Uley Gloucestershire Family History Guide
Uley is an Ancient Parish in the county of Gloucestershire.
Parish church: St Giles
Parish registers begin: 1668
Nonconformists include: Baptist, Independent/Congregational, and Wesleyan Methodist.
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The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
Uley, a village, a parish, and a sub-district, in Dursley district, Gloucester.
The village stands among the Cotswold hills, 2 miles ENE of Dursley r. station; and has a post-office under Dursley. The parish comprises 1,492 acres. Real property, £4,160. Pop., 1,230. Houses, 308. Stouts Hill, Angerton-Grange, Uley House, Uley Lodge, Rockstowes House, and Bencombe House, are chief residences. U. Bury was a Roman camp, and has yielded many Roman coins. West hill is crowned by a Roman tumulus. Woollen-cloth manufacture was, at one time, largely carried on. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £250. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is recent. There are Independent and Baptist chapels, a national school, and charities £9. The sub-district contains four parishes. Acres, 6,147. Pop., 2,471. Houses, 611.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
The Parliamentary Gazetteer of England and Wales 1848
Uley, a parish in the upper division of the hund. of Berkeley, union of Dursley, Gloucestershire; 2¼ miles east by north of Dursley. Living, a rectory in the archd. of Gloucester and dio. of Gloucester and Bristol; rated at £12 3s. 4d.; gross income £311; nett income £157. Patron, the Lord-chancellor. Here are an Independent church, formed in 1791; and places of worship for the Baptists and Wesleyan Methodists.
There are an infant-school, and six daily schools, besides several Sunday schools, in this parish. In 1838, there were 2 woollen mills in this parish, employing 62 hands; but the manufacturing trade of this place, which was very great last century, has quite fallen off, and large bodies of the weavers have emigrated to America and Australia. Acres 1,360. Houses 526. A. P. £4,472. Pop., in 1801, 1,724; in 1831, 2,641. Poor rates, in 1838, £1,076 1s.
Source: The Parliamentary Gazetteer of England and Wales; A Fullarton & Co. Glasgow; 1848
Bankrupts
Below is a list of people that were declared bankrupt between 1820 and 1843 extracted from The Bankrupt Directory; George Elwick; London; Simpkin, Marshall and Co.; 1843.
Comley George, Uley, Gloucestershire, clothier, Aug. 17, 1830.
Comley George; George Jones; and Thomas Hathaway; Uley, Gloucestershire, clothiers, Sept. 10, 1830.
Jackson Edward, Uley, Gloucestershire, clothier. Sept. 11, 1824.
Penley John, jun., Uley, Gloucestershire, dyer, Dec. 25, 1821.
Sheppard Edward, sen.; and Edward Sheppard, jun.; Uley, Gloucestershire, clothiers, Jan. 31, 1837.
Weight John; and Joel Weight; Uley, Gloucestershire, and Basinghall street, City, clothiers, May 23, 1826.
Parish Records
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Marriages at Uley 1668-1812
Transcriptions
Uley Marriages 1796 to 1799
Volume V.
* Those persons marked with an asterisk are described as “inhabitants”, probably signifying that they were temporarily resident for the purpose of marriage.
