North Petherton in Kelly’s Directory of Somerset, 1897

Extracted report covering people, residences, occupations, businesses, churches, schools, public offices, organisations and related hamlets.

Scope and method

This report consolidates all North Petherton material found in the supplied parts of Kelly’s Directory of Somerset (1897). It preserves the original directory structure where useful, but reorganises the information by place, people, businesses and institutions. Where the directory gives no street, farm or house name, this is recorded as “North Petherton” or “not stated” rather than guessed. Moorland / North Moor Green and Huntworth are included because the directory identifies Moorland as formed from North Petherton civil parish and Huntworth as a hamlet of North Petherton.

Note on spelling: historic spelling and directory wording have been retained where possible. A small number of OCR-uncertain names are shown with a cautious variant, for example Alpin/Aplin and Gardner/Gaedner.

Executive summary

• Place and population: North Petherton was described as a large village and parish with a civil population of 3,552 in 1891 and an ecclesiastical population of 2,041.
• Church life: St. Mary’s was the parish church, with a Congregational chapel in the village. Moorland / North Moor Green had SS. Peter and John, a Congregational chapel at Fordgate, and a Baptist chapel at Moorland.
• Education: A North Petherton and St. Michael Church School Board governed the local Board School. North Moor Green also had a mixed Board School under North Petherton School Board.
• Economy: The directory shows an agricultural parish with many named farms, market gardeners and livestock dealers, but also a strong range of shops, inns, trades, mills, builders, brewers and professional services.
• Public services: The village had a post, money order and telegraph office, carriers to Bridgwater, registration and vaccination officers, a medical officer/public vaccinator, a cemetery and Parish Council involvement.

1. Topographical and administrative overview

Topic	Information from the directory
Location	Large village and parish, 3 miles south-by-west from Bridgwater station on the Bristol and Exeter section of the Great Western main line.
Administrative position	In Bridgwater division of Somerset, hundred of North Petherton, Bridgwater petty sessional division, union and county court district; rural deanery of Bridgwater, archdeaconry of Taunton, diocese of Bath and Wells.
Waterways and roads	The River Parrett and the Taunton and Bridgwater Canal passed through the parish. The village lay on the high road from Bridgwater to Taunton.
Acreage and value	Civil parish: 10,431 acres of land, 53 acres of water, 17 acres of tidal water and 16 acres of foreshore. Rateable value: £27,585.
Population, 1891	Civil population: 3,552. Ecclesiastical population: 2,041. Moorland / North Moor Green population: 702.
Agriculture	Soil described as red marl, loam and sandy, with various subsoil. Crops: wheat, oats, barley and green crops, with a good portion of pasture land.
Administrative change	Under the Divided Parishes Act 1882, Cular and Lyng Drove was transferred from North Petherton to Lyng.

2. Churches, chapels and religious life

Institution / topic	Details
St. Mary, North Petherton	Red sandstone church in Later English style; chancel, nave of six bays, aisles, north and south porches, and western tower with clock and six bells. Bells recast and rehung by Mears and Stainbank at a cost of £360. New organ erected in 1888 at a cost of over £600. Restorations since 1873 cost £1,284. Sittings for 700. Registers from 1558.
Vicarage	Living valued at £450 net yearly with residence. Patron: S. V. P. Michell of Belmont, Taunton. Held from 1894 by Rev. Percy Turner Michell M.A. of Queen’s College, Oxford.
Portman chapel memorial	A memorial window in the Portman chapel was placed by the Hon. Mrs. M. B. Portman to her late husband, the Hon. Maurice Portman.
Congregational chapel, North Petherton	Stone chapel in Lombardic style, erected in 1833.
Moorland / North Moor Green Church	Church of SS. Peter and John, stone, with nave, south porch and turret containing one bell. Sittings for 300. Register from 1835.
Moorland living	Vicarage in the gift of the vicar of North Petherton, yearly value £110. It was held since 1864 by Rev. James Hunt B.A. of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, who also held Donegore, Dunmurry, Ireland, and was non-resident; Rev. Henry John Frye had been curate in charge since 1893.
Moorland chapels	Congregational chapel at Fordgate, erected in 1863; Baptist chapel at Moorland.

