The Devon book trades: a biographical dictionary
Newton Abbot
NEWTON ABBOT. Devon. Includes Newton Bushel, Wolborough and Highweek).
Newton Abbot. Bickford, Prowse. Printer. Liquidated EFP 6/9/1876 5d. Creditors' meeting EFP 28/2/1877 7f.
Newton Abbot. Chapple, James. 1878. Printer. 4, Bank Street 1878. Sources: Directories.
Newton Abbot. Chapple, William Matthew. Printer, bookbinder. Newton Bushell 1852d-1856d; Exeter Street 1862d. Also organist. Printed order for reception of pauper patient used 1851. James Chapple, music seller & stationer active in town from 1870d. Sources: Clamp.
Newton Abbot. Chudleigh and Liscombe. Printers. Registered press 28/6/1800. See also Robert Liscombe, William Chudleigh. Sources: DRO Q/S 52.
Newton Abbot. Chudleigh, William. Printer. East Street 1830d. Registered press with Robert Liscombe 28/6/1800. Sources: DRO Q/S 52.
Newton Abbot. Clarke, Samuel. Printer. Wolborough Street 1852d; East Street 1856d-1862d. Succeeded by Mrs Ann Clarke, East Street 1870d. Sources: Clamp. Died: EFP 7/9/1864 5d.
Newton Abbot. Cockrem, E. Bookseller, stationer. Bridge Street 1856d.
Newton Abbot. Crews, Charles. Printer, Wolborough 1841. Born: c.1814, Newton Abbot, first son of Charles, printer, later in Kingsbridge. Married: Eliza Gaverick 2 Sep 1836, Highweek, Newton Abbot. John G. Crews, born c. 1837, Kingsbridge, Charles T.D. born c. 1838, Kingsbridge, Edward Crews born c. 1841, Newton Abbot and three others born in Middlesex. Occupation bookkeeper, Mile End Road, London in 1851 census, chemical manufacturer in Bow Road, Bromley in 1861 census. Bankrupt 24 Dec. 1869, Exeter district. Resident in Slapton, Devon in 1871 census. Sources: Information from descendant, 2011.
Newton Abbot. Crews, John Branscombe. Printer, bookseller, bookbinder, newsagent. 1840d ; Wolborough 1841. Born: 12 Nov. 1815, St John's, Newfoundland, second son of Charles. Married: Sarah Weatherdon at Newton Abbot 1839; one daughter, Sarah, born c.1840, Newton Abbot. Died: 29 Sep. 1905, Prahran, Australia. Moved to Newton Abbot with family aged 3. Learned printing from father. Worked for Chartist cause. House for sale EFP 6/7/1837 2b. Occupation given as confectioner in 1844 and auctioneer at East Street, Wolborough in the 1851 census. Migrated to Victoria, Australia 1852. Worked for government printer, then became baker and leter estate agent. Sat in Legislative Assembly and on Prahran Town Council. Sources: Exell, Deirdre, 'Crews, John Branscombe (1815–1905)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/crews-john-branscombe-3288/text4995, accessed 25 November 2011 ; information from descendant, 2011.
Newton Abbot. Crews, Samuel. Apprentice printer, Wolborough 1841. Born: c.1825, St John's, Newton Abbot. Married: Rebecca Ann Willing 1857, St. Pancras, London. Became carriage proprietor in London. Sources: Information from descendant, 2011.
Newton Abbot. Crook, Robert. Printer. East Street 1830d. Married: EFP 10/5/1832 2d. Registered press 13/10/1829. Sources: DRO Q/S 68.
Newton Abbot. Crook, Robert jun. Stationer. Debtor EFP 29/8/1839 3f.
Newton Abbot. Diamond, Richard G. Printer, bookseller. Courtenay Street 1852d-1855h. Stamp distributor 1852d. Printer of South Devon Advertiser EFP 22/12/1853 5b.
Newton Abbot. Doidge, John Sweet. Bookseller. East Street 1830d.
Newton Abbot. Elms, John. Bookseller,stationer. East Street 1848d-1880. Advert EFP 7/1/1880 7d.
Newton Abbot. Ford, J. Stationer. Bridge Street 1856d.
Newton Abbot. Forord, William Francis. Printer. West Street 1830d; Bridge Street 1830. Registered press 23/3/1829 (DRO Q/S 68). Agent for farm sale EFP 12/3/1835 1a. Imprints: 1830: Stirling. Sources: Dredge p.81; Worth p.513.
Newton Abbot. Hearder and Son. 1910-1919. Printers. 6a, Wolborough Street, Newton Abbot 1910-1919. Sources: Directories.
Newton Abbot. Hearder, George Henry. 1878-1902. Printer. 2, Wolborough Street 1878-1889 ; 6a, Wolborough Street 1902. Sources: Directories.
