Charles Lewis was born at Isham in 1821 and he founded his smithy in Rushden in 1842, when he brought his wife Rebecca and son William here from Brigstock, his wife's birth place. In Rushden they added to their family: Walter in 1847, Wright Francis in 1850, Whyman in 1852, Wilfred in 1854, Elizabeth in 1858, Watson in 1860 and Wilheim in 1866 when Rebecca was 49 years old. The two older boys (William and Walter), and Whyman and Wilfred all followed their father's trade (William was a blacksmith and landlord of the White Horse, Wymington). Wright worked as a shoemaker and Watson and Wilheim became clickers.

In January 1917 C Robinson was the agent
when W. Lewis took out Insurance against a Zeppelin Raid.

Rebecca died in 1894 and Charles died in 1906 aged 85 years. In the 1890s Walter took over as the head of the smithy and his son Harry took over in 1914.

William (son of the William above) was the baker at Wymington and married the Wymington schoolmistress (later the postmistress) Emily Elizabeth Wood.

Watson died aged 74 in 1933.

A wheelwright - John Mason Page - is at 50 High Street South. It is likely the wheels he was making were all shod at this yard.

Further research: Richard Page of Hail Weston was a carpenter and wheelwright. He married Sarah Maria about 1846 and their son John Mason Page was born in 1856. He followed his father and several brothers into the carpentry trade and also became a wheelwright.
In 1881 John was living in Argyle Road, Stepney LND, with his cousin George Page who was a Police Constable there, and he was working as a carpenter.
He married Sarah Martha Reed in 1883, and a daughter Agnes N was born in 1885 in Bow, John R W was born in 1886 and Henry J was born in 1888 in Bedford, where two daughters were also born.
In 1901 he was at 3 Glassbrook Road, working as a wheelwright, but by 1904 in Bennett's Directory he is at 50 High Street South. It is likely the wheels he was making were all shod at this yard.

John had moved to Church Street, St Neots by 1911, and was working on his own account as a Coach Builder.

In 1910 Alfred Wm Page is a wheelwright here, possibly a cousin of John.

Danger in 1921