Silsoe in 1856

A map in the Lucas collection at Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Records Service shows Silsoe in 1856 [L33/12/13]. It was made for the 2nd Earl de Grey and gives the names of all his tenants. Comparing the map with a map of today gives the following tenants for houses which have survived:

36 Ampthill Road March 2011

Ampthill Road

Silsoe House: Mr. Trethewy
The Red House: no tenant's name given
Vicarage Cottage: Abel Denton (changed from Widow Yates) closest to the road; John Stapleton furthest from it
36: John Eddey

2 and 4 Church Road March 2011

Church Street

1 and 3: Edward Emmerton;
2: Widow Porter;
4: Isaac Swannell;
5 to 11: five tenants, the rear part of Number 7 where it overlaps number 5 being separately occupied by Samuel Peddar (changed from Thomas Upton), otherwise as follows: 5 Thomas Upton; 7 William Swannell; 9 Joseph Cooke; 11 William Goodhall
6: Mrs. Macintosh

17 to 25 High Street October 2010

High Street

1: George Squire;
2: then divided into three running north south: John Whiteley; Charles Denton (William Keep crossed out); Widow Leech;
6: Widow Keep (Widow Richardson crossed out);
8: James Sale;
10: Joseph Sealey;
12: Joseph Olney (William Grace crossed out);
15: Richard Hudson;
17: John Lowings;
19: Samuel Giddings;
20: Mr. Lord;
21: William Worker;
23: John Lowings;
25: James Studman;
26: Charlotte Bone;
27: William Pearce;
28: James Fennemore;
29: Edward Emmerton;
30: James Pearse;
31: James Flint;
32: James Pratt;
33: John Barker (Charles Denton crossed out);
34: William Mann;
35: Samuel Mann;
37: William Ross;
39: Widow Hare;
40: Schoolmaster's house
41: M. Doggett;
42: Thomas Lavender;
44: Leonard Simpson;
45: John Collins;
46: Mary Mann;
Malting House Cottage: Joseph Bunker;
47: Widow Newbery;
48: John Mann;
49: William Wright;
50: Widow Odell;
51: James Rich;
52: Widow Lowings (Thomas Lavender crossed out);
53: Francis Joyce.
54: John Whittamore;
56: Charles Giddings.

16 to 26 Vicarage Road March 2011

Vicarage Road

16: Widow Low;
18: Widow Allen;
20: Henry Lowings;
22: Thomas Calverley;
24: Hannah Upton;
26: George Fennemore.

51 West End Road March 2011

West End Road

8: Charles Brightman;
18: James Swannell;
20: Jacob Swannell;
21: G. A. Dunham;
22: William King;
23: George Ashwell;
27-37: then laid out in two parallel rows of three cottages (now 31-37) and a backward leading row of four cottages (on the site of 27 and 29) – the tenants were: Richard Peddar; Widow Cherry; James Sutton; Mary Mann; Widow Eddey; Henry Bell; John Croxford; William Swannell junior; George King and Joel Arnold.
51: northern part: Charles Wheeler; southern part: Joseph Squire

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