Some tradesmen of Oxford in 1783
Extract from Bailey’s Western & Midland Directory, 1783
[Links are to men who had been, or were to be, Mayor of Oxford]
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Market Days, Wednesday and Saturday
- Adams, James, Upholder
- Arnold, Samuel, Bookseller, and Stationer
- Ashfield, Robert, Coal Merchant
- Bennett, Daniel, Druggist
- Badger, Edward, Maltster
- Bardin, Samuel, Upholder and Milliner
- Brown, John, Ironmonger
- Brown William, Mercer
- Brocks, Edward, Inn-holder, Bear
- Bromley, John, Brazier and Tin plate-worker
- Burford, Richard, Surgeon
- Burrows, Thomas, Meal-man
- Bush, Thomas, Ironmonger, and Manufacturer of Brazery and Tin-ware
- Campiane, A., Printseller and Statuary
- Castle, Thomas, Mercer
- Cantwell, Ralph, Grocer, Holywell
- Clarke, James, Mercer and Draper
- Collins, John, Glover
- Costar, James, Grocer
- Collis, John, Gun-maker
- Day, Michael, Upholder
- Drought, Henry, and Son, Brewers
- Eaton and Thompson, Coal Merchants
- Etty, John, Wine Merchant
- Finch, Richard, Ditto
- Fletcher and Parsons, Mercers
- Fletcher, James, and Son, Booksellers
- Foulkes, John, M.D.
- Grain, Richard, Barge-master and Coal Merchant
- Halse, Nicholas, Saddler
- Hayes, Philip, Mus. Doc.
- Halse, James, Upholder and Cabinet-maker
- Hardy and Cox, Mercers and Drapers
- Haynes, Stephen, Glover and Breeches-maker
- Hedges, Joseph, and Co., Brewers and Maltsters
- Hibbits, John, Mercer
- Holloway, Richard, Upholsterer
- Hunt, Robert, Mercer and Draper
- Hyde, William, Grocer and Distiller
- Jackson, William, Printer in general and Bookseller
- Jackson, James, Tinman
- Johnson, J., Builder and Timber Merchant
- Jones, William, Silversmith
- Kirby, Ra., Grocer, Tea-dealer, and Chandler
- Langford, James, Surgeon
- Lawrence, J. and Son, Grocers, and Sweet-makers
- Lock, Edward, and Son, Goldsmiths and Jewellers
- Lumbart, George, Grocer and Tallow Chandler
- Mathews, William, Music Seller
- Moore, Charles, Brewer and Maltster
- Moreton, Mary, Mercer and Draper
- Morrell, James, Attorney
- Munday, Thomas, Upholsterer
- Nourse, Charles, Surgeon
- Parsons, John, M.D.
- Pascoe, Thomas, Druggist
- Peck, John, Mercer and Draper
- Pears, James, Surveyor and Builder
- Ping, John, Wine and Brandy Merchant
- Pesley, William, Currier
- Polley, John, Sack, Tilt, and Collar Cloth Manufacturer
- Prickett, Thomas, Attorney
- Prince and Cook, Booksellers
- Probat, John, Inn-holder, Roebuck
- Rawlins, Richard, Surgeon
- Ritchings, Tho., Glover and Breeches-maker
- Roads, Emanuel, Grocer, Soap-boiler, Tallow-chandler, and Brandy-dealer
- Roebuck, William, Hat-maker
- Rowbotham, Peter, Mercer and Draper
- Sheard, William, Grocer and Tea-dealer
- Shortland, Vincent, Timber Merchant
- Smith, John, Mercer and Draper
- Smith, Richard, Painter and Printseller
- Strange, William, China and Glass-man
- Slatter, John, Saddler
- Southby, William, Coach-maker
- Taunton, William, Attorney at Law
- Tawney, Richard, Brewer and Maltster
- Tawney, Henry, Timber Merchant and Builder
- Tawney, Edward, Miller and Mealman
- Thorpe, William, and Son, Manufacturers of all Kinds of Hosiery
- Treacher, John, Brewer and Maltster
- Tongue, George, Goldsmith and Jeweller
- Townsend, John, Architect and Builder
- Towsey, Henry, Surgeon
- Tubb, Michael, Grocer, Tea-dealer, and Tallow-chandler
- Tuckwell, William, Brazier and Tin Plate Worker
- Vivian, William, M.D.
- Walsh, Andrew, Bishop’s Deputy Registrar
- Wall, Martin, M.D.
- Walker, John, Attorney, and Deputy Town Clerk
- Watson, John, Distiller, Hop-Merchant, Grocer, Tallow-chandler, Soap-boiler, and Agent to the new Fire Office, Lombard street
- Williams, Richard, Tea-dealer
- Williams, John, Corn-factor
- Wood, T. S., Brewer and Maltster
- Wynne, Thomas, Grocer and Tea-dealer
- Wyatt, John, Timber Merchant
- Wyatt, Lawrence, Barge Master and Coal Merchant
- Yeates, Christopher, Wine and Brandy Merchant