William Lewis, b., & Mary Burbridge, s., 16 May 1796
Richard Hervey*, w., & Betty Sparks, s., 21 Aug. 1796
John Hill, p. Dursley, b., & Ann Bruton, this p., s., lic., 30 Aug. 1796
John Lusty*, b., & Sarah Harmar, s., 3 Sept. 1796
Samuel White, p. Dursley, & Elizabeth Jobbins, this p., 4 Sept. 1796
James Mends*, b., & Sarah Long*, s., 25 Nov. 1796
Richard Wiles, p. Wotton under Edge, b., & Elizabeth Clerke, this p., s., lic., 14 Dec. 1796
Joseph Powell & Mary Webley, s., 24 Dec. 1796
John Knight, b., & Sarah Ragland, s., lic., 19 Mar. 1797
Samuel Park*, b., & Sarah Warner*, s., 24 Apr. 1797
Samuel Nash*, b., & Elizabeth French, s., 5 May 1797
George Dauncey & Betty Knight, 14 May 1797
James Fisher & Mary Baglin, 25 June 1797
Samuel Trotman & Mary Hill, 6 Aug. 1797
Daniel Tilly & Priscilla Fletcher, 19 Sept. 1797
Daniel Powell, b., & Mary Woodman, s., 15 Nov. 1797
Edward Smith, b., & Ann Palser, s., 17 Jan. 1798
Peter Totham, p. Dursley, b., & Allice Smith, s., 28 Jan. 1798
Nehemiah Dauncey, p. Dursley, b., & Betty Evans, this p., s., lic., 21 Feb. 1798
John Dimery, b., & Mary Jackson, s., lic., 21 Feb. 1798
Isaiah Evans, b., & Olive Hancock, s., 4 Mar. 1798
Charles Jackson, b., & Ann Tilly, s., lic., 11 Mar. 1798
Nathaniel Hurcombe, p. Dursley, & Hannah Tilly, this p., 26 Mar. 1798
William Smith, b., & Elizabeth Smith, s., 31 Mar. 1798
William Hawkins* & Dorothy Curnock, s., 13 May 1798
Nehemiah Smith, b., & Sarah French, s., 23 July 1798
Abel Hinchliffe*, b., & Ann Baglin, s., 25 Sept. 1798
John Skutt*, b., & Mary Beasant*, 4 Nov. 1798
John Grace, p. Dursley, b., & Mary Bushell, w., 5 Dec. 1798
John Wright* & Esther Harris, 24 Dec. 1798
John Neville, b., & Elizabeth Pegler, s., 26 Dec. 1798
John Purnell*, b., & Lucina Jackson, lic., 16 Apr. 1799
Charles Berrington* [signs as ? Brington], & Deborah Lord, lic., 21 Apr. 1799
Benjamin Park* & Mary Tilly, 4 May 1799
Abraham Cole, b., & Hester Bushell, 12 May 1799
John Walsh, b., & Jane Underwood, s., 14 May 1799
James Smith & Sarah Kilminster, 17 July 1799
William Beale, b., & Hannah Terratt [signs Teret], s., 4 Sept. 1799
Benjamin Trull, b., & Elizabeth Dauncey, s., 5 Sept. 1799
Samuel Hill, b., & Sarah Croome, s., 9 Sept. 1799
Samuel Bruton, b., & Mary Souls, s., lic., 29 Sept. 1799
Isaac Watts, p. Berkeley, b., & Eliza Richards, w., this p., lic., 1 Nov. 1799
Source: Gloucestershire Parish Register. Marriages. Edited by W. P. W. Phillimore, M.A., B.C.L., Vol. II. Issued to the Subscribers by Phillimore & Co., 36, Essex Street. Strand, London. 1897.
Uley Marriages 1800 to 1804
Edward Jackson, b., & Ann Souls, s., lic., 26 Jan. 1800
Daniel Park & Deborah Curnock, 9 Feb. 1800
John Stinchcombe, b., & Hannah Turner, s., 25 Feb. 1800
William Baglin, b., & Rebecca Bruton, s., 18 May 1800
Thomas Hancock & Ann Smith, 1 June 1800
Robert Tilly, b., & Drusilla Austin, s., 27 July 1800
Charles Bick, w., & Elizabeth Woodman, s., 10 Aug. 1800
John Powell & Sarah Steevens [sic], 11 Sept. 1800
Daniel Fisher,* b., & Abigail Smith, s., 21 Sept. 1800
Samuel Casey, w., & Susannah Frape, 26 Oct. 1800
