North Petherton in Kelly’s Directory of Somerset, 1902

Extracted residents, trades, public services, churches, schools and organisations

Source set: Kelly’s Directory of Somerset, 1902, Parts 1-9

Scope and method. This document consolidates every North Petherton-specific entry found in the supplied Kelly’s Directory files, including the main parish entry, Huntworth, Moorland / North Moor Green, related administrative references, trade-directory cross-references and the Starkey, Knight & Ford county advertisement. Original spellings and terms have largely been retained; obvious OCR uncertainties are noted where relevant.

Principal source for the main parish entry: Kelly’s Directory of Somerset, 1902, Part 4, printed pp. 353-354. Moorland / North Moor Green: Part 4, printed pp. 336-337. Trade Directory cross-references: Parts 7-8. Starkey, Knight & Ford advertisement: Part 9, county advertisements, p. 18.

1. Parish overview: North Petherton

Source: Kelly’s Directory of Somerset, 1902, Part 4, printed pp. 353-354.

Topic	Information
Location	Large village and parish, 3 miles south-by-west from Bridgwater station on the Bristol and Exeter section of the Great Western Railway.
Administrative position	Bridgwater division of the county; Hundred of North Petherton; petty sessional division, union and county court district of Bridgwater; rural deanery of Bridgwater; archdeaconry of Taunton; diocese of Bath and Wells.
Waterways	The river Parrett and the Taunton and Bridgwater Canal pass through the parish.
Village layout	One main street on the high road from Bridgwater to Taunton, with a few smaller streets on either side.
Soil and produce	Soil: red marl, loam and sandy; subsoil various. Chief crops: wheat, oats, barley and green crops, with a good portion of pasture land.
Area and rateable value	Civil parish: 10,273 acres of land, 53 of water, 17 of tidal water and 16 of foreshore. Rateable value: £27,522.
Population	In 1891: civil parish 3,552; ecclesiastical parish 2,041.
Boundary change	Under the Divided Parishes Act, 1882, Cularand Lyng Drove was transferred from North Petherton to Lyng. The spelling is preserved from the directory OCR/source text.
Moorland / North Moor Green	An ecclesiastical parish formed from North Petherton civil parish; treated separately in the directory and summarised later in this document.
Huntworth	Hamlet about 1.5 miles north-east of North Petherton.

2. Churches, cemetery, charities and religious organisations

Source: Kelly’s Directory of Somerset, 1902, Part 4, printed pp. 353-354; Moorland details from printed pp. 336-337.

Church / religious or charitable body	Details
St. Mary, North Petherton	Parish church of red sandstone in the Later English style. It consisted of chancel, nave of six bays, aisles, north and south porches and an embattled western tower with pinnacles of the Decorated period. The tower contained a clock and six bells, recast and rehung by Mears and Stainbank at a cost of £360. A new organ was erected in 1888 at a cost of over £600. A memorial window was placed in the Portman chapel by Hon. Mrs. M. B. Portman to her late husband, Hon. Maurice Portman, and a new vestry had been erected. The church had been restored since 1873 at a cost of £1,284 and had sittings for 700 people. Register dates from 1558.
Living of St. Mary	Vicarage, net yearly value £485 with residence, in the gift of S. V. P. Michell Esq. of Belmont, Taunton. Held since 1894 by Rev. Percy Turner Michell M.A. of Queen’s College, Oxford.
Congregational chapel, North Petherton	Stone building in the Lombardic style, erected in 1833. Rev. David Lloyd is listed as Congregational minister, Clare Street.
Cemetery	Formed in 1856, later enlarged and re-consecrated, situated a quarter of a mile east of the church. It had two mortuary chapels and was under the control of the Parish Council of 13 members. William Henry Palmer was listed as clerk.
Charities	A house and land gifted by Dorothy Cheeke in 1867 for teaching six or more poor children; a £2 rent-charge by Thomas Bacon; and £500 given by Sir Thomas Wroth in 1721, the interest being given under a Charity Commissioners scheme to Board school children in money and prizes.
St. Peter and St. John, Moorland / North Moor Green	Church of stone consisting of nave, south porch and a turret with one bell; sittings for 340 people. Register dates from 1835. Living was a vicarage in the gift of the vicar of North Petherton, yearly value £100, held since 1864 by Rev. James Hunt B.A.
Congregational chapel, Fordgate	Erected in 1863 within the Moorland / North Moor Green ecclesiastical parish.
Baptist chapel, Moorland	Baptist chapel listed at Moorland / North Moor Green.
St. Michael Church connection	St. Michael Church was in the Hundred of North Petherton. Its rector, Rev. Grenville Heber Frodsham Elton Hodson B.A., resided at North Petherton.

