The following is a list (sorted by the type of job) of employment in Towcester and the surrounding area in 1877.
| Person | Job |
|---|---|
| Vernon, William Ebenezer. | Agent to Count Fire & Provident Life Offices. High Street. |
| Beesley & sons, | Auctioneers & Appraisers. High Street. |
| Ward, James. | Baker & Confectioner. High Street. |
| Cory, William. | Baker. High Street. |
| Frost Thomas, | Baker. High Street. |
| Cory, John Thomas. | Baker. High Street. |
| Shackleton, Thomas. | Baker. High Street. |
| Ward, William. | Baker. Park Street. |
| Webb, John. | Bank Manager. High. Street. |
| Webb, Frances. (Mrs) | Basket & Sieve Maker. Gardener & Seedsman. High Street. |
| Hutchings, Thomas William. | Basket & Sieve Maker. High Street. |
| Eales, John Thomas. | Beer Retailer. Grindery Dealer. High Street. |
| May, Isaac. | Beer Retailer. High Street. |
| Coles, Francis . | Blacksmith. High Street. |
| Clarke, Isaac. | Blacksmith. Park Street. |
| Muszynski, Emile. (BA) | Boarding & Day School. Park Street. |
| Jones, James Cornelius. | Bookseller-Stationer-Assistant Overseer. Tax Collector and School Master, High Street. |
| Cook, Joseph. | Boot & Shoe Maker. 12. Albert Row. |
| Partridge,William. | Boot & Shoe Maker. High Street. |
| Woodward, Henry. | Boot & Shoe Maker. High Street. |
| Robertson, Charles. | Boot Maker & Beer Retailer. High Street. |
| Brice, Samuel. | Boot Maker & Shopkeeper. |
| Petitt, Benjamin | Boot Maker & Shopkeeper. Park Street. |
| Dean , William. | Boot Maker. 2 Queens Terrace. |
| Clarke George, | Boot maker. 8 Albert Row. |
| Preston, Walter. | Boot Maker. High Street. |
| Powell, Robert. | Boot Maker. Paradise Row. |
| May, James. | Boot maker. Sawpit Lane. |
| Clarke,William. | Brackley Road. |
| Phipps Pickering & Richard, | Brewers & Wine and Spirit Merchants. Maltsters & Hop Factors, (Manager William E Vernon) High Street. |
| Johnson, William. | Bricklayer & Builder. High Street. |
| Wilson, William. | Builder. Park Street. |
| Travil, Edmund. | Butcher. High Street. |
| Taylor, Ann (Mrs) | Butcher. High Street. |
| Powell, Ann. (Mrs) | Butcher. High Street. |
| Webb, William. | Butcher. High Street. |
| Martin, Ann. (Mrs) | Butcher. High Street. |
| Mobbs, William. | Butcher. High Street. |
| Smart, Joseph. | Butcher. High Employment 1877 (by job) Street. |
| Mayo, Frederick. | Butcher. Park Street. |
| Lovell, Frederick. | Cabinet Maker. Park Street. |
| Snedker, Edward. | Carpenter & Joiner. High Street. |
| White,Edward. | Carpenter. 11 Albert Row. |
| Coy, William. | Carpenter . 1 Albert Place. |
| Owen, Robert. | Carpenter. Albert Street. |
| Crow, Richard. | Carpenter. High Street. |
| White, James. | Carpenter. High Street. |
| Marlow, Isaac. | Carrier & Higgler. High Street. |
| Jarvis, John. | Carrier. High Street. |
| Shingles, Robert. | Carrier. High Street. |
| Betts, William Maydwell. | Chemist & Druggist. High Street. |
| Tite, Samuel Cooper. | Chemist & Druggist. Sec to Towcester Gaslight & Coke Co. High Street, |
| Oldham, Thomas. | Chemist. High Street. |
| Swan, Robert. | Chimney Sweep. Saw Pit Lane. |
| Edwards, Thomas. | China & Glass Dealer. Park Street. |
| Baker, William. | China, Glass Dealer. Boot Maker & Leather Seller. High Street. |
| Gray, George. | Coal Dealer. Branson's Lane. |
| Williams, John. | Coal Dealer. High Street. |
| Johnson, Benjamin. | Coal Dealer and Mail Contractor. High Street. |
| Wickins, Smith. | Coal Merchant. Railway Station. |
| Donnay Mons, Anthime. | Collegiate School. Park Street. |
| Wright George, | Commercial Traveller. High Street. |
| Hines, William. | Confectioner and Baker. High Street. |
| Higham, John. | Corn & Coal Merchant. High Street. |
| Gurney, Thomas White. | Corn & coal Merchant. Hop & Seed Factor. Park Street. |
| Tuckey, John. | Corn, Oil, & Flour Dealer. Northampton Road. |
| Piggott-Goodwin, Joseph | County Court Office, High Street (Bailiff) |
