The Devon paper trades: a biographical dictionary
Huxham
E_EN_DEV_HUXHAM. Devon.
19 papermakers 1841 census ; 7 papermakers 1861 census. 1831: Paper mill destroyed by fire EFP 7/4/1831 2d.
E_EN_DEV_Huxham. ANTHONY, Joseph. 1706. Merchant and owner of paper mill. Exeter 1706. To sell white paper mill at Huxham, Postman 16/5/1706. Sources: Shorter.
E_EN_DEV_Huxham. BAKER, Robert. 1841. Paper Maker Journeyman. Born in Devon, aged 40 in 1841. Sources: Census 1841.
E_EN_DEV_Huxham. BATIN, Edward Chamberlain. 1770. Apprentice paper maker. Apprenticed to James Cragg 1770. Huxham parish records. Sources: DRO 2811A1/P053
E_EN_DEV_Huxham. BOND, Thomas [2]. 1731-1762. Paper maker, Huxham. Born: 1713 (bap. 6 Apr), Huxham son of Thomas I (died 1732 bur. 12 Aug., Huxham, no will, letters of administration granted by Archdeaconry Court of Exeter) & Priscilla (d. 1740, bur. 2 Nov, Huxham). Married: Eleanor (died 1748, bur. 8 Oct, Huxham). Children: Grace bap. 5 Nov 1731, Huxham, bur. 20 Nov 1731, William bap. 4 Jan. 1737/8, Huxham. May have remarried Elizabeth (bur. 21 Nov 1752, Huxham). Died: 1765 (bur. 26 May, Huxham). Dorothy Gregory bound to Thomas Bond "for the mills" 1747, Huxham parish records. Sun insurance policy 189407 5/5/1762. By 1770 the mills were in the hands of James Cragg. Sources: Shorter; Devon Record Office 2811A1/P047.
E_EN_DEV_Huxham. CARYL, Charlotte. 1841. Works At paper Mill. Born in Devon, aged 20 in 1841. Sources: Census 1841.
E_EN_DEV_Huxham. CARYL, Edward. 1841. Paper Maker Journeyman. Born in Devon, aged 59 in 1841. Sources: Census 1841.
E_EN_DEV_Huxham. CARYL, Edward. 1841. Paper Maker Journeyman. Born in Devon, aged 30 in 1841. Sources: Census 1841.
E_EN_DEV_Huxham. COOMB, R.W. and F.W. 1885. Paper makers. Declared bankrupt EFP 21/1/1885 7c. Stock in trade of Huxham Mills for sale EFP 4/2/1885 1a.
E_EN_DEV_Huxham. CRAGG, James (Edward). 1770. Paper maker. Edward Chamberlain Batin apprenticed 1770. Huxham parish records. Sources: DRO 2811A1/P053
E_EN_DEV_Huxham. DAVEY, Ann. 1841. Works At Paper Mill. Born in Devon, aged 59 in 1841. Sources: Census 1841.
E_EN_DEV_Huxham. DRAKE, Elizabeth. 1841. Works In Paper Mill. Born in Devon, aged 47 in 1841. Sources: Census 1841.
E_EN_DEV_Huxham. DRAKE, Elizabeth. 1861. Paper Sorter. Born in Devon, Huxham, aged 34 in 1861. Married. Sources: Census 1861.
E_EN_DEV_Huxham. DRAKE, Mary. 1841. Works In Paper Mill. Born in Devon, aged 20 in 1841. Sources: Census 1841.
E_EN_DEV_Huxham. DRAKE, Robert. 1841. Works At Paper Mill. Born in Devon, aged 16 in 1841. Sources: Census 1841.
E_EN_DEV_Huxham. DRAKE, William. 1841. Paper Maker Journeyman. Born in Devon, aged 47 in 1841. Sources: Census 1841.
E_EN_DEV_Huxham. DUNSFORD and CRAGG. 1774. Paper makers. Mill destroyed by fire EFP 4/2/1774 3d. John Dunsford of Exeter and James Edward Cragg insured mill, Sun policy 278461.
E_EN_DEV_Huxham. DUNSFORD, Henry. 1780. Paper maker. Exeter 1780. See John Dunsford.
E_EN_DEV_Huxham. DUNSFORD, John. 1769-1780. Paper maker. Exeter 1769-80. Insured mill at Huxham with Henry Dunsford, Sun policy 424401 2/2/1780. See also Dunsford and Cragg. Sources: Shorter.
E_EN_DEV_Huxham. FROST, Hannah. 1841. Works At Paper Mill. Born in Devon, aged 21 in 1841. Sources: Census 1841.
E_EN_DEV_Huxham. GREGORY, Dorothy. 1770. Apprentice paper maker. Apprenticed to Thomas Bond 1770. Huxham parish records. Sources: DRO 2811A1/P047
E_EN_DEV_Huxham. HEIL, Sarah. 1861. Paper Mill Labourer. Born in Devon, Stoke Canon, aged 20 in 1861. Married. Sources: Census 1861.
