Silsoe in 1856

A map in the Lucas collection at Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Records Service shows Silsoe in 1856 [L33/12/13]. It was made for the 2nd Earl de Grey and gives the names of all his tenants. Comparing the map with a map of today gives the following tenants for houses which have survived:

36 Ampthill Road March 2011

Ampthill Road

• Silsoe House: Mr. Trethewy
• The Red House:  no tenant's name given
• Vicarage Cottage: Abel Denton (changed from Widow Yates) closest to the road; John Stapleton furthest from it
• 36: John Eddey

2 and 4 Church Road March 2011

Church Street

• 1 and 3: Edward Emmerton;
• 2: Widow Porter;
• 4: Isaac Swannell;
• 5 to 11: five tenants, the rear part of Number 7 where it overlaps number 5 being separately occupied by Samuel Peddar (changed from Thomas Upton), otherwise as follows: 5 Thomas Upton; 7 William Swannell; 9 Joseph Cooke; 11 William Goodhall
• 6: Mrs. Macintosh

17 to 25 High Street October 2010

High Street

• 1: George Squire;
• 2: then divided into three running north south: John Whiteley; Charles Denton (William Keep crossed out); Widow Leech;
• 6: Widow Keep (Widow Richardson crossed out);
• 8:  James Sale;
• 10: Joseph Sealey;
• 12: Joseph Olney (William Grace crossed out);
• 15: Richard Hudson;
• 17: John Lowings;
• 19: Samuel Giddings;
• 20: Mr. Lord;
• 21: William Worker;
• 23: John Lowings;
• 25: James Studman;
• 26: Charlotte Bone;
• 27: William Pearce;
• 28: James Fennemore;
• 29: Edward Emmerton;
• 30: James Pearse;
• 31: James Flint;
• 32: James Pratt;
• 33: John Barker (Charles Denton crossed out);
• 34: William Mann;
• 35: Samuel Mann;
• 37: William Ross;
• 39: Widow Hare;
• 40: Schoolmaster's house
• 41: M. Doggett;
• 42: Thomas Lavender;
• 44: Leonard Simpson;
• 45: John Collins;
• 46: Mary Mann;
• Malting House Cottage: Joseph Bunker;
• 47: Widow Newbery;
• 48: John Mann;
• 49: William Wright;
• 50: Widow Odell;
• 51: James Rich;
• 52: Widow Lowings (Thomas Lavender crossed out);
• 53: Francis Joyce.
• 54: John Whittamore;
• 56: Charles Giddings.

16 to 26 Vicarage Road March 2011

Vicarage Road

• 16: Widow Low;
• 18: Widow Allen;
• 20: Henry Lowings;
• 22: Thomas Calverley;
• 24: Hannah Upton;
• 26: George Fennemore.

51 West End Road March 2011

West End Road

• 8: Charles Brightman;
• 18: James Swannell;
• 20: Jacob Swannell;
• 21: G. A. Dunham;
• 22: William King;
• 23: George Ashwell;
• 27-37: then laid out in two parallel rows of three cottages (now 31-37) and a backward leading row of four cottages (on the site of 27 and 29) – the tenants were: Richard Peddar; Widow Cherry; James Sutton; Mary Mann; Widow Eddey; Henry Bell; John Croxford; William Swannell junior; George King and Joel Arnold.
• 51: northern part: Charles Wheeler; southern part: Joseph Squire