3. Schools, post, public offices and transport

Schools

School / body	Details
North Petherton School Board	School Board of 7 members formed April 16, 1875 for the united district of North Petherton and St. Michael Church. Paul O. H. Reed and T. M. Reed of Bridgwater were clerks to the board.
Board School, North Petherton	Erected in 1877 for 120 boys, 140 girls and 150 infants. Average attendance: 125 boys, 120 girls and 120 infants. Staff: Harry Philip Apter, master; Mrs. Harriet Day, mistress; Miss Kate Nation, infants’ mistress.
Board School, North Moor Green	Mixed school under North Petherton School Board; erected in 1857 for 140 children. Average attendance 85. William Skinnard, master.
St. Michael Church link	St. Michael Church was included in the North Petherton School Board district; children attended the Board School at North Newton.

Post, carriers, police, courts and public officers

Service / office	Details
Post Office	Post, Money Order and Telegraph Office, T.M.O., Savings Bank, Express Delivery, Parcel Post, Annuity and Insurance Office. William Burrows, sub-postmaster.
Postal times	Letters arrived from Bridgwater at 7 a.m. and 4.20 p.m.; dispatched at 11 a.m. and 6.55 p.m. Huntworth delivery was 6.50 a.m.
Wall boxes	North Petherton wall box cleared 7.15 p.m.; Hedging wall box cleared 9 a.m. and 5.30 p.m.; Shearston wall box cleared 9.50 a.m. weekdays only.
Carriers to Bridgwater	James Coram daily; Burrows daily (forename not stated in carrier line).
Police and courts	North Petherton is named as a station in the Bridgwater police district and was within the Bridgwater County Court jurisdiction.
Public health and registration	Caesar Frederick Hawkins was Medical Officer and Public Vaccinator. Thomas Hallett was Registrar of Births and Deaths, Vaccination Officer and Relieving Officer; Mrs. Louisa Hallett was Deputy Registrar.

4. Charities, cemetery, Parish Council and landowners

Charities and cemetery

Charity / institution	Details
Dorothy Cheeke charity	A house and land were given in 1867 for teaching six or more poor children.
Thomas Bacon rent-charge	A £2 rent-charge was recorded.
Sir Thomas Wroth charity	£500 left by will in 1721; interest applied under a Charity Commissioners scheme for children attending Board schools, in money or prizes.
Cemetery	Cemetery formed in 1856, enlarged and re-consecrated, one quarter mile east of the church, with two mortuary chapels. Controlled by the Parish Council of 13 members. Samuel Collings Brown was cemetery clerk.

Landowners and lordship of the manor

Name	Connection to North Petherton	Source
Viscount Portman	Chief landowner	Part 4, pp. 341-342
Nation, William Hamilton Codrington	Of Rockbeare, near Exeter; chief landowner	Part 4, p. 341
Slade, Sir Cuthbert, bart.	Of Maunsell House, North Newton; lord of the manor and chief landowner	Part 4, p. 341
Kemeys-Tynte, Halswell Milborne	Of Halswell House, Goathurst; chief landowner	Part 4, p. 341
Meade-King, Lt.-Col. William Oliver	Of 10 Gunterstone Road, London W; chief landowner	Part 4, p. 341
Kinglake, Rev. Frederick Charles M.A.	Rector of West Monkton; chief landowner	Part 4, p. 341

5. People listed as private residents of North Petherton

This table follows the private residents section of the North Petherton entry. Occupations are added only where another part of the entry or associated administrative/trade sections identify them.

