Parishioners of Mitcham 1837/38:

MERTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
LOCAL HISTORY NOTES -20
PARISHIONERS OF MITCHAM 1837/38
THE REVD HERBERT RANDOLPH’S NOTEBOOK
Transcribed by Stephen Turner
with an introduction by E N Montague and others
The economic and social background of the two decades following the Battle of Waterloo has been so expertly drawn
by the Hammonds and other historians of the period, and the domestic scene of the early Victorian era is so well
known to us through the novels of Dickens and his contemporaries, that the amateur historian might be excused more
than a little hesitancy in entering the field. One of the great fascinations of local studies, however, lies in their ability to
show, in the restricted sphere of the chosen village or parish, reflections of national problems in the lives of the ordinary
people. Furthermore, provided the examination is close enough, no village at this time was without those special
features or local characters which endowed it with an individuality not so easily detected in the suburbs of Greater
London in the early 21st century.

The notebook of the Revd Herbert Randolph, curate to the Revd James Mapleton, vicar of Mitcham, is an excellent
example of those minor gems, the discovery of which is so encouraging to the local researcher. Like the flickering of a
match which momentarily illuminates the details of a darkened room, it provides both a glimpse of the living conditions
of the poorer parishioners of Mitcham in the years 1837/8 and also an interesting account of the work and responsibilities
of the curate himself. The book, presented to Mitcham Public Library by Exeter City Library, is now in the possession
of Merton Library & Heritage Services. It is a leather-bound volume measuring some eight inches by ten, with a left-
hand margin printed in redwhich had originally been used for lectures inchemistry some decades before Randolph’s
time. Randolph started at the back, turning it round so that it had a right-hand margin. The title page is inscribed
“Mitcham Parish – Accounts, Population, &c &c”, but the book contains no financial accounts, although some pages
have been torn out. The entries fall into two sections. The first, embracing some 80 pages, comprises lists of parishioners,
principally of Lower Mitcham, and is dated 3rd January 1838. The second, extending over 60 pages, is a diary of the

A modern map of Mitcham locating the districts shown on the large scale maps. activities and visits of the Revd Randolph from 26th December 1837 to 20th August 1838.

Map reproduced by permission of Merton Design Unit, London Borough of Merton.
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The Revd Herbert Randolph

Herbert Randolph was born on Christmas Eve 1808, the first of the four sons of the Revd Herbert Randolph (1771–
1828), rector of Letcombe Bassett in Berkshire (now in Oxfordshire). His paternal grandfather, another Herbert, was
from Wiltshire. His mother Jane was the fifth child of Benjamin Wilson (1721–1788), a well-known portrait painter,
and one of her brothers was General Sir Robert Thomas Wilson (1777–1849), who had a dashing career as soldier,
diplomat and politician, and has his own entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.

Nothing is known of Randolph’s early years, and whether he was sent away to school, or was taught at home by his
father. In any case in 1826 he matriculated at Balliol College, Oxford, aged 17. In the following year 18-year-old
Richard Vickris Pryor of Baldock, Hertfordshire, matriculated at Balliol, and it seems that the two young men, both
destined for the church, became friends. Randolph took his BA in 1830, received his MA in 1842 and a Cambridge MA
‘incorporated’ from Oxford in 1843.

Dates of his ordination and early appointment(s) are not known. However he arrived in Mitcham about June 1837,
as curate to the Revd James Henry Mapleton MA. Mapleton, born in 1778, son of a Henley-on-Thames doctor,
entered New College, Oxford, in 1797, and became Bachelor of Civil Law in 1808. It is not known when he entered
the church, but by the date of Randolph’s diary Mapleton held the living at Christ Church, Southwark, as well as that
of Mitcham (since 1829), and may also still have been vicar of Whaddon, Buckinghamshire. As a pluralist (not
unusual then) he certainly needed a curate in Mitcham, and could comfortably afford one. In 1841 Mapleton left to
become vicar of Coundon, now part of Coventry. He died in 1859.

Soon after coming to Mitcham Randolph married Martha Pryor, sister of his friend R V (Richard) Pryor. The
marriage, on 6th September 1837, was at Baldock parish church, with Richard Pryor officiating. Randolph had been
living in Church Lane (now Church Road), Mitcham, but after his wedding moved to Brookfield Cottage, plot 1303
on the 1838 Survey of Mitcham, which was tucked away off London Road, near Wandle Grove (which is now in
Riverside Drive). All traces of the cottage are long gone.

During the eight months covered by the diary Randolph seems to have borne the brunt of the parochial visiting and
to have conducted both morning and evening services in the church on Sundays, as well as a Sunday service in the
workhouse. There are occasional references to the vicar, as in the entry for 14th January 1838:

“Sunday Workhouse; 2 Services Church Mr Mapleton present H.C.”[Holy Communion]
The diary entry for 23rd May 1838 contains the information that Martha was pregnant. For some reason Randolph
wrote this news in Greek – perhaps from motives of privacy. Martha had stayed in London while he had visited his
mother, who was dangerously ill in Cambridge. It may be that Martha had seen a doctor while in town. Randolph
then took her to Cambridge and later to Baldock – presumably to see her family and give them the news.

The diary ends some months before the birth of baby Martha at 5 Pont Street, Chelsea (then in an ‘out’ ward of St
George, Hanover Square), on30th December 1838. Herbert registered his daughter’s birth on 2nd January 1839, the very
day that his 26-year-old wife died, of ‘child bed fever’.

The little girl survived, and would have been nearly eight years old when, on 3rd December 1846, Herbert Randolph,
widower, married his first cousin Rosabella Stanhope Wilson in the parish church of Sunninghill, Berkshire. The ceremony
was performed by one of Herbert’s brothers, the Revd William Randolph, curate of Newington, near Folkestone.

Meanwhile Randolph had left Mitcham early in 1839 to become vicar of Abbotsley, Huntingdonshire (now in
Cambridgeshire), a quiet village south-east of St Neots. In 1845 he publishedA Letter to the Parishioners of Abbotsley,
Huntingdonshire. He moved on in 1849 to serve for six years as incumbent of Holy Trinity, Melrose, in Scotland,
during which period he published Five Sermons for Troublesome Times (1851). He later had short spells as curate-
in-charge at Pulham, near Sherborne, in Dorset (1867–70) and Ringmore in Devon (1872–4). There are two Ringmores
in Devon, but this is probably the one between Salcombe and Plymouth. He then apparently retired from parish
duties, with addresses at Worthing and Bexhill in the late 1870s. Meanwhile, however, from c.1840 until his death he
held the post of domestic chaplain to the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th marquesses of Downshire. By this date it must have
been quite unusual for peers to have chaplains as part of their households, and it was probably not an arduous post.

Between 1841 and 1872 Herbert Randolph edited and published four works by his uncle and father-in-law General

Sir Robert Thomas Wilson. These were:

Private Diary of Travels (1841) Narrative of Events during the Invasion of Russia (1860)

Life (1862) Canning’s Administration (1872)
Probably because of his literary enterprises Herbert Randolph appears in Boase’s Modern English Biography.

Randolph died on 16th September 1887, at Bray, south of Dublin, where he is buried.

Lists of Parishioners of Mitcham

The Mitcham Auxiliary Bible Society had been founded in 1837, and the lists of parishioners in Randolph’s notebook
seem to have been compiled with the dual purpose of recording potential subscribers who were willing to make a small
weekly contribution to a fund for the supply of Bibles and prayer books to those in need, and to provide a record of
families and individuals in the village who might benefit from help and counselling. Bibles and other literature of a
religious nature were supplied free to deserving cases, or else for a small charge, payments being made to further the
work of the national Bible Society. The following entries in the notebook are typical, and illustrate very clearly the
general pattern:

“John and Rebecca Gillingham, Milk Sellers – 5 children. Wishes to have a large Bible – is desirous that two children
should go to the National School.”

and again, under the sub-heading “Houses from Haydons the Butcher”:

“John Garn Widower. 2 small children. Shoe Maker. Well provided with Bible and Prayer Books. Mary Eades (widow,

old) lives with J. Garn to take care of his children. She has no prayer book, wishes for one with good print, but can’t

afford to pay for one, has a Bible, given her by R.C.” [Presumably the Revd Richard Cranmer, the former vicar].

Randolph, understandably eager to secure as many patrons of the Society as practicable and to facilitate collection of
subscriptions, divided his list of parishioners into five districts, allocated to notable ladies of the parish:

. Mrs Elizabeth Cranmer, widow of the Revd Richard Cranmer, Vicar of Mitcham 1824–1828 and lord of the manor
of Mitcham Canons, lived in a house on the site of the present entrance to Birches Close(plot 881 on the Tithe map).
. Mrs Emily Simpson, sister and heir to Richard Cranmer, and wife of William Simpson, lived at The Canons (870).
. Miss Goad was presumably the daughter or sister of William Thomas Goad of Tamworth Lodge, Commonside
East (716) or of his neighbour George Goad (651).
. Mrs Hilliardwas presumably wife of Richard Hilliard, who ran a private school in a house on the site of the Baron
Court flats in London Road (1273).
. The Misses Anna and Maria Baughan occupied a house in Commonside West overlooking Three Kings Pond (846).
These ladies, who were in effect valuable agents in the pastoral work of the church, had responsibility for making the
collections and for receiving money from the sale of Bibles and tracts. It seems likely that the primary notes on the
parishioners were compiled by them, and that Randolph subsequently transcribed their comments into his notebook
for future reference.
The majority of the subscribers contributed a penny a week, and several couples were individual subscribers, including

George Pitt and his wife Elizabeth, proprietors of the drapery and general stores called London House, Whitford
Lane, and Mr and Mrs William Sutton of The White Hart. Many of the subscribers listed were prominent members
of the parish, amongst them being Mrs John Chart, wife of the local builder and parish clerk, Dr Alfred Collett
Bartley, the village physician who lived at The White House, which still overlooks the Cricket Green, and Lady
Carlisle, who Randolph noted had also been a subscriber to the Missionary Society for some years.

As might be expected, not every parishioner could afford to contribute, and several made poverty an excuse for
declining. Thus Randolph recorded

“John Allen at work for Mr.Walmsley [sic], has a Bible and Prayer Book, but can’t afford to become an honorary subscriber.”
(Edward Walmesley was a calico printer and proprietor of the Ravensbury Print Works in Morden Road. Although
Allen’s wages are not recorded, it is unlikely that they were high, since the industry was in a depressed state at this time).

In another case Randolph noted:

“Widow Crawley takes in washing. Two daughters at home who help to support their Mother. They say they can’t afford

to subscribe as they have to find a married daughter’s children with books. They keep a Parrot.”
(Why Randolph should enter the last comment – presumably information coming from Mrs Cranmer, in whose
district Widow Crawley lived – is a little puzzling. Was she taken with the novelty of the pet, or did she feel that the
bird was an unjustifiable extravagance?)
In another case, Randolph appears to have been misled, for, whereas he recorded:

“Mrs. & Mrs. Rand. Clothes Shop. he would subscribe, but says he does so much to support Widow Osborne that he
cannot afford it. Widow O. is partly deranged. Rand gives her room rent free to live in.”
a footnote to this page (in a different handwriting) declares somewhat scandalously:
“Osborne no Widow, but left her husband with some other man and since lived disreputably.”

Although Randolph wrote in his diary that on at least one evening he was engaged in what he called “accounts of AN INDEX OF SURNAMES MENTIONED IN RANDOLPH’S NOTEBOOK
Mitcham Penny Association for reduction of prices of Bibles and prayer books” the accounts themselves are not

included in the notebook (several pages of which have been removed, as we have observed above) and we are given no indication of the immediate success of the

enterprise. The Mitcham Auxiliary Bible Society did, however, continue its work, and its activities find mention in the annual reports of the Revd D F Wilson, who

became vicar in 1859.
The notebook contains several references to Edward Walmesley and another calico-printer Samuel Makepeace (who had a factory in Willow Lane). The industry, with its

ancillary processes, had been one of the principal employers of labour in Mitcham for a century or more, but by the mid-1830s was in a state of depression, due to

growing competition from the larger manufacturers in Lancashire. An elderly block printer, William Hertsey, is said to have been “badly off from the state of trade”,

and of Henry and Charlotte Thompson, Randolph recorded “26 weeks out of work. Son nearly 21 no work for last 8 months. Badly off”.
For the labouring classes the inevitable consequence of sickness was increased poverty and hardship, as is shown by Randolph’s comment on the Harwood family: “Harwood,

Wife and 6 children. the man confined to the house having had a rheumatic fever. Wife goes out washing when she can. The eldest boy works for Harwood the baker … the

eldest girl 8 years old goes to the National School. They receive 7s. or 8s. per week, 2/- in money, the remaining 5 or 6 in bread and meat.” This dole from the

Overseers of the Poor was supplemented by a rent of two shillings a week from Widow Moss who, with her two youngest daughters, lodged with the Harwood family. Widow

Moss was also in receipt of relief – in the form of two loaves of bread a week. Fortunately for those who fell on hard times, the village doctor does not appear to

have pressed his less fortunate patients to pay his fees. In the case of the Higgs family, whom Randolph describes “at this time depressed”, he wrote: “The wife has

been confined about a fortnight, Mr. Bartley attended her, although she told me she had not yet paid him for a former attendance under similar circumstances.”
From Randolph’s notes, which obviously do not include all the parishioners, it is not possible to draw any reliable statistics as to poverty, unemployment, and so on.

There are references to families or widows in receipt of relief in kind or cash or a small pension from a former employer, and in several instances he refers to the

aged, infirm or mentally deranged being admitted to the workhouse.
The monetary wages of those parishioners in work are given in several instances, and of course appear extremely low in comparison with modern expectations:
“William Upham, widower … son is married and … works at Mr. Walmesleys, receives 10/- or 12/- per week …” “Gosling, … works for Mr. Simpson at 15/- per week”.

“Foster Edwards … works at Mr. Walmesley’s at from 15/- to £1.5.0. per week” [presumably a skilled man] and “Glaize … another daughter washes at Duffins at about

1/6d. per day.” The real value of these wages can only be judged in relation to contemporary costs of goods and services. On this point Randolph’s notes are of little

help, but in several instances he refers to the rents paid for cottages: “Foster Edwards, Wife, 1 little girl about 2 years old … pay 4/- per week for their house,

which belongs to Price”. [Price, described as a “watchman” lived nearby, with his wife and children.] “Gosling, Wife, 1 child 7 years old (Girl) … they pay 2/6d. per

week for their house.” Both the Edwards and Goslings were sole occupants of their houses, which was not as common then in Mitcham as now. An indication of the lower

standard of housing, and perhaps overcrowding, is given by the number of lodgers recorded. In the majority of cases they were widows or other single persons who,

unable to afford separate accommodation, provided an acceptable subsidiary source of income to their landlords: “Plumley and Wife … Pratt and daughter lodged there

at 1/6d per week” “Widow Chesterman and her daughter-in-law Betsey Styles … pays 2/6d. for 2 small rooms per week.” “… Racl. Thompson … lodges at the Scotts –

pays 1s. per week …” Rachel Thompson worked at the Ravensbury Print Works, and frequently did not get home until eight or nine o’clock in the evening. She appeared

“very unsteady” and was “not well spoken of”.
The proportion of widows, many of them with young children, recorded by Randolph is high, but the families being visited were mostly those at the bottom of the

economic scale – where many without a father would have tended to

22 Sunday. Alone. One Baptism. 2 full Services.

23 Drove Martha to Beulah Spa.* Visited poor.

24 Walked to Mr. George HOARE’s, Mr. TRITTON’s & Sir J. LUBBOCK’s. Visited poor, called on SIMPSONs &
Mrs. BLUNT.

Drove to Sutton. Called at Mrs. WELLS’s. Christened Mr. BARTHOLOMEW’s Child.