3. Schools and education

Sources: North Petherton main entry, Moorland entry and St. Michael Church entry.

School / body	Place	Details
North Petherton School Board	7 members; formed 16 April 1875	United district of North Petherton and St. Michael Church. Clerks: Paul O. H. Read and T. M. Read, Bridgwater.
Board School	North Petherton	Erected 1877 and enlarged 1895; accommodation for 135 boys, 150 girls and 170 infants; average attendance 130 boys, 110 girls and 142 infants; Harry Philip Apter, master; Mrs. Harriet Day, mistress; Miss Kate Nation, infants’ mistress.
North Moor Green Board School	Moorland / North Moor Green	Under North Petherton School Board; erected 1857 for 140 children; average attendance 75; William Skinnard, master.
St. Michael Church school arrangement	St. Michael Church parish	St. Michael Church was included in the North Petherton School Board district; children attended the Board School at North Newton.

4. Postal services, carriers and public officers

Service	Details
North Petherton Post Office	Post, money order and telegraph office, telegraph money order, savings bank, express delivery, parcel post, annuity and insurance office. Albert Scott was sub-postmaster. Letters arrived from Bridgwater at 6.35 a.m. and 3.50 p.m.; dispatched at 11.25 a.m. and 7.30 p.m.
Huntworth postal service	Delivery at 6.50 a.m. Wall letter box cleared at 7.15 p.m.
Hedging wall box	Cleared at 9 a.m. and 5.30 p.m.
Shearston wall box	Cleared at 9.50 a.m. on week days only.
Carriers to Bridgwater	Charles Brewer, daily; Burrows, daily.
Moorland post office	James Hutchings, sub-postmaster. Letters through Bridgwater arrived at 8.20 a.m. and 6.20 p.m.; dispatched at 8.30 a.m. and 6.20 p.m. Postal orders issued but not paid. North Petherton was the nearest money order and telegraph office, 4 miles distant.
Moorland carriers to Bridgwater	William Dowden and Joseph Storey, Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Public officers

Office	Person	Details
Medical Officer & Public Vaccinator, 10th District, Bridgwater Union	Caesar Frederick Hawkins	Ashway Villa; surgeon.
Assistant Overseer	William Henry Palmer	Also accountant, insurance and land agent; clerk to cemetery.
Registrar of Births & Deaths and Vaccination Officer for North Petherton Sub-District; Relieving Officer for No. 3 District, Bridgwater Union	Sidney Wilkins Hook	Public officer for North Petherton sub-district.
Deputy Registrar of Births & Deaths	Mrs. Philippa Rowe Hook	Deputy registrar for the district.
Cemetery clerk	William Henry Palmer	Named with the cemetery entry.

5. People listed as private residents in North Petherton

Source: North Petherton private residents list, Kelly’s Directory of Somerset, 1902, Part 4, printed p. 353.

