The various directories of Staffordshire prepared during the 19th and 20th centuries are a valuable source of information for historians today and indeed those looking to trace their family history. The below extract from White's 1851 Directory gives an interesting insight into the history of the village, who was who at that time and most importantly from my perspective, who was running the pubs and beer houses in the village...
WHITE’S HISTORY, GAZETTEER AND DIRECTORY OF STAFFORDSHIRE, 1851
BARTON-UNDER-NEEDWOOD is a large and well built village, nearly 5 miles S.W. by S. of Burton-on-Trent, comprising within its extensive township and chapelry a large portion of the enclosed forest, many scattered farmsteads, several handsome villas, and a fine tract of pasture land, extending along the western bank of the Trent. In Domesday book it is called Bertune, and described as the property of the crown. Edward the Confessor granted it to Henry de Ferrers; from whom it passed to the Somervilles, and afterwards to the Earls of Derby, one of whom forfeited it by rebellion in 1263, when Henry III. gave it to his youngest son, Edmund, Earl of Lancaster. It subsequently reverted to the crown as part of the Duchy of Lancaster, but was sold by Charles I. in 1629, to the citizens of London, of whom it was purchased by Sir Edward Broomfield. Lady Horton is lady of the manor, but the greater part of the soil belongs to the Trustees of the late Charles Arkwright, Esq.; John Levett, Richard F. Butler, C. W. Lyon, L. K. Hall, and J. C. Fowler, Esqrs., and some smaller owners. Barton Hall, a neat modern mansion, is the seat of L. K. Hall, Esq. Yewtree House, the ancient seat of the Sanders family, was rebuilt in the Gothic style in 1833, and is now called NUTTALL HOUSE, and occupied by J. C. Fowler, Esq. NEWBOLD MANOR, one mile E. of Barton, is occupied by a farmer; and near it are several saline springs, which Plot says have such an effect upon pastures, as to change the colour of the cattle that graze on them, from a black, red, or brown, to a whitish dun.
About a mile E. of the village is the hamlet of Barton Turning, on the Trent and Mersey Canal, where there is a Railway Station; and a little further to the east, a handsome BRIDGE, of stone and iron, was erected about 20 years ago across the river Trent, at the cost of £7000 raised in £10 shares. The ferry, which here crossed the river to Walton, in Derbyshire, was often difficult and dangerous. Barton CATTLE FAIRS are held on May 3rd and November 28th; and the wake on the first Sunday in August. BARTON CHURCH, is a neat edifice, dedicated to St. James, and founded by Dr. John Taylor, a native of this village, and the eldest son of three at a birth, who were shewn, when children, to Henry VII., who immediately placed them under his royal patronage, so that it is said “they all came to be doctors, and to good preferment.” The windows of the chancel, which were repaired about 20 years ago, display rich and elegantly finished paintings of the crucifixion, and the twelve apostles, with the Virgin Mary, John the beloved disciple, John the Baptist, Moses, and Elias. The perpetual curacy has been augmented with Queen Anne’s Bounty, and is now worth £135 per annum. The Dean of Lichfield, as Rector of Tatenhill, is the patron, and the Rev. H. G. Cooper, M. A., is the incumbent, and has a good residence with pleasant grounds. Here are two neat chapels, built in 1828, by the Wesleyan and Primitive Methodists.
The Free School of Barton-under-Needwood was founded in 1593, by Thomas Russell, who, by will, left money for its erection, and endowed it with an annuity of £19 per annum, to be paid out of property in the parish of St. Leonard’s, Shoreditch, London, held in trust by the Draper’s Company, who have advanced the annuity to £30; besides which, the master has the free use of a house, and about three acres of land, which, together with the annual subscriptions of the inhabitants, swells his yearly salary to about £80; for which he teaches 65 boys, on the Madras system, the teaching of the classics being discontinued many years ago, as of no benefit to the township. The interest of £58. 3s. 6d., which arose from £25. 10s., left by Lady Broomfield and H. Drayton, is distributed in books amongst the free scholars. A Gothic School House, where 40 poor girls are educated by subscription, was built here in 1831; and an Infant School was established about two years afterwards, and is now attended by about 80 pupils.
