Trunch Trade Directories
1822-23 Piggot Norfolk
William REES of Trunch ran an academy in North Walsham
1836 William White’s Trade Directory
William Primrose of Trunch was a coal merchant with a canal warehouse in Swafield
Trunch had 430 inhabitants.
Lord Suffield was Lord of the Manor.
Land owners William Primrose, Sir Jacob Astley and several residents.
William Canham gardener
John Chapman butcher
Robert Chapman saddler
Robert Cremer curate
Timothy Flint schoolmaster
Thomas Jarrett rector
Robert Long blacksmith
Brooks Love baker & flour dealer
John Newland joiner
Joseph Newland Crown
William Primrose corn & coal merchant
Jas Townrow shopkeeper
J Watts shopkeeper
Cremer Woodrow gentleman
Farmers - John Amos, Matthew Clark, John Cooke, William Long, Robert Margeston,
Robert Miller, John Temple, Robert Wortley
Shoemakers - William Benns, John French, Richard Gibbins, James Marshall, William
Sussins
1845 Whites
464 inhabitants
Benjamin Buck shopkeeper
William Canham gardener
Robert Chapman saddler
Thomas Chapman butcher
Daniel Holl schoolmaster
Thomas Jarrett rector
Robert Long blacksmith
John Newland New Inn
Susan Newland Crown
William Primrose brewer etc
James Watts shopkeeper & carrier to Norwich Saturday
George Woodrow gentleman
Henry Wright maltster corn & coal merchant
Farmers - Cornelius Bugden, Matthew Clark, Thomas Hust, Robert Miller, Robert
Wortley (and owner)
Shoe makers - William Benns, John French (and shopkeeper), Richard Gibbins, Thomas
Sexton, William Sussins
1846 Nine Counties PO Directory
Trunch a parish and village of some importance arising mainly from the large malting and
brewing establishments, the property of William Primrose who owns a great portion of
the land and whose family date their residence in this place as early as the 15th. Century.
Thomas Jarrett Rev.
Miss Ann Wiseman
William Benns shoemaker
Thomas Bidwell farmer
John Bird baker
Benjamin Buck shopkeeper
Cornelius Bugden farmer
Samuel Bullen carpenter
Buckenham Bulley blacksmith
William Canham market gardener
Robert Chapman harness maker
Thomas Chapman butcher
Matthew Clarke farmer
John French shopkeeper and shoemaker
Richard Gibbins shoemaker
Daniel Banham Holl boys day school
Richard Hurst farmer
James Martins blacksmith
John Miller farmer
John Newland New Inn and wheelwright
Joseph Newland shoemaker
Susan Newland Crown
William Primrose brewer, farmer, maltster and seed merchant
Thomas Sexton shoemaker
John Sussins blacksmith
William Sussins shoemaker
James Watts shopkeeper and carrier
John Willey tailor
Robert Wortley farmer
Henry wright coal and corn merchant and farmer
1850 Hunt and Co’s East Norfolk Trade Directory
Jarvis John tailor
Newland John New Inn
Newland Susan Crown
Primrose William brewer
Rump Theophilus school for children
Sexton Thomas shoe maker
Watts James grocery dealer & carrier
Woollen William carpenter
Wright Henry maltster and corn & coal merchant
Farmers - Bugden Cornelius, Clark Matthew, Hurst Charles, Hurst Richard, Miller John,
Primrose William, Wortley Robert
Carriers to Norwich - Everard Wed & Sat 5 morn. Also Watts Sat same time
1854 White’s
William Amos and Jas. Legood tailors
William Benns, and Thomas Sexton shoemakers
Benjamin Buck carpenter and shopkeeper
Samuel Bullen wheelwright
Buckenham Bulley & J Sussins, blacksmiths
William Canham gardener
Robert Chapman saddler
Thomas Chapman butcher
J French shoemaker and grocer
Richard Gibbons shoemaker and New Inn
William Gibbons sen. thatcher
William Gibbons jun. carpenter
Daniel Banham Holl National School and Post Office
Rev. Thomas Jarrett Rectory
Theo. Rump schoolmaster
John Newland carpenter
Susan Newland Crown
Philip Smith Primrose
William Primrose maltster and brewer
Jas. Watts shopkeeper
Farmers - Thos. Bidwell, Cornelius Bugden, Matthew Clark, Richard Hurst, Robert
Miller, Charles Greenacre, Jas. Thompson, and Robert Wortley.
