - for light parcels, Thursday and Friday.
Hungerford - William Hunter - Goddard Arms, Wednesday.
Longcott and Shrivenham - Thatcher - Monday, from the King of Prussia.
Lyneham and Wootton-Bassett - Franklin - from the King's Arms, Saturday.
Marlborough - William Hitchcock - from the Bell and Shoulder of Mutton, every Saturday. Mortimer - every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from the Station and Crown Inn. Jordan - Saturday. Alfred May - daily, from the Station and Crown Inn. For parcels, the mail cart, daily.
Morden and Haydon - Ann Hiett - Monday.
Newbury and Hungerford - for parcels, the mail cart, from the Crown Inn, daily.
Purton - Kennett - from the Carpenters' Arms, Wednesday and Saturday.
Salisbury and Marlborough - for parcels, the mail cart daily. Also, Mortimer - Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, from the Crown Inn.
Wanborough - Whiteman - Monday.
Wootton-Bassett - Packer - from the Crown Inn, Monday. And for parcels, the mail cart, from the Crown, daily.
Westmacott's Omnibus, from the Goddard Arms and Bell Hotels, six times a day to the Great Western Railway Station and back.


APPENDIX TWO
1871 CENSUS EXTRACTS OF WELSH BORN RESIDING CAMBRIA PLACE, FORMERLY WELSH COLONY, SWINDON
RG10/1882
Official Census Date 2 April 1871
Extracts of those born in Wales taken from the 1871 census for Cambria Place formerly known as the Welsh Colony in Swindon (Folio 4 Page 1)
Enumerator's Name: John George Ham, Union Street, Swindon taken on 10 April 1871
Registrar's Name: Edward Francis Avenell. Witnessed 11 April 1871
Superintendent Registrar's Name: James EG Bradford. Witnessed 5 May 1871

Description of Enumerator's route: Star Cottage, Kingshill Cottage, Kingshill to Rushy Platt, Rushy Platt Cottages, Turnpike Toll House, Westcott Farm House and Cottage on the Farm near the Railway Bridge, Falcon Terrace, Westcott Place, Westcott Street and Cottage in the Brickyard, Court Knapp Farm, Greyhound Inn and Tenements over Stables, Cambria Place No 1 top 41 (ie W of Cambria), Taunton Street, Great Western Railway etc, etc, etc.

Part of the Parish of Swindon comprising part of the Ecclesiastical District of St Mark's and New Town Local Board in the Borough of Cricklade, Wiltshire.

Note: The marks // denote a complete household. / denotes a household within a building, eg more than one family in a household. The numbers which appear before every household is the given house number.
The information shown in brackets and italics are my suggestions only. It seems somewhat unfortunate that the enumerator was an Englishman and not a Welshman who would have been more familiar with the various Welsh place names! It must be noted, too, that there were, of course, many other Welsh living elsewhere in the town.
As well as the Welsh Baptist Chapel, the nearest Church of England was St Mark's, the railway church, which was only about five minutes walk from Cambria Place. Throughout the years many other churches and chapels were set up in the New Town of Swindon.