Name	Residence / address	What they did or connection	Source
Brown, Samuel Collings	Heathfield	Private resident; also listed as cemetery clerk in the commercial/public entries.	Part 4, p. 342
Chick, Joseph	Brae Side	Private resident.	Part 4, p. 342
Coles, Henry James	Oak Cottage	Private resident.	Part 4, p. 342
Gent, Henry	Crossway Cottage	Private resident.	Part 4, p. 342
Havill, Mrs	Not stated	Private resident.	Part 4, p. 342
Hawkins, Caesar Frederick	Ashway Villa	Surgeon; Medical Officer and Public Vaccinator, 10th District, Bridgwater Union.	Part 4, p. 342
Hearne, George	Fair Lawn Villa	Private resident.	Part 4, p. 342
Herniman, Job	Hammett Street	Private resident.	Part 4, p. 342
Hodson, Rev. Grenville Heber Frodsham Elton B.A.	Batt’s House	Rector of St. Michael; resident at North Petherton.	Part 4, p. 342; St. Michael entry
Hurman, Rev. Benjamin	Compass Villa	Congregational minister.	Part 4, p. 342
James, Alfred B.	Shovel Hill	Private resident; also identified in the county section as Alfred Bartlett James, County Council member for North Petherton.	Part 4, p. 342; Part 1, county list
Keen, Rev. John	Not stated	Congregational minister.	Part 4, p. 342
Michell, Rev. Percy Turner M.A.	The Vicarage	Vicar of North Petherton; held living from 1894.	Part 4, pp. 341-342
Monday, William	Fore Street	Private resident.	Part 4, p. 342
Nation, Mrs	Mill Cottage	Private resident.	Part 4, p. 342
Neat, George	Not stated	Private resident.	Part 4, p. 342
Nicholls, Edgar	Woolmersdon House	Private resident.	Part 4, p. 342
Portman, Hon. Mrs. Maurice Berkeley	Ashfield	Private resident; connected to Portman family landownership and church memorial.	Part 4, pp. 341-342
Townsend, Mrs	Pound Street	Private resident.	Part 4, p. 342
Walker, H. Banes	Verriers	Private resident; the trade directory names H. Banes Walker as managing director of Starkey, Knight & Ford Ltd.	Part 4, p. 342; trade directory
Warren, Mrs	Fore Street	Private resident.	Part 4, p. 342
Winslade, Walter	Shearston	Private resident.	Part 4, p. 342
Yeandle, James	Fore Street	Private resident.	Part 4, p. 342
Yeandle, Thomas	Tapper’s Lane	Private resident.	Part 4, p. 342

6. People, shops, businesses and occupations in North Petherton

This is the main commercial directory section for North Petherton. It includes farmers, shops, trades, inns, public offices and larger businesses. The address column is the location printed in the directory; where none is printed, it is recorded simply as North Petherton.

