Kirton in Lindsey - 1828-9 - History • myintarweb

Transcribed from Pigot's 1829-9 Trades Directory

KIRTON is a market-town and parish, in the hundred of Corringham and division of Lindsay, 147 miles north of London, 18 north of Lincoln, and 10 north-east of Gainsborough, pleasantly situated near the summit and on the western side of a commanding eminence, and belongs to the Dukedom of Cornwall: the Hon. John Reginald Lygon Pinder holding the manorial estate by lease, from the chancellor of the duchy.

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The quarter sessions for the division of Lindsay are held here, in the sessions-court, at the Bridewell, in the week after Epiphany and Easter, the first Friday after the 7th of July, and the Friday in the first week after the 11th of October.

On Kirton-green stands the duchy court-house, a handsome brick building, where the manorial courts are held, and where the records are kept: near to this building is the national school (formerly the grammar school), in which upwards of one hundred children are educated.

(I've skipped the description of the church because it describes the church of Sts.Peter & Paul at Kirton in Holland. A common error in early directories, where copying large tracts of text from the competition was simply normal practice and not viewed as plagiarism.) The church, dedicated to St.Andrew, is a big building; the living is in the patronage of the sub-dean of Lincoln, and in the incumbency of the Rev. D.S. Wayland. The new and old connexion of methodists have each a chapel here, as have also the baptists.

The weekly market is on a Saturday; and the two annual fairs are on the 18th of July and 11th of December, for stock and pedlery. In 1821 this place contained about 1,500 inhabitants.

POST OFFICE, Crown Inn, Market-place, Robert Atkinson, Post Master. - Letters despatched at three and arrive at five every afternoon.

GENTRY AND CLERGY.
Akes Mr. George, gent. Kirton
Akes Mr. Thomas, gent. Kirton
Briarley Mrs. Mary, Market place
Briarley Thomas, gent. Market place
Cuthbert Mrs. Elizabeth, Kirton
Dunn Mrs. Mary, Kirton
Foster Geo. esq. (coroner) Kirton
Fox John, esq. Kirton
Fox Richard, gent. Kirton
Johnson John, gent. Kirton
Ousby Rev. Robert, Kirton
Richter Rev. H.W. Kirton
Short Thomas, gent. Kirton
Stamp Richard, gent. Kirton
Thorpe Mrs. Elizabeth, Kirton
Williamson Robert, gent. Kirton

ACADEMIES AND SCHOOLS
Colley Sarah, (day) Kirton
NATIONAL SCHOOL, Kirton - Wm. Caistor, master
Ousby Rev. Robt, (boarding)Kirton
Richter Rev. H.W.(boarding)Kirton
Slater Mary, (boardg & day)Kirton

PROFESSIONAL PERSONS.
Foster and Palmer, surgeons
Fox George, surgeon
Hind Geo. surgeon, Market place
Nicholson Thos. attorney, Market place
Thorpe George, attorney

INNS, TAVERNS AND PUBLIC HOUSES.
Black Swan Inn, J.Travis, Market place
Crown, Robt. Atkinson, Market place
Gate, John Frow
George Inn, Ann Briarley, Market place
Lord Nelson, Hy.Stainton, Market place
Red Lion, John Fox
Unicorn, George Watkinson

SHOPKEEPERS,TRADERS,&c
Atkinson Wm. boot & shoe maker
Barkworth George, tailor
Bland Richard, rope maker
Blow John, governor of workhouse
Brown John, corn miller
Clixby William, blacksmith
Coachefer John, tailor
Cockrill Richd. brick & rope maker
Colley John, joiner
Cooper George, butcher
Cooper Wm. butcher, Market place
Dodds Jos. watch & clock maker
Dodds Rebecca, milliner & dress maker
Dowlman Elizabeth,baker & miller
Dowlman Jno. boot & shoe maker
Dowlman William, wheelwright
Eaby Wm, boot & shoe maker
Fairweather Wm. plumber & glazier
Fowler & Son, grocers and linen drapers, North green
Fox Jane, milliner & dress maker
Garbut William, tailor, draper and hatter, Market place
Guy William, lime burner
Harrison Wm. boot & shoe maker
Hill Samuel, maltster
Hollingworth John, bricklayer and builder
Hutchinson Jno. butcher, Market place
Hutchinson John, joiner
Keay Wm.E. blacksmith
Kennington Christopher, tailor, draper and hatter, Market place
Kennington Robert, painter
Lee & Borman, grocers & linen drapers
Lee John, keeper of house of correction
Lee Saml. ironmonger & hardware dealer
Marris John B. joiner
Moss John, butcher
Moss Thomas, grocer, linen draper and tallow chandler, Market place
Nicholson Francis, machine maker
North John, wheelwright
North Wm. boot & shoe maker
Otter Robert, butcher
Parkin Geo. overseer & constable
Parkinson Joseph, brick maker
Peele Chas.Rd. grocer, linen draper and tallow chandler,Market place
Penn Thos. shoemaker, Market place
Petch Ann, straw hat maker
Petch Geo. bricklayer & builder
Petch John, maltster
Petch Thos. bricklayer & builder
Pindar Rebecca, baker & flour dealer
Pindar Sarah, baker & flour dealer
Powell James, blacksmith
Rands Mary, milliner & dress maker
Rowley Jas. bricklayer & builder
Rowley Langley, saddler
Scarcliff Eleanor, milliner & dress maker, Market place
Scarcliff Mary,blacksmith,Market place
Scott William, tailor
Sergeant George, butcher
Sherlock John, whitesmith
Smith Elizabeth, milliner and dress maker, Market place
Smith John, boot & shoe maker
Smith Thomas, perfumer and toy dealer, Market place
Smith William,tailor
Spring Redshaw, saddler, Market place
Stainton Edward, corn miller
Stothard John, plumber & glazier
Thorpe George, fire office agent and stamp distributor
Turner Joseph, ironmonger & hardware dealer, Market place
Walker William, wheelwright
Watson George, maltster
White John, watch & clock maker
Wilkinson Thos. blacksmith, Market place
Wilson George, butcher
Winley John, leather breeches maker, Market place

CARRIERS.
To BRIGG, Ths. Taylor, from the Crown, & Thos. North & Thos. Woodall, from their own houses, every Thurs. morning.
To GAINSBOROUGH, Thomas North and Thomas Woodall, from their own houses, and Thomas Taylor, from the Crown, every Saturday morning.
To HULL & BRIGG, Thomas Hall and Joseph Wattam, every Monday.
To LINCOLN, Joseph Wattam, every morning.

TL;DR - Conclusion.

1828 was a leap year and so had an extra day, but for James Pigot, compiling his first 'national' directory, one extra day wasn't enough and so he took a goodly chunk of 1829 too before he published his 'National Commercial Directory for 1828-9'. Meanwhile, George IV was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover. The Duke of Wellington was Prime Minister. Burke was hanged and Hare was released. Oxford won the boat race, Mary Anning discovers Britain's first pterosaur fossil, London zoo opened, Stephenson's Rocket won the Rainhill Trials and the Metropolitan Police started their first stop and search campaign.