PLYMOUTH AREA PIPE MAKERS
Research by Reg Jackson (work in progress – Sept 2014)
ALLEN Fanny
The wife of William Allen and the mother of James Allen and JesseyTree Allen.
18513 Rowe Court, East Stonehouse, (35) tobacco pipe maker, born in Exeter, living with her husband, William, tobacco pipe maker, and children (51C).
ALLEN James
The son of William and Fanny Allen and the brother of JesseyTree Allen.
18513 Rowe Court, East Stonehouse, (16) tobacco pipe maker, born in St Peter’s parish, Bristol, living with his parents, William and Fanny, both tobacco pipe makers, and siblings (51C).
1881Workhouse, Charles the Martyr parish, (56) widower, pipe maker, born in Stonehouse (81C).
ALLEN Jessey Tree
The daughter of William and Fanny Allen and the sister of James Allen.
18513 Rowe Court, East Stonehouse, (14) tobacco pipe maker, born in Exeter, living with her parents, William and Fanny, both tobacco pipe makers, and siblings (51C).
ALLEN Mary
18712 Rowe’s Court, Fore Street, East Stonehouse, (30) widow, pipe maker, born in East Stonehouse (71C).
ALLEN Robert G.
18713 Rowe’s Court, Fore Street, East Stonehouse, (22) pipe maker, born in Exeter, living with his wife Christiana (21), born in Guernsey, Channel Islands (71C).
18815 Rowe’s Court, East Stonehouse, (31) widower, pipe maker, born in Exeter (81C).
ALLEN Sarah
The mother of Sarah Cates.
1861A ‘courtilage’ of three houses between 4 & 5 Barrack Street, East Stonehouse, (45) widow, tobacco pipe maker, born in St Mary’s, Exeter, living with her son Robert (12), scholar, and married daughter Sarah Cates (23), tobacco pipe maker, both born in St Mary’s, Exeter (61C).
ALLEN William
The husband of Fanny Allen and the father of James Allen and JesseyTree Allen.
18513 Rowe Court, East Stonehouse, (44) tobacco pipe maker, born in St Peter’s parish, Bristol, living with his wife, Fanny (35), tobacco pipe maker, born in Exeter and children, James (16), tobacco pipe maker, born in St Peter’s, Bristol, Jessey Tree (14), tobacco pipe maker, born in Exeter, Mary Ann (12), scholar, born in St Peter’s, Bristol and Robert (2 months), born in St Peter’s, Bristol (51C).
1852Rowe’s Court, Fore Street (Brendon’s Dir).
ARTHUR Elizabeth
186117 Quarry Street, East Stonehouse, (27) pipe maker, born in Stonehouse, the wife of George Arthur, cordwainer (61C).
1871Visiting 4 George Street, East Stonehouse, (39) married, pipe maker, born in Stonehouse (71C).
ASHWEEK John
1851Morley Place, St Andrew’s parish,(16) pipe maker, born in Plymouth, living with his father, William, a tailor (51C).
BALL Joseph
1717Possibly the Joseph Ball apprenticed to T. Allyn of Cornwood, Devon.
17393-4 May. Lease and release, Dorothy Stephens to Joseph Ball, the younger, of Plymouth, pipe maker, house in Whimple Street, Plymouth (PRO 47/4a-b).
174530 Aug. Will of Joseph Ball of Plymouth, pipemaker, with attached administration. Leaves two tenements in Plymouth near the old conduit and a passage leading to Jacobs Well, a tenement in Nutt Street and messuages in Wimple Street in the occupation of Joseph Colin, goldsmith, messuage in St Andrew’s Street. Also leaves silver tankard marked ‘IB’ (PRO 3335/1).
BARNARD Ann
188110-11 Water Street, East Stonehouse, (67) widow, pipe maker, born in Devonport (81C).
BENNETT John
1861Lodging at Quarry Street Tenements, St Andrew’s parish, (25) pipe maker, born in Norfolk (61C).
BLATCHLEY Abraham
1851Preston Street, St Mary Major, Exeter, (23) pipe maker, born in Bristol, living with his wife Sarah (22), pipe maker, born in Exeter and son William (16 mths), born in Exeter (51C).
186130 William Street, St Andrew’s parish, (33) pipe maker journeyman, born in Bristol, living with his wife Sarah (30), and children William (11), Emma (8), all born in Exeter and Edward (3), born in Plymouth (61C).
BOOTH John J.
The husband of Mary Ann Booth.
