| Surname | Given Name | Trade | History |
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| | COOLEY | Nehemiah | Blacksmith | 1766: Nehemiah Cooley master blacksmith (see also Jno Fulks, apprentice blacksmith). Hertfordshire, England. From ancestry.co.uk the following: UK, Register of Duties Paid for Apprentices Indentures, 1710-1811 about Jno Fulks. Nehemiah (in 1766) then has several Duties Paid for his own apprentices. Information sent by Peter |
| | DEARDS | John | Blacksmith | 1827: John Deards,blacksmith. Born about 1827, Hertford, England. The 1851 UK census lists John as 24yrs, in the Parish of Clenchwarten, Hertfordshire; lodging in the house of William & Elizabeth Foster. |
| | DUNKLEY | Joseph | Blacksmith | 1800: Joseph Dunkley, blacksmith. Born 1800, Harleston, Hertfordshire, England. Christened in Harpenden, 22 June 1800. The 1841 UK census lists Joseph as 35yrs, living in Bowling Alley Harpenden (adjacent to his father Robert Dunkley); with wife Hannah 35yrs (born Hertfordshire; died 1845). Children: Emma 10yrs; William 6yrs(see Blacksmiths of Hertfordshire. Can find no reference after 1841 census except a Joseph Dunkley was sentenced to 10 years transportation at the Herts. Assizes 27 Feb 1849. Contact Antony by |
| | DUNKLEY | Robert | Blacksmith | 1777: Robert Dunkley, master blacksmith. Born about 1777, Northampton, England. Died 25 February 1855, age given as 78, in Harpenden. The 1841 UK census lists Robert as 55yrs, living at Bowling Alley, the Common, Harpenden; with wife Martha (nee Ivory) 50yrs. Also listed: Eliza Hale 35yrs (female servant); Ellen Dunkley 18yrs (female servant); Emily Dunkley 9yrs (female servant). Robert and Martha married in Harpenden 12 August 1799. Robert’s Forge stood approx where Golf Club house now stands. Their other Children: Joseph (born 1800); Elizabeth; Maria; Eliza; Ann and Elenor all born between 1802 – 1812 in Harpenden. Contact descendant Tony by |
| | DUNKLEY | William | Blacksmith | 1835: William Dunkley, blacksmith. Born 18 March 1835, Harpenden, Hertfordshire , England. William was son of Joseph and Hannah Dunkley. The 1841 UK census lists William as 6yrs old, at home in Bowling Alley Harpenden; with parents Joseph and Hannah Dunkley and sister Emma 10yrs. In 1861 William is at the home of George Burgoyne, Harpenden. Lots more info to share. Contact Antony by |
| | EASTICK | William | Blacksmith | 1810: William Eastick, blacksmith. Born 1810 in ?unclear. See 1851 Census Findmypast.com - search Eastick, England, Norfolk, Mitford District. This lists him as a blacksmith in Colkirk Norfolk; his wife Mary born 1811; Daughters: Sarah Ann born 1840, Frances born 1842, Elizabeth born 1845, Margaret born 1847, Emma born 1849, Eliza born 1851 and ? Eastick born 1875. My interest is researching the History of the Forge. If you can share any information on this, please contact Beryl by |
| | FULKS | Jno | Blacksmith | 1766: Jno Fulks, apprentice blacksmith (see also Nehemiah Cooley master blacksmith). From Ancestry.co.uk the following: UK, Register of Duties Paid for Apprentices Indentures, 1710-1811 about Jno Fulks. Nehemiah (in 1766) then has several Duties Paid for his own apprentices. Information sent by Peter |
| | GLENISTER | Alfred | Blacksmith | 1839: Alfred Glenister, blacksmith. Born 1839 at Hemel Hempstead. Blacksmith at Boxmoor and Abbots Langley from 1862 until his death in 1885. Eldest son of blacksmith Joseph Glenister. To share information contact Mike by |
| | GLENISTER | Amos | Blacksmith | 1854: Amos Glenister, blacksmith. Born 1854 at Hemel Hempstead. Blacksmith at Boxmoor from at least 1875. Youngest son of blacksmith Joseph Glenister. To share information contact Mike by |