Name / business	Address / location	Trade, role or activity	Source
Aish, Charles	North Petherton	Wheelwright	Part 4, p. 342
Aish, Jeremiah	North Petherton	Pig dealer	Part 4, p. 342
Ames, Thomas	Rydon Farm	Farmer	Part 4, p. 342
Alpin/Aplin, Thomas	Wheelstock Farm	Farmer	Part 4, p. 342; spelling checked against trade listing where possible
Avery, Henry	Staffland Farm	Farmer	Part 4, p. 342
Bennett, Charlotte (Mrs.)	North Petherton	Shoeing smith	Part 4, p. 342
Bennett, John	Rydon	Market gardener	Part 4, p. 342
Bennett, Thomas	Bankland	Market gardener	Part 4, p. 342
Bennett, William	North Petherton	Tobacconist and jeweller	Part 4, p. 342
Bond, John	Parkersfield	Farmer	Part 4, p. 342
Bond, Samuel	Moon Lane	Market gardener	Part 4, p. 342
Bond, Thomas Hellings	Petherton Park	Farmer	Part 4, p. 342
Brewer, James Hurford	North Petherton	Plumber	Part 4, p. 342
Browning, Silas	North Petherton	Blacksmith	Part 4, p. 342
Bult, Henry	Rydon	Market gardener	Part 4, p. 342
Burge, James	Rhode	Farmer	Part 4, p. 342
Burrows, Frederick William	North Petherton	Carpenter	Part 4, p. 342
Burrows, William	Post Office	Saddler; sub-postmaster	Part 4, p. 342
Burston, Charles	North Petherton	Pig dealer	Part 4, p. 342
Burston, Frederick	Moorland Court	Farmer	Part 4, p. 342
Burston, Frederick William	Coombes	Farmer	Part 4, p. 342
Burston, John	North Petherton	Sheep dealer	Part 4, p. 342
Callow, David	Heathfield	Farmer	Part 4, p. 342
Callow, William	Haydon Farm	Farmer	Part 4, p. 342
Carkett, William	North Petherton	Tailor	Part 4, p. 342
Cemetery	Quarter mile east of the church	Cemetery controlled by the Parish Council; Samuel Collings Brown listed as clerk	Part 4, pp. 341-342; trade directory
Channing, Frederick	North Petherton	Beer retailer	Part 4, p. 342
Chick, Daniel	Pound Street	Market gardener	Part 4, p. 342
Chidley, Joseph	North Petherton	Beer retailer	Part 4, p. 342
Clark, William	Clarence Hotel	Hotel keeper / hotel proprietor	Part 4, p. 342
Clatworthy, John & Sons	Office and workshops, Fore Street	Builders, joiners and contractors; plasterers, painters, plumbers, paperhangers; sand merchants and quarry owners; builders’ merchants, slaters and hauliers	Part 4, p. 342; trade directory
Coate, Henry	Hadworthy Farm	Cattle dealer	Part 4, p. 342
Coate, James	Spitgrove	Cattle dealer	Part 4, p. 342
Coate, John	Chapel Hill	Farmer; cattle and sheep dealer and breeder	Part 4, p. 342; trade directory
Coate, William	Brook Farm	Farmer	Part 4, p. 342
Collard, William	Chadmead	Market gardener	Part 4, p. 342
Coram, Francis	Woolmersdon	Machine proprietor and farmer	Part 4, p. 342
Coram, James	Swan Inn	Inn keeper; also daily carrier to Bridgwater	Part 4, p. 342
Coram, Samuel	Woolmersdon	Farmer	Part 4, p. 342
Courtenay, George	George Hotel	Hotel keeper / hotel proprietor	Part 4, p. 342
Culverwell, Jasper	Clavelshay	Farmer	Part 4, p. 342
Dare, John	Ashes	Farmer	Part 4, p. 342
Davey, Frederick	Compass	Beer retailer	Part 4, p. 342
Day Brothers	North Petherton	Farmers	Part 4, p. 342
Day, James	Dunwear Farm	Farmer	Part 4, p. 342
Day, Samuel	Dyer’s Green	Farmer	Part 4, p. 342
Day, Samuel	Whitestocks	Farmer	Part 4, p. 342
Drake, Samuel	North Petherton	Smith	Part 4, p. 342
Dunn, Mark	Chadmead	Mason	Part 4, p. 342
Durman, Frederick James	North Petherton	Plumber	Part 4, p. 342
Durman, George	Moorsherd	Market gardener	Part 4, p. 342
Durman, Henry	Spanish Hill	Market gardener	Part 4, p. 342
Edbrooke, William	Rhode	Farmer	Part 4, p. 342
Escott, Isaac	Newton Road	Market gardener	Part 4, p. 342
Farthing, Herbert	North Petherton	Farmer	Part 4, p. 342
Fear, Joseph	West Yeo	Farmer	Part 4, p. 342
Fursland, Samuel	Malt & Hops P.H.	Public house keeper	Part 4, p. 342
Gardner/Gaedner, Matthew	North Petherton	Watch maker	Part 4, p. 342; spelling uncertain in OCR
Gillard, James	Ball’s Farm	Farmer	Part 4, p. 342
Haines, William	North Petherton	Builder	Part 4, p. 342
Hallett, Louisa (Mrs.)	North Petherton	Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths, North Petherton district, Bridgwater Union	Part 4, p. 342
Hallett, Thomas	North Petherton	Vaccination officer and registrar of births and deaths for North Petherton sub-district; relieving officer for No. 3 district, Bridgwater Union; also insurance agent	Part 4, p. 342; Bridgwater Union section