Person	Where they lived	What they did / note
Chick, Joseph	Brae Side	Private resident; no occupation stated.
Coles, Henry James	Oak Cottage	Private resident; no occupation stated.
Curtis, Edward Constable J.P.	Rectory	Private resident; Justice of the Peace.
Gent, Henry	Crossway Cottage	Private resident; no occupation stated.
Havill, Mrs.	Address not stated	Private resident; no occupation stated.
Hawkins, Caesar Frederick	Ashway Villa	Surgeon; also medical officer and public vaccinator for the 10th district of Bridgwater Union.
Hearne, George	Fairlawn Villa	Private resident; no occupation stated.
Herniman, Job	Hammeth / Hammett Street	Private resident; no occupation stated. The directory text appears as Hammeth in the residents list and Hammett in the commercial list.
Hodson, Rev. Grenville Heber Frodsham Elton B.A.	Batt’s House	Rector of St. Michael Church; also referenced in the St. Michael Church entry as residing at North Petherton.
Lloyd, Rev. David (Congregational)	Clare Street	Congregational minister.
Michell, Rev. Percy Turner M.A.	The Vicarage	Vicar of St. Mary, North Petherton.
Monday, William	Fore Street	Private resident; no occupation stated.
Neat, George	Address not stated	Private resident; no occupation stated.
Nicholls, Edgar	Compass Villa	Private resident; no occupation stated.
Palmer, William Henry	Heathfield House	Accountant, insurance and land agent; assistant overseer; cemetery clerk.
Portman, Hon. Mrs. Maurice Berkeley	Ashfield	Resident at Ashfield; associated with the Portman memorial window in St. Mary.
Tamlyn, William Henry	Woolmersdon House	Private resident; also appears in the wider directory as an auctioneer with a Bridgwater office.
Townsend, Mrs.	Pound Street	Private resident; no occupation stated.
Walker, H. Banes	Verriers	Private resident; also named elsewhere as managing director of Starkey, Knight & Ford Limited.
Warren, Mrs.	Fore Street	Private resident; no occupation stated.
Winslade, Walter	Shearston	Private resident; no occupation stated.
Yeandle, Mrs.	Tapper’s Lane	Private resident; no occupation stated.

6. Shops, trades, farms, hotels, public houses and commercial organisations in North Petherton

Source unless otherwise stated: North Petherton commercial list, Kelly’s Directory of Somerset, 1902, Part 4, printed pp. 353-354.