18614 Richmond Street, St Andrew’s parish, (47) tobacco pipe maker, born in Stonehouse, living with his wife Mary Ann (44), tobacco pipe trimmer (61C).
BOOTH Mary Ann
The wife of John J. Booth.
18614 Richmond Street, St Andrew’s parish, (44) tobacco pipe trimmer, born in Stonehouse, living with her husband, John J. Booth, tobacco pipe maker (61C).
BROOKLIN Catherine
1861Lodging at 17 George Street, East Stonehouse, (48) widow, pipe maker, born in Stonehouse (61C).
CALLARD (COLLARD, CELLARD) Mary
The wife of William Callard.
187159 George Street, East Stonehouse, (48) widow, tobacco pipe maker, born in Plymouth, living with her children William (16), scholar, Mary (12) and George (9) all born in Stonehouse (71C).
188113 George Street, East Stonehouse, (59) (listed as Margaret) widow, pipe maker, born in Stonehouse, living with her son George (19), umbrella maker, born in Stonehouse and her grandson J. J. (2), born in Stonehouse (81C).
189112 Quarry Street, East Stonehouse, (68) widow, pipe maker, born in East Stonehouse, living with her son George (28), no occupation and grandchildren Francis (12), scholar, and Florence (9), both born in Stonehouse (91C).
190112 Quarry Street, East Stonehouse, (78) widow, no occupation, born in Plymouth, living with her son George (39), general labourer, born in Stonehouse (01C).
CALLARD (KELLARD, CELLARD) William
The husband of Mary Callard.
1841George Street, East Stonehouse, (20) pipe maker, born in Cornwall, living with his wife Mary (18), born in Cornwall (41C).
18515 Brownlow Street, East Stonehouse, (33) tobacco pipe manufacturer, born in Morice Town, Stoke Damerel parish, living with his wife Mary (28) born in Plymouth and children Priscilla (5), scholar, born in Devonport, and Elizabeth A. (10 mths), born in East Stonehouse (51C).
185210 (or 13) Brownlow Street (Brendon’s Dir).
1852-5310 Brownlow Street (Slater’s Dir).
1857-6610 Brownlow Street (Billing’s & Kelly’s Dir).
186110 Brownlow Street, East Stonehouse, (42) no occupation given, born in New Passage, Stoke Damerel, living with his wife Mary (39), born Plymouth and children Elizabeth (11), Priscilla (8), William (6) and Mary (1), all born in Stonehouse (61C).
186210 Brownlow Street (Harrison’s Dir).
1866Jul-Sep He died in East Stonehouse.
CALLOWAY Mary A.
18614 Rowe Court, East Stonehouse, (35) widow, pipe maker, born in Truro, Cornwall, living with her children James (9), scholar, Elizabeth A. (4) and John J. (5 mths), all born in East Stonehouse (61C).
CARTER Rebecca
18819 Water Lane, East Stonehouse, (66) widow, pipe maker, born in Stonehouse (81C).
CAREY J.
1782In discussing the history of the porcelain works in Plymouth, Jewitt (1883, 212) follows the owners of the site through the Rate Books. At the end of their life as a porcelain works he records that 'in the following year [1782] the premises are stated to have been occupied by a pipe-maker named J. Carey'.
CATES Sarah
The married daughter of Sarah Allen.
1861A ‘courtilage’ of three houses between 4 & 5 Barrack Street, East Stonehouse (23), tobacco pipe maker, born in St Mary’s, Exeter, living with her mother Sarah Allen, tobacco pipe maker (61C).
CHAMBERS Jane/Elizabeth
18516 Brownlow Place, East Stonehouse, (25) pipe maker, born in East Stonehouse, living with her husband John, a Royal Marine (51C).
18617 Water Lane, East Stonehouse, (33) (Elizabeth not Jane), pipe maker, born in Devonport, living with her husband John (41), a Royal Marine, born in Topsham, and daughter Mary G. (8), born in East Stonehouse (61C).
CODNER Jane
18512 Morley Lane, St Andrew’s parish,(27) pipe maker, born in Plymouth, living with her husband, Thomas, a sawyer, and son, William (1), born in Plymouth(51C).
COOMBES John
Probably the father of William Coombes.
1851Kenwyn Street, Truro,Cornwall,(15) pipe maker, born in St Mary’s parish, living with his father John Coombs, a cordwainer (51C).
1861Kenwyn Street, Truro, (25) pipe maker, born in St Mary’s parish, living with his father John Coombs, cordwainer (61C).
