From Kelly's 1896 Staffordshire Directory

Coseley

Post Office & Annuity & Insurance Office, Coseley, John Mills, sub-postmaster. Letters received from Bilston at 9am., 2.30 & 7.30pm., dispatched at 9am., 2.30 & 7.30pm. Telegraph office at Deepfields.

Post Office & Express Delivery & Annuity & Insurance Office, Deepfields, Miss Phoebe Wise, sub-postmistress. Letters received from Bilston at 7.15am., 1.30 & 6.45pm., dispatched at 9 & 10am., 2.30, 7.30 & 8.30pm

Wall letter boxes: Hurst Hill, emptied at 8.30am., 2.14 & 7.15pm.; Broad Lanes, emptied at 9.40am., 3.15 & 7.45pm.; Coppice, emptied at 7.45am. & 7pm.; Church Road, emptied at 9am., 3 & 7.30pm.; Cinder Hill, emptied at 8.30am., 2.30 & 7.15pm.

Urban District Council
Offices, Green Street, Roseville.
Day of meeting, first Tuesday in the month at 6pm.

Members:
Richard Clayton, Chairman.
Rev. Henry Eachus    
Job E. East     
William Hawkins       
William Henry Hawthorne
Samuel Jackson          
Edward Jordan          
James Lamb   
Charles Lathe 
William Mobberley    
George M. Morgan
George Ray
William Henry Robinson
John Shorthouse
Frederick Slater
William Smout
Joseph Taft
John Walters
Josiah Whitehouse
Edward Wones

Clerk, Joseph Smith, Gate Street, Sedgley
Treasurer, Thomas Gilbert, Birmingham District & Counties Bank, Wolverhampton
Medical Officer of Health, Joseph George Clendinnen, Alpha House
Surveyor, Charles William Shackleton, Green Street, Roseville
Sanitary Inspector & Inspector of Canal Boats & Dairies, John Mills, Post Office, Old Meeting Rd.
Collector, Albert J. Sherwin, Hurst Hill
County Police Station, Avenue Road, Sergeant Henry R. Ward, in charge & 4 constables

Public Officers:
Assessor & Collector of Assessed Taxes, Jos. Sherwin, Hurst Hill
Clerk to Sedgley School Board, Albert Evans Greenway, Church Road
Registrar of Births & Deaths, Sedgley sub-district, Dudley Union, John William Thompson, Castle Street, Roseville
Relieving Officer, Sedgley No. 2 district, Dudley Union, W. Hughes, Ebenezer Street

Places of Worship, with times of Services:
Christ Church, Rev. William Spencer M.A. vicar; 8 & 11am. & 6.30pm.; daily 8.45am. & Wednesday 7.30pm.
St. Chad's, Rev. George Castriot De Renzi M.A. vicar; 8 & 11am. & 6.30pm.; daily 8.45am. & Wednesday 7.30pm.
St. Mary the Virgin, Rev. John Knight-Law, vicar; 11am. & 3 & 6.30pm.; Friday 7.30pm.
Mission Church, Ladymoor, 6.30pm. & Thursday 7.30pm.
Mission Church, Sodom, 6.30pm. & Thursday 7.30pm.
Baptist, Coppice, 10.30am. & 6pm.; Wednesday 7pm.
Baptist, Darkhouse Lane, Rev. George Dunnett; 10.30am. & 6pm.; Wednesday 7pm.
Baptist, Roseville, 10.30am. & 6pm.; Thursday 7pm.
Baptist, West Coseley, 10.30am. & 6pm.; Wednesday 7pm.
Primitive Methodist, Walbrook, 2.30 & 6 pm.; Wednesday 7pm.
Primitive Methodist, Sodom, 2.30 & 6pm.; Tuesday 7pm.
Unitarian, Old Meeting Road, Rev. Henry Eachus; 11am. & 6.30pm.
Wesleyan, Hurst Hill, 10.30am. & 6pm.; Wednesday 7.15pm.
Wesleyan, Ladymoor, 10.30am. & 6pm.; Wednesday 7pm.
Wesleyan, Roseville, 10.30am. & 6pm.; Thursday 7pm.