Churched Mrs. Henry ASHBY. **
Visited

Mrs. JEWELL old Merton T. Pike

BOREHAM Do. sick

CRAWFORD Do. not at home, left Book
Mrs. WILLIAMS Yk. Buigs. sick

HOOKINGS Sts. Do. sick

BENNETT – gave notice about Houses in Half Acre row.
THOMPSON C. Side rather better

PONSONBY Do.

THOMPSON Causeway sick
26 The ELDERFIELDS came.

27 Drove Martha to Streatham. Mrs. CAYLEY.

Called at Mr. TIPPLE’s

PATTERSON Lower M.

TILLEY B. Yd. sick

GREGORY Do. sick

CANETT Do.

DUNFORD Love Lane

SAPSFORD Do.

OSBORNE & MARSHALL M. Lane better

GOULD Do. Do.

MOSS C. Side

Mrs. RENDALL Do.

THOMPSON C. Way better

28th to )
August 8 ) Called on Parishioners. Visited poor &c. daily – too much occupied to write particulars.
8 Went to London. Sold Stock at Bank – paid Bills &c &c.
9 to 12 Visited Poor &c &c.

13 Attended 3 Committees at N. School. Body of a man found in the parish this mg. – suspicious circumstances.
14 Went to London. Met T. RANDOLPH at 24 Cavendish Square. Inquest on body in Evening – verdict – died of

Epilepsy – my impression that it was not so.
15 Visited poor &c &c – buried man found dead.
16 Do. – Miss MAPLETON James & David with Wm. SIMPSON dined with us.

17 Mr. C. GIBBES with his Son & Daughter spent the day with us.

18 Rumour of murder of man whose body was found on 13th, revived.
At N. School from 9 to 11.

Visited

THOMPSON C. Way better

Mrs. DENTON Do. very ill
HARDING C. Side better

LUCAS Do. better

MERRETT Do.

19 Sunday. Two full Services – alone – Wife of man found Dead at Church in Evening – his name James BUDD.

20 Drove to Kingston on Thames to see Coroner.
Rowed to Hampton Court.
Wm. SIMPSON dined with us.

The rest of this page is blank, as is the back of the page, and the following 12 double-sided pages. The remainder of the
book had been used for “Lectures in Chemistry”, though a Latin quotation occupies a page between the two sections.

* Beulah Spa – A pleasure gardens on the hillside at Norwood, opened in 1831, but abandoned in the mid-1850s,
being finally put out of business by the Crystal Palace when it moved to the area. Part of the site is now the
Lawns open space off Beulah Hill.
** Mrs Henry Ashby, wife of Henry Pollard Ashby of Wandlebank House, in what is now Wandle Park.
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find themselves. Widowed mothers were obviously finding it difficult to make ends meet, and Randolph’s notes

include several touching references to the industry and ingenuity of these women:
“Booker, widow, 4 children, 2 go to Infant school, 2 to the National School. An industrious woman, makes beef sausages
for her support 6d. per lb., buys the meat off Haydon.”

“Widow Crawley takes in washing …”
“… Mary Eades (widow, old) lives with J Garn” [a shoe maker and himself a widower] “to take care of his two children …”
“Widow Chesterman … washes for Miss L. Bond..”
“Widow Scott, 3 children. Eldest girl about 16, next daughter abt. 11 – goes to the National School, the youngest 5 goes

to the Infants School. The Mother lives at Mr. Hodgson’s, has broken her arm a few months back, the eldest Daughter is

now there also – Widow Chesterman very kind to the children who are left a great deal to themselves …”
It was not only widows who were obliged to go out to work to support their families, and many of the village women
and girls were in service, took in washing, or went to the large houses as ‘daily women’ to do the laundry or cleaning.
Randolph mentions several, including a housewife, living in a wooden cottage near Willow Lane, of whom he says:

“… woman takes in washing, for which she charges very reasonably and deserves encouragement. 3 small children.”
Very few of the parishioners are recorded by Randolph as being unable to read, and most children not at work are
described as attending the village Infants or National Schools. Education was not yet compulsory, and Randolph
noted one rather poignant case where the child’s future welfare was placed in jeopardy:
“Kirkham, Wife 2nd. Alfred the Eldest son formerly lived with the late Mr. Parrott, afterwards went into the Army and
killed in one of the battles in Spain. the Father is now nearly blind. He receives a pension of 4/- a week from Mr. Hoare’s
family – he is obliged to keep a boy from School to go about with him. 3 little girls go to the Infants School. they appear
very badly off for clothes. 2 not very clean.”
John Parrott was a surgeon, who at the time Kirkham’s son was living with him, presumably as a manservant,

occupied a house on the site of Mitcham Court. Young Kirkham was one of the many Mitcham men who fought in
the Napoleonic Wars. He died while serving with Wellington’s army in the Iberian Peninsula.
January 1838 saw a period of particularly harsh weather, a temperature of -14°F at Beckenham being the lowest

recorded in the London area during the 19th century. On the 22nd Randolph recorded in his diary “Frost broke up
having continued from the 8th with great severity”. The cold obviously brought considerable hardship to the poor,
for twice in his diary for January Randolph recorded that he had been engaged in the distribution of coal and clothing
tickets. This charity was dispensed from the National School, on one occasion Randolph working from 9 am until 4
pm and on another from 9 am to 3 pm.

Poverty, unemployment, poor housing conditions and an abundance of beerhouses in many cases inevitably led to

squalor and neglect of children. The following are two of the more dramatic cases:
“John Shepherd and his wife a most wretched family, sadly negligent of their children, who are in rags and dirt, suspected
that the Man and Woman drink. It is known that they can*earn more money than many.”

“Glaize and Wife do not live together. She has her ducks and chickens in one room, and he whatever he likes in another.
She is very deaf consequently she does not go to Church, she says she has nothing from the Parish; occasionally gets a
trifle for looking after her daughter’s children, who has 8 and married a man of the name of Burriss who works at the
Snuff Mills. Another daughter washes at Duffins for about 1/6d per day and the eldest daughter isnow, I hear, steady and
assists her Mother whenever she can – the habitation looks like the inmates, miserable, neglected and dirty.”

Two chimney sweeps are mentioned by Randolph, on one of whom he makes the following comment:
“Thos. Parr and Wife (Chimney Sweeper) Two most unfortunate looking persons, they appear in a most destitute condition.”
As a minister of the Church, Mr Randolph was properly concerned with the moral welfare of those committed to his
charge, and it seems to have been with a sense of relief that he wrote of old William Upham’s daughter
“… I have since heard that Mrs. Walmsley has kindly placed her under care of their Carter’s wife, who lives near the
Factory, always to be kept employed (and never to go into the Village. 2nd. trial Mrs. W. has given her) which will be the
means of keeping her out of harm’s way …”
Old Mr Upham was a widower, and Randolph concludes the above entry with the comment that a few days before
the placement of the daughter, the father was received into the workhouse.

* The word ‘can’ is crossed out.

The Revd Herbert Randolph’s Diary

Randolph’s Mitcham diary has no introduction or postscript – no explanation for its beginning or for its abrupt end.
As it starts on 26th December 1837, we can perhaps guess that the keeping of a diary was inspired by the approach
of the New Year. At first scarcely a day is missed, though many entries are simply lists of parishioners visited. Later
there are more frequent notes of social activities, meetings and outings. Entries become scrappier and more erratic
towards the end, especially after his mother’s death on 19th June 1838.

There is a tantalising loose end in the diary. Randolph records on 13th August that the body of a man had been found
in the parish that day in suspicious circumstances. The next day an inquest returned a verdict of death caused by
epilepsy, but Randolph notes that it was his impression that it was not so. On 18th August rumours of murder were
again circulating in the parish. On Sunday 19th August the widow appeared in church, and the following day
Randolph drove to Kingston to see the coroner. At this point, with the matter clearly preying on his mind, Randolph
abandoned his diary. Unfortunately, coroners’ records for Kingston at that date do not survive; there was no report in
The Times, and the only local paper at the time which offered any coverage of Surrey, the Sussex Agricultural
Gazette, had nothing to say on the matter. The death of James Budd therefore remains a mystery.

The parochial visits, as many as 12 or 14 in a day, are usually recorded in the diary by the briefest of entries, such as
“Merret – old …C.side – sinking. Died in evening”, “Williams … Aspreys, better” and “Whitfield … Baron Row – ill”.
Randolph was also a frequent visitor to the workhouse to see various inmates, whom he mentions by name, and he
called regularly on several of the local gentry, including Sir John Lubbock at Mitcham Grove, Boyd Miller of Colliers
Wood House, and the squire and patron of the living, William Simpson. In his notes he reserves the title ‘Mr’ for the
gentry. Married women of whatever class are ‘Mrs’, though the designation ‘widow’ is reserved for the poor. A few
random quotations will suffice to indicate the general nature of the entries:

January 1838.

“28 Sunday Service at Workhouse –Two full services at Church –alone. One funeral – Baley’s Child –two Baptisms.

29 … went to London on Horseback.”

February 1838.

“25 Sunday –Duty at Workhouse ¼9. at Church 11a.m. and 3 p.m. alone. Visited Boys between Services and before

Mg Do. 2 Baptisms. called up in Night to Boys. with her from 2 o’clock till 5½”.
(Mrs Boys’ daughter, who lived with her mother in Church Street, was visited daily by Randolph until she was better).
March 15 “In morning called with Mr. Simpson on Mr. Finden – inspected two sites for Infant School. Ascertained
Mr. F’s Estimate and opinion.”
(The Infants’ School was finally built on a site adjacent to the Tate Almshouses at the Cricket Green. Its buildings
still survive. Thomas Finden was a London architect who lived at Baron House on the Sutton Road just south of the

Cricket Green.)

May 1 “Fished with J Mapleton at Yorke’s mill – caught 3lb., 2½lb. and 1½lb Trout.”

May 5 “fished at Yorke’s & Rutter’s mills” with Arthur Pryor.

(Pryor was visiting from Baldock – he was probably a brother-in-law. Yorke’s logwood mill was on the Wandle

downstream from Mill Green, and Rutter’s snuff mill was at Ravensbury. J Mapleton was presumably the vicar’s son).
Randolph’s diary is that of a hard-working and conscientious country cleric, dining with many of the local gentry,
attending the Epsom races, enjoying shooting when on holiday in Cambridgeshire, fishing on the Wandle, but
showing through his visiting of the poor, sick and dying, and his frequent attendance at the workhouse, that he was
far from neglectful of the less fortunate members of his parish.

No unique social revelations can be claimed for the diary, and it might be dismissed by the cynic as containing
merely local trivia. It is, however, from its essentially local nature and the insight it gives into the pastoral work of the
Church at this time, that Randolph’s notebook derives its great interest for the parish historian.

The local detail provided by Randolph enhances the information available to us from other contemporary sources,
which in turn amplify and augment the notebook. In particular, Crawter & Smith’s survey of Mitcham, at Surrey
History Centre (6089/1/47), also dates from 1838 and lists the inhabitants of Mitcham and their homes and other
land-holdings. The plot numbers used in the 1838 survey were also used by Crawter in his Tithe Apportionment
Survey of 1846, which included a large-scale map of the parish, so enabling us to identify the location of the homes
of most of the parishioners listed. Extracts from the Tithe Apportionment map, reproduced by permission of Surrey
History Service, have been included in this publication and plot numbers have been added to Randolph’s lists of
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PARR C. Sweep Do.
THOMPSON Do. much better

PRATT Do.

14 Drove to London. Met Martha & returned to Mitcham with her.

Funeral of Mrs. CHESTERMAN’s Mother at 6 P.M.

15 N. School

Church – heard Children sing.
PARR C. Lane deranged
TILLEY B. Yd better

SHARP Love Lane

SHEPHERD Do. better

EDES Widow F. Gate recovering from illness
KITE Do.

FIGGIST Do. better

FISHER M. Lane

Newcomer next door Do.

BARR, GITTIN Lodger died this mng. Do.
BENNET Do. confined

GREEN N.H. Yd.

HUDSON Do.

JAHRNS C. Way ill
MUNGER Do. rather better

HEATH & LUMLEY Do.

HUMPHRIES Do.

DALTON Iron Road

Funeral of Child who died of Small Pox at 9 P.M. Called at PARR’s house in Evg.
Called on DANIELLS.

16 At N. School from 9 to 11.

17 Sunday. Mg. Service alone.
Funeral at 3.
Called away to Cambridge by Letter from Jane RANDOLPH – wh. arrived at 1 O’Clock.
Went to Cambridge by Mail.
19 My Dearest Mother died. .a.a…. *
26 Went with Frank, William & Edmund via Oxford to Marcham. **
27 Funeral at Letcombe.
29 To London. Dined at GIBBES’s.
30 To Cambridge.
July
6 To Mitcham.
7 N. School from 9 to 11. Called on sick.

8 Sunday. DARNELL assisted at Communion, alone rest of Services.

9.10.11.12 Visited poor &c. &c. Went to London on business.
13 Baptised DANIELL’s Child. Churched Mrs. DARNELL. Visited poor.
14 At N. School from 9 to 11. Visited poor.
15 Sunday. Mr. MAPLETON here. Archdeacon HOARE preached for Infant School.
Arthur PRYOR here.

16 Committees from 9 to 2. Visited poor.
17 Visited poor &c.
18 Went to Town on business.

19 Dined at Mrs. BECKFORD’s. Visited poor.

20 Walked with Mr. MAPLETON & called at Mrs. GOAD’s, Mrs. RENDALL’s. Mr. MOORE’s &c. &c. Visited
poor. Organ Committee.

21 N. School from 9 to 11. Visited poor.
Arthur PRYOR came.

* .a.a…. – The Greek word means ‘blessed’ as in Revelation 14:13 – “Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord”.
** It seems that Randolph, with his three brothers, Frank, William and Edmund, stayed overnight at Marcham, which
is near Letcombe Bassett. They probably stayed at the vicarage with another Revd Herbert Randolph, son of yet
another Revd Herbert Randolph, who had been perpetual curate of Wimbledon until 1819. The Marcham Randolph
may thus have been a second cousin of the Mitcham Randolph (their fathers cannot have been brothers as both
were named Herbert).