Harden, Elizabeth (Mrs.)	North Petherton	Water miller	Part 4, p. 342
Hawkins, Caesar Frederick M.R.C.S.Eng.	Ashway Villa	Surgeon; Medical Officer and Public Vaccinator, 10th district, Bridgwater Union	Part 4, p. 342
Heal, Robert	King’s Farm	Farmer	Part 4, p. 342
Hopkins, George	Brewery Lane	Market gardener	Part 4, p. 342
Hutchings, Thomas	Daws Farm	Farmer	Part 4, p. 342
Irish, Charles	North Petherton	Boot and shoe maker	Part 4, p. 342
Jeanes, Henry	Bankland	Farmer	Part 4, p. 342
Jenkins, John F.	Church Hill Farm	Farmer	Part 4, p. 342
Jones, Joseph Henry	North Petherton	Farmer	Part 4, p. 342
Merson, Frank James	Farringdon Farm	Farmer	Part 4, p. 342
Milton, Henry	Bulkshay Farm	Farmer	Part 4, p. 342
Morris, Albert	Goodings Farm	Farmer	Part 4, p. 342
Nation, James	North Petherton	Miller, water	Part 4, p. 342
Pearcy, Emily (Miss)	Fore Street	Dress maker	Part 4, p. 342
Phillips, Tom	Lamb Inn	Inn keeper / public house keeper	Part 4, p. 342
Pierce, William	North Petherton	Shopkeeper	Part 4, p. 342
Pocock, Charlotte (Mrs.)	North Petherton	Beer retailer	Part 4, p. 342
Pocock, Jeremiah	North Petherton	Saddler	Part 4, p. 342
Pocock, Robert	Baymead	Horse dealer	Part 4, p. 342
Properjohn, George	North Petherton	Builder	Part 4, p. 342
Radford, Francis	Shearston	Farmer	Part 4, p. 342
Rainey, William H.	Dunwear	Farmer	Part 4, p. 342
Rayner, George Stanley	North Petherton	Grocer and draper	Part 4, p. 342
Rich, Anne (Mrs.) & Son	North Petherton	Saddlers	Part 4, p. 342
Rich, Francis	North Petherton	Stone mason and sexton	Part 4, p. 342
Ridge, Henry	North Petherton	Wheelwright and carpenter	Part 4, p. 342
Ridge, James	North Petherton	Blacksmith	Part 4, p. 342
Rogers, James Edward	North Petherton	Butcher	Part 4, p. 342
Rogers, John	North Petherton	Butcher	Part 4, p. 342
Saunders, William	Dye House	Haulier	Part 4, p. 342
Scott, Albert	North Petherton	Draper	Part 4, p. 342
Sellick, Anthony	Mill Street	Mason	Part 4, p. 342
Sellick, Joseph	Sellick’s Lane	Market gardener	Part 4, p. 342
Shepherd, Harry	Fore Street	Tailor, family grocer and provision dealer, draper and general outfitter; ladies’ cycling and walking costumes; gents’ riding breeches a speciality	Part 4, p. 342
Slocombe, John & William	North Petherton	Builders	Part 4, p. 342
Slocombe, John	North Petherton; also Bridgwater	Wholesale and retail basket, table and wicker-chair manufacturer; artistic wicker furniture; willow grower/dealer; importer of rush plait; cane work manufacturer	Part 4, p. 342
Smith, Alfred	Compass	Basket maker	Part 4, p. 342
Starkey, Knight & Ford Limited	North Petherton Brewery; also Taunton and Bridgwater	Cider manufacturers and brewers	Part 4, p. 342; trade directory/advertisement
Townsend & Son	North Petherton	Grocers	Part 4, p. 342
Townsend & Co.	North Petherton	Builders	Part 4, p. 342
Tozer, George	North Petherton	Baker and grocer	Part 4, p. 342
Tregaskis, Valentine	North Petherton	Hair dresser	Part 4, p. 343
Tucker, John & Son	Fore Street and North Petherton steam mills	Millers, bakers and corn dealers; water/steam mill noted	Part 4, p. 343; trade directory
Warner, Charles	Whitestocks	Beer retailer	Part 4, p. 343
Warren, Emma J. (Miss)	North Petherton	Shopkeeper	Part 4, p. 343
Warren, Thomas	Baymead	Miller, water and steam	Part 4, p. 343
Warren, William Richard	North Petherton	Baker	Part 4, p. 343
Watts, Charles	North Petherton	Shoe maker	Part 4, p. 343
Weeks, John (late George Knight)	North Petherton	Tailor, draper, outfitter, grocer etc.; agent for W. & A. Gilbey Ltd wines and spirits, Starkey, Knight & Ford Ltd and Arnold & Co. ales and stout; agent for Liverpool & London & Globe and Railway Passengers Accidental insurance companies; ‘The People’s Reliable Stores’	Part 4, p. 343
West, Charles	North Petherton	Greengrocer	Part 4, p. 343
White, Samuel	Boomer Farm	Farmer	Part 4, p. 343
Wilkins, Charles William	North Petherton	Shoe maker	Part 4, p. 343
Wilkins, E.	Milestone Farm	Farmer	Part 4, p. 343
Wilkins, Thomas	North Petherton	Dairyman	Part 4, p. 343
Williams, James	High Street	Carpenter	Part 4, p. 343
Williams, James	Hammett Street	Shoe maker	Part 4, p. 343
Williams, John	North Petherton	Carpenter	Part 4, p. 343