Schools:
Board (Sedgley), Daisy Bank (mixed & infants), erected in 1878, for 256 children & 235 infants; average attendance, 234 children & 174 infants; William Jones, master; Miss Hannah Walters, mistress.
Board (Sedgley), Mount Pleasant (mixed & infants), erected in 1879, for 343 children & 150 infants; average attendance, 238 children & 121 infants; William H. Price, master; Miss Rudge, infants' mistress.
Board (Hurst Hill) (mixed & infants), built in 1894, for 200 children & 123 infants; average attendance, 186 children & 100 infants; John Dunton, master; Miss Parnell, infants' mistress.
Christ Church National (mixed & infants), for 350 children & 200 infants; average attendance, 300 children & 180 infants; Edward Nicholls, master; Mrs. Louisa Nicholls, mistress.
St. Chad's National, West Coseley (mixed & infants), for 300 children & 160 infants; average attendance, 300 children & 160 infants; Robert Thomas Evans, master; Mrs. Annie Pugh, infants' mistress.
St. Mary's National, boys (Can Lane) & girls (Hurst Hill), erected in 1832 & 1878 respectively, for 186 boys & 150 girls; average attendance, 190 boys & 132 girls; Charles Cadwallader, master; Mrs. Martha Cadwallader, mistress.
British, Darkhouse (mixed & infants), erected in 1837, for 200 children & 100 infants; average attendance, 140 children & 64 infants; William Hartell, master; Miss Jane Jones, mistress.

Railway Stations:
L. & N.W.R. - Deepfields, William Tatton, station master
G.W.R. - Daisy Bank, Clement Mole, station master

Private Residents:
Allen Samuel Simeon, Hurst Hill Road
Baker Isaiah James, Holywell Street
Bates Charles, Mount Pleasant
Bates James, Old End House, Castle Street
Caddick George Edward, Coppice
Clayton Richard J.P. Coseley Hall
Clendinnen Joseph George, Alpha House, Old Meeting Road
Coslett Thomas Edward, Woodcross House
Crump John, Tunnel Street
De Renzi, Rev. George Castriot M.A., vicar of St. Chad's, Providence Place
Dicken Isaiah, Vale Cottage, Bissell Street
Dunton John, Bank Street
Dunnett Rev. George, Baptist, Summerhill Road
Eachus Rev. Henry, Unitarian, Old Meeting Road
East Job, Gladstone House, Sodom
Greenway Albert Edward, Church Road
Greenway William Partridge, Summerhill Road
Harris James, Upper Ettingshall Road
Hawthorn William, Roseville House
Hipkins Joseph, Old Meeting Road
Huxley Samuel, Can Lane
Hyde Mrs. 12 Church Road
Knight-Law Rev. John, vicar of St. Mary's, Hurst Hill
Morgan George M. Summer Hill
Morgan Mortimer Thomas, Ivy House Lane
Nicholls Edward, Mornington House, Church Road
Nicholls Ernest, Church Road
Parker George, Ellichen, 30 Hurst Hill Road
Pearson John, The Mount, Cinder Hill
Price Alfred, Bayer Hill
Round James, Old Meeting Road
Sherwin Joseph, Hurst Hill
Smallman Mrs. Daisy Bank Hall
Spencer Rev. William M.A., vicar & surrogate, Vicarage
Taylor William, Old Meeting Road
Thompson Daniel, Broad Street
Thorne Geo. R., The Gorge, Hurst Hill
Waterhouse John, Cinder Hill
Waterhouse Mrs. Cinder Hill
Waterhouse William, Hurst Hill
Whitehouse Henry Bickerton, The Hurst