WRIGHT Do. newcomer
KEMP old H.A.R.
HOOKINS Do.
HINCKLEY Widow Do.
SKYNNER Do.
HARWOOD Do. careless [..]
KEMP Do.
SEWELL old Merton T. Pike
TOWNSEND Do.
JOHNSTON Widow Do.
BIRT Do.
Called on Mr. Boyd MILLER.
National School & Infants Do.
17 Breakfasted at Mr. FINDEN’s.
To London – called upon
Bishop of Winchester
Bishop of London
Revd. Christopher BENSON
C. GIBBS Esqr.

Visited Infant School, St George’s Hanr. Square. National Schools, Westminster.
Called upon Mrs RENDALL with Martha.
Mrs. STIRRUP
HARDEN C. Side better
STRUDWICK Do.
MERRETT old Mrs Do. unwell
DANIELLS Do.
BOWYER Crewe’s Alley Do. ill
COWLEY Do. Do.
CRESSWELL Widow Do. Do.
CUMMINS Do.
THOMPSON C. Way
JAHRNS Do.

18 Called away to Cambridge in consequence of my Mother’s dangerous illness – Left Martha in Town and went

down by Mail.
23 Met Martha at St Neots and took her to Cambridge. t.. a….. e. .ast.. e…sa. eµa…. Benedicat Deus. *
June
9 Took Martha to Royston on way to Baldock.
11 Returned to Mitcham. Attended meeting of Organ Committee at 7 P.M.
12 Called on SIMPSONs & afterwards dined there.

Visited
Mrs. RENDALL Common Side
Mrs. STIRRUP Do.
BOWYER Crewe’s Alley C Side better
CORNISH Do.
MORGAN Sts. Buildings
HOOKINS Do. better
OSBORNE M. Lane better
Mrs. WORSLEY W. Lane
Mrs. ASPREY U G

13 Called on Lady LUBBOCK & Mr. WALMESLEY & Mr. SIMPSON.
SAXTON B. Yd. better
TILLEY Do. Do.
LUMLEY Do.
SMITH Do. ill
BELLCHAMBERS Widow Do.
PARR C. Lane better
BOYS Do. recovered
LEMMON & MUNGER C. Way ill
HEATH Do.

* The Greek is loosely translatable as, “I learnt that my wife expects a child”. The Latin reads, “May God bless [them]”
42

parishioners wherever the name of the occupier matches that recorded by him, even though the spelling of the name
may not be identical. Numbers in square brackets are for properties where the name does not match but the location
does. (Merton Historical Society is in process of preparing editions of both these surveys for publication, as Local
History Notes 21 and 22).

Although great care has been taken to keep this transcript true to the original, it is likely that some errors have crept
in. It should be remembered that Randolph was keeping this notebook for his own use, and had no expectation that
others would be reading it some 160 years later. His handwriting is typical of personal jottings, and his spelling of
personal names is phonetic and is not always consistent. An alphabetical index of surnames appearing in the notebook
has been provided, and researchers should look at the alternative spellings. When all attempts failed to decipher a
word, an image of the original has been reproduced at the end of the entry.

Further information on the occupations of the more affluent members of the district, both ‘gentry’ and tradespersons,
can be found in local directories from the period. Other sources which could usefully be consulted include the later
land tax records, the census records, particularly for 1841, parish registers, and the national registers of births,
marriages and deaths, which began in 1837 and are now available at the Family Records Centre.

The biographical details were compiled from the following sources:

Randolph’s notebook

Alumni Cantabrigienses Part II 1752-1900 Vol. V Cambridge University Press 1953

Alumni Oxonienses 1715-1886 Vol. III Kraus Reprint, Liechenstein 1968

F Boase Modern English Biography Vol. III R-Z (1901) Frank Cass & Co Ltd, London 1965

A Brett-James (ed.) General Wilson’s Journal 1812-1814 William Kimber, London 1964

The Clergy List (1841-1859)

The Clerical Guide (1829, 1836)

Crockford’s Clerical Directory (1865, 1870, 1876, 1878)

H Randolph (ed.) Life of General Sir Robert Wilson John Murray, London 1862

Family Records Centre

Brookfield Cottage, the Randolphs’ Mitcham home

A watercolour by Ann Wilson from A European Journal: Two Sisters Abroad in 1847 by Mary Wilson, edited by Jennifer Simpson
and published by Bloomsbury Publishing Ltd (1987). The Society has tried, without success, to trace the copyright holder.

LIST OF PARISHIONERS OF MITCHAM

1838 Jany 3 Mrs SIMPSON’s district *
HOUSES NEAR THE GOAT

Jonathan & Emma HASLAM, 2 children 1390 **

John BERRYMAN & his wife, 2 sons [1411]

In Old Farm House

James & Kitty MORE, 3 children [1412]
Henry & Mary SINELL, 4 children [1412]
John & Ann MORGAN, lad 8 children [1412]
John & Anne CHAPMAN, 3 children [1412]
Wm. & Phoebe HASLAM, 5 children [1412]

LIST OF PARISHIONERS OF MITCHAM

1838 Janry. 3rd Mrs. SIMPSON’s District
HOUSES NEAR THE GOAT

Cottage going down to Mr. MAKEPEICE

Jonathan & Emma HASLAM, 2 children 1390

Cottage in the yard of old Farm House.

John BERRYMAN & his wife, old people, 2 sons. Father & sons work for Mr. MAKEPIECE wishes to have a large
Prayer book. Wishes much to be in a 1d Club, in want of flannel & a cloak. Church People. [1411]

Inhabitants of Old Farm House

3 James & Kitty MORE three children, 1 goes to the National School, man works for Mr. MAKEPIECE, 1 child. Sub to
the B. S. Church People. [1412]

4 Henry & Mary SINELL 4 children, 2 go to the National School & 2 to the Infant. Watchman to Mr. MAKEPIECE. [1412]

5 John & Anne MORGAN old people, parents to Mary SINELL, Anne a Herbalist, had 8 children John their son 6
months since killed on the rail road. The parents pd all expenses – wants a Bible. [1412]

6 John & Ann CHAPMAN day labourer out of work, 3 children 1 goes to the National School, 1 did go to the Infant
School but from their inability to pay they have taken the child away – they appear very badly off, they neither can
read well, but could read the Prayer Book if they had one. [1412]

7 Wm. & Phoebe HASLAM, 5 children, 2 go to the Infant School & 1 to the National, works at Mr. MAKEPIECE wants
a Prayer book [1412]

8 Thos & Ann COLLINS constant work on the road, 3 children, 1 at service, 1 nineteen years of age, constant fits which
injure her faculties. 1 young child who had fits for 2 hours a few weeks since the 1st time. [?] [1412]?

9 Wm. & Ann FERRAGE 1 child. Labourer very badly off. Wm can’t read [1412]?

10 Wm. & Mary LAKE, 4 children, 3 go the National School. Mary belongs to the Friendly Society for Women, very
indifferent health, subscribing for a bible. [1412]?

Flat Top Houses
11 No.1 Thos HILL & his wife old people. Ann a daughter now at home lived once with me (Mrs S) when she was confirmed

appears desirous of staying at the Sacrament. Thos will become an honorary sub to our society – 1 son also. 1417

12 No. 2 PRATT & his wife, shop, would willingly subscribe but have a son’s family to support. 1417

13 No. 3 Joseph & Charlotte PRIOR. No children – wants a Prayer book, a brother lives with them. 1417

Lodgers
14 James & Elizabth HILL (son to Hill No.1) 4 children none go to the school appears desirous that they should – The
wife’s mother BARLEY lives with them, she is a pensioner of Mitcham 2/- a week & mother to Mrs.
DESBOROUGH of Bull Yard – wants a Bible. [1417]
15 No. 4 Mr. & Mrs CHEEPER. Old people. The man a character well off. Feared that their religious principles were
unsound. 1417

16 No. 5 JAMESON & his wife. 5 children, 1 out [1417]

* Randolph restarts this list on the next page, with more details about the families listed. The thicker grey lines indicate a new page.
** The numbers in this column refer to entries in the Survey of Mitcham by Messrs Crawter & Smith 1838 (Surrey History Centre
6089/1/47). The numbers are not used in the original notebook.

8

Mrs. BEDWIN L. Road better

RICHARDSON Do. better

NAPIER Do.

HARTFIELD Nr. Yorke’s Mill

Called at Mrs BECKFORD’S.

2 Fished with J. MAPLETON. Called at Yorke’s.

SEXTON B. Yd. very ill
HEAVENS Do. ill

OSBORNE & MARSHALL M. Lane

Met ROLAND lodging at BARR’s – intoxicated. Mem. inquire.
Miss MAPLETON and her Brother left us to-day.
Mrs. SLATER died this day.

3 Rode to London to Dr. CHALMERS’s Lecture, Hanover Square Rooms.
SAXTON Bull Yd. better

4 Mrs. BOTTON A. House

Mrs. KINGSHOT Do.

Mrs. SNIPE Do.

Mrs. BROWN C. Way
Mrs. BURROWES Do. ill

Mrs. GROVES Do. better

THOMPSON Do. better

WOODROFFE Memo Baptism W. Lane
BOWYER C. Side

MERRETT & WELLER Widow Do.

Mrs. RENDALL Do. ill

HOOKINS Sts. Bgs. ill
OSBORNE & MARSHALL M. Lane

SHEPHERD Love Lane better

SEXTON B. Yd. not better

LOUCH C. Way
Called on Miss GOAD.

Funeral of HUSSEY – died suddenly.
5 School from 9 to 11.

JAMESON F. Tops dying
HARDEN C. Side not better

OSBORNE & MARSHALL M. Lane

HARRIS & SELWOOD H.A.Row

HARMAN H.A.Row

TOWERS Do.

Administered the H. Sacrament to Mrs. RENDALL. Mrs. PHILLIPS attended, of A. Houses.

Arthur PRYOR came – fished at YORKE’s & RUTTER’s Mills.

Spoke Mrs. TIBBALDS —

6 Sunday. 2 full Services. 1 funeral. 3 Baptisms, alone.

7 Went to London with Martha & Isaline, thence to Baldock.

8 To Cambridge
9 To Baldock

10 May 1838

Alfred PRYOR married to Jane PRYOR.

12 To Mitcham. Dined at Mr. MAPLETON’s, alone.

13 Sunday. Divided Services with Mr. MAPLETON. 2 Baptisms.
14 Committees from 8½ to 12½. Went to London brought home Martha.

15 Rode to Streatham, called upon Mr. BLUNT, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. GLYNNE, Mr. BURN.
16 Mrs. PARR deranged C. Lane better

Mrs. BOYS Do.

RIDLEY B. Yd.

SEXTON Do. better

TILLEY Do. ill

BELLCHAMBERS Widow Do.

HEAVENS Do. ill

PARKER Do.

TAYLOR Fields H.A.R.

BOYS C. Lane

Sunday. Service at 11 – at School from 2½ to 3, funeral (JOHNSTON) at 3. Service at 3½. 2 Baptisms. Alone.

23 SHEPHERD old C. Lane died at 9 P.M.

DESBOROUGH B. Yd.

HEAVENS Do.

Mrs. BIRD Love Lane

BENNET Rookery

GRAY Vicarage

24 JAMESON F. Tops very ill
HARDEN C. Side not better
MERRETT old Do.
SPRULES met walking Do.
LUCAS Do.
BOYS Do.
GRAY Do.
STRUDWICK Do.
Mrs. RENDALL Do.
Mrs. STIRRUP Do.
Mrs. WILLIAMS Yk. Bgs. better

Mrs. BEDWIN L. Road better

OSBORNE & MARSHALL M. Lane

TUBBS C. Side

BINGHAM Do.

Cyril RANDOLPH called this mng.

FAWN Do.

25 LOUCH C. Way

GROVES Do. ill

BURROWES Widow Do.

THOMPSON Do. rather better

SHARP Nr. Church

PENNYCARD Do.

BOYS C. Lane

Called upon Mr. COLLINS. Factory.

Mr. BRINSLEY Nr. Do.

Mr. SIMPSON

James & Miss MAPLETON came to us to-day.

R.V. PRYOR came.
Fished with J. MAPLETON & R.V. P.

Called at Mr. SEARLES.

Infant School.

National Do.

Heard Children sing.

Mrs. BOYS C. Lane

Mrs. RICHARDSON & POWELL Love Lane

Mrs. SCOTT Love Lane

FIGGIS F. Gate better

CONSTABLE Do.

SLATER & SIMMONDS C. Side

BOWYER Do.

National School from 9 to 11. Walked with Martha, Miss MAPLETON & J. MAPLETON to Phipps Bridge etc.

Miss BIRD Love Lane

Mrs Simpson’s District includedvarious households near The Goat
Copyright of Surrey History Service. Reproduced by permission.
OSBORNE & MARSHALL Merton Lane

SAPSFORD Love Lane

GREEN N. H. Yd.

Mrs RENDALL C. Side

29 Sunday. Service at 11 & 3½, three funerals – SHEPHERD, MOULD & MARTIN, two Baptisms. Alone.
30 Fished with J. MAPLETON. Dined at G. HOARE’s.
May
1 Fished with J. MAPLETON at Yorke’s Mill & caught 3 lb, 2½ lb, 1½ lb Trout.

JAMESON F. Tops very ill

Mrs. WILLIAMS York’s Bgs. better

40 9

A cottage near HILL’s Barn

17 COSTIN a violent tempered man, his daughter Sarah lives with him. She has a child 6 months old, for which she has
2s/-week from the father. 1413

Wooden Cottages

18 No.1 Thos. MAKEPIECE, 2 children 1418

19 No.2 BECKFORD, 1 child, boy, they wish him to go to the National School. Sub 1gn. 1418

No.3 Empty [1419]
20 No.4 James NEWTON & his wife. Sub to the Bible Society. 1420
21 No.5 Charles HUGHES, woman takes in washing for which she charges very reasonably & deserves encouragement.

3 small children [1420]

Cottages behind the Goat 4

22 Widow SURKITT cannot read, grandchild KILLICK lives with her who has a Bible & Prayer Book. Widow S
an old parishioner never had one gift, appears an object for Mrs. R C’s gift. [1426?]

23 STEERS 1427

24 Empty [1427]
25 Empty [1427]

2 cottages by the side of the Common nr. Goat
26 Wm HASLAM & wife, 1 child, a baby 1430
27 James DUFF & wife 1430

Old Factory

28 MATTINGLEY & wife. Carter to Mr. MAKEPEICE, 3 children 1424

29 SQUIBB, 8 children, if Mrs S calls again will subscribe 1424
30 STEERS, 1 child, baby, has lost 4 children, wishes to have a large Prayer Book will sub. 1d a week. [1424]
31 WARRIOR & his wife, 6 children, 2 in the National School, 1 at Mr PRINCE’s, 1 at Mr. MAKEPEICE’s. 1423

2 New cottages in Mr. MAKEPEICE’s Lane.*

32 OVERTON, subscribe and pd. 1gn. Clerk to the dissenting meeting at Tooting. Drawer to Mr. MAKEPEICE. Several
small children. 1392

33 W J SMITH subscribed 1392
**

Cottages from MORRICE’s Corner to Mr. GLYN’s.