Person / organisation	Where / premises	Trade, occupation or function
Aish, Charles	North Petherton	Wheelwright.
Aish, Jeremiah	North Petherton	Pig dealer.
Ames, Thomas	Rydon Farm	Farmer.
Aplin, Thomas	Wheelstock Farm	Farmer.
Avery, Henry	Staffland Farm	Farmer.
Bennett, Charlotte (Mrs.)	North Petherton	Shoeing smith.
Bennett, John	Rydon	Market gardener.
Bennett, Thomas	Bankland	Market gardener.
Bennett, William	North Petherton	Tobacconist and jeweller.
Bond, John	Parkersfield	Farmer.
Bond, Samuel	Moon Lane	Market gardener.
Bond, Thomas Hellings	Petherton Park	Farmer.
Brewer, James Hurford	North Petherton	Plumber.
Browning, John	North Petherton	Blacksmith.
Bult, Henry	Rydon	Market gardener.
Burge, James	Rhode	Farmer.
Burrows, Frederick William	North Petherton	Carpenter.
Burrows, William	Post Office	Saddler.
Burston, Charles	North Petherton	Pig dealer.
Burton, John	North Petherton	Sheep dealer.
Callow, David	Heathfield	Farmer.
Callow, William	Haydon Farm	Farmer.
Carkett, William	North Petherton	Tailor.
Cemetery	Quarter mile east of the church	Cemetery under the control of the Parish Council; William Henry Palmer listed as clerk.
Channing, Thomas	North Petherton	Beer retailer.
Chidley, Joseph	North Petherton	Beer retailer.
Clatworthy, John & Sons	Office and workshops, Fore Street	Builders, joiners, contractors and plasterers.
Coate, Henry	Hadworthy Farm	Cattle dealer.
Coate, James	Spitgrove	Cattle dealer.
Coate, William	St. Michael’s Church Farm	Farmer.
Collard, William	Chadmead	Market gardener.
Coram, Francis	Woolmersdon	Machine proprietor and farmer.
Coram, Samuel	Woolmersdon	Farmer.
Culverwell, Jasper	Clavelshay	Farmer.
Day Brothers	North Petherton	Farmers.
Day, James	Dunwear Farm	Farmer.
Day, Samuel	Dyer’s Green	Farmer.
Drake, Samuel	North Petherton	Smith.
Dunn, Mark	Chadmead	Mason.
Durman, Frederick James	North Petherton	Plumber.
Durman, George	Moorsherd	Market gardener.
Durman, Henry	Spanish Hill	Market gardener.
Edbrooke, Henry	Rhode	Farmer.
Escott, Isaac	Newton Road	Market gardener.
Fursland, Samuel	Malt & Hop P.H.	Publican / public house keeper.
Gadd, Samuel	Fore Street	Baker.
Gaedner/Gardner, Matthew	North Petherton	Watchmaker. The main entry appears as Gaedner; the trade directory appears as Gardner.
Gillard, James	Ball’s Farm	Farmer.
Govier, John	Clarence Hotel	Hotel keeper.
Haines, William	North Petherton	Builder.
Hawkins, Caesar Frederick M.R.C.S.Eng., L.S.A.Lond.	Ashway Villa	Surgeon; medical officer and public vaccinator, 10th district, Bridgwater Union.
Heal, Robert	King’s Farm	Farmer.
Hopkins, George	Brewery Lane	Market gardener.
Hook, Philippa Rowe (Mrs.)	North Petherton district	Deputy registrar of births and deaths for North Petherton district, Bridgwater Union.
Hook, Sidney Wilkins	North Petherton sub-district	Vaccination officer, registrar of births and deaths, and relieving officer for No. 3 district, Bridgwater Union.
Hutchings, Thomas	Daws Farm	Farmer.
Irish, Charles	North Petherton	Boot and shoe maker.
Jeanes, John	Bankland	Farmer.
Jenkins, John F.	Church Hill Farm	Farmer.
Jones, Joseph Henry	North Petherton	Farmer.
Merson, Frank James	Farringdon Farm	Farmer; also County Council member for North Petherton division.
Milton, Henry	Hulkshay Farm	Farmer.
Morris, Albert	Goodings Farm	Farmer.
Morris, Edward	Chapel Hill	Farmer.
Nation, James	North Petherton	Miller, water mill.
Norman, Christopher	North Petherton	Farmer.
Palmer, William Henry	North Petherton / Heathfield House	Accountant; insurance and land agent; assistant overseer.
Pearcy, Emily (Miss)	Fore Street	Dressmaker.
Phillips, Tom	Lamb Inn	Innkeeper / publican.
Pierce, William	North Petherton	Shopkeeper.
Pocock, Jeremiah	North Petherton	Saddler.
Pocock, Robert	Baymead	Horse dealer.
Properjohn, George	North Petherton	Builder.
Rainey, William H.	Dunwear	Farmer.
Rayner, Joseph Stanley	North Petherton	Grocer and draper.
Rich, Anne (Mrs.) & Son	North Petherton	Saddlers.
Rich, Francis	North Petherton	Stone mason and sexton.
Ridge, Henry	North Petherton	Wheelwright and carpenter.
Ridge, James	North Petherton	Blacksmith.
Rogers, James Edward	North Petherton	Butcher.
Rogers, John	North Petherton	Butcher.
Rowe, Robert	George Hotel	Commercial hotel and posting house; good accommodation for cyclists.
Saunders, William	Dye House	Haulier.
Scott, Albert	Post Office	Draper and sub-postmaster.
Sellick, Anthony	Mill Street	Mason.
Shattock, William	Shearston	Farmer.
Shepherd, Harry	Fore Street	Tailor, family grocer, provision dealer, draper, and agent for W. & A. Gilbey Ltd. and Starkey, Knight & Ford Ltd.
Slocombe, John & William	North Petherton	Builders.
Slocombe, John	North Petherton; also at Bridgwater	Wholesale and retail basket table and wicker chair manufacturer.
Smith, Alfred	Compass	Basket maker.
Starkey, Knight & Ford Limited	North Petherton Brewery; also Taunton and Bridgwater	Cider manufacturers and brewers. Also advertised more fully in the county advertisements.
Townsend & Son	North Petherton	Grocers.
Thorne, Thomas	North Petherton	Hair dresser.
Tucker, John	Fore Street and North Petherton steam mills	Miller and corn dealer; steam and water mills.
Tuttiett, Albert	Swan Inn	Innkeeper / publican.
Warner, Charles	Whitestocks	Beer retailer.
Warren, Emma J. (Miss)	North Petherton	Shopkeeper.
Warren, Thomas	Baymead	Miller, water and steam.
Warren, William Richard	North Petherton	Baker.
Watts, Charles	North Petherton	Shoemaker.
West, Charles	North Petherton	Greengrocer.
White, Samuel	Boomer Farm	Farmer.
Wilkins, Charles William	North Petherton	Shoemaker.
Wilkins, Edward	Milestone Farm	Farmer.
Wilkins, Thomas	North Petherton	Dairyman.
Williams, Walter	North Petherton	Beer retailer.
Western & Son	North Petherton	Builders.
Williams, James	High Street	Carpenter.
Williams, James	Hammett Street	Shoe maker.

