Trade Directories

Arksey Directories

1834, 1838, 1857, 1893 and 1927

Before the Yellow Pages and the Thompson Local if you wanted to find a tradesman you would have had to consult one of the various trade directories. These were produced annually and covered groups of towns and villages, and often whole counties.

London was the first place to have a directory in 1734. After that, towns and cities who had an overseas trade got them, and by 1781 county directories were available.

Various types and producers of directories followed on, but the most recognized names are those of White, Baines and Kelly. Kelly's was established in 1799 and by 1845 they were producing directories which covered every town and village in Great Britain. Production continued until the early 1970's, but the availability of telephone directories and the Yellow Pages led to their demise.

Information included in a typical Kelly's Directory consisted of a list of private residents, commercial businesses and their owners, official information, such as council members, parish information, schools etc.

The books were only meant to last a year and then be thrown away when the new edition came out, so these books are quite collectible now. As the information is useful to family and local historians, many directories have been digitized and are available online, on sites such as Ancestry. 

The information from five Arksey directories are available below and include the surrounding hamlets of Almholme, Shaftholme and Stockbridge.

For Bentley and surrounding areas click here. 

Pigot & Co.'s National Commercial Directory 1834

Arksey

Barraclough, Jno, Master - Free school

Pickering, George, Rev, Clergyman

Trout, Martha, Tavern keeper - Plough

White's Directory of 1838

Arksey

Private Residents
Chadwick William, gent, Arksey hs (Hall)

Pickering Rev. George, vicar

Wrigley Joseph, parish clerk

Inns and Public Houses

Plough, Trout, Martha

Beerhouses

Otley, Thomas

Trout, John

Blacksmiths

Trout, William

Boot and Shoe Makers

Otley, Thomas

Wrigley, William

Butchers

Scholey, Chas.

Farmers

Addy, Joseph

Beevers, Samuel

Broughton, William

Clark, Francis

Grant, John

Lilleyman, John (yeoman)

Mappleback, R

Oades, John

Robinson, John

Wells, Thomas

White, James

Shopkeepers

Rushforth, Charles

Stocks, William

Wood, Thomas

Tailors

Brown, Charles

Wheelwrights

Trout, John

Other
Barraclough John, master of the Free School

Almholme

Blacksmiths

Harrison, George

Farmers

Addyman, Thomas

Moor, John

Workman, Nathan (yeoman)

Workman, Robert Crawshaw

Wheelwrights

Randerson, William

Shaftholme

Farmers

Addeman, Sarah

Cartledge, John

Grant, George

Jenkin, George

Stockbridge

Farmers

Lilleyman, John (yeoman)

Lister, Charles

Kelly's Directory of 1857

Arksey

Private Residents

Chadwick, William esq.

Stoddart Rev. William M.A.

Commercial

Addeman, Thomas, farmer

Addy, Godfrey, farmer

Atkinson, William, farmer

Broughton, William, farmer

Corbett, Christopher, wood turner

Duckitt, Thomas, farmer

Duckitt, Thomas jnr, swine dealer

Garner, Thomas, shoemaker

Otley, George, carpenter, builder, undertaker, wheelwright

Scholey, Charles, butcher and farmer

Sidwell, Joseph, shopkeeper

Topham, Thomas, farmer

Trout, John, carpenter and wheelwright

Trout, William, Plough Inn and blacksmith

Woodhouse, James jnr, tailor

Wrigley, William, boot and shoe maker, parish clerk

Almholme

Private Residents
Workman, Robert C esq.

Commercial
Moore, William, farmer

Shaftholme

Commercial

Addeman, Richard, farmer

Cartledge, Mary (Mrs.), farmer

Smith, William, farmer

Stockbridge

Commercial

Norcliffe, Lawrence, farmer

Kelly's Directory of 1893

Arksey

Private Residents

Atkinson, Stephen

Chadwick, William, The Hall

Dunhill, Mrs

Neale, Thomas Woodhouse, Old Vicarage

Todd, Rev. Thomas B.A. Vicarage

Commercial

Auty, John, farmer

Cemetery (George Chadwick, clerk to the burial board)

Chadwick, George, assistant overseer and clerk to the burial board

Elwess, Francis Hy, farmer, Brookfield

Garner, John, boot and shoe maker

Hall, William, farm bailiff to George Scott Robson esq. of Pontefract

Johnson, Thomas, shopkeeper

Ledger, Benjamin, farmer

Smith, Albert Henry, Plough Inn

Trout, Henry, carpenter and wheelwright

Trout, Thomas, blacksmith and farmer

Woodhouse, James, tailor

Other

Chadwick, George, Schoolmaster

Seiles, Richard, Railway station master

Almholme

Private Residents

Hewitt, Henry

Commercial

Brown, Andrew, farmer

Smith, Thomas, farmer

Shaftholme

Commercial

Asquith, William, farmer

Jennings, Richard, farmer

Lister, John and William Shaw, farmers

Stockbridge

Commercial

Jenkinson, William, cowkeeper

Mitchell, James, farmer

Tomlinson, Henry, cowkeeper

Kelly's Directory of 1927

Arksey

Private Residents

Bland, Mrs, Arksey Hall

Dunhill, Miss

Fraser, Rev. Hugh Colin, vicar

Ledger, Miss

Preston, Joseph, Brook house

Roberts, Mrs, Belmont

Wood, John, Springfield

Commercial

Allen, Frank, clerk to the burial board

Arksey Trades and Friendly Society (Thos. Box, secretary)

Arksey Victoria Working Men's Club (Thos. Paton, Secretary)

Auty, Henry and Frank, farmers

Bland, Harold, poultry farmer

Cemetery (Frank Allen, clerk to the burial board)

Dean, John Thomas, shopkeeper

Edwards, William, shopkeeper

Hall, Adeline (Miss), grocer

Jackson, A. and Co. wood wool manufacturers, Bristol works, TN Doncaster 809

Jennings, Richard, auctioneer, Field House

Johnson, Thomas, shopkeeper

Morton, Robert Douglas, boot repairer

Pain, John, shopkeeper

Preston, Arthur, farmer

Shaw, George, Plough Hotel

Thornton, Walter, farmer

Trout, Ellen B. (Miss), shopkeeper and post office

Trout, Henry, carpenter and wheelwright

Twiggs, James Alfred, builder

Other

Kemp, Thomas C., Railway station master 

Simmons, Henry Vincent, School master

Almholme

Commercial

Hewitt, Henry, farmer

Shaftholme

Commercial

Burkitt, James, farmer

Lister, Mrs, farmer

Mawson, William, farmer

Mottishaw, Herbert, farmer

Stockbridge

Commercial

Jackson, Joseph, farmer

Jenkinson, William, cowkeeper

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