Chingford
1803 Census
Submitted by Trudi Barr and Transcribed by Essex Villages -
Names of the Inhabitants of Chingford between the ages of 17 and 55
as returned by the Constable
ABREHART Richard/Servant/18
BALAAM Charles/Blacksmith/25
BALES James/Laborer/34
BAMBER John/Gardener/36
BEADLE George/Laborer/43
BEARLEY Charles/Gentleman/43
BOCKET James/Laborer/40
BOCKET Thomas/Laborer/50
BOSGROVE George/Farmer/33
BOSGROVE John/Labourer/39
BOSGROVE Joseph/Farmer/26
BRAY William/Wheelwright/42
BROWN Andrew/Lodger/25
BURGESS Thomas/Laborer/50
BURREL Henry/Farmer/46
BURREL John/Servant/18
BURREL William/Servant/23
BUSK John/Laborer/36
CALLOWAY Edmund/Footman/27
CARTER Austin/Fellowship Porter/34
CHANNELLS John Laborer/45
COOPER Robert/Farmer/32
COORTMAN Richard/Blacksmith/21
COVERLEY Charles James/Gentleman/40
COWLAND William/Bricklayer/50
CRAMSHAW John/Sawyer/46
CRANSTON William/Huntsman/44
CRAWLEY Samuel/Servant/19
DAVIS George Clinton/Gentleman/35
DEARNER Joseph/Laborer/45
DENTON William/Carpenter/31
DODD Edward/Gentleman/40
ELLIS James/Laborer/38
ELLIS William/Farmer/40
ETTERIDGE William/Laborer/37
FAIRBROTHER Richard/Whipper in/27
FREEMAN James/Farmer/42
FREMAN Thomas/Laborer/21
FRESHWATER James/Coachman/28
GARNER William/Groom/18
GILDER Joseph/Laborer/24
GINN Joseph/Laborer/38
HARRISON John/Gardener/28
HICKS John/Farmer/30
HITCH William/Publican/39
JESSOPP Richard/Shoemaker/48
JONES John/Laborer/50
KING William/Carpenter/28
LANG William/Farmer/47
LITTLE James/Laborer/27
LOE Henry/Bricklayer/41
LOE James/Shoemaker/24
LYNN William/Laborer/22
MACCULLOGH Hugh/Drover/46
MANN Samuel/-/48
MARRIAGE Daniel/Laborer/30
MILLER John/Carpenter/32
MILLS Samuel/Laborer/19
MILLS William/Laborer/17
MORLEY John/Esqr/32
MORSON William/Laborer/35
NAIRRIN Joseph/Carpenter/25
NESBIT Edward/Servant/22
NEWLAND James/Laborer/39
NIGHTINGALE John/Servant/40
PEACHES William/Carpenter/35
PEARSON George/Laborer/29
PEARSON John/Laborer/30
PEARSON Joseph/Servant/37
PEARSON William/Laborer/20
PEPPERCORN Joshua/Farmer/48
PEPPERCORN William/Farmer/31
PETTIT Joseph/Farmer/48
PHILPOT James/Stockbroker/42
PLUMMER William/Laborer/35
PODMORE Robert/Esqr/42
PODMORE Robert jun/Stockbroker/18
PORTER James/Carpenter/33
POULTON William/Laborer/45
RADLEY George/Farmer/27
RANDELL William/Footman/23
READ Richard/Laborer/34
REDFERN George/Farmer/50
RUFFLE Jeffry/Laborer/34
RUMBALE Thomas/Esqr/42
RUMBLE Benjamin/Laborer/44
SAGE James/Shopkeeper/53
SALES Richard/Gardener/43
SAWYER William/Laborer/50
SCOTT Adam/Laborer/34
SMITH Thomas/Baker/39
SPICER Thomas/Laborer/48
STEPHENS David/Shoemaker/45
SURRIDGE James/Farmer/23
SURRIDGE Thomas/Blacksmith/45
SURRIDGE William/Blacksmith/37
THORLEY John/Joiner/20
TONKS Thomas/Farmer/39
TRAPPS John jun/Postman/29
TURNER John/Laborer/22
WALKER Richard/Coachman/47
WEBB John/Whipper in/25
WELCH Robert/Laborer/38
WIGZELE Thomas/Bricklayer/35
WILLIAMS Joseph/Servant/39
WILLIAMS Thomas/Farmer/49
WOOD James/Laborer/38
WOOD John/-/-
WOOD William/Gentleman/25
WOODLAND John/Laborer/21
WOODLAND Thomas/Laborer/39
WRIGHT James/Laborer/50
White's History, Gazetteer & Directory of Essex - 1848
Submitted and Transcribed by Essex Villages
CHINGFORD an irregularly built but pleasing rural village, is picturesquely situated on the east side of the river Lea, in the south angle of Waltham Hundred, 9 miles N. by E. of London, and 4 miles S. of Waltham Abbey. Its parish is within the jurisdiction of the Central Criminal Court, and contains 971 inhabitants, and 2459 acres of land, including a large tract of open common land, and about 200 acres of wood, on the western side of Epping Forest.