Philip Locke, p. Horsley, b., & Ann Jackson, this p., s., lic., 30 Dec. 1800
James Sparks, p. North Nibley, b., & Ann Knight, this p., s., 25 an. 1801
William Hill, b., & Ann Spratt, s., 3 May 1801
Frederick Leander Farmilo* & Rebecca Hancock, 24 Nov., 1800 [sic]
William Lusty* & Mary Poulton*, 30 May 1801
Joseph Knight & Sarah Smith, 26 Dec. 1801
Samuel Jobbins & Rhoda Fisher, 6 May 1802
Nehemiah Curnock* & Ann Evans, 16 May 1802
John Robbins* & Elizabeth Elliot, 11 July 1802
Edward Workman, w., & Elizabeth Hopkins, s., 1 Aug. 1802
Thomas Harris & Ann Evans, 8 Sept. 1802
William Powell, b., & Elizabeth Evans, s., 19 Sept. 1802
William Barnard & Elizabeth Bick, 17 Oct. 1802
Daniel Turner* & Elizabeth Powell, 10 Dec. 1802
John Smith & Ann Smith, 25 Dec. 1802
George Clark & Bridget Baglin, 25 Dec. 1802
Thomas Hurcombe & Elizabeth Fisher, 26 Dec. 1802
Charles Chapman & Elizabeth Kightley, 4 Jan. 1803
Richard Gregory* & Ann Poole, 17 Jan. 1803
William Workman & Sarah Lusty, [blank]
Joseph Brothers, p. Dursley, & Margaret Ford, this p., 6 Mar. 1803
John Walsh & Hannah Maddock, 20 Mar. 1803
John Tilley & Martha Hill, 27 Mar. 1803
Joseph Smith & Lucina Evans, 2 Apr. 1803
Joseph Tilley & Ann Smith, 17 May 1803
John Hill, p. Berkeley, & Betty Nelmes, 12 June 1803
Abel Hancock & Sarah Longstretch, 19 June 1803
Timothy Dauncey & Matilda Hill, 28 June 1803
Jeremiah Harmar & Phoebe Dauncey, 9 July 1803
Samuel Baglin & Hester Hurcombe, 3 July 1803
William Millerd [signs Millard] & Sarah Ford, 24 July 1803
John Birks, b., & Diana Harris, w., lic., 1 Aug. 1803
Charles Heaven* & Alice Povey, 7 Aug. 1803
George Ashmead & Mary Ann Price, lic., 25 Aug. 1803
John Rudge* & Mary Smith, lic., 27 Oct. 1803
John Workman & Lettice Turner, 30 Oct. 1803
John Robbins [signs Robins] & Rachel Nicholls, 28 Oct. 1803
John Tilley & Mary Garlick, 6 Nov. 1803
James Davison & Hannah New, lic., 21 Nov. 1803
William Andrews* & Elizabeth Holder, 5 Dec. 1803
Joseph Bruton, b., & Rachel Jackson, s., lic., 25 Dec. 1803
Thomas White & Alice Hancock, 2 Jan. 1804
John Adey & Betty Jobbins, 5 Feb. 1804
Nathaniel Fisher & Tirzah Wakefield, 1 Apr. 1804
James Bick* & Dinah Terrett, 2 Apr. 1804
Jacob Hill & Eleanor Terrett, 2 Apr. 1804
John Wyman, p., Dursley, w., & Christian Ashmead, this p., s., lic., 13 May 1804
James Drew, p. Horsley, & Hannah Hill, this p., 21 May 1804
William Carter & Ann Ricketts, 22 May 1804
Thomas Nicholls & Grace Burford, 8 July 1804
John Smith, w., & Betty Tilley, w., 6 Aug. 1804
William Bradshaw, p. Cam, & Mary Dauncey, this p., 13 Aug. 1804
Samuel Ricketts & Grace Powell, 2 Sept. 1804
William Pride* & Rachel Baglin, 25 Sept. 1804
George Freeman, p. Upton St. Leonards, & Harriet Burbage,* lic., 25 Sept. 1804
Daniel French & Deborah Wakefield, 15 Oct. 1804
Joseph Mills, p. Dursley, & Hannah Hinton, this p., lic., 16 Dec. 1804
George Ford & Elizabeth Robbins, 26 Dec. 1804
Joseph Oldland, p. Wotton under Edge, & Rebecca Sansum, this p., lic., 30 Dec. 1804
* Those persons marked with an asterisk are described as “inhabitants”, probably signifying that they were temporarily resident for the purpose of marriage.
