The following is a list (sorted by the name of the person) of employment in Towcester and the surrounding area in 1849.
| Person | Occupation |
|---|---|
| Adam, George | Hairdresser |
| Allen, James | Carrier (serving London) |
| Ancell, Edward | Carpenter &c |
| Ashby, Mrs. Elizabeth | |
| Ayres, John, Burcote | Farmer |
| Baldwin, George | Tailor &c |
| Barnicle, John | Hotel or Inn keeper. The Crown. |
| Barwell ,William | Tailor &c |
| Bayliss, Frederick | Linen & Woollen Draper &c |
| Beam, Win., Handley | Farmer |
| Beesley, Samuel | Auctioneer |
| Beesley, Samuel | Bookseller, Printer &c. |
| Benson, Geo. | Straw & cap mfr. |
| Bignell, Mary | Hotel or Inn keeper. The Plough. |
| Blaxley, John | Carpenter &c |
| Blaxley, Mary | Earthenware distributor |
| Blaxley, Samuel | Carpenter &c |
| Blencowe, Timothy | Druggist &c |
| Bowden, Win. | Builder & plasterer |
| Bradley, Jph | Union Workhouse, master and relieving officer (villages) |
| Brown, Anthony | Butcher |
| Brown, Job | Boot and Shoemaker (& leather sel.) |
| Brown, John | Painter, Glazier &c |
| Brown, Maria | Maltster |
| Brown, R. | Farmer and hop and seed merchant |
| Brown, Richard | Ironmonger |
| Brown, Richard | Maltster |
| Burchell, Wm. | Hotel or Inn keeper. Nelson's Arms. |
| Campbell, Rev. John | Baptist |
| Carvell, William | Brazier & Tinner Towcester Directory |
| Causebrook, Joseph | Boot and Shoemaker |
| Caves, Hannah | Hotel or Inn keeper. The Wheat Sheaf |
| Clark, James. | Tailor &c |
| Clark, William | Boot and Shoemaker |
| Clarke, Jane | Straw hat maker |
| Clarke, William | Saddler &c |
| Cockerill, Robert | Farmer |
| Cockerill, Rt. | Life and Fire Office, Provident Life |
| Cockerill, Rt., | Life and Fire Office, County Fire |
| Cockerill ,Win. | Farmer (Caldicote) |
| Collier, Thomas | Surgeon |
| Collins, William | Boot and Shoemaker |
| Cook, John, Malbury | Attorney |
| Cooke, Thomas | Hotel or Inn keeper. The Bell, |
| Corbey, Benjamin | Tailor &c |
| Cross, Anne | Hotel or Inn keeper. The Star. |
| Cross, David | Painter, Glazier &c |
| Cross, James | Cooper |
| Cryer, William | Grocer &c |
| Cue, John | Shopkeeper, &c. |
| Davis, Mr. John | |
| Davis, Rebecca | Blacksmith and Carrier |
| Davis, Richard | Blacksmith |
| Dayrell, Mrs. Mary | |
| Deacon, Samuel | Esq. |
| Dove, William | Baker |
| Eales, John | Agent |
| Eales, Samuel | Boot and Shoemaker |
| Eales, Thomas | Boot and Shoemaker |
| Eger, Chas. | Hotel or Inn keeper. Horse and Jockey. |
| Enston, John | Carrier (serving Northampton, and Daventry) |
| Enston John | Hotel or Inn keeper. The Peacock. |
| Eyles, Thomas | Tailor &c |
| Foster, Ezekial | Tailor &c |
| Franklin, John Gallard | Wine and Spirit Merchant |
| Franklin, John Gallard | Farmer Towcester Directory |
| Franklin J. G. | Grocer and tallow-chandler |
| Frost, Mattbias | Baker |
| Frost, Thomas | Butcher |
| Gallard, Richard | Esq. |
| Gardner, Edw. | Gardener |
| Gardner, William | Druggist &c |
| Garner, Caroline | Straw hat maker |
| Garner, Sarah | Straw hat maker & milliner |
| Garton, Rev. Jph., M.A. | Vicar |
| Geare, Deborah | Shopkeeper |
| Gibbes, Ann | Painter, Glazier &c |
| Gibbs, Richard | Baker |
| Godfree, Miss Elizabeth | |