Jean Cole 2002
Abbreviations
App – Apprentice; B – Brother; B/L – Brother in Law; Brder – Boarder; C – Cousin; D – Daughter; Dom Serv – Domestic Servant; dys – days; F/L – Father in Law; G/D – Grand Daughter; H – Head; M – Married; M/L – Mother in Law; mth – month; Mo – Mother; N – Niece; Neph – Nephew; S – Son; Serv – Servant; Sis – Sister; Sta – Status; Unm – Unmarried; Wid – Widow; W – Wife;

CAMBRIA PLACE
Name ; Sta ; Mr/Unm ; Age ; Occupation ; Where Born
29
JARMAN James ; H ; M ; 54 ; Ironroller ; Brecon
JARMAN Catherine ; W ; M ; 53 ; Ironroller's wife ; Brecon
JARMAN Josia T ; S ; Unm ; 21 ; Hooker ; Mynyddas...[Mynyddislwyn]
JARMAN Catherine ; D ; Unm ; 16 ; - ; Monmouth, Mon
JARMAN Annie ; D ; Unm ; 9 ; Scholar ; Swindon, Wilts
//
28
HILL Robert ; H ; M ; 48 ; Furnaceman ; T...ethin, Mon [Trevethin]
HILL Elizabeth ; W ; M ; 48 ; Furnaceman's wife ; Tredegar, Mon
HILL James ; S ; Unm ; 26 ; Labourer ; Pontypridd, Mon
HILL Francis ; S ; Unm ; 18 ; Engine Turner ; Tredegar, Mon
HILL Allen Y ; S ; Unm ; 16 ; Labourer ; Ystal Chera, Glam
HILL William ; S ; Unm ; 13 ; Pupil Teacher ; Sontague?, Mon
HILL George ; S ; Unm ; 11 ; Scholar ; Ponymewpridd,Mon [Pontnewydd/Pontnewyndd]
HILL Robert ; S ; Unm ; 8 ; Scholar ; Swindon, Wilts
HILL John A ; S ; Unm ; 6 ; - ; Swindon, Wilts
HILL Philip A ; Brder ; Unm ; 19 ; Engine Erector ; Weymouth, Dorset
//
Name ; Sta ; Mr/Unm ; Age ; Occupation ; Where Born
18
JONES John ; H ; M ; 42 ; Rougher ; Merther. Glam [Merthyr]
JONES Anne ; W ; M ; 42 ; Rougher's wife ; Merther, Glam [Merthyr)
JONES John ; S ; Unm ; 16 ; Patternmaker's app ; Merther, Glam [Merthyr]
JONES Thomas ; S ; Unm ; 3 ; - ; Swindon, Wilts
JONES Margaret ; D ; Unm ; 1 ; - ; Swindon, Wilts
POWELL Mary ; M/L ; Wid ; 68 ; - ; Merthyr, Glam
BUTLER Emily ; Serv ; Unm ; 16 ; Dom Serv ; Wootton Bassett, Wilts
//
17
HARRY Thomas ; H ; M ; 35 ; Furnaceman ; Radyr, Glam
HARRY Elizabeth ; W ; M ; 36 ; Furnaceman's wife ; Amaroath, [Amroth] Pembroke
HARRY Evan ; B ; Unm ; 29 ; Fireman ; Radyr, Glam
//
16
JONES Ann ; H ; Wid ; 51 ; - ; Bedwelty, Mon
JONES William B ; S ; Unm ; 27 ; Fitter ; Trevethin, Mon
JONES Charles ; S ; Unm ; 25 ; Forgeman ; Trevethin, Mon
JONES Esther ; D ; Unm ; 21 ; - ; Trevethin, Mon
JONES Susanna ; D ; Unm ; 12 ; Scholar ; Trevethin, Mon
JONES John ; B/L ; Unm ; 56 ; Invalid (N.S) ; Carleon, Mon
FELTON John ; Brder ; M ; 58 ; Furnaceman ; Dawley, Shropshire
FELTON Thomas ; Brder ; Unm ; 18 ; Fitter ; Kinswinford, Staffs
//
22
JONES John ; H ; M ; 56 ; Roller ; Tredegar, Mon
JONES Ellen ; W ; M ; 48 ; Roller's wife ; Crickhowell, Mon
JONES John E ; S ; Unm ; 13 ; Scholar ; Aberschym, Mon [Abersychan]