Source: Gloucestershire Parish Register. Marriages. Edited by W. P. W. Phillimore, M.A., B.C.L., Vol. II. Issued to the Subscribers by Phillimore & Co., 36, Essex Street. Strand, London. 1897.
Uley Marriages 1805 to 1809
Joshua Smith, b., & Elizabeth Fisher, s., lic., 24 Jan. 1805
John Norris & Eleanor Holloway, lic., 26 May 1805
Abraham Garlick & Catherine Cook, 1 Sept. 1805
Aaron Cummins [signs Cummings] & Margaret Harris, 3 Sept. 1805
William Harris & Hester Smith, 22 Sept. 1805
Frederick Dauncey [signs Dancey] and Mary Evans, lic., 29 Sept. 1805
Samuel Knight & Elizabeth Baglin, 20 Oct. 1805
George Watts, p. Cam, & Hester Dauncey, this p., 27 Oct. 1805
George Wakefield & Lohurama [signs Lorahamah] French, 28 Oct. 1805
James Smith, p. Upton Bishop, co. Hereford, b., & Rebecca Maile, this p., s., lic., 4 Feb. 1806
John Rummins, b., & Lucina Harris, s., 23 Mar. 1806
James Lord, w., & Sarah Hughes, s., lic., 26 Mar. 1806
John Hurcombe, b., & Harriet Corsham, s., 8 Apr. 1806
Henry Hill, p. Lantrissent, co. Monmouth, & Ann Holder, this p., 9 Apr. 1806
George Oakley, b., & Rachel Smith, 6 May 1806
Charles Norris & Elizabeth Dyer, 20 July 1806
William Ashman, p. St. Mary de Crypt, Gloucester, w., & Elizabeth Bruton, this p., s., lic., 21 July 1806
James Smith & Elizabeth Neville, 7 Sept. 1806
Nathaniel Poole, b., & Abia Jeans [signs Jeens], s., 18 Oct. 1806
Henry White, p. Cam, w., & Sarah Powell, this p., s., lic., 13 Oct. 1806
Thomas Harris, b., & Hannah Tilley, s., lic., 25 Oct. 1806
William Souls, b., & Lucina Hill, s., lic., 26 Oct. 1806
James Niblett & Dinah French, 2 Nov. 1806
John Smith & Susannah Turner, 28 Dec. 1806
Joseph Powell, p. Cam, w., & Martha Tilley, this p., s., 27 Jan. 1807
Daniel Woodman, b., & Ann Evans, s., 14 Feb. 1807
John Austin, b., & Ann Hillier, s., 20 Apr. 1807
Thomas Robbins, b., & Ann Baglin, s., 13 July 1807
Daniel Powell, w., & Ann Holder, s., 9 Aug. 1807
John Hale, b., & Hannah French, s., 6 Sept. 1807
Giles Webb, b., & Sarah Baglin, s., 13 Sept. 1807
William Souls, b., & Elizabeth Wilkins, s., 28 Sept. 1807
Joseph Nash,* b. & Martha Birt, w., 11 Oct. 1807
Joseph Hill, b., & Harriet Huish [or Hewish], s., 12 Oct. 1807
William Millerd [signs Millard], b., & Elizabeth Huish, s., 12 Oct. 1807
Richard Stanley Latham, p. St. Mary le Port, Bristol, b., & Charlotte Jackson, this p., s., lic., 3 Dec. 1807
George Smith, b., & Elizabeth Elliott, s., 8 Jan. 1808
James Stinchcombe,* b., & Ann Smith, s., 22 Feb. 1808
Thomas Poulton, p. Nympsfield, b., & Deborah Tilly, this p., 4 Mar. 1808
William Smith, p. Dursley, & Tirzah Robbins, this p., s., 24 July 1808
Samuel Park, b., & Rachel Poulton*, 11 May 1808
William Greening, p. Cam, & Sarah Williams, this p., s., lic., 25 Sept. 1808
John Riddiford, b., & Ann Tainton, s., 3 Oct. 1808
James Ford & Mary Ford, lic., 15 Nov. 1808
William Smith, b., & Caelia Longstreet,* s., 16 Dec. 1808
Thomas Turner, w., & Elizabeth Smith, s., 25 Dec. 1808
George Evans, w., & Martha Powell, s., 13 Dec. 1808
Daniel Meredith,* b., & Mary Povey, s., 12 Feb. 1809
Thomas Webb, p. Horsley, b., & Sarah Perrin,* s., 6 Mar. 1809
John Hampton, b., & Amelia Smith, s., 27 Mar. 1809
Benjamin Talboys, b., & Eleanor Ford, s., lic., 15 May 1809
John Jobbins, b., & Lois French, s., 21 May 1809
[A previous entry of this marriage, dated 27 March, has been cancelled.]