7. Huntworth hamlet

The main North Petherton entry states that Huntworth was a hamlet about one and a half miles north-east of North Petherton. The Huntworth listing appears immediately before the South Petherton entry.

Name	Residence / location	What they did or connection	Source
Dawes, Misses	Huntworth	Private residents	Part 4, p. 343
Goldsmith, Harry St. Barbe	Huntworth House	Private resident; manager of Stuckey’s Bank in Bridgwater and treasurer to North Petherton Parish Council among others	Part 4, p. 343; Bridgwater entry
Baker, Mary Ann (Mrs.)	Huntworth	Beer retailer	Part 4, p. 343
Milton, Thomas	Huntworth Park Farm	Farmer	Part 4, p. 343
Moat, William	Huntworth	Farmer	Part 4, p. 343
Pocock, Joseph	Huntworth	Market gardener	Part 4, p. 343
Priscott, Alfred	Huntworth	Blacksmith	Part 4, p. 343
Wills, George	Huntworth	Farmer	Part 4, p. 343
Winslade, Rebecca (Mrs.)	Huntworth	Market gardener	Part 4, p. 343

8. Moorland / North Moor Green and Fordgate

The directory treats Moorland, also called North Moor Green, as a separate ecclesiastical parish formed from North Petherton on 11 February 1845. It included Fordgate, West Yeo, Somerset Bridge and a few houses in Huntworth. It was about 3 miles north from Athelney station and about 5 miles south-east from Bridgwater. The population in 1891 was 702.

People and businesses in Moorland / North Moor Green

Name	Residence / location	What they did or connection	Source
Frye, Rev. Henry John	Vicarage, North Moor Green	Curate in charge of Moorland / North Moor Green since 1893	Part 4, p. 326
Ames, William	Moorland	Farmer	Part 4, p. 326
Brewer, James	Moorland	Farmer	Part 4, p. 326
Haddon, Charles	Moorland	Farmer	Part 4, p. 326
Hutchings, Henry	Moorland	Farmer	Part 4, p. 326
Hutchings, James	Post Office	Farmer and sub-postmaster	Part 4, p. 326
Hutchings, John	Moorland	Farmer	Part 4, p. 326
Hutchings, Thomas Frederick	Moorland	Farmer	Part 4, p. 326
Lang, Albert	Northmoor	Farmer	Part 4, p. 326
Lake, Benjamin	Moorland	Farmer	Part 4, p. 326
Moat, Samuel	Moorland	Farmer	Part 4, p. 326
Peach, James	West Yeo	Farmer	Part 4, p. 326
Slocombe, James	Moorland	Beer retailer	Part 4, p. 326
Wills, Edwin	Moorland	Farmer	Part 4, p. 326
Wills, George	Moorland	Farmer	Part 4, p. 326
Wills, James	Moorland	Farmer	Part 4, p. 326