| Golding, John | Agent to Earl Pomfret |
| Goodwin ,Mr. John | |
| Greaves, Joseph | Baker |
| Green, Joseph Coghlan | Surgeon |
| Gurney, Geo. Wm. | Corn-merchant |
| Gurney, Geo. Wm. | Maltster |
| Gurney, Mr. George | |
| Hambidge, Isaac | Linen & Woollen Draper &c |
| Hambidge, T. | Currier, &c. |
| Harris, Mrs. Susannah H. | |
| Harris ,Samuel | Flour-dealer |
| Harris, Thomas | Gardener |
| Hawking, Rev. W. | Indepnt. |
| Heady, Elizth. | Hotel or Inn keeper. The Talbot Commercial Inn (and horse & gig letter) |
| Hefford, George | Carpenter &c |
| Hefford, Richard | Carpenter &c |
| Henson, Eliz. | Farmer (Burcote) |
| Henson, George | Grocer &c |
| Henson, Henry | Baker |
| Hogg, John | Tailor &c |
| Holloway, George | Butcher |
| Howes, Richard | Carpenter &c |
| Howes, Richard | Builder Towcester Directory |
| Howes, William | Saddler &c |
| Hughes, T. | Furniture broker |
| Hurfurt, James B. | Life and Fire Office, Professional Life |
| Hurfurt, Jas. B. | Life and Fire Office, Globe |
| Hurfurt, Jas. Brooks | Bookseller & circulating library. |
| Hutchins, Wm. | Basket-maker |
| Inns, John | Hotel or Inn keeper. The Pomfret Arms (posting-house & excise office) |
| Inns, Samuel | Farmer |
| Inns, Samuel | Bookseller |
| Jarvis, George | Blacksmith |
| Jarvis, Robert | Blacksmith |
| Jeffery, William | Blacksmith |
| Jeffs, John | Carpenter &cabinetmaker |
| Jeffs, John jun | Stonemason, gravestone cutter & gilder |
| Jenkinson, WilIiam | Linen & Woollen Draper &c |
| Johnson, John | Wheelwright |
| Johnson, John W. | Supervisor, Excise Office |
| Johnson, William | Stonemason Towcester Directory |
| Johnson, William | Shopkeeper |
| Johnson, William | Builder |
| Jones, Hy. James | Surgeon & M.D. |
| Key, Bennett | Butcher |
| Key, Bennett | Farmer |
| Key, John | Farmer |
| Key, John | Butcher |
| King, Thomas | Farmer & Timber merchant |
| King, William | Blacksmith |
| Kirby, Martha | Baker |
| Kirby, Mrs. Ann | |
| Kirby, Thomas | Saddler &c |
| Liggins, Charles | Hotel or Inn keeper. The Sun. |
| Linnitt James | Academy (Boarders) |
| Lovell, John | Attorney |
| Lovell, Thomas | Carpenter & cabinetmaker |
| Lucas, Mrs. Mary | |
| Manning, Oliver | Farmer |
| Manning, William Brown | Farmer |
| Martin, Ann | Butcher |
| Martin, John | Hotel or Inn keeper. The Dolphin. |
| May, Eli | Boot and Shoemaker |
| May, James | Tailor &c |
| May, James | Boot and Shoemaker |
| May, William | Boot and Shoemaker |
| Mayo, George | Hotel or Inn keeper. The Bull. |
| Mayo, George | Farmer |
| Miles, James | Tailor &c |
| Miles, William, | Grocer and tallow-chandler |
| Mills, W. | Life and Fire Office, Metropolitan |
| North, Henry | Hotel or Inn keeper. The White Hart |
| Nowers,, George | Police Station superintendent. |
| Osborn, Hopecroft | Farmer (Caldicote) |
| Parker, Mrs. Martha | |
| Parrott, Robert | Painter, Glazier &c |
| Pearson, Chas. | Watchmaker |
| Pearson, Rev. T. | Wesleyan |
| Penn, Timothy | Boot and Shoemaker |
| Perkins, Mrs. Sarah | |
| Perkins, Saml. | Woolstapler and miller |
| Phillips, John | Hotel or Inn keeper. The Swan |
| Phillips, John | Farmer |
| Phillips, Thomas | Butcher |
| Pilgrim, James | Tailor &c |
| Pinckard, John Thos. | Gent. (Hanley Lodge) |