| | GLENISTER | Joseph | Blacksmith | 1815: Joseph Glenister, blacksmith. Born 1815 at Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire. Blacksmith's apprentice to John Beckley of Chesham in 1826. Blacksmith at Hemel Hempstead from 1841 until his death in 1885. To share information contact Mike by |
| | GLENISTER | Joseph | Blacksmith | 1846: Joseph Glenister, blacksmith. Born 1846 at Hemel Hempstead. Shown as a 'Shoeing' Smith in 1871 and a Blacksmith, in 1881, at Hemel Hempstead, until his death in 1923. Third son of blacksmith Joseph Glenister. To share information contact Mike by |
| | GOLDSMITH | Alfred Frederick | Blacksmith | 1847: Alfred Frederick Goldsmith, blacksmith (Always called Frederick). Born about 1847, Wembley/Harrow Middlesex. Baptised at St. Mary's in Harrow on 10 Aug 1845. Died 14 Jan 1929 in Bushey, Hertfordshire. In the 1851 and 1861 censuses, he is living with his parents, William and Peggy, in Wembley, Harrow, Middlesex. The 1871 UK census lists him as (Frederick) 24yrs, married, at Primitive Methodist Chapel, Bushy, Hertfordshire. Also listed: his father William Goldsmith (born 1809) blacksmith; mother Peggy 58yrs. Sister Louisa Goldsmith, married, 19yrs; brother Henry Thomas. 13yrs (scholar). Alfred’s widowed sister Harriett Ness 33yrs & her children Georgina Ness 5yrs; Frederick Ness 3yrs; Florence Ness 10months infant. In 1881, he is living with his widowed father, widowed sister Harriet and other siblings in Bushey, Dist. 6. In 1891 and 1901, he is in Bushey, Dist.8, with sister Harriet (listed mistakenly as his mother-in-law in 1891). Alfred Goldsmith, blacksmith. Took over The Old Forge in Bushey, from his father William (Snr) circa 1880-1920. See Blacksmiths of Hertforshire & Farriers Index for father William (Snr) & Peggy Goldsmith plus other family members. Contact Christie by |
| | GOLDSMITH | William (Snr) | Blacksmith & Farrier | 1808: William Goldsmith (Snr), master blacksmith & farrier. Born about 1808, Wembley, Middlesex, England and died in 1886 in Bushey, Hertfordshire. He was a master blacksmith & farrier in Harrow ( as was his father, Thomas, before him) before moving to Bushey. The 1871 UK census lists him as 62yrs, at ?Primitive Methodist Chapel, Bushy, Hertfordshire; with wife Peggy. A. 58yrs (born Chesham, Buckinghamshire). Also listed: son Frederick 24yrs, married (blacksmith); daughter Louisa Goldsmith, married, 19yrs; son Henry Thomas. Goldsmith 13yrs (scholar); daughter-in-law Harriett Ness 33yrs; grandchildren: Georgina Ness 5yrs; Frederick Ness 3yrs; Florence Ness 10months infant. See Blacksmiths of Hertforshire & Farriers Index for father William (Snr) & Peggy Goldsmith plus other family members. Contact Christie by |
| | HUGHES | John | Blacksmith | 1844: John Hughes, blacksmith in Herefordshire, England. Found in the Pigot & Co's Royal National and Commercial Directory published in 1844 address down as Weobley, Herefordshire |
| | JARROW | John | Blacksmith | 1814: John Jarrow, blacksmith. Born 1814. Wife Francis Jarrow born 1819. Daughters: Sarah Jarrow born 1839 and Emily Jarrow born 1841. The 1841 UK census lists them at Pegs Lane, Liberty of Brickendon. Hertford. |
| | LEE | Edward | Blacksmith | 1808: Edward Lee, blacksmith. Born about 1808 in Lincolnshire. The 1851 UK census lists him as 43yrs, lodging with Baines Pratt (beer seller), in the Parish of Clenchwarten,Hertfordshire UK;. Listed in Blacksmiths of Lincolnshire & Hertfordshire. I have no other information |