Commercial:
Allden Joseph, boot maker, Hurst Hill
Allen Samuel Simeon, nut & bolt maker, Sodom
Attwood Nathaniel, Coseley Tavern, Coppice
Bagnall George, butcher, Webb Street
Baker Emma Mrs., beer retailer, Walbrook
Baker Isaiah James, surgeon, Holywell Street
Baker John, Swan P.H., Darkhouse Lane
Baker Mary Mrs., shopkeeper, Yew Tree Lane
Baker Thomas, shoe maker, Holywell Street
Bates George, beer retailer, Castle Street
Bates Joseph, butcher, Castle Street
Bates Thomas, baker, Ebenezer Street, Roseville
Bayliss Betsy Mrs., haberdasher, Holywell Street
Bennett Eliza Mrs., Rising Sun P.H. Darkhouse Lane
Bennett Isaac, beer retailer, Ward Street
Bennett John, painter, Green Street, Roseville
Billington Francis, hairdresser, Walbrook
Blackham John, grocer, Hurst Hill
Blackham Joseph, pawnbroker, Hurst Hill
Blewitt Jabez & George, painters, Old Meeting Road
Bradley Sarah Mrs., shopkeeper, Upper Ettingshall Road
Breedon James, shopkeeper, 17 Webb Street
Breedon Mary Mrs., haberdasher, Church Road
Bryan John, beer retailer, Holywell Street
Bunce Joseph, shopkeeper, Broad Lane
Burn William, draper, Hurst Hill Road
Caddick George Edward, corn factor, Coppice
Clark Samuel, plumber, Walbrook
Clarke Edward, shopkeeper, Castle Street, Roseville
Clendinnen Joseph George, surgeon, & medical officer for Sedgley No. 3 district of Dudley Union & medical officer of health to Urban District Council, Alpha House, Old Meeting Road
Collins Isaac, fishmonger, Can Lane
Conservative Association (Wolverhampton South), Ernest E. Nicholls, sec., Mornington House
Corvesor William Standish, grocer, & agent for W. & A. Gilbey Limited, wine & spirit merchants, Walbrook
Coseley Working Men's Conservative Club, Joseph Punter, sec., Old Meeting Road
Cotton William, Royal P.H. Castle Street
Cox Joshua, The Gate P.H. Hurst Hill
Croft Jane Mrs., shopkeeper, Walbrook
Cumpston William, farmer & beer retailer, Cinder Hill
Dainty James, beer retailer, Walbrook
Davies Richard, Boat P.H. Highfield Road
Deeley George, iron founder, Priorfields
Dicken James, Union P.H. Walbrook
Duckering Richard, chemist, Castle Street
Elkington William, commercial traveller, Railway Buildings
Ellis John, jun. plumber, Walbrook
Elwell Isaac, newsagent, Tunnel Street
Evans Ann Mrs., shopkeeper, Cinder Hill
Evans Francis, beer retailer, Castle Street
Evans William, grocer, Church Road
Fellows Benjamin, pawnbroker, Walbrook
Fellows Benjamin, shopkeeper, Sodom
Fellows Henry, shopkeeper, Hurst Hill Road
Fellows Isaac, beer retailer, Broad Lane
Fellows James, Horse & Jockey P.H. Cinder Hill
Fellows John, White Horse P.H. Upper Ettingshall Road
Fellows Joseph, shopkeeper, Holywell Street
Fleet Joseph, shopkeeper, Earl Street
Fryer James, cocoa house, Walbrook
Gough James, shopkeeper, Broad Lane
Green Thomas & Co. sanitary iron founders, gas stove, cistern, tank & nail manufacturers, Coseley Foundry
Green William, boot maker, Walbrook
Greenway Albert Evans, solicitor & clerk to the Sedgley School Board, Church Road
Griffiths William, shopkeeper, Coppice
Guest William, butcher, Castle Street
Hale Henry, painter, Castle Street
Halford John, beer retailer, Mason Street
Hall Joseph, shopkeeper, 56 Broad Lane
Hampton Joseph, grocer, Coppice
Hampton William, Black Horse P.H., Ettingshall Road
Hancock Abiathar, wardrobe dealer, Green Street
Harris James, butcher, Sodom
Harris William, Bird in Hand P.H. Sodom
Hartland Joseph, carpenter & shopkeeper, Coppice
Head John, farmer, Woodcross
Hendley William, Swan P.H. Swan Row
Hewitt Albert, grocer, Woodcross Street
Hewitt Ebor, hairdresser & shopkeeper, Cinder Hill