Daniel Creed,* w., & Hannah Bird,* s., 19 June 1809
Robert Elliott, w., & Eleanor Parker, w., lic., 2 Aug. 1809
Thomas Sittington,* b., & Saberina Smith, s., 9 Aug. 1809
Thomas Dauncey, b., & Susannah Shipton, s., 22 Oct. 1809
Joseph Ford* & Hester James, 3 Dec. 1809
* Those persons marked with an asterisk are described as “inhabitants”, probably signifying that they were temporarily resident for the purpose of marriage.
Source: Gloucestershire Parish Register. Marriages. Edited by W. P. W. Phillimore, M.A., B.C.L., Vol. II. Issued to the Subscribers by Phillimore & Co., 36, Essex Street. Strand, London. 1897.
Uley Marriages 1810 to 1812
Peter Dix,* b., & Hannah Jobbins, s., 15 Jan. 1810
Joseph Austin, b., & Martha Hillier, s., 11 Feb. 1810
George Dauncey, b., & Elizabeth Shipton, s., 16 June 1810
Samuel Hill, w., & Sarah Knight, s., 1 July 1810
James Russel, b., & Mary Scutt, w., lic., 2 Aug. 1810
William Smith, b., & Elizabeth Hyde, s., 5 Aug. 1810
Smith Watson,* w., & Hester Tilley, w., 6 Aug. 1810
Aaron Spratt, b., & Esther Harris, s., 4 Nov. 1810
John Ferebee, b., & Esther Robbinson, s., 29 Nov. 1810
Isaac Ford, b., & Sarah Tilley, s., 28 Nov. 1810
Edward Baglin, b., & Christian Eastmead, s., 6 Jan. 1811
Thomas Went, b., & Ann Spratt, s., lic., 27 Jan. 1811
Ferdinand Knight, b., & Catherine Vizard, 27 Jan. 1811
Charles Hillier* & Rachel Hurcombe, 26 Mar. 1811
Edward Dyer, b., & Deborah Spatt [signs Spratt], s., 1 May 1811
Jeremiah Woodman, b., & Patience Hurcombe, s., 26 June 1811
William Jones* & Lucina Neville, s., 27 July 1811
Thomas Howell, p. Siddington, b., & Hannah Knight, this p., s., 14 Oct. 1811
Job Bird* & Sarah Tilley, 22 Nov. 1811
Thomas Smith, b., & Mary Tainton, s., 8 Dec. 1811
Joseph Mills, p. Nymphsfield, b., & Priscilla Baglin, this p., s., 22 Dec. 1811
Edward Hurcombe, b., & Ann Harrison, s., 25 Dec. 1811
Edward Thornycroft, p. Prestbury, co. Chester, w., & Ann, Dowager Viscountess of Barrington, p. Uley, w., lic., 1 Feb. 1812
Robert Hill, b., & Sarah Rowles, s., lic., 8 Mar. 1812
Daniel Burford & Sarah Millerd, 29 Mar. 1812
John Robbins & Esther Dauncey, 29 Mar. 1812
Samuel Marmont,* w., & Sarah Vizard, w., 20 Apr. 1812
Titus Hancock, b., & Ann Wilkins, s., 3 May 1812
David Lloyd, p. Lanvapley, co. Monmouth, b., & Sarah Bloodworth, this p., s., 7 May 1812
Reuben Smith, b., & Elizabeth Baglin, s., 17 May 1812
Joshua Smith, b., & Sarah Smith, s., 2 June 1812
Thomas Ashmead, b., & Sarah Knight, s., 24 June 1812
William Rowles,* b., & Rachel Jackson, s., 12 July 1812
Daniel Cook, b., & Harriet Browning, s., 16 Aug. 1812
Nehemiah Spratt, b., & Ann Link, s., lic., 27 Sept. 1812
Richard Shelton, w., & Elizabeth Fisher, s., 27 Sept. 1812
William Kent, p. Frocester, b., & Mary Griffiths, this p., s., 28 Sept. 1812
John Ashmead, b., & Patience Hale, s., 17 Oct. 1812
* Those persons marked with an asterisk are described as “inhabitants”, probably signifying that they were temporarily resident for the purpose of marriage.