| | LLOYD | Thomas | Blacksmith & Nail Manufacturer | 1844: Thomas Lloyd, Blacksmith & Nail Manufacturer, in Herefordshire, England. Found in the Pigot & Co's Royal National and Commercial Directory published listed in the Bolts, Hinges & Nail Makers Index. |
| | OLNEY | Thomas (Snr) | Blacksmith | 1828: Thomas Olney (Snr), blacksmith. Born 1828. The 1851 UK census lists him as 28yrs, lodging at No: 29 ---,---, Hexton, Hertfordshire UK. Thomas was also the Constable at Hexton. Wife: Arabella 20yrs (born Hexton-Herts). Daughter: Margaret 11mths infant. Visitor: John King 61yrs, Tailor & Draper born Clophill-BEDs. |
| | OLNEY | William | Blacksmith | 1802: William Olney,blacksmith. Born 1802 at Pulloxhill, Bedfordshire UK. Died 1870. Abode from 1842 to 1851 was Hexton, Hertfordshire. Mentioned in book "Harvest of Hexton". The 1851 census shows him as 48yrs and wife Mary 47yrs born Bedfordshire. Daughters: Hannah 20yrs, Mary 12yrs both born hexton. |
| | PARKIN | John James | Blacksmith | 1879: John James Parkin, blacksmith. Born Aston Birmingham in 1879 and died at Bushy Herts 1944. He was a Farrier & Blacksmith at the Old Forge, Bushy Herts UK. 1900-1920's he also provided horses for haulage, which were stabled at a Public House named The Horse and Chains. At the same time he was a Fireman for 15 years in the Bushy Fire Brigade, also supplying the horses. Photo from the Bushy Museum. John is the small man on the right of the picture, the other man is believed to have worked with him. Contact Wendyby |
| | PRIEST | Richard | Blacksmith | 1777: Richard Priest, a blacksmith. Baptised in King's Langley, Hertfordshire, England in 1777. He married Maria Mason in 1798. Contact Chris by |
| | PRIOR | William | Blacksmith | 1842: William Prior, born 1842 in Stansted, Essex, England. He was blacksmith in Little Hadham, Hertfordshire, on census from 1861 to 1901. Contact Ann by. |
| | SHEPHERD | Edmund | Blacksmith | 1812: Edmund Shepherd, blacksmith. Born about 1812, Water End, Great Gaddesden, Hertfordshire. The 1851 UK census lists him as 39yrs, living at Water End, Great Gaddesden, Hertfordshire with his family. In 1861 Edmund was 43yrs, at Brydens Camp, Great Gaddesden; with wife Sarah 45yrs & daughter Rachel Carter 12yrs. See Blacksmiths of Hertfordshire for parents and other family members. Contact Tony by |
| | SHEPHERD | Joseph | Blacksmith | 1773: Joseph Shepherd, blacksmith. Born about 1773, in Dunstable, Hertfordshire, England. The 1851 UK census lists him as 78yrs (infirm), at Water End, Great Gaddesden, Hertfordshire; with wife Elizabeth 57yrs. Children listed: George 33yrs, unmarried; Edmund 39yrs,unmarried (blacksmith); Jane 18yrs, unmarried. Visitor: Fanny Maira Shepherd 6yrs(smith’s daughter). Joseph was a blacksmith in Piccott's Lane, nr Great Gaddesden, Hemel Hempstead sometime between 1840 and 1860, his sons William and Edmund also seem to have been blacksmiths according to 1851 and 1861 Census returns. Contact Tony by |
| | SUCKLING | Martin | Blacksmith | 1828: Martin Suckling, carried on blacksmithing from his father Thomas. Martin's son William was also a blacksmith. No contacts noted. |
| | SUCKLING | Thomas | Blacksmith | 1776: Thomas Suckling was a smith & farrier and a constable in Widford Hertfordshire around 1776. His sons were also blacksmiths and his business was transferred to his son Martin in 1828 and was continued by his son William Suckling until middle 80’s I believe. Any information you can pass on to me would be well received. Contact great-granddaughter Heather by |
| | SUCKLING | William | Blacksmith | 1850s: William Suckling. About the mid 1800's William took over from his father, Martin Suckling. Contact Heather by |
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