Newton Abbot. Hearder, William. Printer. Bridge Street 1844d-1852d; Market Place 1862d. Succeeded by G.H.Hearder. Sources: Clamp.
Newton Abbot. Houghton. Printer. 1785p. Not in Bailey 1784d.
Newton Abbot. Jacobs, Henry. Rag dealer 1823d, stationer, 1830d-1848d, bookseller 1844d-1852d. East Street 1823d; West Street 1830d; Wolborough Street 1844d; Bridge Street 1848d-1855h. Children: daughter died EFP 9/1/1851 3a. Distributed single sheet items published by Keys of Devonport.
Newton Abbot. Jacobs, Thomas. Bookseller, paper manufacturer, wholesale stationer. Wolborough Street 1844-1850; East Street 1852-1855. Sources: Directories.
Newton Abbot. Knott, John and Son. 1889-1910. Printers. 4, Bank Street 1889-1910. Sources: Directories.
Newton Abbot. Liscombe, Richard. Printer, bookbinder. East Street 1823d. Registered press, his uncle Mr. Liscombe being dead 3/12/1818, 8/2/1819 (DRO Q/S 52, 69). Printed publicans' recognizances used 1824-28 (DRO Q/S 63). Agent for Trewman's Exeter Pocket Journal 1827.
Newton Abbot. Liscombe, Robert. Printer. Registered press with William Chudleigh 28/6/1800. Sources: DRO Q/S 52.
Newton Abbot. Major, Philip. Printer, bookbinder. 1840; Courtenay Street 1844. Sources: Directories.
Newton Abbot. Martin, Thomas. Tornographic seal engraver. Courtenay Street 1852. Sources: Directories.
Newton Abbot. Mason and Byne. 1914. Printer. 35 Courtenay Street, Newton Abbot. Sources: Directories.
Newton Abbot. Mason, F. J. 1919-1939. Printer. 12, Union Street 1919-1939. Devon Press 1935-1939. Sources: Directories.
Newton Abbot. MECHANICS' INSTITUTION. Town Hall 1852d. Charles Rees secretary 1852d. Premises also included public reading rooms and Society for the Attainment of Useful Knowledge 1852d.
Newton Abbot. Mid Devon Newspaper Co. Ltd. 1923-1939. Printers. 65, Queen Street 1923-1926 ; 73, Queen Street 1935-1939. Sources: Directories.
Newton Abbot. POLLINGTON, Thomas. ESTC file.
Newton Abbot. Prowse, B. 1878. Printer. 6, Queen Street 1878. Sources: Directories.
Newton Abbot. PUBLIC READING ROOMS. Town Hall 1852d. Charles Rees secretary 1852d. Premises also contained Mechanics' Institution and Society for the Attainment of Useful Knowledge 1852d.
Newton Abbot. RENDEL, Robert. Printer. Courtenay Street 1852d.
Newton Abbot. ROBERTS, William. Bookseller, stationer. Wolborough Street 1848d. Agent for Religious Tract Society 1848d.
Newton Abbot. SLUMAN, Edward. Printer. Courtenay Street 1848d-1852d.
Newton Abbot. SMITH, George Henry. Bookseller and printer. Wolborough 1844d.
Newton Abbot. SOUTH DEVON ADVERTISER. Newspaper. Advert for first issue (Jan. 1854) EFP 22/12/1853 5b.
Newton Abbot. Vile, Daniel. 1878. Printer. 63, Queen Street 1878. Sources: Directories.
Newton Abbot. VINNING, Fanny/Frances. Bookseller, music repository and general stationer. Wolborough Street 1844d; Bridge Street 1852d-1855h.
Newton Abbot. VINNING, William S. Bookseller, stationer. Courtenay Street 1848d-1850d.
Newton Abbot. WEATHERDON, John. Printer, bookseller, stationer. 1784d-1798d. Died: stock for sale EFP 3/12/1807 2a. Agent for lottery tickets EFP 17/11/1780 1d. Sun insurance policy 496608 £500 1784, Guildhall Lib. ms 11,936/324. Registered press 25/8/1799 (DRO Q/S 52). Imprints: 1785: Baker; 1790: Occasional; 1791: Weatherdon; 1792: Association, Weatherdon; 1793: Association.
Newton Abbot. WEATHERDON, Mrs. Mary. Circulating library. Library for sale EFP 10/5/1810 1d.
Newton Abbot. Woolley, John. 1878. Printer. 22, Courtenay Street 1878. Sources: Directories.
Newton Abbot. Wotton, Jane, Mrs. 1902. Printer. 22 & 24, Courtenay Street 1902. Sources: Directories.
Newton Abbot. Wotton, Samuel [1]. 1889-1893. Printer. 22, Courtenay Street 1889 ; 22 & 24 Courtenay Street 1893. Sources: Directories.
Newton Abbot. Wotton, Samuel [2]. 1935-1939. Printer. 22a, Courtenay Street 1935-1939. Sources: Directories.
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