188117 Water Lane, East Stonehouse, (41), pipe maker, born in Truro, living with his wife Mary (40) born in Limerick, Ireland, and children Elizabeth (14), Mary (7) and Willie (5), all born in Plymouth (81C).
18913 Providence Place, High Street, East Stonehouse, (52), pipe maker, neither employer or employee, born in Truro, Cornwall, living with his wife Mary (52), born in Ireland and children Mary (17) and Willie (14), pipe maker, employed, both born in Plymouth (91C).
COOMBS William
Probably the son of John Coombes.
18913 Providence Place, High Street, East Stonehouse, (14), pipe maker, employee, born in Plymouth, living with his parents John, pipe maker, and Mary, and siblings (91C).
1901Not recorded at 27 Brownlow Street in the census.
190627 Brownlow Street, East Stonehouse (Kelly’s Dir).
DOWTY Henry
1851Lodging at 7 Hobart Cottages, East Stonehouse, (27) pipe maker, born in St John’s, Worcester (51C).
DREW John
1757Pipe maker (in database of occupations, Plymouth Record Office).
EASTERBROOK Matthew
1841Pembroke Street, Devonport, (30) pipe maker, born in Devon, living with his wife Caroline (30) and children Amelia (11), and Matthew (1 mth), all born in Devon (41C).
18517 George’s Street (Back), Devonport,(41) journeyman pipe maker, born in Stonehouse, living with his wife Caroline (41), and son Matthew (9), both born in Devonport (51C).
EVANS Ben
c1700Pipe mark (Oswald 1975, 166).
FURSE John
1712A pipe maker of Plymouth, he took Richard Stone as apprentice (Dorset Record Office, Corscombe parish PE/COR/OV 5/1/4).
GANDLE(?) Elizabeth
1861Lodging at 10 Fore Street, East Stonehouse, (20) pipe maker, born in Truro, Cornwall (61C).
GEE Mary
18517 Pembroke Street, Devonport,(31) tobacco pipe maker, born in Devonport, living with her husband William (34), a labourer, born in Devonport and children Elizabeth (4) born in Stonehouse, William (2), born in Stonehouse and Mary (1) born in Devonport (51C).
1861104 Pembroke Street, Devonport, (41) pipe maker, born in Stonehouse, living with her husband William, a labourer in the Dockyard and children Elizabeth (14) born in Stonehouse, William John (12), born in Stonehouse and Mary J. (10) born in Devonport (61C).
187112 Cambridge Street, St Andrew’s parish, (51) tobacco pipe maker, born in Devonport, living with her husband William (54), pensioner (naval), born in Devonport and children Elizabeth A. (24), domestic servant, born in Stonehouse and Jessie (9), born in Devonport (71C).
188112 Cambridge Street, St Andrew’s parish, (61) no occupation, born in Devonport, living with her husband William (64), dockyard pensioner and chimney sweep, born in Devonport, and her married daughter Jessie Broadbent (19), born in Devonport (81C).
GIBSON William
186168 Pembroke Street, Devonport, (13) pipe maker (boy), born in Devonport, the son of Elizabeth Gibson, tailoress (61C).
GRAY Mary
185115 Canterbury Street, Devonport,(60) widow, tobacco pipe maker, born in Devonport (51C).
GRIFFITHS Levi
1784Plymouth Dock (Taparell’s Dir).
1799Plymouth Dock (Universal Dir).
HAYMAN Joseph
1841Pembroke Street, Devonport (40), pipe maker, not born in Devon, living with his wife Elizabeth (40), laundress, born in Devon (41C).
HOAR Ann Neal
1823Pembroke Street, Plymouth Dock, Devonport (The Tourist’s Companion).
1823-24100 Pembroke Street, Devonport (Pigot’s Dir).
HOAR Elizabeth
Probably the widow of John Hoar III.
1847Tobacco pipe manufacturer,36 Ker Street (Williams’s Dir).
185094 Pembroke Street (White’s Dir).
1851Edward Thompson (38), a tobacconist, was recorded at 94 Pembroke Street (51C).
1852Mrs Hoar, tobacco manufacturer, tobacconist and pipe maker, 100 Pembroke Street r., 19 Hoe Street, Plymouth (Brendon’s Dir).
1856-5794 Pembroke Street (Billing’s & Kelly’s Dir).