People and businesses in Fordgate

Name	Residence / location	What they did or connection	Source
Leakey, Samuel	Fordgate	Occupation not stated	Part 4, p. 326
Collings, James	Fordgate	Farmer	Part 4, p. 326
Fear, Clifford	Fordgate	Farmer	Part 4, p. 326
Venn, Henry James	Fordgate	Beer retailer	Part 4, p. 326

9. Shops, businesses and organisations by type

Business / organisation type	Summary
Agriculture and land	The parish had a strong agricultural base: farmers, market gardeners, cattle dealers, sheep dealers, pig dealers, a horse dealer, dairyman and millers appear throughout the directory. Named farms include Rydon, Wheelstock, Staffland, Parkersfield, Petherton Park, Moorland Court, Haydon, Hadworthy, Brook, Woolmersdon, Dunwear, Daws, Farringdon, Bulkshay, Goodings, Shearston, Boomer and Milestone.
Inns, hotels and beer houses	Clarence Hotel, George Hotel, Swan Inn, Lamb Inn and Malt & Hops P.H. are named. Beer retailers include Frederick Channing, Joseph Chidley, Frederick Davey at Compass, Charlotte Pocock and Charles Warner at Whitestocks.
Food, groceries and provisions	George Tozer is listed as baker and grocer; Townsend & Son as grocers; Harry Shepherd as family grocer and provision dealer; John Weeks as tailor/draper/outfitter/grocer and agent for wines, spirits, ales and insurance; George Stanley Rayner as grocer and draper; Charles West as greengrocer; William Richard Warren as baker.
Clothing and personal trades	Tailors and outfitters include William Carkett, Harry Shepherd and John Weeks. Dress making is listed for Emily Pearcy. Hairdressing is listed for Valentine Tregaskis. Boot/shoe work is listed for Charles Irish, Charles Watts, Charles William Wilkins and James Williams.
Building and practical trades	Builders, joiners, contractors, blacksmiths, wheelwrights, carpenters, masons, plumbers, saddlers, watch makers and basket/wicker makers are heavily represented. Clatworthy John & Sons and Slocombe John are among the larger concerns.
Manufacturing and mills	Starkey, Knight & Ford Ltd operated as cider manufacturers and brewers with a North Petherton brewery. Tucker John & Son operated Fore Street and North Petherton steam mills and were also bakers and corn dealers. Local millers include Elizabeth Harden, James Nation and Thomas Warren.
Public and professional services	Caesar Frederick Hawkins served as surgeon, medical officer and public vaccinator. Thomas Hallett served as registrar/vaccination/relieving officer. William Burrows ran the Post Office and was a saddler. James Coram and Burrows are named as carriers to Bridgwater.

10. Trade directory cross-references

Kelly’s trade directory repeats and classifies many of the North Petherton entries by trade. The table below gives the most relevant cross-references found across the supplied trade-directory parts.