34 Wm. and Ann HERTLEY, his 2nd. wife, 1 child by the 2nd. wife. 2 grandchildren live with him. 2 go to the Infant
School & 1 to the National. Block Printer, badly off from the state of trade fond of reading. 1363
Novbr 24th
35 Henry & Charlotte THOMPSON. 26 weeks out of work, son nearly 21 no work for the last 8 months, badly off. 1363

36 Widow THOMPSON mother to the above Henry. A daughter lodges on the Green with the SCOTT’s, not well spoken of. 1363

37 John SHEPHERD & his wife, a most wretched family sadly negligent of their children who are in rags & dirt,
suspected that the man & woman drink, it is known that they earn more money than many. 1363

38 John & Rebecca GILLINGHAM milk sellers, 5 children. Wishes to have a large Bible, is desirous that two children
should go to the National School. 1364

39 Wm. & Jane SAUNDERS, 6 children, 1 girl goes to the National School, 1 at Service. George wishes much to get out
15 years of age. No want of Books.

40 Richard & Elizabeth MONK, he works for KILLICK the bricklayer. 4 children, 2 go to the Infant School, 1 boy they
wish to get into the National S. Elizbth. Is very anscious [sic] to get into the Friendly Society. John MONK brother to
Richd. lives with them, 19 years of age, wants work, had none since the beginning of Octbr. 1365

41 Thos. & Elizbth. SAYERS, 2nd wife, 2 children SAYERS. 8 by her husband DISS. Her daughter E DISS lives with
her, about 17 not been confirmed. Wishes a Prayer Book. [1367]

42 Old Mr. SAYERS, 78, lives by himself, lost his wife 8 years ago. Well provided with books. 1367

43 Widow HARDING, 2 children, 1 son works for Mrs. CHART, lives with his mother, not in good health – would like a
large Prayer Book. 1367
44 Widow DENTON. A son lives with her & her 2 grandchildren, HEATH’s children – has 2 nurse children. Well off for Books

45 ——

* Samuel Makepeace occupied a calico-printing factory in Willow Lane, plot 1399 on the 1838 Survey of Mitcham.
** George Carr Glyn occupied the house usually known as The Cranmers, plot 1386 on the 1838 Survey.
14 Service at 11 A.M.

At N School from 9 to 11. M.P.S.A. &c. &c.

Called with Martha upon Mr. PRINCE &
Mrs. WILSON

Mrs. BEDWIN rather better

OSBORNE & MARSHALL M. Lane

SHEPHERD C. Lane rather better

THOMPSON C. Way ill
JONES Merton Pickle

SEWELL Old Widow Merton Gate

JOHNSTON Do. died this mng.

15 Sunday. Service at 11 A.M. Sacrament 4 O.C. Collected. Revd. DARNELL assisted at Communion. Service at
3½ P.M. alone. Mr. MAPLETON absent. Easter Sunday.
One Funeral – DANIELLS – three Baptisms.

16 Service at 11.

Mrs. BEDWIN not better

Mrs. WILLIAMS York Buildings ill
Mr. BRIDGER ) Churchwardens
Mr. MAKEPEACE )
Revd. H. BURN recovered

Mrs. BROWN C. Way ill
Dined at Mrs. CAYLEY’s, took Arthur & Isaline PRYOR.

17 Service at 11. Vestry from 12 to 2.
Churchwardens chosen.

Mrs. BROWN C. Way
OSBORNE & MARSHALL M. Lane

Mrs. BEDWIN

Mrs. WILLIAMS not better

Mr. Mrs. & David MAPLETON dined with us.

18 Administered Sacrament to Mrs. BROWN. Attended Mrs. THORNTON & Mrs. MERSH.

THOMPSON C. Way ill
CAMERON F. Tops very ill
HARDEN C. Side not better

Mrs. RENDALL

Mrs. WILLIAMS Y’k Bgs. ill
Mrs. DANIELLS C. Side

KEMP H.A.R.

TOWERS Do.

Dined at Mr. SIMPSON’s

19 Mrs. BEDWIN

Called at Mr. Boyd MILLER’s
Mr. BRIDGER

Mr. & Mrs. WILSON, Revd. GOODDAY, Revd. DARNELL dined with us.

20 Mrs. DANIELLS C. Way
Mrs. BEAMS Do. better

LOUCH Do. better

GORDON Do.

SHEPHERD John Do. wife confined

THOMPSON Do. not better

FARNFIELD Do.

PONSONBY C. Side

WINTERTON & PALMER Do.

Mrs. WILLIAMS Yk. Bgs. better
RICHARDSON L.Road

MOULD Do. Child dead

CLEVERLY Locks Lane

WESTON Do.

SHEPHERD old C. Lane not better

PAUL Whitford Lane boy, accident
WORSLEY Do.

21 School House from 9 to 11.

HOOKINS Sts. Buildings better
HARDEN C. Side ill

BUGG Do.

MERRETT Widow Do.

SPRULES Do.

Called at 10 O’Clock night to Mrs BEDWIN, London Road very ill
Committee of Female Friendly Society from 1 to 2½ P.M.
DANIELLS C. Way died this mng.
BEAMS Do.

LOUCH Do. better

FERRAGE Farm House

JAMESON F. Tops
WINTERTON & PALMER C. Side

SOMERS & HONE about SOUTH Do.

WALKER abt SOUTH Do.

DELLOW Do.

SELMES abt SOUTH Do.

BEDWIN London Road very ill

OSBORNE & MARSHALL M. Lane

Called at Mr. BURN’s, unwell,

& at Mrs. CRANMER’s.

8 Sunday. Service at 11. Sacrament. Mr. MAPLETON prevented coming down by illness of Mr. TURNER’s sister.
Revd. GOODDAY assisted at Sacrament. Service at 3½ P.M. 3 Baptisms.

9 Committee from 9½ to 10½ A.M. Called on Mr. FINDEN on business of Schools. Service at Church at 11 A.M.
Monday before Easter.
Mrs. BEDWIN N. M. rather better

SLATER C. Side very ill
Mrs. BOYS C. Lane

WELLER Widow C. Side

Mrs. RANDALL Do.

Mrs. IRISH Common, Mill

Service at 11 A.M.

Mrs. BEDWIN rather better

Mrs. BOYS C. Lane

OSBORNE & MARSHALL M. Lane

LOUCH C. Way better

TOWNSEND old & young Rookery
Called on Mr. GOODDAY

Service at 11 A.M.

Drove Tommy PRYOR to Kennington T. Pike.
SHEPHERD C. Lane very ill
Mrs. BEDWIN better

Mrs RANDALL

BARR M. Lane

GITTIN Do.

FIGGIS F. Gate better

KING Do. careless

NEW H.A.Row

WILKS old F.Gate

WOODROFFE W. Lane

Mr. Thomas HOLDEN ill

Mrs. TURNER L. Mitcham

Called with Martha & Isaline PRYOR, on Mrs. WILSON & Mrs. BECKFORD.

Service at 11.

Called with Martha & I. PRYOR on Mrs. BECKFORD, Mr. TRITTON & Mrs. WALMESLEY.

RICHARDSON Mrs. opposite Swan ill
Mrs. BEDWIN better

SHEPHERD C. Lane very ill
Called on Mr RODBER, Tooting, about Tutor for Mr. BARWELL -called to communicate result to Mrs.
BECKFORD.

13 Good Friday. Service at 11 A.M. & 3 P.M.
38

[a double-sided blank page separates the following list from the previous one]

Houses from HAYDON the Butcher.

John GARN widower, 2 small children. Shoemaker. Well provided with Bible & Prayer Books. Mary EADES (widow
old) lives with J GARN, to take care of his children. She has no Prayer Book, wishes for one with a good print but
can’t afford to pay for one, has a Bible, given her by R C. 393

BOOKER widow, 4 children, 2 go the Infant Schl., 2 to the Nal. Schl. An industrious woman, makes beef sausages for
her support 6d per lb. buys the meat of HAYDON. Widow UNDERWOOD aged 72 lives in the house with her
daughter BOOKER. Thos. UNDERWOOD brother to BOOKER also lives in same house & supports his mother on
small wages. Widow UNDERWOOD belongs to Newington Parish. 389

Richard TACKLE, Baker, new inhabitant, children, subscribes 388

John QUINBY & wife, 1 child, Taylor 387

Lodger to J QUINBY
Widow LAWRENCE aged 70 her husband was constable for many years in this Parish & Shoemaker 386
Thos. LAWRENCE & wife. 7 children, 1 goes to the National School 386
HUNTINGFORD 377

BALL 376

Mr & Mrs RAND cloths shop he would subscribe but says he does so much to support widow OSBORNE that he
cannot afford it. 374

Widow O – is partly deranged. Rand gives her room rent free to live in.
Added later ‘OSBORNE no widow but left her husband, with some other man & since lived disreputably’

Seven blank double-sided pages follow.

Half Acre Row
The Field Gate district
The “Houses from Haydon the Butcher” were in Western Road, overlooking the Upper Green.
Other places mentioned in the diary section have also been identified on the map.

Copyright of Surrey History Service. Reproduced by permission.

Decber 16th

Jany 4th 1838 Miss GOAD’s District.
1
2
3
4
Mrs BUCKLAND, honorary subscriber 1d per week
Mrs HARWOOD, honorary sub 1d per week
William SELMES, honorary subscriber 1d per week
Mrs EWINS, honorary sub 2d per week
602
603
604
607

5 George ATTRIDGE. Wheelwright, a wife & 5 children, benefit subscriber 1d per week, have a Bible & Prayer book

but wish one for their eldest boy, they are not in distress. 608
6 Mrs POPE, honorary subbr. 1s per quarter 609
7 Mrs ALLEN not a subscriber 612?
8 Mrs. John CHART, honorary subcbr. 1d per week 615
9 Mrs CHART, honorary subscriber 1d per week 616
10 Mr HOLDEN 617

11 Mrs VARTY not a subscriber 619

12 Mr DEANE not a subscriber. Swaines Alley 620
13 John ALLEN at work for Mr. WALMSLEY has a Bible & Prayer book, but can’t afford to become an honorary
subscriber.

14 William ALLEN, Bricklayer, a wife & 3 children, have a Bible & Prayer Book. 621

15 James TUBBS, in very ill health & not able to work, he has a daughter who is also afflicted & his wife can’t go out to work, has

a Bible, would be very glad of one of a large print, but can’t afford to subscribe having been ill for a long time. 621
16 Mrs MARTIN 622
17 Mrs SIMMONS, honorary subscriber 1d per week 624
18 Mrs WILLIAMS 625
19 Mrs ROSIER, honorary subbr 1s per quarter 626
20 George SIMMONS, a wife & 3 children, in constant work, they have a Prayer Book, but not a Bible, benefit

subscribers. 625
21 Charles BECK, he has been ill for some months, honorary subscriber 1d per week, his wife not in good health & they
are in distress, as he has not been able to work for some months. 627

22 William GARNER his family – going to leave Mitcham. [627]
23 Widow SMALE not a subscriber. 627
24 Daniel SLATER, wife & 4 children, benefit subscriber 1d per week, have a Bible but wish for a Prayer book. 1 child

not christened. 628

25 William SIMMONS, not a subscriber, has a Bible & Prayer book. 628
26 Joseph LACK, wife & 3 children, benefit subber 1d per week, have a Bible but wish for one for their eldest child. 629
27 Widow FLETCHER not a subscriber 629

28 Mrs CARR 629

29
30
Empty
HALL, wife & 3 children, they have Bibles & Prayer books, can’t afford to become honorary subbrs
[629]
629
31
32
33
FAUN [?] 5 children, they are very poor [631]
Thos. BINGHAM & wife, have an aged Father to support, can’t afford to subsbe, have Bible & Prayer Book.
Daniel MEERS, a wife & 3 children, have a Bible & Prayer Book, but can’t afford to subbe
34 CUMMINS a wife & children, they have neither Bible or Prayer Book, the children can’t read. 632
35 Widow CORNISH wishes to have a Bible with large print, but can’t afford to subscribe. 632

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The next page has been cut out, but the left hand edge remains, with a list numbered 1–22.
The following three pages have been ruled into columns, seven on the left hand page, and two on the right. The first right-
hand page, facing the page that has been cut out, has the column headings “Religious Denomination” and “Remarks”,
but no entries have been made.
A further five blank sides follow.

GARDNER ) Wds. Yd.
CRESSWELL )
BOYS C. Lane better

FIGGIS F.G. very ill

OSBORNE M.Lane

HAYLEY Do.

HOOKINS Sts. Builds. ill

MORGAN Do.

KILBEE Do.

SAYERS Do.

ALLEN C. Side

SLATER Do. very ill
Mrs. STIRRUP Do.

Mrs. RANDALL Do.

Drove Mrs. RANDOLPH to Wallington & Sutton, called at Mrs. WEBB’s & Colonel WELLS’s.
Called on Mr. SIMPSON about PALMER.

30 Service at Church 11 A.M. Catechised Children.

Rode to Wallington, Mr KING’s sale.
FIGGIS F. Gate rather better

Dined at Mr. MAPLETON’s. Mr. DREE present.
31 N. School from 9 to 11 A.M.

FIGGIS F.G. better

COWELL Lock’s Lane

HARDEN C. Side

BAYLEY Lock’s Lane

BRYANT Do.

Mrs RANDALL C. Side

Sydney TURNER dined with us.

April

1 Sunday at Christ Church.** Sacrament. Two Sermons etc. etc. Exchanged with Sydney TURNER. Went to Town
in Mng. with Mrs. RANDOLPH. Dined at Mr. MAPLETON’s.

2 Drove to Cadogan Place, thence to Mr. R. PRYOR’s.

3 Drove to Ewell from London, to meeting of S.P.C.K. District.* Mr. BETTERLEY from Canada present.
Returned to London to Dinner. Mrs. R. & Mrs. GOULD missed carriage. Drove to Cadogan Place for them &
back. all well [?].

4 Drove Mrs. R. to Mitcham, arrived 10¼ A.M. Service at 11.

BECK C.Side

LOUCH C. Way ill
THOMPSON Do. recovered

BOTTON A.H. better

JAMESON F. Tops ill
WESTON ) B. Houses
BONHAM )
WELLMAN Asprey’s Yd.
met KITCHENER (old man) on Common. reiss— [?]
SPRUCE Asprey’s Yd. bad
OSBORNE & MARSHALL M. Lane

FIGGIS F. Gate better
DUNFORD Love Lane better
5
6
Mrs. RANDALL C. Side
Mrs. PRYOR, Elizabeth GOULD, Jane PRYOR & Isaline spent day at Mitcham.
Service at Church at 11. Catechised Children.
DANIELLS
BOYS
DESBOROUGH
C. Way
C. Lane
B. Yd.
ill
nearly well
HEAVENS Do.
WHEELER F.Gate
STRUDWICK Widow C. Side
*
**
Christ Church – perhaps Mapleton’s other church at Southwark
S.P.C.K. – Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
37

Miss Goad’s District included shops and houses from Upper Green to Three Kings Pond.