7. Huntworth hamlet

Huntworth was described as a hamlet about 1.5 miles north-east of North Petherton. Source: Part 4, printed p. 354.

Person / organisation	Where / premises	Trade, occupation or function
Dawes, Misses	Huntworth	Private residents; no occupation stated.
Foster, Miss	Huntworth House	Private resident; no occupation stated.
Baker, Mary Ann (Mrs.)	Huntworth	Beer retailer.
Milton, Thomas	Huntworth Park Farm	Farmer.
Moat, William	Huntworth	Farmer.
Priscott, Alfred	Huntworth	Blacksmith.
Wills, George	Huntworth	Farmer.
Wills, Henry	Huntworth	Carpenter.
Winslade, Rebecca (Mrs.)	Huntworth	Market gardener.

8. Moorland / North Moor Green and Fordgate

The directory states that Moorland, or North Moor Green, was an ecclesiastical parish formed from North Petherton civil parish. Source: Part 4, printed pp. 336-337.

Topic	Details
Status	Separate ecclesiastical parish formed 11 February 1845 from North Petherton civil parish.
Hamlets included	Fordgate, West Yeo, Somerset Bridge and a few houses in Huntworth.
Location and administration	About 4 miles north from Athelney station and about 5 miles south-east from Bridgwater; in Bridgwater division, North Petherton hundred, Bridgwater petty sessional division, union and county court district, rural deanery of Bridgwater, archdeaconry of Taunton, diocese of Bath and Wells.
Population	1891 population: 702.
School	Board School at North Moor Green under North Petherton School Board; erected 1857 for 140 children; average attendance 75; William Skinnard, master.
Post and communications	Post Office with James Hutchings as sub-postmaster; North Petherton was the nearest money order and telegraph office, 4 miles distant.

People and organisations in Moorland / North Moor Green / Fordgate

Person / organisation	Where / premises	Trade, occupation or function
Hunt, Rev. James B.A.	Vicarage, North Moor Green	Vicar of Moorland / North Moor Green.
Ames, John	Moorland	Farmer.
Brewer, James	Moorland	Farmer.
Burston, Frederick William	Moorland Court	Farmer.
Fear, Joseph	West Yeo	Farmer.
Greenslade, Samuel Rowe	Moorland	Farmer and general secretary, Bridgwater district of Independent Druids.
Baddon, Charles	Moorland	Farmer.
Hutchings, Henry	Moorland	Farmer.
Hutchings, James	Post Office	Farmer and sub-postmaster.
Hutchings, Sidney	Moorland	Farmer.
Hutchings, Thomas Frederick	Moorland	Farmer.
Lang, Albert	Northmoor	Farmer.
Lake, Benjamin	Moorland	Farmer.
Macey, James	Moorland	Mason.
Moat, Samuel	Moorland	Farmer.
Parsons, Albert	Moorland	Butcher.
Peach, James	West Yeo	Farmer.
Slocombe, James	Moorland	Beer retailer.
Wills, Edwin	Moorland	Farmer.
Wills, George	Moorland	Farmer.
Brewer, Frank	Fordgate	Butcher.
Collings, James	Fordgate	Farmer.
Venn, Henry James	Fordgate	Beer retailer.

