Leeds Directory 1781

For the city of Leeds, Yorkshire

Merchant’s and Tradesman’s Useful Companion, For the Year 1781.

Containing an Alphabetical List of the Names and Places of Abode of the Bankers, Merchants, Manufacturers, and other Eminent Traders.

Arthington Robert, brewer
Armitage William Joseph and James merchants
Armstead John, chinaman Lowerhead row
Asquith Josia and James, merchants and stuff manufacts.
Atkinson Jeremiah, mercer and haberdasher, Cross
Barstow Thomas, attorney and town clerk
Baron George, draper, Upperhead row
Baron and Allen, merchants New street
Beaumont George, merchant, near Old Church
Benson William, stuff maker, Briggate
Beezon William, ironmonger, Briggate
Benson Jervis, grocer, Briggate
Birkbeck Joseph and Benjamin, grocers and wine merchants
Bischoff Bernard and Sons, merchants
Blayds John Esq. merchant
Bolland Thomas, attorney
Bowling Tho. warehouse keeper Bow lane
Bramley Christopher and Son, dry salters
Bramley and Sturdy, mercers, Cross parish
Brandling Charles, Esq. Coal staith
Brooke John, merchant Hunslit lane
Brook James, grocer Back Shambles
Brown and Wilson’s merchants
Bustard Richard, dry salter, Park row
Brunton Thomas, grocer Lowerhead row
Brumsit Richard, carpet manufacturer, Northall
Buck Samuel Esq. recorder
Bywater William, malster, gear and flay maker
Cadman John, tobacconist, Shambles
Carr William, dyer, Swinegate
Carbutt Francis, mercer and draper, Cross
Carr Thomas, clerk, Mill hill
Chambers Thomas, grocer, Cross Parish
Charlesworth Thomas, mercer and draper, Bridge
Clapham and Hall, stuff makers, Call lane
Clayton and Strother, merchts. Woodhouse lane
Close John, dyer, Droneylaith
Coulton George, attorney, Park row
Coupland and Wilkinson, distillers
Cookson Thomas and Son, merchts. Kirkgate
Copley William, clothier, Hunslet lane
Cookson John, merchant, Kirkgate
Darnton John, tobacconist
Denison William, Esq. merchant
Dixon and Lees, merchts, Bow lane
Donaldson James, grocer
Dunderdale David, merchant
Dunderdale and Ibbelotsn, wool staplers
Elam and Buck, merchts. Burley bar
Elam Robert, mercer; woollen draper & hosier
English Nathaniel, malster
Eyre James and Co. merchants
Eyres’s, Wigglesworth and Co. iron foundery, Seacroft
Farrer David and Sons, dyers, Quarry Hill
Fenton Thomas and James, glass and coal works
Fisher William, merchant
Gawthorn Samuel, tea dealer, Lower Head row
Gilyard William, dyer, Millgarth
Glover Thomas, grocer, Lower head row
Glover Samuel, tobacconist, Lower head row
Gott John, surveyor of the bridges for the Weft Riding of York, Wood hall
Gott William, architect & engineer, Burley
Godman John, George and Co. merchts. and manufacturers of worsted, Good Hunslet lane
Greaves Richard, merchant
Greaves John, merchant
Greens and Ridsdale, merchants, near Old Church
Green Robert, merchant, near Old Church
Hardwick Thomas, woollen draper & taylor
Hardwick John, woollen draper & taylor
Harrison and Hollings, merchants, Kirkgate
Hardisty Edward and Son, merchants, Vicar lane
Hauxby Thomas, woolstapler, Wortley
Hawkswell John, jun. timber merchant
Hardon William, mercer and draper, near Cross
Hill Thomas, merchant
Hinchliffe Edward, coach maker and wheelwright
Horner, Turner and Kighley, merchants
Humble, Hartley, Greens & Co. merchts. & potters
Hutchinson and Calvert, wine merchts.
Ikin Arthur and Co. merchants, Park row
Iles Thomas and Samuel, linen drapers, Bridge
Johnsons Messrs. merchants, Holbuck
Johnson John, tobacconist
Jones, Havard, Jones and Bustard, merchants
Joy David, druggist
Jowett Benjamin, woolstapler
Jubb Robert, druggist, Briggate
King John, tobacconist
Lapage George, tobacconist, Cross
Lister Edward and George, merchants, Park row
Lloyds & Cattaneo, merchts. Parade
Lowrence Joseph, appraiser and auctioneer, Kirkgate
Lupton Arthur, merchant, Leylands
Maude & Dade, iron and raff merchants, Kirkgate
Markland Edward, merchant, S. Parade
Markland Charles, merchant
Mirfield Samuel and Son, merchts. and wool staplers
Micklethwaite John, merchant
Milner Peter, grocer, near Bridge
Medley Joseph, druggist, Lower head row
Molineux Darcy, merchant
Murgotroyd Samuel, tobacconist
Musgrave Eli. stuff merchant
Musgrave Isaac, wool stapler
Myers Philip and John, distillers
Naylor William, wool stapler and merchant, Meadow lane
Newsom Joseph, tobacconist, Bridge
Oates Josiah, Samuel and Son, merchants, Bow lane
Oates George and Sons, merchants and wool staplers
Paley Richard, sope boiler, Old Church yard
Powell, Sutton and Ward, merchants, Woodhouse lane
Prince Benjamin, wine merchant, Call lane
Prockter John, brandy merchant
Rayner, Dawson and Co. merchants
Rayson George, druggist, near the Cross
Reindhart Christopher Joan, druggist
Richardson William, currier, Cow lane
Rhodes and Hebblethwaite, merchants, Hunter lane
Rhodes, Ann and Sons, dyers, Quarry hill
Rhodes James, bazil tanner and leather dresser, sleander
Rose James, druggist
Ross Joseph, linen draper and haberdasher, Bridge
Routh Christopher, merchant, Hunslet lane
Routh, Wainhouse and Routh, merchants
Sealey and Titley, distillers, Mill hill
Shaw George, ironmonger, Cross
Shute John, grocer and tobacconist, Back shamble
Shillitoe Hugh, merchant, Call lane
Smith Richard, dyer, Quarry hill
Smith William, dyer, Quarry hill
Teal John, hosier
Tetley William, malster, Armley
Thompson William, merchant
Thursby, Hainsworth and Dunn, merchants
Thompson Thomas, linen draper and haberdasher, Cross
Todd Charles, cheesemonger, Cross
Topham Christopher, sheriffs’ and honour’s bailiff and innkeeper, talbot
Townend William, grocer, near the Cross
Towlson Peter, common brewer
Trent, William Thomas druggist
Turner Alexander and Co. merchants, Vicar lane
Varey John, Manchester carrier and undertaker of funerals
Walker and Read, dry salters, Bow lane
Walker Andrew, distiller and brandy merchant, Briggat
Walker Elizabeth, dyer, Timbletown
Wade John, merchant, Meadlow lane
Wareham Thomas, ironmonger, near the Cross
Wainwright Hannah, post mistress
Wareing Robert, merchant, Meadow lane
Whitely James, dyer, Quarry hill
Whitelock, William and Isaac, merchants, Shipscar
Wilkinson Matthew, clerk, Quarry hill
Wilson. Becket and Calverley, jun. bankers
Wickham, Field, Cleaver and Eamanson, bankers
Wigglesworth William, mercer and woollen draper
Wormald and Fountaine, merchants
Wolrich and Stansfield, merchants, Quebec
Wood Joseph, hatter
Wrigglesworth Joseph, merchant, and cloth and stuff manufacturer
Wroe, Samuel and Co. brewers

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