| Whilton, William | County Court Office, High Street (Registrar) |
| Ager, Charles | County Court Office, High Street (Sub-Bailiff) |
| Holloway, Robert. | Dealer in Grindery. High Street. |
| Jenkinson, William.(jun) | Draper, Outfitter, and Woolstapler. High Street. |
| Newton, William. B. | Draper - Clothier - Hatter. High Street. |
| Gaybell, Elizabeth. (Miss) | Fancy Repository. High Street. |
| Key,Joseph. | Farm Bailiff to J.M. Vernon esq. Queens Terrace. |
| Holloway, George. | Farmer & Grazier. High Street. |
| Savage, George. | Farmer. Brick & Tile Maker. Lived at Stoke Bruerne. |
| Gaybell, John. | Flour Dealer & Butter Collector. High Street. |
| Brown, Job. | Furniture Dealer & Carpenter. High Street. |
| Basford, Samuel. | Gardener & Seedsman. High Street. |
| Nightingale, George. | Gardener & Seedsman. High Street. |
| Basford, John. | Gardener & Seedsman. Park Street. |
| Harris, Thomas. | Gardener. Park Street. |
| Hefford, George. | General Hardware Dealer. High Street. |
| Cakebread, Samuel. | Gravestone Cutter. High Street. |
| Clarke, Charles. | Grocer & Beer Retailer. Park Street. |
| Spencer, Joseph Willsher. | Grocer & Provsn Dealer. Wine & Spirit Merchant. High Street. |
| Newman, John. (Mrs) | Grocer. High Street. |
| White, William. | Grocer. High Street. |
| Webb, William. | Grocer. Park Street. |
| Ager, Charles. | Hair Dresser & Sub Bailiff of the County Court. |
| Sharp, Thomas. | Hair Dresser. & Tobacconist. High Street. |
| Baker, Abraham. | Hawker. High Street. |
| Fire Engine Station | High Street. |
| Walling, William. | Horse Breaker. High Street. |
| Walker, Joseph. | Horse Dealer. Webbs Yard. |
| O'Sullivan. Mortimer | Inland Revenue Officer |
| Parker, John. | Ironmonger & Tinplate Worker. High Street. |
| Webb, John. | Ironmonger. High Street. |
| Brown, Benjamin. | Ironmonger- Hop & Seed Merchant. High Street. |
| Towcester Co Ltd, | Iron Ore Masters. Dimsdale Young as Manager. |
| Wass, Frances. (Mrs) | Lace Maker. High Street. |
| Swannell, Catherine. (Mrs) | Ladies school Teacher. |
| Wass, William. | Lamp Oil Dealer. Islington Row. |
| Mayo, Harriet. (Mrs) | Landlady of the Bull. Park Street. |
| Martin, Elizabeth. (Mrs) | Landlady of the Dolphin Inn. High Street. |
| Labrum, Caroline.(Mrs) | Landlady of the Swan. High Street. |
| Burchell, Sarah. | Landlady of Wheatsheaf. High Street. |
| Webb, Henry. (Mrs) | Landlady of White Hart. Farmer. Park Street. |
| Tunnard, John. | Landlord. Pomfret Arms. Commercial & Posting House. Inland Revenue Office, General Carrying Agent for L & N W Railway, High Street. |
| Peasnell, James. | Landlord of Albion. Grazier & Fly Proprietor. High Street. |
| May, John. | Landlord of Crown. High Street. |
| Powell, George. | Landlord of Folly House. London Road. |
| Wooding, William. | Landlord of Hesketh Arms Hotel. Railway Station. |
| Abbott, William. | Landlord of Nelsons Arms. High Street. Also a Carpenter. |
| Sharp, Bennet. | Landlord of Peacock. High Street. |
| Higham, Joseph. | Landlord of Talbot. Comm Inn & Posting House. Also a Farmer, High Street. |
| Crow, Richard. | Landlord of The Bear. High Street. |
| Meads, Edward. | Landlord of the Plough. High Street. |
| Mills, Mary. (Mrs) | Laundress. 1 Queens Terrace. |
| Hart, Ann. (Mrs) | Laundress. Mount Pleasant. |
| Coe, John Wickam. | Laundryman. High Street. |
| Hambidge,Thomas. | Leather Seller. Park Street. |
| Adams, Edwin. | Linen & Woollen Draper. Also Silk Mercer. High Street. |
| Koch, Walter E. | Manager of Towcester Co Ironworks. |
| Packer, Henry H. | Master of Union & Relieving Officer. Union House. |
| Packer, Sarah. (Mrs) | Matron of Union House. |
| Gallard, Joseph Lee. | Miller & Corn Oil Cake Merchant. High Street. |
| Stops, William George. | Miller, Farmer & Grazier. |
| Hunt, Edwin. | Music & Fancy Repository. Professor of Music-Singing. Park Street, |
| Shackleton,William. | Pawn Broker. High Street. |
| Vernon, William E. | Phipps Brewery Manager |