9. Other North Petherton references in the directory

These are references outside the main parish entry that help place North Petherton in its 1902 administrative and commercial context.

Reference	North Petherton information	Source
Index entry	The general index points to North Petherton at printed p. 353, and to Moorland / North Moor Green at p. 336.	Part 1 index.
Hundred of North Petherton	Listed parishes: Bawdrip, Bridgwater Within, Bridgwater Without, Chedzoy, Durston, North Petherton, Pawlett, St. Michael Church, Thurloxton and Wembdon.	Part 1, county administrative overview.
County Council division	Francis James Merson of Farringdon, North Petherton, Bridgwater, is listed for the North Petherton electoral division. The alphabetical list also gives Merson F. J. – North Petherton.	Part 1, County Council list.
Somersetshire Drainage Commissioners	North Petherton lands are included in several drainage districts, including Bridgwater and Pawlett, Cannington and Wembdon, Othery/Middlezoy/Westonzoyland, Chedzoy and North Moor.	Part 1, drainage boards.
Bridgwater Union	North Petherton is within Bridgwater Union. Related officers include Sidney W. Hook and Caesar Frederick Hawkins, both also named in the North Petherton entry.	Part 2 and Part 4.
Bridgwater carriers	A Bridgwater section lists North Petherton carrier service by Brewer from the Three Crowns, daily.	Part 2, Bridgwater carriers.
Colthurst, Symons & Co. Limited	Patent brick and tile makers, lime and cement merchants, with head office at Bridgwater and works/branches including Dunball, Combwich, North Petherton and Burnham.	Part 2, Bridgwater commercial entry.
Athelney connection	The directory notes that in 1801 Sir John Slade bart. of Mansell, late proprietor of Athelney and lord of the manor of North Petherton, caused a stone monument to be erected at Athelney.	Part 4, Athelney / Lyng context.
St. Michael Church	St. Michael Church was one mile north from Durston station, in the Hundred of North Petherton. North Petherton was the nearest money order and telegraph office, 2 miles distant. The parish was included in the North Petherton School Board district.	Part 5, St. Michael Church entry.
Moorland also referenced under Middlezoy	The directory notes Moorland as partly in Middlezoy and partly in North Petherton.	Part 4, Middlezoy context.

10. Business and organisation summary by type

This section groups the exhaustive commercial list by type for easier use.

Type	Names / organisations
Farming and agriculture	Ames, Aplin, Avery, Bond, Burge, Callow, Coate, Coram, Culverwell, Day, Edbrooke, Gillard, Heal, Hutchings, Jeanes, Jenkins, Jones, Merson, Milton, Morris, Norman, Rainey, Shattock, White and Wilkins; plus Huntworth and Moorland farmers.
Market gardening	John Bennett, Thomas Bennett, Samuel Bond, Henry Bult, William Collard, George Durman, Henry Durman, Isaac Escott, George Hopkins and Rebecca Winslade.
Food and drink retail	Samuel Gadd baker; William Richard Warren baker; Joseph Stanley Rayner grocer and draper; Townsend & Son grocers; Pierce William shopkeeper; Emma J. Warren shopkeeper; Harry Shepherd grocer/provision dealer/draper; Albert Scott draper/post office; Charles West greengrocer; Thomas Wilkins dairyman.
Public houses, inns and hotels	Malt & Hop P.H., Lamb Inn, Swan Inn, George Hotel, Clarence Hotel; beer retailers Thomas Channing, Joseph Chidley, Charles Warner and Mary Ann Baker at Huntworth.
Building and construction	John & Sons Clatworthy; William Haines; George Properjohn; John & William Slocombe; Western & Son; masons Mark Dunn, Anthony Sellick, Francis Rich and James Macey.
Metal, smithing and vehicles	John Browning blacksmith; Samuel Drake smith; James Ridge blacksmith; Alfred Priscott blacksmith; Charles Aish wheelwright; Henry Ridge wheelwright and carpenter.
Textiles, clothing and personal trades	William Carkett tailor; Harry Shepherd tailor/draper; Emily Pearcy dressmaker; Thomas Thorne hairdresser; Charles Irish and Charles William Wilkins boot/shoe makers; Charles Watts and James Williams shoemakers.
Brewing, cider and wine/spirit agency	Starkey, Knight & Ford Limited; Harry Shepherd as agent for W. & A. Gilbey Ltd. and Starkey, Knight & Ford Ltd.
Public administration and health	Caesar Frederick Hawkins surgeon/medical officer/public vaccinator; Sidney Wilkins Hook registrar/vaccination/relieving officer; Mrs. Philippa Rowe Hook deputy registrar; William Henry Palmer assistant overseer and cemetery clerk.
Community and clubs	Moorland entry names Samuel Rowe Greenslade as general secretary of the Bridgwater district of Independent Druids.