Copyright of Surrey History Service. Reproduced by permission.

Three Kings Pond c.1910, showing Chart’s and neighbouring shops.

(Postcard reproduced by permission of Merton Library Service)

DALTON Iron road
THOMPSON
NEWMAN
C. Way
B. Housesrather better
x THORNTON Do.
PALMER Widow C. Side
WINTERTON Do.
SLATER Do. rather better
OSBORNE M. Lane not better
18
19
MARSHALL Do.
Sunday. Service at W. House.
at Church Mng. & Afternoon. One Baptism – Catechised Children at National School.
BOTTON A. Houses better
CANATT Do.
BECK C. Side
CAMPION Buck’s Head
TASKER Bond’s Lane
OSBORNE Rather better
MARSHALL
20
Called on Mrs. SIMPSON about BOTTON.
MORGAN Sts. Buildgs.
HOOKINS Do. ill
GARDNER C. Side
STRUDWICK Do. better
HARDEN Do. rather better
IRISH Nr. Windmill
GRAY C. Side
FERRAGE Farm House confined
JAMESON
MOORE
F. Tops
Do.
ill
21
COLLINS
BOYS
Do.
C. Lane better
JOHNSON M. Gate better
OSBORNE M Lane
Mr. Richd. ARTHUR Do.
PALMER H.A.R.
CONSTABLE M. Lane
22
Service at Church at 11.
NORTHWOOD
BOWLING
Rookery
Do.
TOWNSEND Do.
HOOKINS
PARR
SPENCER
Sts. Buildgs.
Asprey’s Yd.
Do.
better
better
ill
PALMER Widow C. Side better
23
THOMPSON C. Way
Called at Mr. SIMPSON’s – about Schools.
FIGGIS F. Gate
better
ill
HARMAN H.A.R.
24
25
26
27
28
OSBORNE M. Lane
Ill of Influenza at home.
Rev. Mr GOODDAY took Mng. Prayers at Church. I preached etc. & performed whole of Evg. Service. Sunday.
At Home.
Drove Mrs. R. to Epsom Race Course & home by Ewell.
Service at Church
FINCH & EASTON
JAHRNS
C.Way
Do.
SOMERS & HONE C. Side
PALMER Widow Do.
29
JAMESON
CHEEPER
Infant School
F. Tops
Do.
ill
x

36 13

Drove Mrs. RANDOLPH to call at Mrs CAYLEY’s and Mrs. BECKFORD’s. *

11 Sunday. Service at W. House. 2 Services at Church. Sacrament. 2 Funerals. 2 Baptisms. Mr. MAPLETON present.
12 School from 9 to 1½ on Committee of National, Sunday & Infant Schools.

OSBORNE M. Lane rather better

FRANKS Nr. Lock’s Lane

MORGAN Sts. buildings
SAPSFORD & CRESSWELL Love Lane

Called with Messrs. MAPLETON & SIMPSON at Major MOORE’s.

13 Called with Mr. MAPLETON at Mr. DARNELL’s. Settled abt. Workhouse Duty.
Infant School

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Reproduced by permission of Merton Library and Heritage Services.

National School

CRESSWELL Wade’s Yd. better

GARDNER Do. Do.

LUMSDEN C. Lane

BOYS Do. better

BUCKLAND Nr. Charts about M.P.A. **

PARR Asprey’s Rents better
Called at Mr. TIPPLE’s about OSBORNE

at Mr. GOODDAY’s

at Mr. SIMPSON’s, about JOHNSON &c

14 Service at Church at 11.

BOYS C. Lane as yesterday
MERRETT Nr. Cricketers Child ill

BEAMS C. Way better
KINGSHOT A. Houses not better

BOTTON Do. better

GARN Widow M. Lane

EDES Widow Do.

GREEN N H Yd.

ANGLISS Do.

HUDSON Do.

OSBORNE M. Lane responding

MARSHALL Do.

PAUL W. Lane

Called with Mrs. R. at Mr. GOODDAY’s.

15 Drove Mrs. RANDOLPH to Tooting.
Workhouse. Visited STAMMERS. Catechised Children. Called on Mrs. RANDALL.

In morning called with Mr. SIMPSON on Mr. FINDEN – inspected two sites for Infant School. Ascertained Mr.
F’s estimate & opinion.
THOMPSON C. Way ill
LE BAS C. Way

16 BOYS C. Lane much better

HIGGS Do. scalded foot
DESBOROUGH Bull Yd.
HEAVENS Do
THOMPSON C Lane

OSBORNE M. Lane not better
MARSHALL Do.
DENSFORD Love Lane better
RAND M. Lane
PALMER Widow C. Side ill
CONSTABLE M. Lane
SOMERS C. Side
Service in Church at 11. Catechised Children of N. School.
Called upon Lady LUBBOCK with Mrs. RANDOLPH.
Infant School
17 N. School from 9 to 11, business as usual.

JAMESON F. Tops ill

* Mrs Beckford lived at the house known variously as The Firs or Elmwood, south of the Upper Green
** M.P.A Mitcham Penny Association
14 35

BOOKER Widow & H. TOWNSEND M. Lane

Called upon Mr. DARNELL about Workhouse, upon Mr. SIMPSON about COWELL.
Sunday. Service W.House ¼9. Church 11 A.M. & 3 P.M. 4 Christenings, alone.
BOYS C. Lane better

5 BOYS Do. better

ANDERSON Do. unwell

MERRETT & DALE Widow Nr. Cricketers

ULMAN Do.

Called with Martha at Mr. SIMPSON’s & Mrs. BECKFORD’s.

LAMB Nr. School

CHILLINGHAM Do.

GARDNER Wade’s Yd better

CRESSWELL Do. ill

N. School
Infant School

BOYS C. Lane better

Miss HAYDEN Do. unwell

WILLIAMS H.A.R.

HARMAN Do. better

KINGHAM Do.

HARRIS Do.

SELWOOD Do.

KEMP young Do.
HAZELL F. Gate

MARSHALL M. Lane

OSBORNE Do. distressed mentally
In evg. drove Martha to ROLLISON’s, Tooting, & called upon Mr. BOND at Merton. *

Service at Church 11 A.M.

BOYS C. Lane not so well

HIGGS Do. scalded foot

CRESSWELL F. Marsh

TEMPLE Fields nr. Tooting Workhouse. Catechised Children, visited
STAMMERS better

HARDEN C. Side better

Mrs RANDALL Do.

BERRYMAN F. Tops
JAMESON Do. better

8 Rode to London.

9 Service at Church 11 A.M. Catechised Children.

BOYS C. Lane

ULMAN Nr. Cricketers

NOON B. Row

BEAMS C. Way better
SHEPHERD John Do.

JAHRNS Do.

CRESSWELL Wade’s Yd.

SURKITT Do. Dissenter

OSBORNE M. Lane no better

MARSHALL Do. unwell

PARR Asprey’s Yd. unwell
WILLIAMS Do. well

ATTRIDGE Williams Yd

SLATER C. Side little better

Young SLATER’s Child not baptised
FANA—CE & SCOTT Lower Green
School from 9 to 11.

Mrs RANDALL C. Side
OSBORNE & MARSHALL M. Lane
BOYS C. Lane better

* Mr Bond at Merton – Revd Essex Henry Bond of St Mary the Virgin, Merton
Novber /37
Jany 1838 Mrs CRANMERS District

A C BARTLEY Esqre Honorary Subscriber, 3 children 880
WEST (G) Honry subscriber, 2 children 879
Lady CARLISLE Honry subbr. She has also subscribed to Missy Society for some years. 879
Mr. C BARTER Honorary subbr., subscribes also to Mrs GLYNS Bible Society. Single man. 877-878
Mr J BARTER Honorary subscriber, 7 children. 877-878

Widow CRAWLEY takes in washing, two daughters living at home who help to support their mother, they say they
can’t afford to subscribe as they have to find a married daughter’s children with books, they keep a parrot. [876]

Foster EDWARDS. Wife, 1 little girl abt. 2 years old, husband works at Mr. WALMSLEY’s at from 15s/- to £1-5 per
week, pay 4s/- per week for their house which belongs to PRICE. 876

Next cottage empty. [876]
Wm PRICE & wife. Children. She wishes to have a large Bible. PRICE is a watchman, she appears a good deal out of
health. 876

DUFFIN, wife, children, says she will think about subscribing. DUFFIN works at the Factory and his wife washes for
some families in Town. 875

ROBINSON wife, 1 child. Lodge at DUFFINS do not look clean and thriving. [875]
PLUMLEY & wife, shoemaker formerly worked in Lady OAKE’s garden, says he can do anything, he told me he aught to
have £300 coming to him which had been left him, mends shoes for Mrs. GLYN’s family. His wife washes for widow
STEERS in the front part of the Old White House, near Church Lane. PRATT & daughter lodged there at 1s/6 per week

PRATT dead, daughter in Workhouse, afflicted with fits. PLUMLEY wishes to have a large Bible. 874
WELLER widow lodger. [874]
Widow CHESTERMAN and her daughter-in-law Betty STYLES. She washes for Miss L BOND. Widow
CHESTERMAN receives 1s/6, 1lb of meat & 1 loaf of bread per week, pays 2s/6 for 2 small rooms per week. 874

KILBY. Single man son of widow KILBY in one of the Alms-houses, he occupies a little back room near widow
CHESTERMAN. A day labourer [874]

Widow SCOTT. 3 children. Eldest girl about 16 next daughter abt. 11 – goes to the National School, the youngest 5
goes to the Infant School. The mother lives at Mr HODGSON’s, has broken her arm a few months back, the eldest
daughtr is now there also. Widow CHESTERMAN very kind to the children who are left a great deal to themselves.
Racl. THOMPSON (daughter of a widow of that name) lodges at the SCOTT’s, pays 1s per week, appears very
unsteady, works at Mr. WALMSLEY’s Factory & frequently does not get home till 8 or 9 o’clock. 874

GOSLING, wife, 1 child 7 years old (girl) goes to the National School. Husband works for Mr. SIMPSON at 15/- per
week. Wife appears in very delicate health but clean & neat, they pay 2/6 per week for their house 874
Jacob MORRIS widower, first house at the corner [874?]

Empty [874?]
Empty [1358]
JAHRNS, wife & 2 sons living, they appear much distressed, I must try & find out real cause – The old man works at

the Buck’s Head, has a bad leg, their house appears very dirty & comfortless. 1358?

KIRKHAM, wife 2nd. Alfred the eldest son formerly lived with the late Mr. PARROTT, afterwards went into the army
& killed in one of the battles in Spain. The father is now nearly blind, he receives a pension of 4/- a week from Mr
HOARE’s family – he is obliged to keep a boy from school to go about with him. 3 little girls go to the Infant School.
They appear very badly off for clothes & not very clean. 1358

Widow LLOYD, 6 children, 2 boys work for Mrs. SIMPSON at per week, also another whom she has taken charge
of. 1 little girl goes to the National School. Eldest daughter lives at Adiscombe College, the other at Wadden with
Mrs. JAMISSON (late MERRITT) woman appears unhealthy. 1358

Next door [1358]

JANES, wife, 4 children second boy goes to the National School. The wife wishes to have a large Prayer Book

(chimney sweeper) 1357
GLAIZE and wife, do not live together. She has her ducks & chickens in one room, & he whatever he likes in another.
She is very deaf consequently she does not go to Church, she says she has nothing from the Parish; occasionally gets a
trifle for looking after her daughter’s children, who has 8 & married a man of the name of BURRISS who works at the
Snuff Mills. Another daughter washes at DUFFINS at about 1/6 per day, the eldest single daughter is now, I hear, steady
& assists her mother whenever she can – the habitation looks like the inmates, miserable, neglected & dirty. 1356

15

HARWOOD, wife & 6 children, the man confined to the house having had a rheumatic fever. Wife goes out washing
when she can. The eldest boy works for HARWOOD the Baker at per week, the eldest girl 8 years old goes to the
National School. They receive 7s or 8s per week 2s/- in money the remaining 5 or 6 in bread and meat. Widow MOSS
lodges there pays 2s/- per week, all her children are grown up but 2 girls, the youngest goes to the National School.
She is allowed two loaves a week by the Parish. She says she goes to Church. 1355

PRATT & wife keep a small shop 9 children living, 4 married. She wishes to have a large Bible and may become an
Honorary Subscriber. 1360-61

George TROW. Widower. the other side of Jeppo Lane. 6 children, 3 out, the elder lives with an aunt. He wishes to
have a Prayer book, he appears to have something pressing on his mind, his youngest child 4 years old. Block Cutter
is employed by Mr. Makepeice.

Griffin CRESSWELL. Tallow or fat melter, family grown up, consisting of 1 Son & 3 daughters, the one living at
home with her father, has married a man named Seymour. they have 3 children, eldest 4 years old goes to the Infant
School. I fear the mother is but ill able to keep herself, her family, & her room clean & neat, in consequence of an
attack of Rheumatism which has settled in her right arm and rendered it almost useless. Robert Shepherd has married
Mary, they have two children. Frederick Shepherd has married Jane, they have 4 children, they live in Baron Row &
are both jobbing gardeners.

WELLER. Baker 2 daughters & 1 son at home 5 children in all. 1352
Widow West, 3 children youngest nurses EASTON’s little boy – she takes in work. She wishes to have a Bible & after

she has paid for it, she is willing to become an Honorary Subscriber. She appears respectable. Widow TAYLOR
lodges there, she pays per week 1350-51
PLANK Wm. & wife. 3 children, he gathers ashes. Eldest a daughter lives with a Gentmn & his sister, near London.

Eldest son lives with Mr G GOAD, the other boy helps his father at home at present but wishes for a situation where
he can take charge of a horse. The wife wishes to have a large Prayer book & is willing to become an Honorary
Subscriber.

I see her at Church nearly every Sunday afternoon. I observed that the house appeared neat & clean. [1350-51]

Wm. GROVES, wife, 2 children living, husband works for Mr KILLICK (bricklayer) & receives 16s/- per week, none
of the family appear healthy. 1350-51
Thos PARR & wife (Chimney Sweeper) two most unfortunate looking persons, they appear in a most destitute

condition. 1350-51

John HIGGS (son of Wm HIGGS Field Gate), wife & 9 children living. Father & son (aged 18 years) work at Mr
HOLDEN’s the son boards there & collects together a little money by carring out the parcels from the Coach Office the
mother says that he does what he can what (sic) her, two little boys go to the Infant School. They appear at this
time distressed – the wife has been confined about a fortnight, Mr BARTLEY attended her, although she told me she
had not yet paid him for a former attendance under similar circumstances. 1349

House at the end of the alley unoccupied.
Next door. Wm. UPHAM widower, has worked for Mr. WALMSLEY, 1 son at home nearly 20 years old a blacksmith,
the other, son has married and is living on the Common nr. Mr GLYN’s, he works at Mr. WALMSLEY’s receives 10s/ or

12s/ per week, the daughter also washing at home when I called, I have since heard that Mrs WALMSLEY has kindly
placed her under the care of their Carter’s wife who lives near the factory, always to be kept employed (& never to go
into the Village. 2nd trial Mrs W. has given her) which will be the means of keeping her out of harm’s way. A few days

previous to the removal of the daughter, the father was received in the Workhouse.