18615 Clarendon Street, St Andrew’s parish, (53), widow, tobacco manufacturer, born in Stonehouse, living with her children Elizabeth (27), Alice E, (16), scholar and Ann M. Haldane (26), soldier’s wife, all born in Stonehouse and Charity Jasper (19), house servant (61C).
1862Tobacconist (Elvin’s Dir).
18716 Saltram Terrace, Plympton St Mary, (65) annuitant, living with her daughter Elizabeth (37) and married daughter Maria Dorning (35) (71C).
HOAR John I
Possibly the father of John Hoar II.
1784Tobacconist, Plymouth Dock (Taparell’s Dir).
1812Tobacconist, Pembroke Street (The Picture of Plymouth).
1814Grocer and pipe maker, Pembroke Street, Plymouth Dock (The Plymouth, Plymouth Dock and Stonehouse Dir).
1830Pipe maker, 100 Pembroke Street, Devonport (Pigot’s Dir).
1830Tobacconist and pipe maker, 98 Pembroke Street(Brindley’s Dir).
HOAR John II
Possibly the son of John Hoar I and father of John Hoar III.
1814John Hoar, jnr., tobacconist, King Street (Rowe’s Dir).
HOAR John III
Possibly the son of John Hoar II and the husband of Elizabeth Hoar.
1841Pembroke Street, Devonport (30), tobacco maker, born in Devon, living with his wife Elizabeth (35) and children Welthen (10), Ann (6), Maria (5), Eleanor (4), John (3), Robert (1) and Charles (3 days), and possibly his sister Maria Hoar (25), all born in Devon. Also living at the same address were Richard Slater (20), tobacco journeyman, William Organ (15), tobacco apprentice, Samuel Oliver (14), Nancy Taylor (30), female servant, and Caroline Whitford (15) (41C).
c1844‘John Hoar. Established 1786. Tobacco, snuff and tobacco-pipe manufacturer. 100 Pembroke Street and 45 King Street, Devonport. Fancy snuffs, Havannah and other cigars. Havannah cigars, British and foreign manufactured tobacco, duty free, for sea stores’ (Flintoff’s Dir).
184617 Apr. Devonport, tobacco manufacturer, on the baptism of his children John (born 31 Aug 1838), Robert (born 1 Jan 1840) and Alice Eleanor (born 25 Oct 1844). Wife: Elizabeth (Stoke Damerel PR).
1847Tobacconist, 94 Pembroke Street (Williams’s Dir).
1849Jul. Possibly the John Hoar who died in Stoke Damerel.
HODGETT(S) Alice
Possibly the mother of James Hodgetts.
18514 Lane Court, East Stonehouse, (56) widow, tobacco pipe maker, born in St Keverne, Cornwall, and great grand-daughter Alice (8), scholar, born in East Stonehouse (51C).
186152 George Street, East Stonehouse, (66) widow, no occupation given, born in St Keverne (61C).
187159 George Street, East Stonehouse, (78) widow, pipe trimmer, born in St Keverne (71C).
HODGETTS Charles
189513 Market Street, Stonehouse (Eyre’s Dir).
HODGETTS (HODGETT) Elizabeth
The wife of James Hodgetts and mother of Emma Hodgetts.
185117 George Street, East Stonehouse, (33) tobacco pipe manufacturer, born in Devonport, living with her husband, James, a tobacco pipe manufacturer, and children (51C).
18619 Market Street, East Stonehouse, (46) pipe manufacturer, born in East Stonehouse, living with her husband James, a pipe manufacturer, and children (61C).
187163 George Street, East Stonehouse, (54) living with her husband James, but not noted as a pipe maker (71C).
188113 Market Street, East Stonehouse, (64) living with her husband James, but not noted as a pipe maker (81C).
HODGETTS (HODGETT) Emma
The daughter of James and Elizabeth Hodgetts.
18619 Market Street, East Stonehouse, (16) born in East Stonehouse, living with her parents James and Elizabeth, both pipe manufacturers (61C).
HODGETTS (HODGETT) James
Possibly the son of Alice Hodgetts, the husband of Elizabeth Hodgetts and father of Emma Hodgetts.
1841He is not recorded in the 1841 census, but his wife Elizabeth (24) and children Elizabeth (3) and James (2) were living in Pipe Lane, Devonport, with Charity Hodgetts (56), presumably his mother. No occupations are given (41C).
184716 George Street (Williams’s Dir).
185117 George Street, East Stonehouse, (34) tobacco pipe manufacturer, born in East Stonehouse, living with his wife Elizabeth (33), a tobacco pipe manufacturer, born in Devonport, and children Elizabeth (13) born in East Stonehouse, James (11), scholar, born in Devonport, and Emma (6), scholar, Sarah (3) scholar and William (1) all born in East Stonehouse (51C).
