A sunny 20 degree day with a cool wind here in Melbourne. The noisy neighbours have all gone out, or are asleep, so peace reigns. Continuing the 1879 Kelly's Directory of Shropshire: Lime burners PAGE Miss Ann, Stockton Oreton Cleobury Mortimer Maltsters PAGE William, Park St. Madeley Millers BATHO Stephen, Prees, Shrewsbury HINCE Charles and Son All Stretton Mill, All Stretton, Church Stretton Shrewsbury HINCE Charles and Son, Church Stretton PAGE Alfred, Bouldon Bromfield R.S.O SHINGLE George, Whixhill Whitchurch VAUGHAN William, Fitz Shrewsbury (one of my recently found third cousins has stated that Fitz, in particular as a surname, was a very unkind word for a base child? Any truth in that?) Nursery men and Seedsmen BROOMHALL Wm. Mary St. Newport Painters & House Decorators PAGE Richard & William B> Upper High St. Brosley R.S.O (also plumbers & glaziers) SHUKER John, Cheshire St. and Shrewsbury Rd Market Drayton (also paper hangers) WOOF J, Mandol Lane, Much Wenlock R.S.O Plasterers VAUGHAN Edward, Clun R.S.O Public Houses HOME Herbert, the Red Lion, Bishop's Castle POPPET Jonah, the Lamb, Wrockwardine Wood, Wellington Sawing, Planing & Moulding Mills HINTS William, Clunton Ashton-on-Clun R.S.O (previously or later HINCE?) Private Schools PACE John, Wistanwick Stoke-upon-Terne, Market Drayton TEAGUE Misses G.C. & L.K., Mill Street Wem WHITTAL Mrs. Eliza Stanton Lacey Bromfield R.S.O Seed Merchants BROWNE William, Lyon Castle Mills Shrewsbury HINCE Charles & Son Church Stretton and for interest sake: YATES James 1 Stand, Corn Exchange Shrewsbury YATES Walter 1 Stand, Corn Exchange Shrewsbury (Well, I never! FancyYates begining in Shropshire!0 Shopkeepers EDGE Andrew, Colemere Ellesmere EDGE George 3 Cotton Hill Shrewsbury VAUGHAN Joseph, Manorley Lane Ketley Wellington VAUGHAN Thos. Cross Houses Shrewsbury VAUGHAN William, Manorley Lane Ketley Wellington WOOLHAM Thomas, Bargates Whitchurch Slaters ONSLOW Wm. Deefield Criftins Ellesmere Smiths, Blacksmiths & Farriers GOUGH John, Dorrington, Chirbury, Montgomeryshire R.S.O. (Now, that is different. Why would you put R.S.O after the county, if it is possibly meant to be Rural Sanitary Office or Rural Sanitary District?) GOUGH Richard, Albrighton Shrewsbury GOUGH Thos. Loppington Shrewsbury PAGE Thomas, Chelmarsh Bridgnorth TEAGUE John, Little Ryton Dorrington Shrewsbury TEAGUE Richard, Kempton Shrewsbury TEAGUE Richard? Clunbury Aston-on-Clun R.S.O VAUGHAN Edward, Poston, Munslow Church Stretton R.S.O VAUGHAN Wm. Bouldon Bromfield R.S.O VAUGHAN William, Kemberton Shifnal Stone & Marble Masons (watch it, they'll have you one day!) VAUGHAN John, Upper Church Street, Oswestry VAUGHAN Richard, Clun R.S.O Tailors DOVESTON W. Eardston West Felton R.S.O (if you find a connection pre 1812 give me a yell and I can look in the West Felton transcriptions here.) PAGE James, Bromfield R.S.O SHINGLER Ambrose, Prees Shrewsbury SHINGLER Mrs. Eleanor - as above SHINGLER Joseph - as above WOOLHAMS Thomas, Whixhall Whitchurch Tanners GOUGH Phillip & Stephen & Joseph Hignett Noble St. Wem. (Is that Joseph Hignett? Or is it meant to be Joseph, at Hignett in Noble St.?) Tinmen, Braziers and Tin Plate Workers INCE Richard, Frankwell Shrewsbury Tobacconists CHALLINOR Sl. (sic) Queen St. Market Drayton (probably meant to be Samuel) Upholsterers (don't you think you need one after doing family history research!) VAUGHAN James, Beatrice St. Oswestry. (Can't understand why they didn't marry into my Peate family of Oswestry & Maesbury - sure were enough of them around!) Veterinary Surgeons MUNSLOW F.R. Stottesdon Bewdly Volunteer Corps SAMBROOKE Burne, captain Shropshire (18th) Rifle Volunteer Corps, Newport Wheelwrights CULWICK Jas. Oakengates Wellington CULWICK Jas. Wombridge EDGE Saml. St. Georges Wombridge Wellington EDGE Thomas Ebnal Oswestry EDGE Wm. Gt. Hales St. Market Drayton EDGE William, Northwood Wem GOUGH Thomas, Astor St. Wem GOUGH Thomas, Kemberton Shifnal HINTS. W. Clunton Ashton-on-Clun SHINGLER Geo. Whittington Shrewsbury VAUGHAN Thos. Buildwas Ironbridge Wine & Spirit Merchants PAGE James, Severn Brewery Ironbridge R.S.O WOOLASTON John, Church St. Ludlow Writers & Grainers SHUKER John, Cheshire St. & Shrewsbury Rd. Market Drayton THE END Except for Jillian in a cosy warm Perth, Western Australia. Re. your Brown,Hince,Perry & Small people, this is an addition at Clunton in Shropshire, considering that nothing was found at Clunbury itself: HINTS William, carpenter, wheelwright, timber merchant, saw mill proprietor, farmer, and the Royal Oak Inn. Wow! How did he have time to father a family? Nothing at Egton, but at Munslow, BROWN Jospeh, the Crown public house and at Ashon, Munslow: HINCE Mrs. Mary, the Swan public house And for those of you folks who wondered where Thonglands was, it is within the MUNSLOW parish. BRIDGNORTH STONEWAY CHAPEL The State of Society at Bridgnorth 1767: Some excerpts BACHE Mr. John Bache, Weyken Mr. Thos. Bache, baker Mr. T. Bache, Park, Snr Mr. j. Bache, Swanscott Mr. T. Bache jnr, Park Mrs. Bache, Weyken Mrs. Bache Snr, Park Mrs. Bache, B'north Polly Bache, children Thos. Bache Jacky Bache Mrs. Bache. Park, jnr Mrs. Bache, Swancott Miss Bache, Weyken Miss Betty Bache Mr. T. Bache, The Mill Mr. Sam Bache Jo Bache, Park Sleep well under your doona, or your nice and comfy woolly blankets. Probably made from Australian Shropshire sheep! cheers Graham