HUMPHRIES, Wm. & wife, 2 daughters, one has married GROVES the other is living at Batersea [sic], the man does
any jobbing work. Dirty. 1350-51
NICHOLS 1350-51

Mathew HALE, wife & 2 daughters, he is willing to become an Honorary Subscriber, the wife has washed for Mr

BURN & family for about 14 years. He is a blacksmith. 1348
Wm. BOWLER (coal dealer) wife & 4 children 1 son at WESTALL’s the grocer, they take in lodgers, among them are
as follows – Wm. SHELLEY works at HOLDEN’s; G SHELLEY at ASPREY’s; Moses Aaron SUDDS works for
HALE; Keith CHAWLER is employed by HOLDEN. 1347

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binding. A further three blank double-sided pages follow.

DUNFORD Love Lane ill

KEMP ) H.A.R.
FIGGIST )
HARRIS ) Do.
HARMAN ) better
WHEELER F.G. better

OSBORNE M. Lane

x

23 FIGGIST F.G.

Miss BIRD Love Lane unwell

MORGAN Sts Buildings
SMITH Do.

OSBORNE M. Lane

SLATER Mrs C. Side ill

GOULD M. Lane better

Called at Mr. BECKFORD’s. Very ill.
Two Funerals

24 N. School from 9 to 12½, attending to Coal Fund etc.
Mr. BECKFORD died this morning.
Administered the Holy Sacrament in evening to Daughter of Mrs. BOYS in Church Lane. Very ill.
Communicated with her, Mrs. BOYS.

25 Sunday – Duty at Workhouse ¼9, at Church 11 A.M. & 3 P.M. alone. Visited BOYS between Services & before
Mg Do. 2 Baptisms. Called up in Night to BOYS, with her from 2 O’clock till 5½.

26 BOYS C. Lane better in evg.
JAMIESON F. Tops ill
SLATER C. Side very ill
OSBORNE M. Lane

BEAMS C. Way ill
DELLOW C. Side

Called at Mr. SIMPSON’s

27 Called with Mrs. R. at Mrs. RANDALL’s, Mrs STIRRUP’s. Visited BOYS – better, OSBORNE

Baptised Mrs. BEAMS’s Child.

28 Ash Wednesday. Service at Church at 11. Called at Mrs. BECKFORD’s.
BOYS C. Lane rather better

Called at Mrs. Boyd MILLER’s. Visited JOHNSON nr. Merton Gate.

March

1 BOYS C. Lane suffers much
CRUCHFIELD B. Yd. very ill died evg. of 2
WELLMAN Do.
FISHER M. Lane
OSBORNE Do.
CONSTABLE Do.
OVELL C. Side
MERRETT Do.
HARDSON Do. ill

W.House – Mrs. STAMMERS, K. GRIFFITHS & others.
Widow STRUDWICK C. Side better

BEAMS C. Way
HARWOOD Do.

Called at Mr. SIMPSON’s

Mrs. NEWTON C. Lane

2 Service at Church 11 A.M. Catechised Children
BOYS C. Lane very ill
3 School from 9 to 11 A.M.
BOYS C. Lane better
MARSHALL M.Lane gave Prayer Book
OSBORNE Do. troubled in mind
HASLEM H.A.R. lately confined
WINDERS U M ill
COWELL Lock’s Lane x
TANNER Do.
MORRIS Do.

Mrs. RANDALL Do.
Mrs. STIRRUP Do.
Work House. Visited GRIFFITHS ill & STAMMERS, very ill, gave book. ROBERTSON better. Visited School.
Called upon Mr. SIMPSON & Mr. BECKFORD.
BECK C. Side

Febry.

1 SEWELL J. Row
POULTER Do. better
CROWTHER Do. better
PENNYCARD Do. better
NEWTON old Mrs. C. Lane
SHEPHERD Do.
RIDLEY B. Yd.
CRUCHFIELD Do. better
KEMP H.A.R.
HARMAN daughter ill Do.
BAKER Do.
NEW Do. C. hooping Cough
TACKLE M. Lane
CAMPION Buck’s Head ill
WILLIAMS husband ill Asprey’s Yd.
LLOYD C C. Way better
BEAMS Do.

2 Called on Messrs. WALMESLEY, TRITTON & G. HOARE *
Infant School
LOCKETT

3 N. School from 9 to 3 giving Tickets for Coals etc.
4 Sunday. Workhouse ¼ 9. Wedding 10. Service 11. 2 Funerals 2½. three Christenings. Service 3.
5 Went to Cambridge
6 at C.
7 at C.
8 went to Baldock
9 at Baldock. Shot with A. PRYOR killed 2 snipes
10 to Saling **
11 Sunday. Duty at Lindsell, Essex, at 11 AM as at Saling at 3 PM. Visited 2 sick persons. to Baldock in Evening. ***

R.V. PRYOR took duty at Mitcham. Mr. MAPLETON present.
12 at Baldock. Shot with A. PRYOR. Killed 2 wild swans.
13 Do. Billiards etc.
14 Do. Do.
15 Do. Shot with A. & R.V. PRYOR blank.

Dined at J. PRYOR’S.
16 Called with Martha at Mrs. PEACOCK’s, Miss PRYOR’s, Mr. SMITH’s, Mr John PRYOR’s.
17 To London alone & thence to Mitcham
18 Workhouse ¼9. Church Service 11 a.m.[?] three funerals. Service at 3 P.M. One funeral, between Services went

to Merton Turnpike. Visited JOHNSON – sick – & Mrs. SEWELL, aged. No assistance.

19 Attended Committees of National & Infant Schools from 10 to 11½. Went to Merton Turnpike, administered the
Sacrament to JOHNSON & his Wife, & old Mrs. SEWELL.
Infant School. Went to Town at 4 P.M.

20 Got to Mitcham at ¼12. National School.
Visited GARDENER Wade’s Yd. sick
CRESSWELL Do.
HUMPHRIES Do.
Called at Mr. BECKFORD’s – went to Town Evg.

21 Came down with Mrs. R. at ¼ 12, had cough did not go out.
22 GARDNER W’s Yd. better
LAWFORD Lower M. distressed

* George Matthew Hoare, 3rd son of Henry Hoare of Hoare’s Bank, lived at The Lodge, off Central Road, Morden.
** Saling – Great Saling near and north-west of Braintree, Essex
*** Lindsell – parish close to and approximately south-east of Thaxted, Essex;
32 17

Mrs Cranmer’s District included her neighbours around the Cricket Green.
Mrs Simpson’s District also extended into this area (plots 1363-67).

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Houses overlooking the Cricket Green (Photograph by the Merton Borough News 1972)

Jany. 10th Mrs HILLIARD’s District
From the Kings Head 1337
Mr HART subscriber 1337

John POPE shoemaker [1336]
Richd. SMITH china shop, subscriber 1335
SHEPHERD fishmonger [1334]
HILLIER hair dresser 1333

WESTALL grocer 1332
SURKITT fruiterer &c 1331

SELMES butcher subscriber 1330

[Two pages have been cut out, leaving the edges to preserve the binding]

HAYDON baker subscriber 1329

Mr TIPPLE surgeon 1328
PLATT collector &c 1327

KILLICK builder &c 1326

GOODMAN carrier &c subscriber 1321

HUNT & lodger 1321
Mrs LEWIS Prayer book /2d
VICKERS & wife subscriber /2d 1320
Mrs LONGHURST – baker subscriber 1320

Mrs WHITFIELD laundress wants a Bible /2d 1319
GOLD (millers man) a bible /2d 1319
SAVAGE (snuff mill) Prayer book /2d 1319
Public House. 1316

Mr HAINES [1315]

Coal yard. Behind the Public House.

ROWLEY 1317

NOON 1317

BRISTOW 1318

GAMSLEY 1318

SMITH 1318

From the School House

BAILEY tailor 1233

SURKITT calico printer 1234
WADE stationer 1235

GREEN subscriber

ALLEN

CHELMAN 1236

LAMB 1236

SPUNGEN 1236

Mrs FRANKLIN Day school 1238
JENNINGS 1238

COWLER smith disabled

MERRICK hostler to HOLDEN 1246

STEEL cake shop 1246
Mr SUMMERFIELD tailor & Mrs S. both subscribers /2d

Gave Prayer book to RICHARDSON at Workhouse.
BINGHAM C. Side

(Mrs. BINGHAM’s Father aged 88 walked 114 miles in nine days to C.)*
26 LANT Nr. School

BATTEN Do.

CHILMAN Do.

Infant School

Called at Mr BROWN’S

WILLIAMS
HUSSEY
HARRIS
Asprey’s Yd.
Do.
Do.
H. & C. ill
GUYLER Linen Draper Whitford Lane
CORNISH Widow C. Side better
CUMMINS Do.
BRIGGS Do.
CRESSWELL Widow Do.
BOWYER Do.
MOULD Daughter has fits
CARROLL Widow
C.Side
Do.
respectable

Wife R. Catholic

TIBBALDS Joseph Do. Rheumatic
PEACOCK Widow aged 86 with TIBBALDS infirm
MERRETT Old C. Side failing
MORRIS C. Way ill
27 School. Engaged in distribution of Coals & Clothing Tickets from 9 A.M. to 4 P.M. & in accts of Mitcham Penny
Association for reduction of prices of Bibles & Prayer Books from 6 P.M. to 7 P.M.
DELLOW C.Side
LOWE & UPHAM C. Way
28 Sunday Service at Workhouse. Two full Services at Church – alone. One funeral. BALEY’s Child – two Baptisms.
29 CRESSWELL Wade’s Yd. Child dead
Mrs AVERY died in evening
Went to London, on Horseback.
30 HOTHER C. Side
MERRETT old C. Side sinking. died in evening
SPRULES Do. Son better
STUDWICK Widow Do. ill
MOSS Do. careless **
WILLIAMS Asprey’s Yd. better
GOULD M. Lane ill
WHEELER Do. better
HEAVENS B. Yd.
NORTHWOOD Rookery ill
GRAHAM Do.
ELLICE Do. better
TOWNSEND Do.
Called at Mrs. GOAD’s
31 Infant & National School
LAMB Nr. Wade’s Yd.
BOTTON A. H. better
CANATT & SNIPE Do.
BEAMS about Mr. WITHERS’ letter C. Way
LOUCH Do. child ill
TROW given book Do.
CRESSWELL Wade’s Yd.
TANNER B.H. infirm
HARTFIELD & CREWE Do. Do.
MERRETT old C. Side dead
SPRULES young. given book C.P. *** C. Side
* C – probably Cambridge
** careless – left without care
*** book C.P. – Book of Common Prayer
31

SIMS Do.

NEW Lock’s Lane son ill

EASTED Do. recovered

EWINS Do.

COWELL Do. ill

BEADLE Coal Merchant London Road

SIMS Old Couple Do. Blue Houses

19 BOTTON A.H. better

LLOYD C.way very ill

CHESTERMAN W. Green

PLUMLEY Green

PAUL Whitford Lane

WHEELER M. Lane ill

TOWERS Do. child ill

CONSTABLE Do.

( SAPSFORD Love Lane

( EWINS Do.

CRUCHFIELD B. Yd.

FOX Nr. Cricketers

HOPTON Do.

20 School from 9 AM to 3 PM gving away Tickets for Coals, Blankets etc.

21 Workhouse Service. two duties in Church two funerals. No assistance.

22 Frost broke up having continued from the 8th with great severity.

Calls. Mr. WALMESLEY, Mr. TRITTON * & Mr. J. HOARE

Calls. Mr. SIMPSON & Mr. BURN & Mr. FINDEN

Visited Infant School

National School

GARDNER Ward’s Yd. Children ill

CRESSWELL Do. Do.
NORTHWOOD Rookery […. ….]
ELLIS Do. ill itch **
TOWNSEND Do.
DREWITT C. Lane recovered
WILLIAMS H.A.R.
SKINNER & JANNER[?] Do.
HARRIS Do. AVERY & Child ill

WHEELER Merton Lane ill
WOODROFFE taylor W. Lane […] Children Unbaptised
Funeral. SKILTON’s Child. C. Lane

24 at home all day. Cough. Cold
Mrs. PRINCE’s Evg.
25 WHITFIELD Widow Baron Row
LEWIS Do.
FIGGIS H.A.R.
KEMP Do.

HARRIS Do. Mrs A & Child better
FIGGIS F G Husband & Wife both better
MORGAN Baptised Child privately Nr. Chart’s
HUGHES Charles C. Side
ALLEN Wm. ) Alley Nr Charts
ALLEN Sarah )
TUBBS Do.
TOWNSEND Chas Carrier [?] M Lane
BAKER H.A.R

HIGGS F.G.
Workhouse. Visited GRIFFITHS (better) & School
LLOYD C.Way
BOTTON A.H.
Son recovered
better
better
*
**
The Revd Robert Tritton was Rector of Morden and lived at Steelehawes in Central Road, Morden.
itch – scabies
30

Mrs Hilliard’s District covered Lower Mitcham.
Baron Row
Wade’s Yard
Jerusalem Row
Copyright of Surrey History Service. Reproduced by permission.