JONES Alfred ; S ; Unm ; 8 ; - ; Swindon, Wilts
PUGH Harry ; Brder ; Unm ; 29 ; Clerk ; Shrewsbury, Shrops
//
21
DAVIS David ; H ; M ; 22 ; Lab ; Montgomery, Flan Fair [Llan-fair]
DAVIS Sarah ; W ; M ; 29 ; Lab's wife ; Westbury, Shrops
DAVIS Elizabeth ; D ; Unm ; 3 ; - ; Shrewsbury, Shrops
DAVIS Annie ; D ; Unm ; 1 ; - ; Swindon, Wilts
//
19
ELLIS Sydney ; H ; M ; 36 ; Carpenter ; Holywell, Flintshire
ELLIS Elizabeth ; W ; M ; 27 ; Carpenter's wife ; Little Coxwell, Berks
ELLIS Alfred J ; S ; Unm ; 8 ; - ; Cardiff, Glam
ELLIS Agnes T ; D ; Unm ; 4 ; - ; Cardiff, Glam
ELLIS Lues (sic} ; S ; Unm ; 2 ; - ; Swindon, Wilts
ELLIS Martha J ; D ; Unm ; 11 mths ; - ; Swindon, Wilts
CLENCHY Fredk ; Brder ; Unmn ; 21 ; Coach Painter ; Fareham, Hants
//
24
HODGES William Smith ; H ; M ; 46 ; Rail Straightener ; Publow, Som
HODGES Sarah ; W ; M ; 26 ; - ; Clyffe Pypard, Wilts
HODGES Aaron ; S ; Unm ; 18 ; Fitter ; Abersyathan, Mon [Abersychan]
HODGES Augustus ; S ; Unm ; 12 ; Errand Boy ; Abersyathan, Mon [Abersychan]
HODGES Catharine ; D ; Unm ; 10 ; Scholar ; Abersyathan, Mon [Abersychan]
HODGES William ; S ; Unm ; 8 ; Scholar ; Swindon, Wilts
HODGES Earnest ; S ; Unm ; 1 ; - ; Swindon, Wilts
//
Name ; Sta ; Mr/Unm ; Age ; Occupation ; Where Born
23
ELLIS Robert ; H ; M ; 43 ; Hammer Smith ; Tredegar, Mon
ELLIS Elizabeth ; W ; M ; 30 ; Hammer Smith's wife ; Wootton Bassett, Wilts
ELLIS Onea ; D ; Unm ; 19 ; - ; Pontypridd, Mon
ELLIS Lewis H ; S ; Unm ; 17 ; Lab ; Pontypridd, Mon
ELLIS George ; S ; Unm ; 15 ; Lab ; Pontypridd, Mon
ELLIS Bessy ; D ; Unm ; 10 ; - ; Leeds Middlestone
ELLIS Annie ; D ; Unm ; 2 ; - ; Swindon, Wilts
ELLIS Robert ; S ; Unm ; 9 mths ; - ; Swindon, Wilts
HENDERY Walter J ; Brder ; Unm ; 17 ; Fitter's apprentice ; Whitechapel, Middx
//
15
JONES William ; H ; M ; 41 ; Heater ; Llandfalley, Brecon [Llandefaelog]
JONES Rebecca ; W ; M ; 31 ; Heater's wife ; Mynyddyslyn, Mon
JONES Ann ; Adopt D; - ; Unm ; 19 ; - ; Rhymney, Mon
EVANS William ; Adopt S; - ; Unm ; 9 ; - ; Carew, Pembroke
LLEWELLIN Thomas ; Brder ; Unm ; 30 ; Blacksmith ; Carew, Pembroke
//
13
THOMAS William ; H ; M ; 44 ; Rail Rougher ; Llanelli, Brecon
THOMAS Ceceilia ; W ; M ; 45 ; Rail Rougher's wife ; Crickhowell, Mon
THOMAS Mary Ann ; D ; Unm ; 24 ; - ; Llanelli, Brecon
THOMAS Ann ; D ; Unm ; 7 ; Scholar ; Swindon, Wilts
JONES George ; Brder ; M ; 62 ; Rail Straightener ; Carleon, Mon
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BYWATER John ; H ; M ; 45 ; Heater ; Tredegar, Mon
BYWATER Catharine ; W ; M ; 35 ; Heater's wife ; Malmsbury, Wilts
BYWATER Mary A ; D ; Unm ; 21 ; Heater's dau ; Tredegar, Mon