1850-1912Stonehouse (White’s Dir), 11 Market Street (Billing’s & Kelly’s Dir).
185216½ George Street (Brendon’s Dir).
1852-5316½ George Street (Slater’s Dir).
18619 Market Street, East Stonehouse, (44) pipe manufacturer,employing 2 men, 5 women, born in Stonehouse, living with his wife Elizabeth (46), pipe manufacturer, and children Emma (16), pipe manufacturer, Sarah (15), scholar, William (11), scholar, John (9), scholar, Mary (6), scholar and Saul (4), scholar, all born in East Stonehouse (61C).
186211 Market Street (Harrison’s Dir.)
187163 George Street, East Stonehouse, (54) tobacco pipe maker, born in Stonehouse, living with his wife Elizabeth (54) born in Devonport and son Paul (14), scholar, born in Stonehouse (71C).
1878-7913 Market Street (White’s Dir).
188113 Market Street, East Stonehouse, (64) pipe maker, employer, born in Devonport, living with his wife Elizabeth (64), born in Stonehouse (81C).
1889Tobacco pipe maker, 13 Market Street, East Stonehouse (Kelly’s Dir).
189013 Market Street (Eyre’s Dir).
189113 Market Street, East Stonehouse, (74), pipe maker, born in East Stonehouse, living with his wife Elizabeth (84), born in East Stonehouse (91C).
189313 Market Street (Kelly’s Dir).
189513 Market Street (Erye’s Dir).
189713 Market Street (Kelly’s Dir).
190113 Market Street, East Stonehouse, (84) tobacco pipe maker, born in Stonehouse, living with his wife Elizabeth (84), born in Devonport (01C).
190213 Market Street (Kelly’s Dir).
HOLBROOK Charles
18715 Central Street, St Andrew’s parish, (55) pipe maker’s labourer, born in Devonport (71C).
HUGHES Thomas
1841Market Street, East Stonehouse, (40) tobacco pipe maker, not born in Devon, living with his wife Elizabeth (30) and children Thomas (13), Mary (6) and Elizabeth (1), all born in Devon (41C).
1844Brownlow Street (Pigot’s Dir).
1847Brownlow Street (Williams’s Dir).
IRWIN Caroline
187118 Melbourne Street, St Andrew’s parish, (58) tobacco pipe maker, born in Stonehouse, living with her husband William (54), tobacco pipe maker, born in Devonport (71C).
IRWIN Elizabeth
The wife of William Irwin.
186166 George Street, East Stonehouse, (41) pipe maker, born in St Ives, Cornwall, living with her husband, William, pipe maker, and daughter Martha, pipe maker (61C).
IRWIN Martha
The daughter of William and Elizabeth Irwin.
186166 George Street, East Stonehouse, (17) pipe maker, born in St Philip’s, Bristol, living with her father William, a pipe maker, and mother Elizabeth, a pipe maker (61C).
IRWIN William
18172 Feb. Possibly the William Irwin, son of Adam and Ann Irwin, who was born in Devonport, and baptised on 3 March 1817 at the Wesleyan Chapel there (Wesleyan records).
1851Great George Street,St Philip’s parish, Bristol, (34) pipe maker, born in Devon, living with his wife Elizabeth (30) born in Cornwall and children William (13) born in Cornwall, John (9) scholar, born in Cornwall, Martha (7) born in Bristol and Eliza (1), born in Bristol (51C).
186166 George Street, East Stonehouse, (44) pipe maker, born in Devonport, living with his wife Elizabeth (41), born in St Ives, Cornwall and daughter Martha (17), pipe maker, born in St Philips, Bristol (61C).
187118 Melbourne Street, St Andrew’s parish, (54) tobacco pipe maker, born in Devonport, living with his wife Caroline (58), tobacco pipe maker, born in Stonehouse (71C).
18814 TempleBacks, Temple parish, Bristol, (64) pipe maker, born in Devonport, living with his wife Caroline (68), born in Stonehouse (81C).
JEFFERY Elizabeth
18512 Fore Street, East Stonehouse,(39) pipe maker, born in Stoke Damerel (51C).
1861Boarding at 5 Lanes Court, East Stonehouse. Probably the Becky/Betsy Jeffery (49), pipe maker, born in MoriceTown (61C).