Source: Gloucestershire Parish Register. Marriages. Edited by W. P. W. Phillimore, M.A., B.C.L., Vol. II. Issued to the Subscribers by Phillimore & Co., 36, Essex Street. Strand, London. 1897.
Gloucestershire Historical Directories
Directory Transcriptions
Uley Kellys Gloucestershire Directory 1856
Uley is a township, parish, and village, 4 miles south from the Frocester station, 5 from Berkeley and Dursley stations, and 2 ½ from Dursley, in Berkeley Hundred, Dursley Union, West Gloucestershire, Gloucester archdeaconry, and Gloucester and Bristol bishopric. It is situate on the turnpike road leading from Stroud to Dursley. The church of St. Giles is a stone building, chiefly in the Gothic style; has a tower, 2 aisles, chancel, organ, 1 bell, 8 monuments, font, and clock. The living is a rectory, worth £200 yearly, with 16 acres of glebe land, in the gift of the Lord Chancellor. The Rev. M. W. Wilkinson, B.D., is the incumbent. There are chapels for Baptists, Independents, and Wesleyans, and Day and Sunday schools for boys and girls. A feast is held yearly, beginning the first Sunday in September. A Roman tumulus, or sepulchre, has been discovered at Westhill, in this parish.
Uley Bury Hill was formerly a Roman encampment. Roman coins have frequently been found here. The population, in 1851, was 1,327, and the acreage is 1,357. T. B. L. Baker, Esq., and Colonel Kingscote, are chief landowners. There are charities of £8 yearly value.
Bencombe, Stoutshill, Augeston, The Grange, and Totnes, are places here.
Gentry
Bellett Mr. Benjamin
Bowen Mrs. Bencombe house
Browne Mrs. Stoutshill
Furse Mrs. Augeston cottage
Gordon Robert, esq., Shibley house
Gregory Miss Jane
Jackson John, esq. Grange
Kingscote Robert A. Fitzhardinge, esq. Uley lodge
Knight Mr. Samuel
Osborne Rev. Daniel
Rowley George, esq. Rockstowe
Stiff Thomas W. esq.
Turner Mrs.
Wilkinson Rev. Marlow Watts, B.D. (rector), Mansion house
Traders
Allen Charles, butcher
Baglin Edward, shopkeeper
Brown William, wood turner
Dauncey Thomas, grocer
Ford George, baker
Ford George, shoemaker
Ford Isaac, shoemaker
Ford Rowland, ‘King’s Head’
Harding Robert Compton, surgeon
Harding Rowland Charles, registrar of births & deaths
Hibbeard Jacob, shopkeeper
Hill William, farmer
Holloway James, carpenter
Horcombe Sidney, butcher
Horcombe William, ironmonger
Jackson Charles, stonemason
Jackson Charles, shopkeeper, Totness
Jones Mary (Mrs.), blacksmith
Kilmister Matthew, shoemaker
Leach Benjamin, school
Leonard Miles, saw mill
Lord James, ‘Old Crown’
Lusty Henry & Thomas, saw mill
Lusty William, wood turner
Martin Frederick, shopkeeper
Martin John, saw mill
Norris Charles, beer retailer
Powell Daniel, beer retailer
Powell Peter, baker
Price Chas. agent to the County fire office
Price Charlotte (Mrs.), brewer
Tanner Frederick, wheelwright
Tilley George, plasterer
Window Cornelius, shopkeeper
Woodcock Elizabeth (Mrs.), ‘Crown’
Post Office. – Thomas Hill, receiver. Letters are dispatched at ¼ past 5 p.m.; delivered at 9 a.m. The nearest money order office is at Dursley.
