DIRECTORIES
Below you will find lists of entries for Bradford Abbas from various Directories through the 19th and early 20th centuries. The 1859 extract contains a description of the parish.
1859 1865 1903 1923 1931 1935 1939
Bradford Abbas and Clifton Maybank. .Bradford Abbas is a parish on the River Yeo, in the hundred and union of Sherborne, Sherborne division of the county, 4 miles south-west from Sherborne, 2 miles south-east from Yeovil station, and 178 from London, diocese of Salisbury, archdeaconry of Dorset, deanery of Shaftesbury, containing, in 1851, 621 inhabitants, and 1,139 acres. The living is a vicarage, to which is united the rectory of Clifton Maybank, joint annual value £479, with residence, in the gift of Winchester College, and held by the Rev. Robert Grant, B.C.L. The church of St Mary is an ancient structure, with an embattled tower and a peal of 6 bells. Here are two foundation charity schools, supported by distinct funds, but united in operation in one building. The Marquis of Anglesey is lord of the manor.
Wyke is 1 mile east.
Clifton Maybank, a parish in the hundred of Yetminster, distant 5 miles south-west from Sherborne, contained, in 1851, 72 inhabitants, and 1,254 acres. The living is a rectory, united as above.
ANDREWS Mr Isaac
FREEBORN Mr Robert
GRANT Rev. Edward, Bellevue villa
GRANT Rev. Robert, B.C.L. Vicarage
ARNOLD Henry, shoemaker and parish clerk
AXTENS Ann (Miss), mistress of charity school
CADDEY John Smith, farmer, Manor Farm
DUNFORD William, shopkeeper
GARRETT George, thatcher
GARRETT Thomas, farmer and miller
GRAHAM William, Manor inn
HALL Samuel, Rose and Crown
HOCKEY George, tailor
LANG Uriah, carpenter
MASTERS Eleanor (Mrs), farmer
MASTERS Frederick, butcher
NEWMAN Joseph Jeykell, farmer, Villa
PATCH Thomas, miller
PITT John, shoemaker
PLOMER George, saddler
REED George, carpenter
RENDALL Simon, smith
RIDEOUT George, thatcher
RIDEOUT Harriet (Mrs), postmistress
RIDEOUT Peter, builder
RING John, master of charity school
SHERRING John, farmer, Brickfields
SMITH Mark, shoemaker
SWAFFIELD George, farmer, Clifton Maybank
VINCENT James, farmer, Clifton farm, Clifton Maybank
WHITTLE Thomas, dairyman
POST
OFFICE – Mrs Harriet Rideout, receiver. Letter arrive from Sherborne
at 10.30am; dispatched at 3pm. The nearest money order offices are at Sherborne
and Yeovil.
CHARITY SCHOOL – John Ring, master; Miss Ann Axtens; mistress
Clergy, Gentry etc.
BUCKMAN James, Esq.
FREEBORN Mr Robert
GRANGER Mr, Bellevue villa
GRANT Rev. Robert, B.C.L., Vicarage
ARNOLD Henry, shoemaker & parish clerk
AXTENS Miss Ann, mistress of charity school
BURRIDGE -, dairyman
CADDEY John Smith, farmer, Manor farm
DUNFORD William, shopkeeper
GARRETT George, thatcher
GRAHAM William, Manor inn
HALL Samuel, Rose & Crown
HOCKEY George, tailor
LANG Uriah, carpenter
MASTERS Mrs Eleanor, farmer
MASTER Frederick, butcher
PATCH Thomas, miller
PITT John, shoemaker
PLOMER George, saddler
RENDALL Solomon, smith
RIDEOUT George, thatcher
RING John, master of charity school
SHERRING John, farmer, Brickfields
SMITH Mark, shoemaker
SWAFFIELD Geo., farmer, Clifton Maybank
VINCENT James, farmer, Clifton farm, Clifton Maybank
CAIRNS Maj. The Hon. Wilfred Dallas J.P.
CLAYTON Albert J.P.
FARQUHARSON James C. Old Vicarage
WICKHAM Rev. George Bolles M.A. (vicar), Vicarage
DAWE Joseph, Rose & Crown P.H.