BYWATER William D ; S ; Unm ; 15 ; Pupil Teacher ; Swindon, Wilts
BYWATER Ellen ; D ; Unm ; 13 ; - ; Abbey Chase, Mon
BYWATER Arthur ; S ; Unm ; 13 ; Office Boy ; Swindon, Wilts
BYWATER Joseph ; S ; Unm ; 8 ; - ; Swindon, Wilts
BYWATER Tryphena ; D ; Unm ; 3 ; - ; Swindon, Wilts
BYWATER Agnes ; D ; Unm ; 2 ; - ; Swindon, Wilts
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EVANS Thomas ; H ; M ; 31 ; Roller ; Carmarthan [Carmarthen]
EVANS Ann ; W ; M ; 30 ; Roller's wife ; Monmouth
EVANS John ; S ; Unm ; 5 ; - ; Swindon, Wilts
EVANS Thomas ; S ; Unm ; 3 ; - ; Swindon, Wilts
EVANS Evan ; S ; Unm ; 1 mth ; - ; Swindon, Wilts
COWLEY Amey ; Serv ; Unm ; 17 ; Dom Serv ; Swindon, Wilts
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HODGES David ; H ; M ; 28 ; Forgeman ; Thornton, Mon
HODGES Jane ; W ; M ; 25 ; Forgeman's wife ; Trevethan, Mon [Trevethin]
HODGES William ; S ; Unm ; 4 ; - ; Swindon, Wilts
HODGES Elizabeth ; D ; Unm ; 1 mth ; - ; Somerford, Wilts
HODGES Mary ; M ; Wid ; 52 ; Annuitant ; Somerford, Wilts
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Note: There are two Somerfords in Wiltshire - Great Somerford and Little Somerford - a few miles from Chippenham.
Name ; Sta ; Mr/Unm ; Age ; Occupation ; Where Born
2
WILLIAMS Samuel ; H ; M ; 31 ; Forgeman ; Ponytpool, Mon
WILLIAMS Ann ; W ; M ; 34 ; Forgeman's wife ; Bristol, Som
WILLIAMS Edwin S ; S ; Unm ; 3 wks ; - ; Swindon, Wilts
WEBBER Mary ; N ; Unm ; 11 ; - ; Swindon, Wilts
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BUTT William H ; H ; M ; 32 ; Timber Inspector ; Chepstow, Mon
BUTT Clara ; W ; M ; 27 ; Timber Inspector's wife ; Newport, Mon
BUTT William K ; S ; Unm ; 7 ; Scholar ; Newport, Mon
BUTT Clara L ; D ; Unm ; 6 ; - ; Newport, Mon
BUTT Francis A ; S ; Unm ; 4 ; - ; Newport, Mon
BUTT Herbert U ; S ; Unm ; 3 ; - ; Newport, Mon
WALTERS Louisa ; Serv ; Unm ; 12 ; Dom Serv ; Swindon, Wilts
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LAVENDER John ; H ; M ; 52 ; Forgeman ; Pentyrch, Glam
LAVENDER Ann ; W ; M ; 48 ; Forgeman's wife ; Swindon, Wilts
LAVENDER William ; S ; Unm ; 22 ; Forgeman ; Swindon, Wilts
LAVENDER Thomas ; S ; Unm ; 20 ; Fitter's apprentice ; Swindon, Wilts
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WILLIAMS Caleb ; H ; Wid ; 44 ; Heater ; Mknodicger, Pembroke [Mynachlog-ddu]
WILLIAMS Maria ; Sis ; Unm ; 26 ; Housekeeper ; Miknonicger, Pembroke [Mynachlog-ddu]
WILLIAMS Margaret ; D ; Unm ; 10 ; Scholar ; Manraycalin, Mon
WILLIAMS Caleb ; S ; Unm ; 8 ; Scholar ; Swindon, Wilts
WILLIAMS Ruth ; D ; Unm ; 2 ; - ; Swindon, Wilts
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TAPPS Alfred ; H ; M ; 25 ; Sawyer ; Hereford