The surface in many places rises high, and commands varied and extensive prospects.The parish has several handsome seats, and had its name from the Saxon Chinz or King's ford which crossed the river Lea near the site of the present bridge; beyond which, on the Middlesex side of the valley, is the Edmonton Station on the North-Eastern Railway.The chief manor, called Chingford St. Paul's was given by Edward the Confessor to the dean and Chapter of St. Paul's, but was granted by Edward V1. to Sir Thomas D'Arcy.Queen Mary took it from the latter, and gave it to Susan Tongue and her heirs.In 1467, it was conveyed to John Leigh, whose descendants resided here more than a century, and in 1691, sold it to Robt. Snell, Esq., of Hertfordshire.It has recently been sold by Col. Snell to R. Hodgson, Esq., the present lord of the manor, in which the copyholds are subject to certain fines.The manor of Chingford Earls, or Comitis, was held by the Bourchiers, Earls of Essex in the 15th century, and previously by the Gernons and Montfichets.In 1608, it was purchased by Thos. Boothby, Esq., and it is now held by the Rev. Robert Boothby Heathcote, who has a handsome residence at Friday hill. The copyholds in this manor are subject to arbitrary fines.
The other principal landowners are Mrs. Wood, of Mount Echo; Capt. A. P. Hamilton, of the Mount; John Dean, Esq., of White Hal; Sir R. S. Ainslie, Bart., of the Rolls, (Chigwell;) and the Misses More, of Edmonton.An estate, called Scotts-Mahews, alias Brindwoods, is held of the rector of Chingford; and on every alienation, the following singular ceremony takes place:-'The owner and his wife, and man and maid servant, attend singly on horseback, and at the parsonage the owner does his homage, and pays his relief, as follows: He blows three blasts with his horn; carries a hawk upon his fist; and his servant has a greyhound in a slip, both for the use of the rector that day.He receives a chicken for his hawk, a peck of oats for his horse, and a loaf of bread for his greyhound. They all dine, after which the master blows three blasts, and they all depart.'
The Old Parish Church, dedicated to St Peter and St Paul, is a low, small, ancient structure, of flint and stone, profusely covered with ivy of enormous growth.The pews, &c., in the nave have been removed, and the chancel is now only used for funerals and other occasional duty.In the latter are several handsome marble monuments, belonging to Leigh, Boothby, Heathcote, and other families. One has kneeling effigies of Sir Robt. Leigh and his wife, and on the floor is an antique brass, in memory of Robt. Rampston.
The New Church, which stands on the green, in a more central situation,
is a large structure, and was built by the present rector, at the cost of about
'5000, in 1843-4, of white brick, with ornamental devices in black flint.
It is in the Gothic style, and has an embattled tower, crowned by a
handsome spire, and containing a clock which has three dials, and strikes the
quarters.The interior is neatly fitted up, and has sittings
for about 700 hearers.
The rectory, values in K.B. at '14. 5s. 5d., and in 1831 at '595, is in
the patronage and incumbency of the Rev. Rt. Boothby Heathcote, B.A., the lord
of one of the manors, who resides at Great Friday Hill, but has l5a.
of glebe, and a handsome modern Rectory House, now occupied by the
curate.
The
tithes were commuted in 1842, for '515 per annum.Here is a
National School for both sexes.For
distribution in coals, the poor have dividends of '400 three per cent. Reduced
Annuities, derived from the charities of John, Ann, and Rebecca
Popplewell.For distribution in bread, they have '3
yearly from Rampston's Charity, (see Walthamstow) and an annual
rent-charge of '3, left by Thomas Boothby , out of Chingford Earls
estate.The poor widows of the parish have 1'
a. of marsh land, let for '4. Post
Office, at Mrs Jane Williams's. Letters received and despatched twice a-day,
via London Allen Wm. tailor and shopkeeper
Bayley Wm. gardener
Binden Thomas, harness maker
Claxton Wm. National schoolmaster
Conner George, gentleman
Cox Thomas, shoemaker
Dean John, Esq., White Hall
Dunsford Wm. gardener
Goldacre Robt. vict. Kings Head
Hamilton Capt. Arthur Pp., Mount
Hartshorn Wm. builder
Heathcote Rev. Robert Boothby, B.A. rector,
Great Friday hill
Herbert Edmund, smith and farrier
Hill John, builder
Johnson Henry, parish clerk
Knight Edward, gentleman
Lea Thomas, grocer and glass cutter
Legleitner Alphonso, corn miller
Martin Edward, cattle dealer
Matthews Joseph, blacksmith
Mills James, forest keeper
Nutting Eliz. National schoolmistrs
Pinder Thomas, saddler
Reid Rev. Jno. M.A. curate, Rectory
Robinson Samuel, butcher
Russell Samuel, butler
Servey Alfred, jeweller
Stevens Daniel E., gentleman
Stubbings James, swine dealer
Swain Chas. vict. Bull and Crown
Thompson Charles, shoemaker
Wallace Jas., Esq., Little Friday hill
Ward Joseph, grocer and draper
Watkins Wm. forest keeper
Wood Mrs Eliza, Mount Echo
Worby Wm, cattle dealer
Bakers
Day Thomas
Turner Joseph
Beerhouses
McNarrin Mary
Turner Mary
Wheeler John
Farmers
Appleby Charles
Bird James
Bruhle George
Burrell Wm
Cole James
Humphreys Jerh., Chingford Hall
Humphreys Wm. Green Farm
Martin Eliz.
Perry George
Reeves Geo. Wm.
Small Jno. Hatch
Wanger Geo. Ths.
Warren James
Reynolds John
Vale Jno. Hatch
Railway
Trains from Edmonton Station to London, &c,
Omnibuses and Carriers from Woodford
Wheelwrights