BENEFACTIONS:- Thomas Russell also left an annuity of £2 12s., to be paid out of the same premises of the Draper’s Company, to provide a weekly distribution of bread for the poor of this township. They have, likewise, the following charities. In 1692, the sum of £32. 10s., bequeathed by Alice Kingstone, Sir Walter Walker, and Thomas Russell, was laid out in the purchase of land, called Neville’s Piece, which, with an allotment made at the enclosure, is now let for about £4 per annum. In 1651, William Key gave two closes, called Lincroft and Bonthorne, and two acres of arable land upon Collier’s Flat and Spellow, and directed 10 shillings to be paid yearly out of the rents to the curate, for preaching a sermon on Good Friday; and of the residue, three-fifths to be given to the poor of Barton; one-fifth to the poor of Dunstall, and one-fifth towards repairing the chapel. The rents, including the interest of timber money, amount to £32 per annum.
The Breach Close, 2 acres 1 rood 35 perches, was purchased in 1656, with £19 left by Edmond Godfrey, and it is now let for £4 per annum. In 1639, William Holland gave a close of 2 acres and 7 perches, on part of which the workhouse and nine cottages were afterwards built. These premises and the land are now let for £45 a year, which is distributed among the poor on Good Friday, by the churchwardens. The coat and shoe money arises from Warford’s piece in Dockcroft, 4 acres 1 rood 35 perches, let for £8; and two allotments of forest land, 2 roods 32 perches, let for 16s. 9d. This land arose from the bequest of Henry Warford, in 1705. Three fourths of the rents belong to Tatenhill, Dunstall, and Callingwood, and the rest to Barton. The interest of £25. 10s., left by Harrington Drayton and Martha Busby, is distributed in bibles, etc., amongst the parishioners. The poor of Barton have the following yearly doles; 5 shillings left by H. Drayton; £5. 8d. as the interest of £120 left by Elizabeth Busby, in 1781; 45 shillings, interest of £50 left by Thomas Webb, Esq.; 18 shillings, interest of £20 left by Mary Holland, in 1757; 21s. 6d. from the Trent and Mersey Navigation, for a piece of Barton Common; £4. 10s. as interest of £100 left by Lady Broomfield, and five others; 18 shillings from £20 by Priscilla Allen, in 1758; 42 shillings from £52 by Joseph Saunders, in 1691; and 4 shillings from £5 left by Henry Leese. The Tatenhill poor have the interest of £60 left by Priscilla Allen and others; and those of Dunstall have the interest of £70 bequeathed by Elizabeth Beardsley and others, besides their shares of several charities named above.
BARTON-UNDER-NEEDWOOD
Marked * are at Barton-Turning.
Post office at John Holland’s. Letters despatched via Burton-on-Trent at 7. 30 morning, and via Lichfield at 7 evening. Money Orders granted and paid.
Aldritt Jane, shopkeeper
Allen Richard, seedsman, etc
Allsopp Edward, joiner
Andrews Thomas, joiner and builder
Arden Captain William, Fullbrook House
Arnold William, gentleman
Biddulph Misses Babbington Richard gentleman
Bradley Mrs. Barnes James, timber dealer and victualler, Royal Oak
Barnett William, fellmonger
Billson John, saddler, etc
Birch George, Esq. Crown Lands
Birch William, surgeon
Blackhall George, stationer and fancy depot
Bladon Thomas, corn miller
Chamberlain Mr. Richard Cooper
Rev. Henry Gisborne, curate
Coulson Samuel brick and tile maker, maltster, spirit merchant, and victualler, Shoulder of Mutton
Coxon John, wheelwright
Dashwood Rev. John, M.A.