National School, John Williams, master; Mrs. Elizabeth Hurcombe, mistress
Source: Post Office Directory of Gloucestershire with Bath and Bristol. Printed and Published by Kelly and Co., 19, 20 & 21, Old Boswell Court, St. Clement’s, Strand, London. 1856.
Uley Gell and Bradshaw 1820
Adey George and Co., clothiers
Austin Abraham, shopkeeper
Bailey Leonard, hallier
Baker Rev. W. L.
Blackden Richard, gent.
Broughton Wm., cloth worker
Charnock Nehemiah, clothier
Cornwall Rev. E.
Daniel, Lloyd and Co., clothiers
Dauncey Wm., shoemaker
Ferebee John, victualler, Old Crown
Ferebee Wm., shopkeeper
Ford John, clothier
Freeman Thomas, grocer and tea dealer
Gardner J., draper
Greening Wm., baker
Gregory Mrs.
Gregory Captain
Gurner Robert, victualler, Crown and Sceptre
Hawker Charles, commercial agent
Hill Wm., butcher
Hill Wm. jun., butcher
Hill Charles, butcher
Hill Samuel, shoemaker
Hill John, shopkeeper
Hinton Wm., gent
Hunt John, shoemaker
Ivey Mrs.
Jackson Edward, clothier
Jackson Charles, stone-mason
Jackson Edward, jun., clothier
Jeens Joseph, clothier
Jones Henry, blacksmith
Knight Wm., builder
Knight Susannah, dressmaker
Knight Hannah, victualler, Shears
Leich and Hill, school for young ladies
Millard Aaron, hallier
Neal Daniel, brewer
Nichols Thomas, shopkeeper
Nicholls James, grocer
Pearce Mrs., blacksmith
Pearce Thomas, blacksmith
Penley John, dyer
Penley John, blue dyer
Price Samuel, grocer and brewer
Sheppard Edward, Esq., clothier, residence Ridge
Smith, King and Hanbury, clothiers, Jackson’s mill
Souls Wm., tailor and salesman
Souls Wm., maltster and baker
Stiff Thomas, gent.
Taylor Rev. A. R., Independent Minister
Taylor Wm., watch and clock maker
Trull Joseph, butcher
Warner Miss H., school for young ladies
Went Samuel, gent.
Went Mrs. Ann, hallier, Green
Went Thomas, maltster
Williams Henry, shopkeeper
Source: The Gloucestershire Directory; R. Gell & T. Bradshaw; Printed by J. Roberts, Gloucester 1820
Dursley (inc. Uley) Universal British Directory 1791
Adjoining parish to Dursley is the populous village of Uley, in which the clothing business is carried on to a very considerable extent.
The following are the principal inhabitants of Uley:
Clergy.
Baker Rev. William Floyd, (F.)
Gregory Rev. John, (F.) Rector
Traders &c.
Blagden Richard, (F.) Clothier
Cole John, (F.) Hatter
Harris George & James, (F.) Clothiers
Hawker Thomas, (F.) Clothier
Jackson Edward, (F.) Clothier
Knight Thomas, (F.) Soapboiler
Lloyd Nath. and Daniel, (F.) Clothiers
Manning Francis, (F.) Maltster
Price John, (F.) Maltster
Sheppard and Hickes, Clothiers
Souls Samuel, (F.) Innkeeper
Went Thomas, (F.) Clothier
Went Samuel, (F.) Maltster
Williams Rice, Baker
Source: Universal British Directory 1791
Maps
Administration
- County: Gloucestershire
- Civil Registration District: Dursley
- Probate Court: Court of the Bishop of Gloucester (Episcopal Consistory)
- Diocese: Pre 1836 – Gloucester, Post 1835 – Gloucester and Bristol
- Rural Deanery: Dursley
- Poor Law Union: Dursley
- Hundred: Berkeley (Gloucestershire)
- Province: Canterbury