JEFFREY Richard, poultry farmer
KING Thomas, farmer & lime burner
LANG Brothers, carpenters
PATCH Joseph, baker
PAUL Walter Wyatt, frmr. Manor farm
POMEROY Wyndham John, blacksmith
WARR Harry, assistant overseer & schoolmaster
WHITTLE Thos. John Andrew, farmer
WILLS Jacob, shopkeeper
CLAYTON Mrs Albert
DUFF Col. Charles Edward C.B., J.P., Combe
EWENS Evan Samuel, Brickfield
GARRETT Percy John, The Old Rectory
PAUL Daniel, Manor Farm
PAUL Walter Wyatt, Manor farm; and Patcham Court, Brighton
VASSALL Rev. John Godfrey M.A. (vicar), St Mary house
Marked thus * farm 150 acres or over
ARTHURS George, Rose and Crown P.H.
GOOD George, farmer, Mill farm
JEFFREY William, farrier
LANG William, carpenter
PATCH E.H. and Sons, bakers
*PAUL Walter Wyatt, farmer, Manor farm and North and East farm
PINNEY Raymond, carpenter
POMEROY Wyndham John, blacksmith
WARR Harry, assistant overseer and schoolmaster and clerk to the Parish Council
WILLS Florence (Mrs), shopkeeper
DUFF Col. Charles Edward C.B., J.P., Combe
FORDER Benjamin Christmas J.P., Yeoleaze
GOOD George, Goodlands
PAUL Walter Wyatt O.B.E., Manor farm
VASSALL Rev. John Godfrey M.A. (vicar), St Mary house
Marked thus * farm 150 acres or over
ELLWOOD E (Mrs), board residence; saloon cars for hire, Ruskin house
JEFFERY William, cattle attendant. TN Yeovil 478
LANG William, carpenter
MEARS Frederick, Rose and Crown P.H.
PATCH E.H. and Son, bakers
PATCH Wm., dairyman, Post office
*PAUL Wltr Wyatt O.B.E., farmer, Manor farm and North and East farm. TN Yeovil 286
POMEROY Wyndham John, blacksmith
UNDERDOWN Ernest Rt, farmer, Mill farm
WARR Harry, schoolmaster and hon. Clerk to the Parish council
Women's Institute
DAY R.C., M.R.S.T., Ruskin house
DOUGLAS Rev, Eric Campbell M.A., hon. C.F. (vicar), St Mary's house
DUFF Col. Charles Edward C.B., J.P., Combe
FORDER Benjamin Christmas J.P., Yeoleaze
NESBITT Rev. Henry Frank M.A., The Grange
PAUL Walter Wyatt O.B.E., Manor farm
Marked thus * farm 150 acres or over
JEFFREY William, cattle attendant TN Yeovil 473
JONES Daniel, cattle food agt., Yeovil 416
MEAR Frederick Arthur, Rose and Crown P.H.; parties catered for
PATCH E.H. (Mrs) and Son, bakers
PATCH William, dairyman, Post office, Yeovil 696
*PAUL Wltr Wyatt O.B.E., farmer, Manor farm and North and East farm, TN Yeovil 286
PAULLEY Jn., farmer, Huish farm
POMEROY Wyndham John, blacksmith
UNDERDOWN Ernest Robert, farmer, Mill farm
Women's Institute (Mrs E. DAY), sec.)
DAUBENY Lt.-Col. Giles Buteel D.S.O., Coombe
DAY Robert Clifford M.R.S.T., Ruskin house
FORDER Benjamin Christmas J.P., Yeoleaze
HENFRY Miss Molly O., Tudor cottage
KENDRICK Rev. George Vincent L. TH. (vicar), St Mary's house
NESBITT Rev. Henry Frank M.A., The Grange
PAUL Walter Wyatt O.B.E., Manor farm
Marked thus * farm 150 acres or over
JEFFREY William, cattle attendant TN Yeovil 478
PATCH E.H. (Mrs) and Son, bakers, The Stores
PATCH Wm., dairyman, Post office Yeovil 696
*PAUL Wltr Wyatt O.B.E., farmer, Manor farm and North and East farm. TN Yeovil 286
PAULLEY Jn., farmer, Huish farm
POMEROY Wyndham John, blacksmith
Rose and Crown P.H. (Frederick Arthur MEARS); parties catered for
UNDERDOWN Ernest Robert, farmer, Mill farm
Women's Institute (Miss Molly HENFREY, sec)