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Alnmouth, Northumberland: People and Places of 1879

Enjoy a glimpse of history about Alnmouth in Northumberland, North East England, UK.

The Post Office Directory of Durham and Northumberland

by Kelly and Company

Published in 1879



ALNMOUTH is a parish, township and village, and for the convenience of petty and special sessions has been placed in the eastern division of Coquetdale ward, union and county court district of Alnwick; it is in the Northern division of the county and 4½ miles south-east from Alnwick, and 1 east from Bilton junction station, and is built on the north bank of the mouth of the river Aln, and is coming into notice as a watering place. The coast guard have a station here. The church of St. John the Baptist consists of chancel, nave, and tower with spire; it will seat 170 ; the sittings are all free ; it was built by subscription, in 1876, at a cost of £2,595 ; the site was given by the Duke of Northumberland. The register dates from the year 1876. The living is a vicarage, yearly value £150, with residence, in the gift of the Duke of Northumberland, and held by the Rev. David Moore, M.A. of Exeter College, Oxford. There is a Wesleyan chapel, with a Day school, endowed with £20 yearly, wherein 20 poor children receive gratuitous education ; paying scholars are also taught. There is a bridge of four arches over the Aln ; it was erected in 1864, when the foot road to Bilton station was improved, the total cost was about £2,000, for which the public are mainly indebted to Eleanor Duchess of Northumberland. The Duke of Northumberland is lord of the manor and chief landowner. The area of the township is 296 acres ; rateable value, £2,249 : the population in 1871 was 469.

POST, MONEY ORDER & TELEGRAPH & Savings Bank & Dog & Gun License Office (Railway Sub-Office)Thomas Simpson, post master. Letters arrive at 7.35 a.m. & 5.47 p.m. & dispatched at 4.15 p.m. & 9.15 p.m

INSURANCE AGENT.—Accidental & Royal, T. Robson, River Mouth house

PUBLIC OFFICERS:—

Harbour Master, Matthew George Simpson

Registrar of Births & Deaths & Relieving Officer for Warkworth District, Henry Taylor

Board Schools will hold 112 children ; George L. Miller, master ; Miss Martha Williams, mistress

Wesleyan School.—George Marshal, master

CARRIER TO ALNWICK, White, daily

PRIVATE RESIDENTS.

Barlow Henry Edward

Carr William John, Marine terrace

Dickson William, Sea Bank house

Downes Miss

Granville Lady Charlotte

Moore Rev. David M.A. [vicar]

Pease John William, J.P. Nether grange

Purviss William Clark

Robson Andrew

Robson Thomas

Smith Capt. Henry, The Tower

Smith Mrs

Tate George

Thew Arthur H

Yeaman Capt. Joseph, The Grange

COMMERCIAL.

Alnmouth Gas & Salt Water Baths Co. (Andrew Robson, sec)

Archbold John, manager to Gas & Salt Water Baths Co

Armstrong James, tailor

Bailey Eli, Red Lion

Blythe Osborn, grocer, & lodging ho

Brown Henry, fisherman

Brown William, builder & lodging house

Brown William, fisherman

Crake Edward, butcher

Cuthbert William, butcher

Dickins Ellen (Mrs.), lodging house Garden terrace

Donaldson James, lodging house

Eadington Ann (Mrs.), lodging house

Gardner Jane (Mrs.), lodging house

Harris Richard, lodging house

Heatley Mary (Mrs.), lodging house

Hindmarsh Mary (Mrs.), lodging ho

Hood James, lodging house

Jefferson Joseph, fisherman

Jefferson Joseph, jun. fisherman
 Jefferson Matthew, fisherman
 Laidler Mary (Mrs.), lodging house
 Morton Martha (Mrs.), lodging house
 Pringle Phillip (Mrs.), lodging house
 Richardson George, fisherman
 Richardson Robert, fisherman
 Richardson William, fisherman
 Robertson C Thos, builder, cabinet maker & upholsterer; & 4 Inwick
 Robinson Joseph, lodging house
 Robson Thomas, auctioneer & commission, River Mouth house; & Mart office, Alnwick

Scott Ellen (Miss), lodging house
 Simpson Thomas & Elizabeth, grocers & provision dealers
 Simpson Edward Thomas, baker
 Simpson Matthew George, grocer & harbour master
 Stanton John, fisherman
 Stanton John, jun. fisherman
 Stephenson Matthew, fisherman
 Stephenson Robert, fisherman
 Stranger William, joiner
 Strother William, lodging house
 Stuart William, fisherman
 Tate George, fisherman

Taylor Francis, fisherman
 Taylor George Andrew, fisherman
 Taylor John, fisherman
 Taylor Robert, fisherman
 Thow, Turnbull & Thow, grocers warehouse, Boston Link; & at Alnwick
 Thow Arthur H., grocer, see Thow, Turnbull & Thow
 Thorney John, farmer
 Tweedie William, fisherman
 Vietch John Hannay, lodging house
 Walker Elizabeth (Mrs.), Hopely Anchor
 Williams William, coast guard officer
 Yaramshire Thomas, boot maker





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Location: Alnmouth, Alnwick NE66, UK

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