Broadwinsor
Post
Office Directory of Dorsetshire & Wiltshire 1849
BROAD
WINSOR or WINSOR, with the hamlets of LITTLE WINSOR, DRIMPTON, BLACKDOWN,
BIRDSMORE GATE, and DIBBERFORD, is a parish and Liberty, distant 3 miles from
Beaminster north-west, 9 miles north-east from Axminster, 1
north-east from Lyme Regis, and 6 miles from Crewkerne south, in the diocese of
Salisbury and Beaminster Union. The living is a vicarage, value £750, with 7
acres of glebe land, in the gift of the Bishop of Salisbury; the Rev. Solomon
Caesar MALAN, M.A., is the present incumbent; the Rev. John Deane HILTON,
curate. The
church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, is an ancient structure in the Gothic
style, with square tower, 5 bells, and clock.
There is a large and commodious
Free school, also chapels fro Dissenters with school attached.
At BLACKDOWN there is a new church, built in the Gothic style.
There are charities of the annual value of £35.
A very extensive trade is carried on here in sail cloth.
In 1841, the population was 1680; the acreage, 5,799.
William PINNEY, Esq., M.P., and William TREVELYAN COX, Esq., are lords of
the manor. LEWESDON
and PILLESDON hills are seamarks, under the name of the Cow and Calf.
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GENTRY
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Surname
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First Names
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Occupation
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Location
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CHENEY
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James
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Rev.
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DAVY
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John, esq
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HILTON
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John Deane
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Rev. Curate
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JONES
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Israel, esq
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MALAN
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Solomon Caesar
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Rev. M.A.
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PINNEY
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John Azariah, esq.
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Blackdown
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STOCKDALE
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Charles Jean, esq.
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Drimpton
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SYMONDS
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John, esq
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TRADERS
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APLIN
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William
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Farmer
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Drimpton
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BARNES
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Robert
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Farmer
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Drimpton
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BARTLETT
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James
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Farmer
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Little Winsor
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BARTLETT
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Saml.
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Miller
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Little Winsor
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BARTLETT
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Thomas
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Carpenter
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BARTLETT
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Samuel
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Farmer
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BISHOP
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John
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Parish Clerk
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BISHOP
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Robert
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White Lion
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BISHOP
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Robert
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Baker
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BOND
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William
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Farmer
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Drimpton
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BOWDAGE
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Robt
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Shopkeeper
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Blackdown
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BUGLER
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Mrs. Elizabeth
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Farmer
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BUGLER
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Robert
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Beer Retailer
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CLIFT
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John Warry
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Baker & Blacksmith
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CLIFT
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Wm.
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Smith & Shopkeeper
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Blackdown
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COX
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Benjamin
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Farmer
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Dibberford
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CREED
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Samuel
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Farmer
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Drimpton
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DAVIS
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Joseph
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Carpenter
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Birdsmore Gate
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DAVY
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John
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Farmer
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DAVY
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Joseph
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Reg. Of Births and Deaths
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DAVY
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Wm.
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Maltster & Butter Factor
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EDWARDS
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John
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Blacksmith
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ENGLAND
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John
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Draper & Post Office
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EWENS
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Wm. Daniel
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Butter & Corn Fact
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FOAN
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Thomas
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New Inn, Drimpton
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GALPIN
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Jas.
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Butcher & Brewer
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George Inn
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GENGE
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William
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Farmer
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GERARD
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George
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Farmer
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Drimpton
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GERARD
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Mrs. Lydia
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Farmer
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GREENING
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John
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Shopkeeper
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HALLETT
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John
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Tailor
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HAMPSON
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William
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Hairdresser
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HAYDON
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Turner & Co
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Flax Spinners
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Drimpton
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HULL
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Arthur
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Brick & Tile Manufacturs
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HULL
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James
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Farmer
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JEFFERY
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Henry
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Shopkeeper
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JOHNSTONE
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Samuel
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Tallow Chandler
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JOHNSTONE
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Robert
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Farmer
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Drimpton
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LAWRENCE
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Thomas
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Shoema.
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Drimpton
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LEGG
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David
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Farmer
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Dibberford
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MAJOR
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John
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Butcher
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MAJOR
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Robert
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Farmer
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NORTON
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William
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Farmer
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Drimpton
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PERRY
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John
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Cooper
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PINK
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John Williams
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Surgeon
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Blackdown
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PRATT
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Francis
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Farmer
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PRATT
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John
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Farmer
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PRATT
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Robert
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Farmer
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PRIEST
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Charles
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Farmer
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PURCHASE
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Edward
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Farmer
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REED
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Thomas
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Beer Retailer
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ROW
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James
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Shopkeeper
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Drimpton
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SAMPSON
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Joseph
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Farmer
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SMITH
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John
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Farmer
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Birdsmore Gate
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SMITH
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John Azariah
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Farmer
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Blackdown
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STANTON
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Wm.
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Rose & Crown, Birdsmore Gate
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STUCKEY
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George
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Carpenter
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Blackdown
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STUDLEY
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Arthur
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Farmer
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Little Winsor
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STUDLEY
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John
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Sail Cloth Manufacturer
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STUDLEY
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William
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Farmer
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STUDLEY
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Wm.
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Farmer
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Little Winsor
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SYMES
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Joseph
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Mason
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SYMS
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John
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Blacksmith
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Drimpton
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THOMAS
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William
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Farmer
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WAKLEY
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David
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Blacksmith
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Drimpton
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WAKLEY
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John
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Farmer
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Dibberford
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WHITMORE
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William
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Farmer
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are received through the Beaminster Office
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