Mrs Thos HOLDEN subscriber /1d 1249 &c
Mr SUTTON White Hart, & Mrs SUTTON both subscribers /2d 1250
SAUNDERS Post Office 1251
WHITING [1251]
TAYLOR Corn Chandler 1252
WINDERS 1255
GURL Rag Shop 1256
Widow TURNER 1257
DALLY Shoemaker 1257
MASON Dressmaker 1257
Widow CHESTERMAN 1257
PITTS Grocers & Mrs PITTS both subscribers /2d 1258
THOMAS Sadler subscribed 5s/-1261-3
CUMBERS disabled 1261-3
LANGFORD subscribes for Bible /2d 1261-3
PATTISON [1261-3]
BISHOP foreman to MOLYNEUX. Bible /2d, & subscribes /1d [1261-3]
MOLYNEUX glazier subscribes 4s/6d 1261-3
TURNER Clerk to MEGARY 1264
HODGSON 1271
Mr & Mrs RING 1272
Mr Mrs & Miss HILLIARD /3d/-1273
Mr & Mrs KINDER [1275]
Mr RUTTER 1277
Miss ADAMS 1278
Sir John LUBBOCK * 1187

* Sir John Lubbock, a partner in the banking firm of John Lubbock & Co., purchased the Mitcham Grove estate
from Henry Hoare’s executors in 1828. Born in 1773, he died in 1840.
The White Hart and Holden’s Coach Office, seen from The Causeway c.1906 (copyright Marcus)

Miss GRANT at Mrs. FINCH’s
Mr TIPPLE
Baron Row deranged
14
15
Sunday Workhouse: 2 Services Church.Mr. Mapleton present. H.C. *
Visits Mr.
SIMPSON
Mr. BECKFORD
Mrs GOAD
16
Administered Communion to Mrs. RANDALL – present Mrs. RANDOLPH, & Mrs. & Miss WILD
Mrs. PONSONBY C. Side
Widow DEAKINS Do.
Mrs. CHESTERMAN Widow Green
Mrs. MERRETT & Widow DALE Nr. Cricketers
Mrs. PARKER
Mrs. CANATT
Bull Yd.
Do.
Inspect
Child Dead
Mrs. HARRIS H.A.R. Child ill
Mrs. KINGHAM district [?]
Widow WEBER at Plumleys
Mrs. TOWNSEND
Mrs. GRAHAM
Do.
Green
Rookery
Do.
enquire
taken care of
Visits – Mr. SIMPSON
17 John SHEPHERD
W—ANN Young Couple
THOMPSON widow
Causeway
C.way
Do.
very dirty
THOMPSON young has son & D
MONK
Do.
Do.
PRATT Shop
ELAIRE
HILLS old
CHEEPER old couple
MOORE
Do.
Do. dirty. separate from wife
Flat Tops Anne mentioned by Miss Simpson. H.S. **
Do.
Cranmers O. House enquire of these from Messrs. SIMPSON and
MAKEPEACE ***
SEVILE Do.
FERRAGE Do.
COLLINS
MORGAN old couple
BEAUMAIN old
SURKITT widow
Do.
Do.
Cottage nr. Do.
nr. Goat
respectable
DUFF young couple. 4 children Do.
IRISH very old Windmill. Common
Workhouse. Visited GRIFFITHS, ROBERSON & others
OVELL apparently respectable C. Side
HOWARD washerwoman Do.
very neat. inquire
out of work. inquire
Mrs. RANDALL
CORNISH Widow C. Side better
18
HORNGOLD
Funeral. Mrs. Saml HOLDEN’s child
F. Gate district
CROWTHER J Row
KING Do.
PLANK Coal Dealer C. Lane
MORGAN Thos. & Wife
SAYERS
KILBY
Streets buildings
Streets Buildings
Do.
aged. infirm
destitute
CRUCHFIELD old
RIDLEY
Bull Yd.
Do.
ailing
CRESSWELL Widow
HINCKLEY
Figs Marsh.
Do.
son ill
TOWNSEND Do. better
*
**
***
H.C. – Holy Communion
see p 8 (11)
see p 8 (3)
29

LLOYD girl Causeway ill
GURL Sutton Road

N School Committee

BINGHAM C. Side

N School

CORNISH C. Side rather better

Mrs STIRRUP Do.

Mrs. RANDALL Do.

SPRULES Do.

TOWNSEND F. Marsh better

Visit Sir J LUBBOCK

9 TOWNSEND Mrs. Rookery better
LANT Mrs. & child P. Bridge better
BESSLE Mrs. Do. ill

LLOYD Causeway d. ill
Visit Mr. Boyd MILLER

10 LLOYD girl Causeway ill
WHITFIELD Baron Row ill
WILLIAMS Asprey’s Yard better (died on the 12th.)
ANDREWS Do. better

KERRIMAN C. Lane lost wife

DREWITT Mrs. Nr. Church ill

GOULD Mrs. C. Lane
LOWE B. H. [……]
MOUNTAIN Do. Do.

SEWELL old woman
GREEN widow
Merton T. Pike
Do.
aged 90
SMITH 7 children Do.
HASLAM 2 children ill H. A. R.
HARRIS 2 children ill Do.
CONSTABLE F. G. distressed
WHEELER M Lane better
Mr. REYNOLDS – about ANDREWS N Mitcham
POYLE B Houses
WESTON Mrs. Do.
DEAKINS widow – C WAYMARK C. Side
SHEPHERD Mrs. C.Lane ill
BOWLING
Visit Mr. SIMPSON
Rookery
11 MERRETT young
ULMAN old
Nr. Cricketers
Do.
MERETT young
MERRETT old
C. Side
Do. Sick
LLOYD enquired
GRIFFITHS Kitty
Workhouse
Causeway
Workhouse
better
ill
12 CHESTERMAN Widow Green
SCOTT Children Do.
Infant School
N School
NICHOLLS Widow
HUMPHRIES
Causeway
Do.
LLOYD Do. ill
BOTTON A Houses
CANATT A Houses
SAPSFORD & EWINS Love Lane
SKINNER H.A.R.
PARR C. Lane
13
28
N School for Coal & Clothing Fund from 9 to 12
N School for Friendly Society from 12 to 2
MERRETT Young Nr. Cricketers

Novber & Decber /37 Misses BAUGHAN’s District

Asprey’s Yard

SPENCER, an old soldier, with a small pension a wife & two children [599]
MILLS [599]
PAR, a widow takes care of her son-in-law’s children, he lives with her & is a calico printer [599]
MAINSEY, working gardener, several children one an idiot [599]
ANDREWS, three children, he works for ASPREY [599]
HUSSEY, a smith, formerly worked for ASPREY, one boy in work at 9s/- per week. [599]
HARRIS (Catholic) a family – labourer [599]
WILLIAMS, three children, labourer [599]
ASPREY, subscriber 598
PITTMAN, subscriber 596
BENNETT 596
Bennett’s Yard
BAICE 596
RICKS 596
MAY a widow, three children 596
RICKSON 595

BEW a tailor in work 595
MARCH, a widow has a family 595
BENNETT 595
REYNOLDS, subscriber 594
MORGAN, shoe maker 593
LEWIS 592
YOUNG, subscriber 591
HILLIER, subscriber 590
LUNT, subscriber 589
HILL, tailor 588
JOHNSON, subscriber 587
MORGAN, three children, carriers man, wants a Prayer Book – very poor 586
NEWMAN 584
York Place
FRIDAY, tea dealer 579
HILL, leather cutter 578
FARMER, corn dealer 577
WILLIAMS, a widow, China Shop 576
SIMS 575
ROBERTS, Chemist, donation 2/6 574
Old Bedlam
MORGAN a subscriber 581
HOOKINGS 581
J. HOOKINGS, subscriber 581
SAYERS 581
KILBY, a family, labourer 581
HOPE, a family, labourer 581
SMITH 582
Buck’s Head 573
BRIDGER, subscriber 572
POTTER, subscriber 571
BEDWIN 570

Kenward’s Yard

FRANKLIN 569
KENWARD, subscriber 569
KING 569
PRINCE, subscriber 568
WESTON, dissenter [567]
BEEDLE 411
DADD, subscriber 410
BENNETT 415
VERNON ) subscriber 416
JENKINS ) not subscriber
RAPER 417
DALLING, dissenter 418
STEVENS [419]
SIMS 420
REMNANT 421
SHEPPARD 422
FRANKS 423
RICHARDSON, labourer, two children 426
BELCHER 425
SILVER 427

Lock’s Lane

BAILEY, two children at home, labourer 428
BRIANT, 6 children. Carter to WESTON 429
BARNS, two children, labourer 430
WEEDEN, a family, labourer 431
CABLE, carter to Mr MOORE [432]
CLEVERLY, five children, constant employment at 9s/ per week 433
BEEDLE 434
WESTON, a large family, labourer 437
SEYMOUR, labourer
NEW 462
CORNISH, labourer, one child 466
EASTED, labourer 464
EWINS 463
POWELL, man, wife an Irish woman, one daughter. Wife in bad health. Very poor 467
CRESWELL, labourer, three children 468
MORRIS, the man ill 469
TANNER, a family, labourer 470
MARCH
TRICKER
DAVIS
ENNEFER, Well-digger, servant to Mr DAVIS 447
JANAWAY, the woman, the man Cornish, servant to Mr MOORE 449
NOLAN, gardener 450
STONE 452
TANNER, labourer [453]

Thirteen blank double-sided pages follow.

22 27

A page from the second section of the Notebook – January 1838.

Reproduced by permission of Merton Library and Heritage Services.

1838
Jany 1st HALL Cold Blowers man industrious, wife not good, sister bad
MAY widow Cold Blowers
PONSONBY C Side
PARR widow Asprey’s Yard
WILLIAMS Do. better
RAND to enquire of OSBORNE Merton Lane
HUSSEY Asprey’s Yard
2 GARDNER Ward’s Yd. 2 children H cough
NEWTON Mrs. Widow C Lane
RUTTER Miss C Lane Ill
WHITFIELD Baron Row
TOWNSEND Mrs. Rookery
WILLIAMS H. A. R. It child
HASLAM H. A. R. 2 children [ill]
HARRIS Do. Child ill
WHEELER M Lane ill
TOWNSEND F Marsh Fever
BOTTON A. H. Ill
CANATT Do. better
PARR Rookery distressed
BOWLING Do. Do.
3 Mrs. STIRRUP C Side
Mrs. RANDALL Do.
OVELL labourer Do. distressed
DACK late FARR Do.
WHITFIELD Baron Row ill
Workhouse
4 HILL Flat Tops
HIGGS F Gate son ill
WHEELER Wm. M Lane Ill
HILL John bricklayer Love Lane Ill better
LANT Nr. School 3 children un-baptised
TOWERS Merton Lane
HOWE Love Lane
SIMMONS Maria C. Side
SIMMONS single man Do. indifferent in H *
SIMMONS young William’s Yard
TOWNSEND F. Marsh ill
CARPENTER widow Do.
HINCKLEY Do. deformed
ALLEN carrier C. Side
PHILPS tailor London Road
5 CANATT Mrs. A. H. better
BOTTON Mrs. Do. sick
MARSH widow Nr. Kings Head
HARWOOD John Causeway better
Mrs. RANDALL C. Side
BINGHAM Mrs. Do. Husband drunken
FIGGIS Mrs. F. Gate better
TOWNSEND Mrs. Rookery better
WHITFIELD Baron Row sinking
(Visits) Messrs WALMESLEY – MAKEPEACE & SIMPSON
6 DESBOROUGH Bull Yd
HEAVENS Do. bedridden
WHITFIELD Baron Row ill
DENBY C. Lane
8 HOLDEN Mr. Thos. Coach Office ill
HILLIER Hair Dresser opposite Do. ill

* indifferent in H – indifferent in health
23
Streets
Buildings
York
Place
Aspreys
Rents
Bennett’s
Yard
The Misses Baughan’s District extended from Upper Green to Locks Lane.

Copyright of Surrey History Service. Reproduced by permission.

Bull Yard Bull Yard
Copyright of Surrey History Service. Reproduced by permission.

PLACES MENTIONED IN DIARY SECTION
Place Abbrev. Present name of site

Almshouses A H Mary Tate Cottages *
Asprey’s Rents/Yard Montrose Gardens
Blue Houses B Houses adj. Ravensbury Arms
Buck’s Head B H White Lion of Mortimer
Baron Row B Row 395–401 London Road
Bull Yard B Yard Church Place
Bond’s Lane Bond Road
Chart’s 3 Commonside East *
Church Lane C Lane Church Road
Common Side C Side Commonside (E or W)
Causeway C Way Cricket Green (S side)
Church StPeter & St Paul Church Rd*
Cold Blowers by Cold Blows (path)
Coach Office 346, London Road *
Crewe’s Alley Lavender Walk
Cricketers The Cricketers, London Rd
Field Gate district F G Western Rd nr Fieldgate Lane
Figges Marsh F Marsh Figgs Marsh
Flat Tops F Tops Aspen Gdns, Carshalton Rd
Factory Arneys Lane, Carshalton Rd
Farm House (Rumbolds Fm), Carshalton Rd
Goat The Goat Carshalton Road
Green Lower or Cricket Green
Half Acre Row HAR/Row off Fieldgate Lane
Infants School I School 8–10 Cricket Green *
Iron Road Church Rd (between the

Church & junction with
Western Rd)

* The actual building that Randolph knew still exists at this address
Place Abbrev. Present name of site
Jerusalem Row J Row off Lower Green West
(formerly Nursery Road)
London Road L Road London Rd (N of Upper Grn)
Lower Mitcham L Mitcham / Lower M
Merton Lane M Lane Western Road
Merton Turnpike { M Gate
{ M T Pike High St Colliers Wood
Merton Pickle west of Christchurch Rd
Nag’s Head Yard N H Yd Holborn Way
North Mitcham N M North Mitcham
National School N School The Village School House,
Lower Green West *
Phipps Bridge P Bridge Phipps Bridge
Rookery not identified
Streets Buildings Sts Bgs etc behindWhite Lion of Mortimer
Sutton Road London Rd (S of Cricket Green)
Swan London Rd , nr Figgs Marsh
Upper Green U G Upper or Fair Green
Vicarage Church Rd, opp. Church *
Wade’s Yard W’s Yd off Lower Green West
Whitford Lane W Lane London Rd (between Upper
& Lower Greens)
Williams Yard Williams Yd not identified

Windmill, Common Windmill Rd
Workhouse Commonside East, near

junction with Manor Rd.
York Buildings YkBldgs &c Majestic Way
Yorke’s Mill Wates Way

Wade’s Yar
LOWERGREENJerusalem Row
Prussia Place
1837 VISITS
Decr 26 TOWNSEND Mrs. Rookery, sick
WILLIAMS Mrs, Asprey’s Yd. Do.
ANDREWS, 5 persons Do. Do.
CORNISH, widow C. Side Do.
BINGHAM Mrs Do. Left by husband
HARRISON C.
Lane, wife dead
WB Esq
Miss HALL & JAMES, Cold Blowers
27 Miss DESBOROUGH S. Bull Yd. Sick
Mrs TOWNSEND, S. Rookery
CRUCHFIELD – Bull Yd.
WHITFIELD x 1/Baron
Row sick
WILKS 2/- x Merton Lane
HASLAM x [M?] H.A.R. child ill
HOOKINS do.
FIGGIS Field Gate
NOON Back Baron Row
28 W B Esq. Cidd HS ?
DELLOW C. Side
WALKER Do. Lane
JAY Do.
RICKMAN C. Side
CONSTABLE Merton Lane
STEED Do. distressd
Mrs BOTTON A Houses * sick
Mrs CANATT Do. sick
KINGSHOT Do. sick
GARDNER Nr Wade’s boy H cough **
SHEPHERD C Lane deserted by son
POULTER J Row ***
29 HIGGS Causeway
PARR C Sweep Do.
HARWOOD Do. sick
TOWNSEND F Marsh sick
ELLIS F. G.
GREENAWAY F. G.
SAPSFORD Love Lane
FIGGIS F. G. sick
TOWNSEND Rookery sick
CORNISH widow C Side sick
30 Mrs CANATT A H sick
Mrs BOTTON A H better
Mrs BURROWES Causeway infirm
Mrs JAHRNS Do.
MERRETT Old C Side bedridden
STRUDWICK Do. not sober
CORNISH Do. better
CUMMINS Do. promised boy school
MERRETT junr Do. distressed