Trade directory category	Name / entry	Location / detail	Source
Basket and sieve makers	Slocombe, John	North Petherton; also Bridgwater	Part 7, trade directory
Basket and sieve makers	Smith, Alfred	Compass, North Petherton	Part 7, trade directory
Beer retailers	Channing, Frederick	North Petherton	Part 7, trade directory
Beer retailers	Chidley, Joseph	North Petherton	Part 7, trade directory
Beer retailers	Pocock, Charlotte (Mrs.)	North Petherton	Part 7, trade directory
Beer retailers	Slocombe, James	Moorland	Part 7, trade directory
Boot and shoe makers	Irish, Charles	North Petherton	Part 7, trade directory
Builders	Clatworthy, John & Sons	Office and workshops, Fore Street, North Petherton	Part 7, trade directory
Builders	Haines, William	North Petherton	Part 7, trade directory
Cattle dealers	Coate, John	Chapel Hill, North Petherton	Part 7, trade directory
Cemetery	North Petherton Cemetery	Samuel Collings Brown, clerk to burial board	Part 7, trade directory
Cider manufacturers / brewers	Starkey, Knight & Ford Ltd	North Petherton Brewery; offices also at Bridgwater, Taunton and Tiverton	Part 7/8 trade directory and advertisement
Corn dealers	Tucker, John & Son	Fore Street and North Petherton steam mills	Part 7, trade directory
Dairymen	Wilkins, Thomas	North Petherton	Part 7, trade directory
Drapers	Shepherd, Harry	Fore Street, North Petherton	Part 7, trade directory
Drapers	Weeks, John	The People’s Reliable Stores, North Petherton	Part 7, trade directory
Farmers	Ames, Thomas; Avery, Henry; Aplin, Thomas; Bond, Thomas Hellings; Peach, James; White, Samuel	North Petherton, Petherton Park, West Yeo and related farms	Part 7, trade directory
Fruiterers and greengrocers	West, Charles	North Petherton	Part 7, trade directory
Grocers	Townsend & Son; Tozer, George	North Petherton	Part 7, trade directory
Hauliers	Saunders, William; Clatworthy, John & Sons	Dye House and Fore Street, North Petherton	Part 7, trade directory
Hotels	Clarence Hotel; George Hotel	William Clark; George Courtenay	Part 7, trade directory
Insurance agents	Hallett, Thomas; Townsend, F.	North Petherton / Fore Street	Part 7, trade directory
Maltsters	Starkey, Knight & Ford Ltd	North Petherton	Part 8, trade directory
Market gardeners	Bennett, John; Bennett, Thomas; Bult, Henry; Escott, Isaac	Rydon, Bankland, Newton Road	Part 8, trade directory
Millers	Harden, Elizabeth (Mrs.); Tucker, John & Son	North Petherton; North Petherton steam mills	Part 8, trade directory
Pig dealers	Aish, Jeremiah	North Petherton	Part 8, trade directory
Public houses	Lamb Inn; Malt & Hops P.H.; Swan Inn	Tom Phillips; Samuel Fursland; James Coram	Part 8, trade directory and main entry
Saddlers	Rich, Anne (Mrs.) & Son	North Petherton	Part 8, trade directory
Sand merchants	Clatworthy, John & Sons	Fore Street, North Petherton	Part 8, trade directory
Sheep breeders	Coate, John	Chapel Hill, North Petherton	Part 8, trade directory
Shopkeepers	Warren, Emma J. (Miss)	North Petherton	Part 8, trade directory
Shoeing smiths	Bennett, Charlotte (Mrs.)	North Petherton	Part 8, trade directory
Smiths	Browning, Silas; Ridge, James	North Petherton	Part 8, trade directory
Stonemasons	Dunn, Mark; Rich, Francis	Chadmead / North Petherton	Part 8, trade directory
Surgeons	Hawkins, Caesar Frederick	Ashway Villa, North Petherton	Part 8, trade directory
Wheelwrights	Aish, Charles	North Petherton	Part 8, trade directory

11. Source notes

Source	How it was used
Kelly’s Directory of Somerset, 1897, Part 4, pp. 341-343	Principal North Petherton entry: description, church, charities, landowners, postal services, officers, school and resident/commercial listings.
Kelly’s Directory of Somerset, 1897, Part 4, p. 326	Moorland / North Moor Green separate ecclesiastical parish formed from North Petherton, with Fordgate and West Yeo listings.
Kelly’s Directory of Somerset, 1897, Part 1	Index, county lists, administrative and council references.
Kelly’s Directory of Somerset, 1897, Part 2	Bridgwater Union, county court, police, public officers and school-board references linked to North Petherton.
Kelly’s Directory of Somerset, 1897, Parts 7-8	Trade directory cross-references for North Petherton businesses and occupations.

End of report.