Hewitt James, shopkeeper, Walbrook
Higgins James, shopkeeper, Highfield Road
Hill Frederick, grocer, Castle Street
Hinks John, beer retailer, School Street, Roseville
Hinton Joseph, shopkeeper, Cinder Hill
Hipkins William, wheelwright, Ladymoor
Hipkins W. S. timber merchant, Church Road
Hodgetts Charles, beer retailer & grocer & agent for W. & A.
Gilbey Limited, wine & spirit merchants, Coppice & Castle Street, Roseville
Holdnal Thomas, beer retailer, Foundry Street
Homer William, iron bucket maker, Siddons Road
Horton Charles, boot & shoemaker, Bayer Street, Roseville
Horton William, blacksmith, Skidmore Row
Howell Joseph, shopkeeper, Post Office, Hurst Hill
Hughes Edwin, shopkeeper, Green Street
Hughes Herbert, Rifle Corps P.H. Coppice
Hughes Isaac, brick & tile maker, Woodcross
Hughes W. relieving officer, Sedgley No. 2. district, Dudley Union, Ebenezer Street
Hyde Josiah, Woodcross Inn, Woodcross
Ingram Edward, Star P.H. Walbrook
Jackson Samuel, Ivy House P.H. Ivy House Lane & fire brick maker, Can Lane
Jevons Thomas, blacksmith, Castle Street
Johnson John, lamp & oil dealer, Holywell Street, Coppice
Jones Rebecca Mrs., The Gate Hangs Well P.H. Hurst Hill
Jones William, jun. scrap iron dealer, Can Lane
Jones Benjamin, Painters' Arms P.H. Old Meeting Road
Jones John, builder, Broad Street, Walbrook
Jones Thomas, builder, Castle Street
Jones William, grocer, Can Lane
Leedham John Thomas, tailor, 25 Church Road
Leith Samuel, grocer & baker, Coppice & Cinder Hill
Lester Abraham, grindery dealer, Hurst Hill
Lewis Enoch, beer retailer & shopkeeper, Walbrook
Lewis Richard, carpenter & shopkeeper, Holywell Street
Lewis Sarah Ann Mrs., beer retailer, Darkhouse Street
Liberal Club, John Snow, sec., Mount Pleasant Street
Light Lucy Mrs., White House P.H. Daisy Street
McKean Lucy Mrs., shopkeeper, Hall Green Street
McKean Bertha Miss, shopkeeper, Cross Street
Martin Samuel, beer retailer, Skidmore Road
Mason John, Spread Eagle P.H. & butcher, Church Road
Mason William, Rose & Crown P.H. Providence Place
Mason William, shopkeeper, Jevons Street, Roseville
Meddings Honor Mrs., Hurst Hill Tavern, Hurst Hill Road
Millard Daniel, grocer, Avenue Road
Millard David, beer retailer, Ward Street
Millard Elizabeth Mrs., shopkeeper, Ebenezer Street, Roseville
Millard Paul, coal dealer, Cinder Hill
Millard William, shopkeeper, Mason Street
Mills John, haberdasher, sanitary inspector & inspector of canal boats & dairies to the Urban District Council, Post Office, Old Meeting Road
Moody Harry, shopkeeper, Daisy Street
Morgan George Mortimer, pawnbroker, Ivy House Lane
Morris Emma Mrs., shopkeeper, Coppice
Morris William, butcher, Tunnel Street
Mould Owen, greengrocer, Tunnel Street
Nicholls Benjamin, shopkeeper, Hurst Hill
Osborne James, boot & shoe maker, Canal Street, Roseville
Painter William, beer retailer, Oak Street
Pardoe Joseph, grocer, Old Meeting Road
Pardoe Mary Ann Mrs., Horse & Jockey P.H. Fullwood's End
Percival Richard, beer retailer, Walter Street
Peters John, boot maker, Walbrook
Porter Benjamin, beer retailer, Ebenezer Street, Roseville
Potts Edwin, Waggon & Horses P.H. Broad Lane
Pountney Benjamin, greengrocer, 4 Daisy Street
Pountney Charles, greengrocer, Walbrook
Powell John, grocer, Castle Street
Powell Thomas Frederick, draper, Old Meeting Road
Price Alfred, baker, Bayer Street, Roseville
Price George, beer retailer, Walbrook
Probert Edward & Sons, steam boiler manufacturers, Broad Lane
Proud Elizabeth Mrs., grocer, Fullwood's End
Pugh Joseph, builder, Cinder Hill
Ractliffe Samuel, George & Dragon P.H. Broad Lane