* A Houses – Almshouses: the present Mary Tate Cottages
** H cough – whooping cough?
*** Randolph included inhabitants of Prussia Place (plots 1221–1225) under the label of Jerusalem Row

A BRIANT 22 DARNELL 34, 35, 39, 43

BRIDGER 21, 39 DAVIS 22

ADAMS 20 BRIGGS 31 DEAKINS 28, 29

ALLEN 12, 18, 26, 30, 37 BRINSLEY 40 DEANE 12
ANDERSON 34 BRISTOW 18 DELLOW 25, 31, 33, 38

ANDREWS 21, 25, 28 BROWN 31, 39, 41 DENBY 26
ANGLISS 35 BRYANT 37 DENSFORD 35

ARTHUR 36 BUCKLAND 12, 35 DENTON 10, 44
ASHBY 44 BUDD 44 DESBOROUGH 8, 25, 26, 35, 37, 40
SPREY 16, 21, 42 BUGG 38 DISS 10
ATTRIDGE 12, 34 BURN 16, 30, 38, 39, 41 DREE 37
AVERY 30, 31 BURRISS 15 DREWITT 28, 30
BURROWES 25, 40, 41 DUFF 10, 29
B DUFFIN 15
C DUNFORD 33, 37, 44
B (W B Esq) 25
BAICE 21 CABLE 22
E
BAILEY 18, 22 CAMERON 39
BAKER 30, 32 CAMPION 32, 36 EADES 11
BALEY 31 CANATT 25, 26, 28, 29, 31, 36 EASTED 22, 30
BALL 11 CANETT 44 EASTON 16, 36
BANTER 15 CARLISLE 15 EDES 35, 43
BARLEY 8 CARPENTER 26 EDWARDS 15
BARNS 22 CARR 12 ELAIRE 29
BARR 38, 41, 43 CARROLL 31 ELLICE 31
BARTER 15 CAYLEY 35, 39, 44 ELLIS 25, 30
BARTHOLOMEW 44 CHALMERS 41 ENNEFER 22
BARTLEY 15, 16 CHAPMAN 8 EWINS 12, 22, 28, 30
BARWELL 38 CHART 10, 12
BATTEN 31 CHAWLER 16
BAUGHAN 21 CHEEPER 8, 29, 36
BAYLEY 37 CHELMAN 18 FAN—CE 34
FARMER 21
FARNFIELD 39
FBEADLE 30 CHESTERMAN 15, 20, 28, 29, 30, 43
BEAMS 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 38, 39 CHILLINGHAM 34
FARR 26
BEAUMAIN 29 CHILMAN 31
BECK 12, 32, 36, 37 CLEVERLY 22, 39 FAUN 12
FAWN 40

BECKFORD 10, 29, 32, 33, 34, COLLINS 8, 29, 36, 40

FERRAGE 8, 29, 36, 38

35, 38, 41, 43 CONSTABLE 25, 28, 30, 33,

FIGGIS 25, 26, 30, 36, 37, 38, 40

BEDWIN 21, 38, 39, 40 35, 36, 40

FIGGIST 33, 43

BEEDLE 22 CORNISH 12, 22, 25, 28, 29, 31, 42

FINCH 29, 36

BELCHER 22 COSTIN 10
FINDEN 30, 35, 38, 42

BELLCHAMBERS 41, 42 COWELL 30, 33, 34, 37

FISHER 33, 43

BENNET 40, 43 COWLER 18

FLETCHER 12

BENNETT 21, 22, 44 COWLEY 42
BENSON 42 CRANMER 15, 38 FOX 30
FRANKLIN 18, 22

BERRYMAN 8, 34 CRAWFORD 44

FRANKS 22, 35

BESSLE 28 CRAWLEY 15

FRIDAY 21

BETTERLEY 37 CRESSWELL 16, 30, 31, 32,
BEW 21 34, 35, 37, 42

G

BINGHAM 12, 25, 26, 28, 31, 40 CRESWELL 22

BIRD 33, 40 CREWE 31

GAMSLEY 18

BIRT 42 CROWTHER 29, 32

GARDENER 32
BISHOP 20 CRUCHFIELD 25, 29, 30, 32, 33

GARDNER 25, 26, 30, 33,
BLUNT 41, 44 CUMBERS 20 34, 35, 36, 37
BOND 15, 34 CUMMINS 12, 25, 31, 42

GARN 11, 35

BONHAM 37

GARNER 12

BOOKER 11, 34 D

GIBBES 43, 44

BOREHAM 44

GIBBS 42

BOTTON 25, 26, 28, 30, 31, DACK 26

GILLINGHAM 10

DADD 22

35, 36, 37, 41
GITTIN 38, 43

DALE 29, 34

BOWLER 16

DALLING 22 GLAIZE 15

BOWLING 26, 28, 36

GLYN 10, 15, 16

DALLY 20

BOWYER 31, 40, 41, 42 GLYNNE 41

DALTON 36, 43

BOYS 33, 34, 35, 36, 37,

GOAD 12, 16, 29, 31, 41, 43

DANIELL 43

38, 39, 40, 41, 42

GOLD 18

DANIELLS 37, 38, 39, 42, 43

4 45

GOODDAY 35, 36, 38, 39

J

GOODMAN 18
GORDON 39 JAHRNS 15, 25, 34, 36, 42, 43
GOSLING 15 JAMES 25
GOULD 28, 31, 33, 37, 44 JAMESON 8, 34, 35, 36,
GRAHAM 29, 31 37, 38, 40, 41
GRANT 29 JAMIESON 33
GRAY 36, 40 JAMISSON 15
GREEN 18, 28, 35, 40, 43 JANAWAY 22
GREENAWAY 25 JANES 15
GREGORY 44 JANNER 30
GRIFFITHS 28, 29, 30, 32, 33 JAY 25
GROVES 16, 40, 41 JENKINS 22
GURL 20, 28 JENNINGS 18
GUYLER 31 JEWELL 44

JOHNSON 21, 32, 33, 35, 36

H JOHNSTON 39, 42

JONES 39

HAINES 18

HALE 16 K

HALL 12, 25, 26
HARDEN 34, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42 KEMP 30, 32, 33, 34, 39, 41, 42
HARDING 10, 44 KENWARD 22
HARDSON 33 KERRIMAN 28
HARMAN 32, 33, 34, 36, 41 KILBEE 37
HARRIS 21, 26, 28, 29, 30, KILBY 15, 21, 29

31, 33, 34, 41 KILLICK 10, 16, 18
HARRISON 25 KINDER 20
HART 18 KING 22, 29, 37, 38
HARTFIELD 31, 41 KINGHAM 29, 34
HARWOOD 12, 16, 25, 26, 33, 42 KINGSHOT 25, 35, 41
HASLAM 8, 10, 25, 26, 28 KIRKHAM 15
HASLEM 33 KITCHENER 37
HAYDEN 34 KITE 43
HAYDON 11, 18
HAYLEY 37 L
HAZELL 34

LACK 12

HEATH 10, 42, 43

LAKE 8

HEAVENS 26, 31, 35, 37, 40, 41

LAMB 18, 31, 34

HERTLEY 10

LANGFORD 20

HIGGS 16, 25, 26, 30, 34, 35

LANT 26, 28, 31

HILL 8, 10, 21, 26

LAWFORD 33

HILLIARD 18, 20

LAWRENCE 11

HILLIER 18, 21, 26

LE BAS 35

HILLS 29

LEMMON 42

HINCKLEY 26, 30, 42

LEWIS 18, 21, 30

HOARE 15, 30, 32, 40, 43, 44

LLOYD 15, 28, 30, 31, 32

HODGSON 15, 20

LOCKETT 32

HOLDEN 12, 16, 18, 20, 26, 29, 38

LONGHURST 18

HONE 36, 38

LOUCH 31, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41

HOOKINGS 21, 44

LOWE 28, 31

HOOKINS 25, 36, 37, 41, 42

LUBBOCK 20, 28, 35, 42, 44

HOPE 21

LUCAS 40, 44

HOPTON 30

LUMLEY 42, 43

HORNGOLD 29

LUMSDEN 35

HOTHER 31

LUNT 21

HOWARD 29
HOWE 26

M

HUDSON 35, 43
HUGHES 10, 30

MAINSEY 21

HUMPHRIES 16, 28, 32, 43

MAKEPEACE 26, 29, 39

HUNT 18

MAKEPEICE 8, 10

HUNTINGFORD 11

MAKEPIECE 8, 10

HUSSEY 21, 26, 31, 41

MAPLETON 32, 35, 37, 38, 39,
40, 41, 43, 44

I

MARCH 21, 22
MARSH 26

IRISH 29, 36, 38

46

MARSHALL 33, 34, 35, 36, 37,

38, 39, 40, 41, 44
MARTIN 12, 40
MASON 20
MATTINGLEY 10
MAY 21, 26
MEERS 12
MEGARY 20
MERETT 28
MERRETT 25, 28, 29, 31, 33, 34,

35, 38, 40, 41, 42, 44
MERRICK 18
MERRITT 15
MERSH 39
MILLER 28, 33, 39, 42
MILLS 21
MOLYNEUX 20
MONK 10, 29
MOORE 22, 29, 35, 36, 43
MORE 8
MORGAN 8, 21, 29, 30, 33,

35, 36, 37, 42
MORRICE 10
MORRIS 15, 22, 31, 34
MOSS 16, 31, 44
MOULD 31, 39, 40
MOUNTAIN 28
MUNGER 42, 43

N

NAPIER 41
NEW 22, 30, 32, 38
NEWMAN 21, 36
NEWTON 10, 26, 32, 33
NICHOLLS 28
NICHOLS 16
NOLAN 22
NOON 18, 25, 34
NORTHWOOD 30, 31, 36

O

OAKE 15
OSBORNE 11, 26, 33, 34, 35, 36,

37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44
OVELL 26, 29, 33
OVERTON 10

P

PALMER 35, 36, 37, 38, 39
PAR 21
PARKER 29, 41
PARR 16, 25, 26, 28, 34,

35, 36, 41, 42, 43
PARROTT 15
PATTERSON 44
PATTISON 20
PAUL 30, 35, 39
PEACOCK 31, 32
PENNYCARD 32, 40
PHILLIPS 41
PHILPS 26
PITTMAN 21
PITTS 20
PLANK 16, 29
PLATT 18
PLUMLEY 15, 30
PONSONBY 26, 29, 39, 44
POPE 12, 18
POTTER 21
POULTER 25, 32
POWELL 22, 40
POYLE 28
PRATT 8, 15, 16, 29, 43
PRICE 15
PRINCE 10, 22, 30, 39
PRIOR 8
PRYOR 32, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 43

Q

QUINBY 11

R

RAND 11, 26, 35
RANDALL 26, 28, 29, 32,
33, 35, 37, 38
RANDOLPH 29, 32, 34, 35, 37, 38,
39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44
RAPER 22
REMNANT 22
RENDALL 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44
REYNOLDS 21, 28
RICHARDSON 22, 31, 38, 39, 40
RICKMAN 25
RICKS 21
RICKSON 21
RIDLEY 29, 32, 41
ROBERSON 29
ROBERTS 21
ROBERTSON 32
ROBINSON 15
RODBER 38
ROLAND 41
ROLLISON 34
ROWLEY 18
RUTTER 20, 26, 41

S

SAPSFORD 25, 28, 30, 35, 40, 44
SAUNDERS 10, 20
SAVAGE 18
SAXTON 41, 42
SAYERS 10, 21, 29, 37
SCOTT 10, 15, 28, 34, 40
SEARLES 40
SELMES 12, 18, 38
SELWOOD 34, 41
SEVILE 29
SEWELL 28, 32, 39, 42
SEXTON 41
SEYMOUR 22

SHARP 40, 43
SHELLEY 16
SHEPHERD

10, 18, 25, 28, 29, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 43
SHEPPARD 22
SILVER 22
SIMMONDS 40
SIMMONS 12, 26
SIMPSON 8, 15, 26, 28, 29, 30,

32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37,

39, 40, 41, 42, 44
SIMS 21, 22, 30
SINELL 8
SKILTON 30
SKINNER 28, 30
SKYNNER 42
SLATER 12, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41
SMALE 12
SMITH 10, 18, 21, 28, 32, 33, 42
SNIPE 31, 41
SOMERS 35, 36, 38
SOUTH 38
SPENCER 21, 36
SPRUCE 37
SPRULES 28, 31, 38, 40
SPUNGEN 18
SQUIBB 10
STAMMERS 32, 33, 34, 35
STEED 25
STEEL 18
STEERS 10, 15
STEVENS 22
STIRRUP 26, 28, 32, 33, 37, 40, 42
STONE 22
STRUDWICK 25, 33, 36, 37, 40, 42
STUDWICK 31
STYLES 15
SUDDS 16
SUMMERFIELD 18
SURKITT 10, 18, 29, 34
SUTTON 20

T

TACKLE 11, 32
TANNER 22, 31, 34
TASKER 36
TAYLOR 16, 20, 41
TEMPLE 34
THOMAS 20
THOMPSON 10, 15, 29, 35, 36, 37,

39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44
THORNTON 36, 39
TIBBALDS 31, 41
TILLEY 41, 42, 43, 44
TIPPLE 18, 29, 35, 44
TOWERS 26, 30, 39, 41

TOWNSEND 25, 26, 28, 29, 30,
31, 34, 36, 38, 42
TRICKER 22
TRITTON 30, 32, 38, 44
TROW 16, 31
TUBBS 12, 30, 40
TURNER 20, 37, 38
U
ULMAN 28, 34
UNDERWOOD 11
UPHAM 16, 31
V
VARTY 12
VERNON 22
VICKERS 18
VISITS 25
W
W—ANN 29
WADE 18
WALKER 25, 38
WALMESLEY 26, 30, 32, 38, 42
WALMSLEY 12, 15, 16
WARRIOR 10
WAYMARK 28
WEBB 37
WEBER 29
WEEDEN 22
WELLER 15, 16, 38
WELLMAN 33, 37
WELLS 37, 44
WEST 15
WESTALL 16, 18
WESTON 22, 28, 37, 39
WHEELER 26, 28, 30, 31, 33, 37
WHITFIELD 18, 25, 26, 28, 30
WHITING 20
WILD 29
WILKS 25, 38

WILLIAMS 12, 21, 25, 26, 28, 30,

31, 32, 34, 39, 40, 44
WILSON 38, 39
WINDERS 20, 33
WINTERTON 36, 38, 39
WITHERS 31
WOODROFFE 30, 38, 41
WORSLEY 39, 42
WRIGHT 41

Y

YORKE 41
YOUNG 21

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