TAPPS Emma ; W ; M ; 32 ; Sawyer's wife ; Newport, Mon
TAPPS Lucy ; D ; Unm ; 4 mths ; - ; Swindon, Wilts
TAPPS George ; B ; Unm ; 20 ; Coach Trimmer ; Stourford, Hereford
SPRATT Charles ; Brder ; Unm ; 26 ; Coach Bodymaker ; London, Middx
MARSTON Walter ; Brder ; Unm ; 26 ; Painter (Coach) ; Eccles, Lancs
RAMSEY Fredk ; Brder ; Unm ; 23 ; Railway Clerk ; Chigo [Chicago], The Americas. British Subject
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HARRY William ; H ; M ; 36 ; Roller ; South Wales
HARRY Mary ; W ; M ; 35 ; Roller's wife ; South Wales
HARRY Isaac ; S ; Unm ; 8 ; - ; Swindon, Wilts
HARRY Fredk E ; S ; Unm ; 6 ; - ; Swindon, Wilts
HARRY John ; S ; Unm ; 5 ; - ; Swindon, Wilts
HARRY William ; S ; Unm ; 2 ; - ; Swindon, Wilts
HARRY Henry ; S ; Unm ; 8 wks ; - ; Swindon, Wilts
WILLIAMS Ann ; Mo ; Wid ; 80 ; Annuitant ; Glamorgan
RUDD Jane ; N ; Unm ; 23 ; - ; Monmouth
RUDD Thomas ; Neph ; Unm ; 20 ; Rougher, Iron Mill ; Monmouth
RUDD Alfred ; Neph ; Unm ; 16 ; Steam Hammerman ; York
RUDD Alice ; N ; Unm ; 12 ; - ; Monmouth
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PROVIS Thomas ; H ; M ; 58 ; Labourer ; Carmarthen
PROVIS Mary ; W ; M ; 57 ; Labourer's wife ; Carmarthen
PROVIS Polly ; G/D ; Unm ; 6 ; - ; Swindon, Wilts
CHARY Ann ; - ; Unm ; 20 ; Dom Serv ; Highworth, Wilts
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THOMAS Moses ; H ; M ; 31 ; Blacksmith ; Glamorgan
THOMAS Emma ; W ; M ; 27 ; Blacksmith's wife ; Monmouth
THOMAS Elias ; S ; Unm ; 5 ; Scholar ; Swindon, Wilts
THOMAS David ; S ; Unm ; 16 ; Scholar ; Swindon, Wilts
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GREEN George ; H ; M ; 41 ; Forgeman ; Swindon, Wilts
GREEN Mary ; W ; M ; 39 ; Forgeman's wife ; Bath, Som
GREEN Joseph ; S ; Unm ; 18 ; Forgeman's son ; Abersychon, Mon [Abersychan]
GREEN George ; S ; Unm ; 10 ; Scholar ; Abersychon, Mon [Abersychan]
GREEN Alfred ; S ; Unm ; 7 ; - ; Abersychon, Mon [Abersychan]
GREEN Fred ; S ; Unm ; 5 ; - ; Swindon, Wilts
GREEN William ; S ; Unm ; 4 mths ; - ; Swindon, Wilts
GREEN Fillis ; D ; Unm ; 13 ; - ; Swindon, Wilts
GREEN Minnie ; D ; Unm ; 3 ; - ; Swindon, Wilts
NASH Mary ; - ; Unm ; 21 ; Dom Serv ; Swindon, Wilts
HARRY Thomas ; Brder ; Unm ; 25 ; Brder/Lab ; Swindon, Wilts
FARMER George ; Brder ; Unm ; 23 ; Lab ; Swindon, Wilts
REECE Timothy ; Brder ; Unm ; 23 ; Lab ; Swindon, Wilts
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PHILLIPS William ; H ; M ; 74 ; Lab ; Tentinaddeey, Mon [Tintern Abbey]
PHILLIPS Mary ; W ; M ; 70 ; Lab's wife ; Bath, Som
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FREEBURNE John ; H ; M ; 27 ; Roller ; Annelley, Brecon [Llanelly]
