| Data on Turnpike trustees and tollkeepers, researched and published by Dr Keith Lawrence | |||||||
| (e-mail access via site host, rosevear1@aol.com) | |||||||
| These are in a series of Excel Tables, accessed by clicking the highlighted name link | |||||||
| TURNPIKE TRUSTEES | |||||||
| · Combined list of Trustees for Turnpike Acts dated; | |||||||
| Nantwich & Woore 1744, 1769 (3rd Div), 1803, 1809 (2nd & 3rd Divs), 1824, 1853 | |||||||
| Whitchurch Madeley 1767, 1785, 1804, 1824 | |||||||
| Nantwich & Newcastle 1767, 1808, 1829 | |||||||
| Nantwich & Weelock 1816, 1856 | |||||||
| Tarporley & Whitchurch 1829 | |||||||
| Nantwich & Congleton 1835 | |||||||
| · List of Nantwich Worthies and those acting as Turnpike Trustees | |||||||
| · List of Commissioners on Cheshire Canals | |||||||
| TURNPIKE GATE KEEPERS AND TOLL FARMERS | |||||||
| · Tollkeepers in England from published Directories (with links to Census records where found) | |||||||
| · Records of Tollkeepers in England & Wales; Tollkeepers in census of 1841/51/61/71/81. | |||||||
| · Records of Tollkeepers in England & Wales; Insolvency in London Gazette | |||||||
| Summary tables - Analysis of All Census | |||||||
| OCCUPATION OF NON-GATEKEEPERS LIVING AT TOLLHOUSE | |||||||
| 1841 | 1851 | 1861 | 1871 | ||||
| Occ | n | Occ | n | Occ | n | Occ | n |
| Ag Lab | 10 | Toll Farmer | 11 | Toll Farmer | 22 | Toll Farmer | 13 |
| No Occ | 8 | No Occ | 7 | No Occ | 4 | Labourer | 7 |
| Shoemaker | 4 | Ag Lab | 6 | Labourer | 2 | Ag Lab | 5 |
| Labourer | 3 | Labourer | 5 | Ag Lab | 1 | No Occ | 4 |
| Toll Farmer | 3 | Shoemaker | 3 | Carpenter | 1 | Pensioners | 4 |
| Brick Layer | 1 | Miner | 2 | Chelsea Pensioner | 1 | Carpenter | 2 |
| Carpenter | 1 | Carpenter | 1 | Farmer | 1 | Shoemaker | 2 |
| FWK | 1 | Cotton Spinner | 1 | Miner | 1 | Basket Maker | 1 |
| Miner | 1 | Farmer | 1 | Shoemaker | 1 | Blacksmith | 1 |
| Wool Comber | 1 | FWK | 1 | Total | 34 | Book Seller | 1 |
| Total | 33 | Quarryman | 1 | Gardener | 1 | ||
| Schoolmaster | 1 | Grocer | 1 | ||||
| Surveyor's Ass | 1 | House Painter | 1 | ||||
| Weaver | 1 | Machinist | 1 | ||||
| Wool Comber | 1 | Staymaker | 1 | ||||
| Total | 43 | Unemployed TC | 1 | ||||
| Wheelwright | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 47 | ||||||
| Summary tables - Analysis of 1861 census | |||||||
| Secondary Occupation of collectors | |||||||
| Tollkeepers with Bye Occupations | |||||||
| Men | Women | ||||||
| Title Occ | No. | Title Occ | No. | ||||
| Ag Lab | 48 | Dressmaker | 3 | ||||
| Shoemaker | 38 | Tailor | 3 | ||||
| Labourer | 22 | Baker | 1 | ||||
| Tailor | 19 | Burr Dyeing Wool | 1 | ||||
| Chelsea/ Greenwich Pensioner | 18 | Labourer | 1 | ||||
| Gardener | 8 | Post Mistress | 1 | ||||
| Weaver | 6 | Potato Dealer | 1 | ||||
| Blacksmith | 4 | Silk Button Maker | 1 | ||||
| Butcher | 4 | Stay Maker | 1 | ||||
| Farmer | 4 | Total with Bye Occ. | 13 | ||||
| Miner | 3 | ||||||
| Non Conformist Preacher | 3 | With none | 631 | ||||
| Stone Mason | 3 | % with Bye Occ | 2.1 | ||||
| Agent | 2 | ||||||
| Carpenter | 2 | ||||||
| Carpenter | 2 | ||||||
| Potter | 2 | ||||||
| Ropemaker | 2 | ||||||
| Almsman | 1 | ||||||
| Brass Founder | 1 | ||||||
| Bricklayer | 1 | ||||||
| Broom Maker | 1 | ||||||
| Cab Proprietor | 1 | ||||||
| Clerk | 1 | ||||||
| Corn Dealer | 1 | ||||||
| Cow Dealer | 1 | ||||||
| Engine Driver | 1 | ||||||
| Engraver | 1 | ||||||
| Frame Work Knitter | 1 | ||||||
| Groom | 1 | ||||||
| Miller | 1 | ||||||
| Parish Clerk | 1 | ||||||
| Porter | 1 | ||||||
| Potato Dealer | 1 | ||||||
| Quay Master | 1 | ||||||
| Rag Dealer | 1 | ||||||
| Road Contractor | 1 | ||||||
| Road Surveyor | 1 | ||||||
| Rural Postman | 1 | ||||||
| Salesman | 1 | ||||||
| Shepherd | 1 | ||||||
| Silk Dyer | 1 | ||||||
| Thatcher | 1 | ||||||
| Thong Maker | 1 | ||||||
| Tinsmith | 1 | ||||||
| Waste Dealer | 1 | ||||||
| Wood Carver | 1 | ||||||
| Total with Bye Occ. | 219 | ||||||
| With none | 1168 | ||||||
| % with Bye Occ | 18.8 | ||||||