Appendix A: Trade Directory cross-references for North Petherton

The following entries were found in the trade-directory sections of the uploaded volumes and confirm or expand the main parish list. Source: Kelly’s Directory of Somerset, 1902, mainly Parts 7 and 8.

Trade category	North Petherton entries	Source note
Accountants	William Henry Palmer, North Petherton.	Trade Directory, Part 7.
Agents – land, house and estate	William Henry Palmer, North Petherton.	Trade Directory, Part 7.
Agricultural machines / implement-related entries	Francis Coram, Woolmersdon, North Petherton; Starkey, Knight & Ford Limited also appears in trade listings connected to North Petherton.	Trade Directory, Part 7.
Basket and sieve makers	John Slocombe, North Petherton; Alfred Smith, Compass, North Petherton.	Trade Directory, Part 7.
Beer retailers	Thomas Channing; Joseph Chidley; Charles Warner, Whitestocks; Mary Ann Baker at Huntworth; James Slocombe at Moorland; Henry James Venn at Fordgate.	Main parish entry and Trade Directory, Parts 4, 7 and 8.
Boot and shoe makers / shoemakers	Charles Irish; Charles Watts; Charles William Wilkins; James Williams, Hammett Street.	Main parish entry and Trade Directory.
Builders, contractors and related trades	John & Sons Clatworthy; William Haines; George Properjohn; John & William Slocombe; Western & Son.	Main parish entry and Trade Directory.
Butchers	James Edward Rogers; John Rogers; Frank Brewer at Fordgate; Albert Parsons at Moorland.	Main parish entry, Moorland entry, Trade Directory.
Carpenters / wheelwrights	Frederick William Burrows; Henry Ridge; James Williams, High Street; Henry Wills at Huntworth.	Main parish entry and Trade Directory.
Cider manufacturers, brewers and maltsters	Starkey, Knight & Ford Limited, North Petherton Brewery; also offices/works at Bridgwater, Taunton and Tiverton.	Main entry, Trade Directory and county advertisement.
Corn and flour / millers	John Tucker, Fore Street and North Petherton steam mills; James Nation, water mill; Thomas Warren, Baymead.	Main entry and Trade Directory.
Dairymen	Thomas Wilkins, North Petherton.	Main entry and Trade Directory.
Farmers	Numerous North Petherton, Huntworth and Moorland farmers, including Ames, Aplin, Avery, Bond, Burge, Callow, Coate, Coram, Culverwell, Day, Edbrooke, Gillard, Heal, Hutchings, Jeanes, Jenkins, Jones, Merson, Milton, Morris, Norman, Rainey, Shattock, White, Wilkins, Milton of Huntworth and several Moorland farmers.	Main parish entry and Trade Directory.
Fruiterers and greengrocers	Charles West, North Petherton.	Trade Directory, Part 8.
Grocers / drapers / provision dealers	Joseph Stanley Rayner; Harry Shepherd, Fore Street; Townsend & Son; Albert Scott, Post Office; Pierce William, shopkeeper; Emma J. Warren, shopkeeper.	Main entry and Trade Directory.
Hairdressers	Thomas Thorne, North Petherton.	Main entry and Trade Directory.
Insurance agents	William Henry Palmer, North Petherton.	Trade Directory, Part 8; also the main parish entry.
Jewellers / tobacconists	William Bennett, North Petherton.	Main entry and Trade Directory.
Market gardeners	John Bennett, Thomas Bennett, Samuel Bond, Henry Bult, William Collard, George Durman, Henry Durman, Isaac Escott, George Hopkins, and Rebecca Winslade at Huntworth.	Main entry and Trade Directory.
Mineral water / wine and spirits / agents	Starkey, Knight & Ford Limited; Harry Shepherd as agent for W. & A. Gilbey Ltd. and Starkey, Knight & Ford Ltd.; W. & A. Gilbey agency listing for North Petherton names H. Shepherd, grocer.	Main entry and Trade Directory.
Pig and sheep dealers	Jeremiah Aish and Charles Burston, pig dealers; John Burton, sheep dealer.	Main entry and Trade Directory.
Plumbers and glaziers	James Hurford Brewer; Frederick James Durman.	Main entry and Trade Directory.
Public houses, inns and hotels	Malt & Hop P.H.; Lamb Inn; Swan Inn; Clarence Hotel; George Hotel; plus beer retailers.	Main entry.
Registrars	Sidney Wilkins Hook and Mrs. Philippa Rowe Hook.	Main entry and Trade Directory.
Saddlers and harness makers	William Burrows, Jeremiah Pocock, Anne Rich (Mrs.) & Son.	Main entry and Trade Directory.
Smiths / blacksmiths / farriers	John Browning; Samuel Drake; James Ridge; Alfred Priscott at Huntworth.	Main entry and Trade Directory.
Stone masons and masons	Francis Rich; Anthony Sellick; Mark Dunn; James Macey at Moorland.	Main entry and Trade Directory.
Surgeons	Caesar Frederick Hawkins, Ashway Villa.	Main entry and Trade Directory.
Tailors	William Carkett; Harry Shepherd, Fore Street.	Main entry and Trade Directory.
Watchmakers	Matthew Gaedner / Gardner, North Petherton.	Main entry and Trade Directory.
Wheelwrights	Charles Aish; Henry Ridge.	Main entry and Trade Directory.