Davis Frederick, painter and glazier
Derry James, painter and glazier
Dugmore Thomas, tailor and draper
Dugmore William tailor and beerhouse
Elmes Thomas, horsebreaker
Fowler John Coke, Esq. Nuttall House
Geary Edwin, carrier
*Geary Francis, wharfinger
Gisborne Matthew Esq. Walton-on-Trent
Glossop Robert, revenue officer
*Halford John shopkeeper and beerhouse
Hall Lorenzo Kirkpatrick, Esq. Barton Hall
Hallam Henry cheese factor and seeds.
Harding Thomas saddler
Harding John, hair-dresser, etc
*Hardy Francis shopkeeper and rope and net maker
Hickson Sarah, beerhouse
Holland Miss Horobin Mrs. Holland John, postmaster
Ingham George, gentleman
Kent Mrs Ironmonger Edward joiner, cabinet-maker, and winnowing machine maker
Jones Joseph, nailmaker
Knight Mrs S. Marshall Mr W. Knight John Leedham, auctioneer, assistant overseer, tax collector, and agent to Crown Life and District Fire Office
Lee Charles Hastings, draper
*Limer Charles wharfinger and victualler, Three Crowns
Lucas Rev. Thomas Burton, Holly Bank
Lyon Charles Walter, Esq. Silverhill
Moore Mary and Elizabeth, milliners, etc
Moore George and James, bricklayers
Morris Walter, wood turner
Oakden Simon, cowleech
Palmer John, joiner,etc.
Peace Thomas, wheelwright
Poole Edward, blacksmith
Potts Thomas, brick and tile maker, William Hill, manager
Pullin William, chemist and druggist
Reeves Charles and Joseph, horsebreakers
Riley Robert and William, blacksmiths
Roobottom George victualler, Bell
Rowley Robert, tailor
Sampson Stephen, gentleman
Sanders David, joiner and builder
Scarratt Richard tailor and church clerk
Scarratt Mrs E. Shaw Mr Francis Shaw Joseph, plumber, painter, etc
Shorthose John nailmaker and shopkeeper
Smith Samuel and Sons, watch and clock makers (and Walton-on-Trent)
Stretton John, gentleman
Stretton Thomas, shopkeeper
Stuart Samuel, grocer and tea-dealer
Taylor Edward, cabinet maker, etc
Tennant Major G.
Thornton Mrs.
*Towten Charles, station master
Turner William, beerhouse
Watkin William, tailor
Watson Charles, blacksmith
Webb Thomas, surgeon
Weldin Thomas, maltster
White John, gentleman
Wilson Mrs
Williamson Miss Kitty
Woodroffe William and David, grocers and drapers
Wood Robert Esq.
Wyatt Horace Esq
Writtle William nursery and seedsman
Yeomans George wheelwright
Academies
Clark Sarah L. Conway P. L. Heap George, free Ironmonger Ann
Bakers and shopkeepers
Beresford Joseph
Bush George
Gadsby Charles
Gadsby Thomas
Gray Mary
Price Edward
Woodroffe Thomas
Boot and shoemakers
Brandrick Joseph and beerhouse
Bush George
Chamberlain Thomas and Joseph
Robinson James and Thomas
*Sylvester James
Woolley John
Butchers
Goodman John
Gray Thomas
Hickson William W.
Leadbetter John
Farmers
+ are Owners
+Ball James
Bonsor William
Brown John
+Cooper William
Gray William
Hollis Walter
Holt James
Jones Henry
Kent William
Newbold Joseph
Ordish Daniel
Roberts Matthew
Roberts William
Robinson John
Shaw Francis
+Shilton Joseph
Shilton Charles
Upton Thomas, Newbold Manor
Weldin Thomas
Woodward George
Railway
Trains from Barton Turning
Carrier
Edwin Geary to Burton, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, Lichfield Friday
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