E_EN_DEV_Huxham. HENLEY, Betty. 1841. Works At Paper Mill. Born in Devon, aged 24 in 1841. Sources: Census 1841.
E_EN_DEV_Huxham. HENLEY, Sophia. 1861. Paper Mill Labourer. Born in Devon, Huxham, aged 20 in 1861. Unmarried daughter. Sources: Census 1861.
E_EN_DEV_Huxham. HOOKER, William. 1861. Paper Labourer. Born in Buckinghamshire, Wooburn, aged 76 in 1861. Sources: Census 1861.
E_EN_DEV_Huxham. HUXHAM MILLS. 1885. Paper mills. Stock in trade of Coombe Bros., bankrupts, for sale EFP 4/2/1885 1a.
E_EN_DEV_Huxham. LOWER HUXHAM MILL. 1770-1860. Paper mill. Active 1770-1860, 1 vat. Property of Henry Willis, bankrupt, for sale EFP 17/10/1793 3c. Sources: Chitty; Shorter.
E_EN_DEV_Huxham. MADDICK, Dinah. 1841. Works At Paper Mill. Born in Devon, aged 53 in 1841. Sources: Census 1841.
E_EN_DEV_Huxham. MANLEY, Henry. 1841. Paper Maker Journeyman. Born in Devon, aged 15 in 1841. Sources: Census 1841.
E_EN_DEV_Huxham. MANLEY, Mary. 1841. Works At Paper Mill. Born in Devon, aged 50 in 1841. Sources: Census 1841.
E_EN_DEV_Huxham. MARTYN, Richard. 1845-1850. Paper maker. Lower Mill 1850d. Petitoned against paper tax EFP 13/2/1845 2g.
E_EN_DEV_Huxham. MATTHEWS, Charles. 1845-1850. Paper maker. Lower Mill 1850d. Petitioned against paper tax 13/2/1845 2g.
E_EN_DEV_Huxham. MATTHEWS, Henry. 1793-1795. Paper maker. Died: EFP 22/10/1795. Agent for sale of Lower Mill EFP 17/10/1793 2c.
E_EN_DEV_Huxham. MATTHEWS, Richard. 1803-1856. Paper maker. 1848d-1856d; Upper Mill 1850d. Trading as Richard Matthews and Son 1848d. Married: wife died EFP 4/1/1827 4c. Dissolving partnership with John Matthews of Broadclyst EFP 10/2/1803 1e. Wanting men EFP 5/1/1837 2c. Petitioned against paper tax EFP 13/2/1845 2g.
E_EN_DEV_Huxham. MATTHEWS, Richard. 1841. 40, Paper Manufacturer. Born in Devon, aged 40 in 1841. Sources: Census 1841.
E_EN_DEV_Huxham. MATTHEWS, Richard. 1841. 65, Paper Manufacturer. Born in Devon, aged 65 in 1841. Sources: Census 1841.
E_EN_DEV_Huxham. MATTHEWS, Sarah. 1861. Paper Sorter. Born in Devon, Rewe, aged 37 in 1861. Married. Sources: Census 1861.
E_EN_DEV_Huxham. MATTHEWS, Thomas. 1861. Paper Maker. Born in Devon, Aylesbeare, aged 37 in 1861. Sources: Census 1861.
E_EN_DEV_Huxham. MATTHEWS, William. 1762-1783. Paper maker. Huxham Mill. Sun insurance policy 189407 5/5/1762. Party to Sun insurance policy 308937 on Hele Mills 17/3/1772. Partnership with Thomas Dewdney at Hele Mills dissolved 1783. Sources: Shorter.
E_EN_DEV_Huxham. MAY, Richard. 1841. Paper Maker Journeyman. Born in Devon, aged 18 in 1841. Sources: Census 1841.
E_EN_DEV_Huxham. OLIVER, John. 1841. Paper Maker Journeyman. Born in Devon, aged 23 in 1841. Sources: Census 1841.
E_EN_DEV_Huxham. PIDGEON, Mary Ann. 1861. Works At Paper Mills. Born in Devon, Broad Clyst, aged 30 in 1861. Married. Sources: Census 1861.
E_EN_DEV_Huxham. UPPER HUXHAM MILL. 1774-1890. Active 1774-1890. Sources: Chitty.
E_EN_DEV_Huxham. VENTON, William. 1841. Paper Maker Journeyman. Born in Devon, aged 40 in 1841. Sources: Census 1841.
E_EN_DEV_Huxham. WILLIS, Henry. 1793-1803. Paper maker. Bankrupt, certificate 20/4/1793, final dividend 1/3/1794. EFP 25/4/1793 2a. His mill, Lower Mill, for sale EFP 17/10/1793 2c. Possibly still active 1803. Sources: Shorter.
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