The 1911 census summary for Bexley, Bexley Heath & East Wickham
Melvilles 1858 Directory of Kent.
BEXLEY, with. BLENDEN, BRIDGEN, HALFWAY STEEET, HURST, and UPTON.
- Bexley is a village and parish, and suburban station of London, in the lathe
of Sutton-at-Hone; is eight miles from Greenwich station, four from Abbey Wood,
and four from Erith, on the North Kent line. The population in 1851 was 4,490.
The church of St. Mary contains many ancient and curious monuments. The living
is a vicarage, in the diocese of the Archbishop of Canterbury, and incumbency of the Rev. Thomas Harding, M.A.
This parish contains the hamlets of Blenden, with a population of 128 ; Brigden, with a population of 143 ; Halfway Street, with a population of 418 ; and Upton, with a population of 176.
There is a small neat church at Halfway Street, built and endowed by John Malcolm, Esq., of Lamerbey.
The Rev. William Bilton, M.A., is curate.
POST-OFFICE. - Mrs Mary Kelsey, Receiver. Letters arrive from Bexley Heath.
GENTRY
| Bailey, Mrs. Bothamly, Mrs., Parkhurst Chapman, the Misses Clout, Mr. Thomas Cottingham, Edwin, Esq. Croucher, Henry, Esq. Cruikshank, Mrs., Parkhurat Dashwood, Francis, Esq. Dashwood, Lady Anne Dunn, Mrs., Spring place Ely, Mrs., Spring place Fontaine, the Misses Hanson, Mrs., Marie House |
Harding, Rev. Thomas, M.A., Vicar Hoskin, Rev. Charles H., Baptist Minister Johnstone, Hugh, Esq. Johnstone, Mrs. Jones, Robert Owen, Esq. Malcolm, John, Esq. Preston, Miss Rawson, Thomas Samuel, Esq. Simpson, Mrs. Smythe, Edward, Esq. Swaisland, Mrs. Taylor, Mr., Manor House Williams, Miss, Spring place |
| Allen, Richard, beer retailer Armstrong, C. J., boarding school Axtell, Samuel and John, tanners Ayres, John, farmer Bailey, _, shopkeeper Bath, Josiah, farmer Bell, Mrs., farmer Bratten, Mrs. Elizabeth, beer retailer Carapkin, George, shopkeeper Cannon, Stephen, miller Clarke, the Misses, seminary Coggershall, James, Fox and Hounds Cologne, Joseph, hairdresser Cooper and Hayward, brewers Cottingham, Swaye, and Richardson, surgeons Dann, Henry, timber merchant Dann, Thomas, auctioneer, etc Dowsett, George, beer retailer Foot, John, tailor Freemantle, William, general dealer French, George, bricklayer Fricker, Edward, tailor Harrison, William, horse breaker Hart, William, carpenter Hoath, Martin Joseph, miller |
Hook, R., farmer Hutchinson, William, grocer Kelsey, Mrs. Mary, grocer and draper Kelsey, William, butcher Kemp, Samuel, boot and shoe maker King, Henry, beer retailer Kyerday, Henry, baker Lucas, Mrs. Mary, bricklayer Morgan, James, smith, etc Phipp, Robert, beer retailer Sandy William, George Saxelby, John, grocer, etc. Sewell, William, farmer Shearley, Thomas, butcher Sowton, George, farmer Stanley, George, George Inn Staples, Michael, Tower Staples, George William, beer retailer Steel, Mrs. Elizabeth, saddle and harness maker Stone and Son, coach makers Stonex, James, King's Head Venner, Richard, plumber and painter Whiting, George, Coach and Horses Williamson, Green, parish clerk |