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Kelly's Directory 1906
Irchester, Little Irchester & Knuston hamlet


Parish clerk & sexton, William Ward.

Post Office, Thomas Fox, sub-postmaster.

Town Sub-Post Office, Little Irchester, Mrs Elizabeth Jones, sub-postmistress.

Police Station, Alfred Goddard, constable in charge.

Public Elementary School (mixed), built in 1848 & enlarged in 1873, 1888 & 1893, for 320 children; average attendance, 320 & supported in part by a small endowment, Frederick Clement Gray, master.

Railway Station – Wellingborough (London & North Western railway), David Horn, station master.

Irchester (Midland), Knuston, John J. Shrives, station master.

Carrier – William Payne, Wellingborough, daily.

Irchester - Residents

Ardagh

Vernon Edmond Russell

Horden

Mrs

James

George

The Grange

Kerr

Rev. Wm Jn Bewglass (vicar)

Vicarage

Leigh

Hon. Sir Edw Chandos, K.C.B.

Knuston Hall

Parsons

Edward

Marsons

Miss

Ratcliffe

Miss

Saxby

Thomas

Smith

Mrs Sidney

Chester House

Turnell

Miss


Commercial

Ardagh

Vernon Edmond Russell, L.R.C.P. & S.Edin. Physician & srgn

Ashwell

Joseph

Farmer, Knuston Lodge

Austin

Jonathan

Farmer, Knuston Lodge

Berrill

Charles

Builder & constractor

Berrill

Emily (Mrs)

Shopkeeper

Brown

Thomas & Co

Boot & shoe manufs.

Davies

Mary A (Mrs)

Carpenter’s Arms P.H.

Denton

B & Sons

Shoe manufacturers

Ellis & Everard

General merchants

Railway Sation, Arthur York, agt.

Fairey

Alfred

Shopkeeper

Fairey

John

Shopkeeper

Fotescue

Garrard

Farmer, The Lodge

Fox

Thomas

Stationer, Post Office

George

Alfred

Beer retailer

George

Ephraim

Shopkeeper

Hardwick

John

Beer retailer

Hardwick

Samuel & Son

Shopkeepers & carpenters

Hart

John

Farm bailiff to Edward Blott Esq.

Hipwell

William

Miller (water & steam), Thomas Saxby, manager

Irchester Industrial Co-operative Society

Wm. A. Riddell, manager

Irchester Working Men’s Club

Geo. Bowen, sec; W. Desborough, manager

James

George

Farmer, The Grange

Kemshed

William

Beer retailer

Laughton

George

Shopkeeper

Lillie

George

Shoeing & general smith

Miller

Thomas

Farmer

Newcombe

George

Farm bailiff to the trustees of the late H. R. Arkwright Esq. J.P.

Parsons

Charles

Draper &c

Parsons

Edward

Farmer, grocer, baker, & butcher

Parsons

John E

Farmer

Payne

William

Carrier & shopkeeper

Percival

Mark

Wagonette proprietor

Pettit

Edward

Baker & shopkeeper

Sanders

William

Hairdresser

Staines

Henry (Mrs)

Beer retailer

Stokes

Cornelius

Shop keeper & beer retailer

Thompson

Alice (Mrs)

Draper

Walker

James

Red Lion P.H.

Ward

Albert

Tailor

Ward

William

Painter

Warner

Henry

Beer retailer, grocer & provision dealer

Watkin

George

Wagonette proprietor

Wright

W.H. & E.

Boot manufacturers

Wykes

Henry

farmer


Little Irchester

Collins

Montague

Crown & Anchor P.H.; boats to let

Fortescue

Frank

Butcher

Freeman

Elijah

Shopkeeper

Jones

Elizabeth (Mrs)

Prince of Wales P.H.

Sanders

Edgar C

Beer retailer

Smith

Thomas

Coal merchant




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