| White, Sarah Ann. (Miss) | Photographer. High Street. |
| Smart, John. | Plumber, Painter, Glazier. High Street. |
| White, John. | Plumber. Pomfret Row. |
| Brown, John. | Plumber-Decorator & Carpenter. High Street. |
| Brown William, | Plumber-Decorator & Carpenter. High Street. |
| Wallis, George | Police Station, High Street, Inspector. |
| Norman, Daniel | Police Station, High Street, Superintendent. |
| Baker, James. | Poulterer & Fruiterer. High Street. |
| Harvey, John Charles. | Practical Brewer. High Street. |
| Hurfurt Jas, Brooks. | Printer Bookseller & Stationer. Librarian. High Street. |
| Beesley, John. | Printers. High Street. |
| Simmonds, William. | Professor of Music & Singing. High Street. |
| Sansom, Samuel. | Registrar of Births & Deaths for Towcester District, of Marriages for the whole Union, Collector to the Board of Guardians, Inspector of Nuisances & Vaccinations for Towcester Union, Relieving Officer for Towcester Union. |
| Bustin, Edward Henry. | Saddler & Harness Maker. High Street. |
| Mayo, William. | Saddler. High Street. |
| Checkley, William. | Sawyer. Brackley Road. |
| Smith, Mary. (Mrs) | Seminary. Park Street. |
| Hutchinson, George. | Sergeant Major of Bucks Yeomanry. High Street. |
| Salmon, Henry. | Shoe Agent & Maker. Victoria Terrace. |
| Gardner, William. | Shoemaker & Shopkeeper. Victoria Place. |
| May, William. | Shoemaker. High Street. |
| Wass, Thomas. | Shoe Maker. High Street. |
| Barker, William. | Shoe Maker. Middletons Yard. |
| Savage, Sarah. | Shopkeeper. High Street. |
| Clarke, Charles. | Shopkeeper. High Street. |
| Peasnell, Thomas. | Shopkeeper. Kings Lane. |
| Montgomery, Francis. | Soda & Mineral Water Manufacturer. High Street. |
| Howes, Richard. | Solicitor, Perpetual Commissioner. Clerk to Magistrates. Clerk to Commissioners of Taxes, Clerk to Highway Board. Secretary to Towcester Town Hall & Corn Exchange Co Ltd, High Street, Towcester and at Abington Street Northampton, |
| Percival, Thomas Mieres. | Solicitor. Commissioner in Supreme Court of Judicature. Assistant Clerk to Commissioners of Taxes, High Street. |
| Sheppard, Frederick James. | Solicitor. High Street. & at Brackley. |
| Whitton, William. | Solicitor. Perpetual Commissioner. Superintendent of Births Deaths-Marriages, Agent to Land Securities Co. Town Hall. |
| Stanton, Edward. | Station Master. Queens Terrace. |
| Tomlin, Mahala. (Mrs) | Stay Maker. Park Street. |
| Thomason, Samuel. | Stone Mason. Builder. High Street. |
| Thomason, George. | Stone Mason. Builder. High Street. |
| Warwick, Elizabeth. (Miss) | Straw Bonnet Maker. Park Street. |
| Walling, Francis. | Stud & Groom to Sir T Bateman. Park Street. |
| Norman, Daniel. | Superintendent of Police. High Street. |
| Evans, Arthur Griffiths. | Surgeon. Park Street. |
| Watkins & Kingcombe, | Surgeons. High Street & Park Street. |
| Jacob, Simon. | Tailor, Draper, and Hatter. Town Hall. |
| Savage, Samuel. | Tailor. 2 Albert Row. |
| Johnson, Ann. (Mrs) | Tailor. High Street. |
| Hickson, John. | Tailor. High Street. |
| Sharman,John. | Tailor. Park Street. |
| May, William. | Tailor. Park Street. |
| Wheeler, John & Sons. | Timber Merchants. High Street. |
| Jepson Hy, Whitby. | Towcester Old Bank. Manager. High Street. |
| Porter, George. | Traffic Superintendent at Railway Station. |
| Pearcey, George. | Umbrella Maker. Brackley Road. |
| Davies, Samuel. | Veterinary Surgeon. High Street. |
| Wilson, Emma (Mrs) | Watch Maker. Cycle & Sowing Machine Agent. High Street. |
| Durran, Elizabeth. (Mrs) | Watchmaker. High Street. |
| King, Thomas. | Wheelwright. 4 Queens Terrace. |
| Kendall, William. | Wheelwright and Carpenter. High Street. |
| Richardson, David Blunsom. | Wholesale & Retail Grocer. Oilman. High Street. |
| Lewin, Edward. | Wholesale & Retail Grocer. Provision Merchant & Agent for W & A Gilbey, Wine & Spirit Merchants. High Street. |
| Vernon, John. Middleton. | Wine & Spirit Merchant. |