Raybould Cornelius James, shopkeeper, Broad Lane
Richards E. & A. R. Misses, milliners, Castle Street
Richards David, shopkeeper, Hurst Hill Road
Richards Emma Mrs., shopkeeper, Mount Pleasant
Richards James, beer retailer, Coppice
Richards Mary Ann Mrs., grocer & beer retailer, Castle Street
Roberts Naomi Mrs., leather cutter, Coppice
Round Joseph, shopkeeper, Castle Street
Rowley Daniel, Ship & Rainbow P.H., Rainbow Street
Salt Thomas, Bull's Head P.H. Webb Street
Screen Hannah Mrs., coal dealer, Woodcross
Shackleton Charles William, surveyor to the Urban District Council, Green Street
Sheldon Emily Miss, Railway Tavern, Meadow Lane
Sherwin Albert James, cabinet maker & collector of urban district rates, Hurst Hill
Sherwin Joseph, collector of poor rates, Hurst Hill
Shinton Thomas Henry, butcher, 58 Broad Lane
Sirrell James, blacksmith, Darkhouse Lane
Skeldon & Attwood, maltsters, Walbrook
Slater Samuel & Son, brass founders, Hurst Hill Road
Slater Herbert, shopkeeper, Sodom
Smallman Job (exors. of), iron founder, Darkhouse Lane
Smalman William, beer retailer, Castle Street
Smith Enoch, Spread Eagle P.H. Ladymoor
Smith John Granger, brick & tile maker, Coppice
Smith Phoebe Miss, shopkeeper, Woodcross
Smout Isaac, shopkeeper, Ebenezer Street
Smout William, shopkeeper, Jevons Street, Roseville
Sorrow John, beer retailer, Old Meeting Road
Sparrow Rebecca Mrs., draper
Staddon James, boot maker, Cinder Hill
Stanley Ebor, butcher, Cinder Hill
Stanley Henry, shopkeeper. Hurst Hill
Stanley Moses Henry, butcher, Hurst Hill
Stephens Mary Mrs., shopkeeper, Mount Pleasant
Taylor Thomas, shopkeeper, Canal Street
Thompson James, baker, Walbrook
Thompson John William, registrar of births & deaths, Castle Street, Roseville
Timmins & Son, coal masters, Priorfields & Crow bridge
Timmins Samuel, beer retailer, Mount Pleasant
Timmins William, shopkeeper, Mount Pleasant
Turner Aaron, commission agent, Coppice
Turner James, shopkeeper, Darkhouse Lane
Walters John, greengrocer, Broad Lane
Walters Mary Ann Mrs., greengrocer, Castle Street
Ward Susannah Mrs., Black Horse P.H. Sodom
Warder Mary & Edith Misses, drapers, Castle Street
Wasdell Samuel, Boat P.H. Hurst Hill
Waterhouse B. & W. screw manufacturers, Hall Lane
Webb Isaac, hairdresser, Coppice
Webb Samuel, shopkeeper, Walbrook
Webb Thomas, watch maker, Castle Street
Weed Susan Mrs., beer retailer, Hurst Hill
Wellings Reuben, butcher, Old Meeting Road
Westwood Ann Mrs., shopkeeper, Old Meeting Road
Wheeler George, shopkeeper, Cinder Hill
Wilson Ann Mrs., beer retailer, Walbrook
Woolley William, coal dealer, Cinder Hill
Wright John, beer retailer, Ladymoor
Wyde Joseph, grocer, Wood Street

Deepfields

Commercial:
Birch Edward & Sons, iron manufacturers
Birmingham Canal Navigation Company, Henry Deeley, collector
Cannon Holloware Co. Limited, hollowware manufacturers, enamellers, iron founders & grindstone manufacturers
Deepfield Company, James Hill, proprietor.
Foster Walter, saddler
Foster William, coal master, Ettingshall coll
Hodge Charles, Boat P.H.
Howell John, coal owner, Rookery colliery
Hyde Betty Mrs., shopkeeper
Kirkham John & Richard, charter masters
Mobberley William, fire brick manufacturer
Reed Joseph, shopkeeper
Rice Jane Mrs., Anchor P.H.
Salt Elias, Deepfields Inn
Shelton Richard & Sons, timber merchants & steam saw mills
Wasdell Samuel, coal master, Priorfields Colliery
Whitehouse Brothers, fire brick makers
Whitehouse Henry Bickerton & Son, coal & iron masters, Priorfield


Christ Church.


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