Appendix B: Starkey, Knight & Ford advertisement

Source: Kelly’s Directory of Somerset, 1902, Part 9, county advertisements, p. 18.

Item	Advertisement detail
Business	Starkey, Knight & Ford Limited.
North Petherton connection	North Petherton Brewery and branch store listed at North Petherton.
Other locations named	Bridgwater, Tiverton, Taunton, Plymouth, Exeter, Torquay, Barnstaple, Bideford, Paignton, Ilfracombe, Weston-super-Mare, Wellington, Sidmouth, South Molton, Totnes and Cullompton.
Products	Brewers; bottlers of their ales; Bass’s and Guinness’s also bottled.
Prices advertised	Household Ale X 10d. per gallon; Light Bitter Ale XX 1s.; Bitter Ale 1s.2d.; Mild Ale XXX 1s.2d.; Superior Mild Ale 1s.4d.; Old Beer XXXX 1s.4d.; Superior Old Vatted Ales 1s.8d.; Stout 1s.2d.; Invalids’ Stout 1s.4d.
Service	Ales supplied in casks of any size; all orders delivered free.
Quality claim	Advert states a new brewery had been erected with modern appliances and cites an analysis of water from the new well as of remarkable purity and adapted for high-class ales.

Source checklist

Source file	Information used
Part 1	Index, administrative lists, hundreds, drainage boards and County Council list.
Part 2	Bridgwater Union, Bridgwater carriers and Bridgwater commercial cross-reference to North Petherton.
Part 4	Main North Petherton entry, Huntworth, Moorland / North Moor Green and local contextual references.
Part 5	St. Michael Church entry and North Petherton School Board / postal connections.
Parts 7-8	Trade Directory cross-references by occupation or business type.
Part 9	Starkey, Knight & Ford county advertisement.

Note on transcription: The directory text was extracted from scanned pages, so a small number of names or place spellings may reflect OCR ambiguity. Where an ambiguity was obvious, both readings have been shown, for example Hammeth/Hammett Street and Gaedner/Gardner Matthew.

1902 (Kelly’s)