| Pinnock, James | Union Workhouse, master and relieving officer (Towcester) |
| Powell, William | Butcher |
| Powell, Wm. | Hotel or Inn keeper. The Royal Oak |
| Prestidge, Mr. Daniel | Employment 1849 (by name) |
| Prestidge, Walt | Gunsmith, &c. |
| Ratley, Robt. | Carrier (serving Northampton) |
| Richardson, John H. | Carrier by waggon [sic] and railway, to London, Birmingham, & places intervening. Also serving Brackley, Banbury, Oxford and Stony Stratford. |
| Richardson, John Henry | Farmer |
| Roby, Amelia | Milliner, &c. |
| Rodhouse, Thomas B. | Registrar of Births Deaths and Marriages (Blakesley) |
| Rodhouse, Thos. Blencowe | Bookseller |
| Savings Bank | Bank, (branch of Northampton), open on Tuesday from 11 till 1. |
| Sharp, Samuel | Baker |
| Sharp, Simeon | Hairdresser |
| Sheckleton, Joseph | Baker |
| Sheckleton, Joseph | Shopkeeper |
| Sheppard, John | Farmer |
| Sheppard, John, Horton | Attorney |
| Sheppard, John H. | Clerk to the Commissioners of Assessed & Property Taxes, and Assistant Clerk to the County Council. |
| Sheppard, John H. | Superintendent Registrar of Births Deaths and Marriages (Towcester) |
| Sheppard, John H. | Clerk to Magistrates and Board of Guardians |
| Sheppard, Mrs. Lucy Eliz. | |
| Sheppard, William | Farmer |
| Sheppard Wm. | Farmer (Caldicote) |
| Sheppard Wm. | Farmer (yeoman) |
| Simco, George | Grocer &c |
| Simco, Josiah | Baker |
| Simco, Mr Josiah | Postmaster |
| Smith, George | Boot and Shoemaker |
| Smith ,Mary | Academy (Boarders) |
| Snedge, Samuel | Carpenter &c |
| Stone, John | Baker |
| Taylor, Ann | Butcher |
| Tear, Samuel | Boot and Shoemaker |
| Thomason, James | Stonemason & gravestone cutter |
| Tite, Saml. C. | Life and Fire Office, Crown Life |
| Towcester Old Bank | Bank, draw on Dennison & Co., London, John and Samuel Percival |
| Travell, Wm | Pattern maker |
| Turner, Edw | Academy (National) |
| Vernon, John Middleton | Wine and Spirit Merchant |
| Vernon, Thomas | Linen & Woollen Draper &c |
| Vernon, W. E. | Grocer & British wines |
| Wagstaff, George | Registrar of Births Deaths and Marriages (Blakesley) |
| Watkins, Rebecca | Druggist & soda-water manfr. |
| Watkins, Robert Webb | Surgeon |
| Webb, John | Life and Fire Office, Royal Exchange |
| Webb, John | Gas Works Secretary |
| Webb, John | Ironmonger |
| Webb, John | Brazier & Tinner |
| Webb, Paul | Basket maker |
| Webb, Robert | Grocer &c |
| Webb, Robt. | Carrier (serving Northampton) |
| Webb Henry | Carrier (serving Northampton) |
| West, John | Life and Fire Office, Sun |
| West, John | Sub-distributor, Stamp Office |
| West, John | Linen & Woollen Draper &c |
| White, John | Painter, Glazier &c |
| Wilcocks, John | Hotel or Inn keeper. The Albion Inn. |
| Wilcox, William | Agent |
| Wilkins, Mary Anne | Straw hat maker |
| Willets, Rev. James White | Master of grammar-school & Curate of Green's Norton |
| Willetts ,Rev. I. W. | Academy (Gram.) |
| Wilson, William | Stonemason |
| Woodin, Robert, | Farmer (Handley) |
| Woodin, Thos., | Farmer (Caldicote) |
| Wootton, Win., | Farmer (Caldicote) |
| Wright, John | Hotel or Inn keeper. The White Bear Employment in Towcester in 1849 (sorted by job) |
| Wright, Mrs. Frances |