FREEBURNE Annie ; W ; M ; 22 ; Roller's wife ; Cricklade, Wilts
FREEBURNE Elizabeth M...; D ; Unm ; 4 dys ; - ; ; Swindon, Wilts
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LLEWELLIN Thomas ; H ; M ; 39 ; Furnaceman ; Pentrich, Glam
LLEWELLIN Ann ; W ; M ; 37 ; Furnaceman's wife ; Merthyr, Glam
LLEWELLIN Sarah A ; D ; Unm ; 5 ; Scholar ; Swindon, Wilts
LLEWELLIN Sarah ; Mo ; Wid ; 66 ; - ; Monmouth
HUNTER James ; F/L ; Wid ; 74 ; Lab ; Merthyr, Glam
HUNTER Joseph ; Brder ; Unm ; 21 ; Lab ; Pentrebach, Glam
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JONES Thomas ; H ; M ; 41 ; Rougher ; Pendrun, Brecon [Penderyn]
JONES Leletia ; W ; M ; 39 ; Rougher's wife ; imtull, Glam
JONES Amelia ; D ; Unm ; 13 ; Rougher apprentice ; imtull, Glam
JONES Thomas ; S ; Unm ; 8 ; Scholar ; Swindon, Wilts
JONES William ; S ; Unm ; 2 ; - ; Swindon, Wilts
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Name ; Sta ; Mr/Unm ; Age ; Occupation ; Where Born
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ISAACS Evan ; H ; M ; 50 ; Baller, Ironmill ; Newbridge, Glam
ISAACS Mary ; W ; M ; 46 ; Bailer's wife ; Carnarvon
ISAACS Thomas ; S ; Unm ; 20 ; Fitter ; Newbridge, Glam
ISAACS Teresa ; S (sic) ; Unm ; 14 ; Coach Bodymaker ; Newbridge, Glam
ISAACS Evan ; S ; Unm ; 5 ; - ; Swindon, Wilts
ISAACS Mary ; D ; Unm ; 22 ; - ; Newbridge, Glam
ISAACS Mary Ann ; D ; Unm ; 1 mth ; - ; Swindon, Wilts
PHIPPS Thomas ; Brder ; Unm ; 30 ; Coach Bodymaker ; Bristol, Glos
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BESSITER Benjamin ; H ; M ; 25 ; Catcher ; Trowbridge, Wilts
BESSITER Ann ; W ; M ; 26 ; Catcher's wife ; Barry, Scotland
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CARTER Henry ; H ; M ; 53 ; Rail Straightener ; Luckington, Wilts
CARTER Angelina ; W ; M ; 46 ; Rail Straightener's wife ; Tredegar, Mon
CARTER William ; S ; Unm ; 22 ; Puddler ; Pontypool, Mon
CARTER Jane ; D ; Unm ; 19 ; Seamstress ; Pontypool, Mon
CARTER Mary A ; D ; Unm ; 18 ; Dressmaker ; Pontypool, Mon
CARTER Edward E ; S ; Unm ; 9 ; Scholar ; Swindon, Wilts
CARTER Thomas ; S ; Unm ; 4 ; Scholar ; Swindon, Wilts
CARTER Bertie ; S ; Unm ; 1 ; - ; Swindon, Wilts
RUSHTON George ; Brder ; Unm ; 26 ; Cabinet Maker ; Rugby, Staffs
BEMBLETON Thomas ; Brder ; Unm ; 24 ; Coach Maker ; London, Middx
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MAGGS William ; H ; M ; 35 ; Iron Smelter ; Clewton, Som
MAGGS Susanah ; W ; M ; 32 ; Iron Smelter's wife ; Aberschyan, Mon [Abersychan]
MAGGS Amelia ; D ; Unm ; 12 ; Scholar ; Aberschyan, Mon [Abersychan]
MAGGS Elizabeth A ; D ; Unm ; 6 ; Scholar ; Swindon, Wilts
