History of Dagenham in 1855 Post Office Directory
Dagenham 1855
Dagenham, near Romford, is a parish and village in Becontree Hundred, Romford
Union, and Metropolitan police jurisdiction, South Essex. the parish is bounded
by the Thames, The Rom, or Bourne Brook, and the Ingrebourne; and the village is
3 miles south east from the railway station at Romford, 2 miles from Rainham
station of the London and Tilbury railway, 15 from London, and 12 from
Whitechapel church.
The acreage is 6,608, including the water area; the [population, in 1851, was
2,494. The church, dedicated to St Peter and St Paul, is an ancient brick and
stone structure; the tower is embattled and crowned with a slated spire; there
is a peal of 6 bells. The living is a vicarage, value £851, in the diocese of
Rochester; the Rev Thomas Lewis Fanshawe is the incumbent and also the patron of
the living.
Here is a Wesleyan chapel, also a chapel for the Wesleyan Reformers, a Charity
and Infant School, and a police station. Dagenham has much marsh land, and on
December 17th, 1707, a very high tide broke through the dike, flooded 1,000
acres, swept 160 acres into the river, and blew up the sluice. After much
difficulty the breach was stopped by the famous Captain Perry, at a cost of
£40,000; but there is still a great pool.
| Gentry De Bonelli Luigi Hugh esq, Wangey House Denison Edward Hanscombe esq, Parsloes Fanshawe Rev Thos Lewis, MA [rector] Fanshawe Henry, esq Hawkins Mrs Traders Anderson Alexander, farmer Bolton William Warren, farmer Bone Samuel, beer retailer Bone Thomas, beer retailer Brittain Thomas, farmer Brown James, beer retailer Chase Samuel, saddle maker Chase Thomas, shoe maker Choat Joseph, farmer Colegate Henry, beer retailer Collier James P, farmer Collins Christopher John, grocer Cowling Thomas, farmer Crow John, grocer Farrow James, shoe maker Flowers Thomas, baker Goddard William, baker Goodwin Charles, plumber Gray Alfred, farmer Harris William, farmer Hasten John, smith & wheelwright Holgate Benj, carpenter & parish clerk Hunsdon Robert, farmer Key John, 'Rose & Crown' |
Keys George, glover & hair dresser Kittle Caroline (Mrs), grocer Kittle George, 'Bull' & sub-postmaster Marshall William, academy Mayhew George, butcher Mihill Rebecca (Mrs) Miller James, farmer Mortlock Thomas, miller Noble William, beer retailer Palmer Joseph, grocer Palmer Thomas, farmer Pearcey Samuel, 'Chequers' Ramsden Joseph, farmer Seabrook Ephraim, farmer Seabrook John, 'Traveller' Seabrook Samuel, farmer, Burleighs Farm Shipton John, carpenter Shutt Thomas, 'Cross Keys' Smith John, farmer Smith Thomas, grocer Smitherman Joseph, tanner Sockett Richard, farmer Stafford James, brick layer Stratford Frederick, serjeant of police Sutton Joseph, farmer Thompson Henry, miller Thorogood Ann (Mrs), farmer Thorogood John, farmer Tuck Sarah (Mrs), farmer Twyford Samuel, beer retailer Waite John, farmer Watts William, bricklayer |
Post Office - George Kittle, sub-postmaster, at the Bull Inn. Letters through
Romford arrive at 7 am & 1 pm; dispatched at 1/2 past 2 pm & 6 pm. The nearest
money order office is at Romford.
Public Schools:-
Boys & Girls Charity, Alexander Marshall, master; Mrs Ann Bridge, mistress
Infant, Miss Ann Freshwater, mistress