Essex 1855 Post Office Trade Directory for West Ham
History of East Ham & West Ham in 1855
Commercial Traders
Adams William, farmer & market gardener, West Ham
Ambrose Mary (Miss), straw hat maker, Plaistow Lane
Arnold John, carpenter
Ashforth Charles, chemist
Baldock Abijah, grocer, 1 Pavement
Banks Joseph, surgeon, 24 Upton Place
Barker William, baker, Plaistow Grove
Briggs Sarah (Mrs), haberdasher, Plaistow Lane
Burton William, farmer
Bushnell Richard, carrier
Cannon Thos, fishmonger, Plaistow Lane
Carter Mary Ann (Mrs), shopkeeper, Plaistow Lane
Castle James, baker & brewer
Choat Samuel, farrier
Clipton John, Angel
Cole John, tailor, Plaistow Lane
Coles Mary (Mrs), dyer
Cooper John, miller, Abbey Mills
Croxford Arthur, grocer & postmaster, 12 Upton Lane
Davidson & Gorden, distillers
De Levante Rachael Ann (Mrs), professor of music
Dickinson Joseph, hair dresser
Duncumb Edmund, Kings Head
Eapps John, boot & shoe maker, Ham Lane
Evennett Chas, corn chandler, Church Street
Field Thomas N, shopkeeper
Fletcher Sam, pawnbroker & auctioneer, Pavement
Frost Giles, baker
Gilvray Alfred, hair dresser
Gynn David, grocer & pork butcher
Hancock & Co, gutta percha manufacturers
Harmer George, book binder & printer, Upton Lane
Hendebourck George, beer retailer, Plaistow Lane
Hills George, grocer
Hollamby Charles, tailor, Plaistow Lane
Humphreys Jno, carpenter, 5 Pavement
Homan Henry Bent, superintendent of Middlesex & Essex tolls
Ion Robert Augustine, White Swan, West Ham Abbey
Kent George, beer retailer, Church Street
King Miss, mistress of Mrs Bonnells free school
Lamb Eliza (Mrs), haberdasher
Lees Ruth (Mrs), mistress of infants school
Levick Christr Kenny, surgeon, Ham Lane
Lockwood Flora Ann (Miss), shopkeeper, Church Street
Lorking Wm, shopkeeper, Plaistow Lane
Loudon James, road surveyor
Lowe Nathaniel, beer retailer
Mace George, smith & farrier
Martin Elizabeth (Miss), mistress of British school, Union Row
Mears William, tailor, Plaistow Lane
Moore Geo, Lord Gough, Plaistow Lane
Mugliston Geo J W, surgeon, Ham Lane
Mure Philip William & Co, distillers, Three Mills
Newland Sam, corn chandler, Plaistow Lane
Newland Thoa, boot & shoe maker, Plaistow Lane
Newman John, linen draper
Norton William, Greyhound
Palmer Joseph, baker, Plaistow Lane
Perfect Geo, plumber, painter & glazier
Purkis George, butcher
Rand John, shopkeeper, Forest Gate
Raven John, cow keeper, Church Street
Reed Thomas & Co, brick makers, Abbey Fields
Rivett George, builder & undertaker, Church Street
Rivett William, house agent & undertaker, Church Street
Roberts Wm, beer retailer, Vicarage Lane
Rout Leabon, Crown
Rowley Esau, baker
Sale George, wheelwright, Ham Lane
Samuels David Arthur, builder, Plaistow Lane
Self Jeremiah, master of National school
Sholl Ruyter, carrier
Smith Charles & James, bricklayers
Spencer Miss, mistress of Infant school, Upton
Stevens Edwin Henry, agent to Alliance assurance Co, West Ham & Stratford
Taylor Richard, shopkeeper
Tucker John, silk printer, West Ham Abbey
Tyler Edward, butcher
Tyler John, tailor
Uffindell Ephraim, Adam & Eve, West ham Abbey
Vause William, Spotted Dog, Upton
Wagstaff Robert & Thomas, farmers & market gardeners
West ham Gutta Percha Co, John Branscombe, manager
Woolston Ruth (Mrs), Unicorn
Worthington David, grocer
Canning Town
Gibbs Thomas, baker
Guerrier Matthew, butcher
Stoatt Thomas, Durham Arms