MAGGS Ellen ; D ; Unm ; 2 ; - ; Swindon, Wilts
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MIRGINO David ; H ; M ; 30 ; Boilermaker ; Tredegar, Mon
MIRGINO Emma ; W ; M ; 30 ; Boilermaker's wife ; Cams, Cambridge [Cambridge, Cams}
MIRGINO Evelyn ; D ; Unm ; 7 mths ; - ; Tredegar, Mon
MIRGINO Jane ; M ; Wid ; 62 ; - ; Tredegar, Mon
MIRGINO Jane ; Sis ; Unm ; 32 ; - ; Tredegar, Mon
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EVANS Ebenezer ; H ; M ; 40 ; Rail Straightener ; Beaufort, Brecon
EVANS Jane ; W ; M ; 38 ; Rail Straightener's wife ; Blinia, Mon [Blaina]
EVANS John L ; S ; Unm ; 14 ; Rail Straightener ; Ebbw Vale, Mon
EVANS Elizabeth D ; D ; Unm ; 12 ; Scholar ; Ebbw Vale, Mon
EVANS David ; S ; Unm ; 8 ; Scholar ; Swindon, Wilts
EVANS William H ; S ; Unm ; 5 ; Scholar ; Swindon, Wilts
EVANS Sarah ; D ; Unm ; 3 ; - ; Swindon, Wilts
EVANS Edith ; D ; Unm ; 1 ; - ; Swindon, Wilts
BIRCHWOOD Alfred ; Brder ; Unm ; 23 ; Coach Trimmer ; Boston, Lincs
CRANFORTH Thomas ; Brder ; Unm ; 21 ; Coach Trimmer ; Hull, Yorks
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THOMAS John ; H ; M ; 60 ; Foreman in Iron Works ; Merthyr, Glam
THOMAS Mary ; W ; M ; 47 ; Foreman's wife ; Pontypool, Mon
THOMAS Thomas ; S ; Unm ; 29 ; Puddler ; Pontypool, Mon
THOMAS William ; S ; Unm ; 26 ; Baller ; Pontypool, Mon
REES Frederick ; Brder ; Unm ; 30 ; Rougher ; Pentire, Mon [Pentir]
CHRISLLEY (?) Harriet ; - ; Unm ; 16 ; Dom Serv ; Purton, Wilts
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MERCHANT Arthur ; H ; M ; 41 ; Carpenter ; Barnstable, Dev [Barnstaple]
MERCHANT Ann ; W ; M ; 41 ; Carpenter's wife ; Landaff, Glam [Llandaff]
MERCHANT Vincent W ; S ; Unm ; 16 ; Labourer ; Bristol, Som
MERCHANT Fred ; S ; Unm ; 15 ; Labourer ; Bristol, Som
HARTRY? Daniel ; C ; Unm ; 20 ; Labourer ; Radnor, Wales
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JONES Samuel ; H ; M ; 49 ; Blacksmith ; Carnarvon, N Wales
JONES Susannah ; W ; M ; 44 ; Blacksmith's wife ; Denbeigh, N Wales [Denbigh]
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WATKINS Leonard ; H ; M ; 51 ; Blacksmith ; Paller, Pembroke [Penally]
WATKINS Hannah ; W ; M ; 41 ; Blacksmith's wife ; Blaneavon, Mon [Blaenavon]
WATKINS Annie ; D ; Unm ; 16 ; Blacksmith's d ; Cumbrane, Mon [Cwmbran]
WATKINS John ; S ; Unm ; 8 ; Blacksmith's son ; Swindon, Wilts
WELSH Joseph ; Brder ; Unm ; 20 ; Striker ; Cheltenham, Glos

SKELBRO Fredk ; Brder ; Unm ; 23 ; Painter ; Chelsea, Middx
MORRIS James ; Brder ; Unm ; 26 ; Hammerman ; Vesly. Mon
FOX James ; Brder ; Unm ; 26 ; Hammerman ; Portsea, Hants
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