1858 PO just lists of names - can be searched by name
1863 Harrod Norfolk
Post Mr Watts receiver
Clergy, gentry
Mrs Bilham
John Russell Greenhill
Thomas Jarrett
Philip Smith Primrose
William Primrose jnr
William Primrose snr
Mrs Wiseman
Mrs Wortley
Commercial
Commercial
William Benns shoemaker
Thomas Bidwell farmer
John Rose Brockway nurseryman
Benjamin Buck shopkeeper
Rhoda Bugden Farmer
Samuel Bullen carpenter
Robert Chapman harness maker
Thomas Chapman butcher
Matthew Clark farmer
Thomas Gibbons thatcher
Richard Gibbons shoemaker
William Gibbons wheelwright
Charles Greenacre farmer
William Hardingham farmer
James Hindry shopkeeper
Daniel Banham Holl National schoolmaster
John Jordan farmer
Elizabeth Miller farmer
John Newland New Inn
John Newland wheelwright and parish clerk
Susan Newland Crown
Primrose & Co. Brewers, maltsters, and spirit merchants and agents for Truman and
Hanbury’s porter
William Primrose jnr farmer
William Primrose snr farmer
William Riches tailor
Thomas Sexton shoemaker
John Stewrad blacksmith
Mrs Hannah Watts shopkeeper and post mistress
1864 Whites
Hannah Watts Post Office
William Amies working brewer
John Brockway gardener and nursery man
Robert Burton bricklayer
Thomas Chapman butcher
Robert Chapman saddler
Thomas Gibbons thatcher
John Russell Greenhill brewer
Daniel Holl National school
Thomas Jarrett rector
John Newland New Inn
Susannah Newland Crown
Primrose & Co brewers, maltsters, spirit merchants and ale agents
Philip Primrose brewer
John Steward blacksmith
Miss Nancy Wiseman
Farmers - T Blaxland Bidwell, Rhoda Bugden, Matthew Clarke, Charles Greenacre (and
brickmaker), Henry Hardingham, John Jordan, James Miller, William Primrose jun,
Shoemakers - William Benns, Richard Gibbons, Samuel Lacey, Henry Newland, Thomas
Sexton
Shopkeepers - Benjamin Buck, James Hendry, Hannah Watts
Wheelwrights & carpenters - Benjamin Buck, Samuel Bullen, William Bullen, William
Gibbons
1865 Kellys - only lists of names Search with name
1868 Harrod Norfolk
Soil belongs to W Primrose, Robert Ives, Robert Greenacre, William Johnson, Sir
Thomas Buxton, Mrs Dixon and others
Postal Mr Watts receiver
Thomas Blaxland Bidwell
Mrs Bilham
John Russell Greenhill
Thomas Jarrett
Philip Smyth Primrose
William Primrose jnr
William Primrose snr
General trades
John Rose Brockway nursery man and florist
Benjamin Buck shopkeeper
Miss Jemima Bullen dressmaker
William Bullen carpenter
Samuel Bullen carpenter
Robert Chapman harness maker
Thomas Chapman butcher
Josiah Fuller carter
Thomas Gibbons thatcher
Richard Gibbons shoemaker
William Gibbons wheelwright
John Russell Greenhill wholesale and retail wine and spirit merchant and agent for
Burton’s bitter beer
Robert Harmer bricklayer
Mrs James Hendry ladies school
Daniel Banhan Holl National school master and parish clerk
Charles Hust coal merchant
Samuel Lacey shoemaker
John Newland New Inn
Susan Newland Crown
Augustine Page shopkeeper
Philip Smyth Primrose brewer and maltster and agent for Truman, Hanbury and Buxton’s
stout., malthouse North Walsham
Thomas Sexton shoemaker
John Steward blacksmith
Mrs Hannah Watts shopkeeper and postmistress
Farmers
Thomas Bidwell
Rhoda Bugden
Matthew Clark
Charles Greenacre
William Henry Hardingham
William Johnson and land owner
James Miller
William Primrose and landowner
William Primrose jnr
Edward Youngman and horse breaker
1877 Harrods
Soil belongs to W Primrose, Robert Ives, Robert Greenacre, William Johnson, Sir
Thomas Buxton, Mrs Dixon and others
Thomas Bidwell
Mrs Bilham
Rev George Girling Rectory
Alfred Primrose
Philip Smyth Primrose
William Primrose jun
William Primrose senior
Thomas Allard carpenter
Benjamin Buck shopkeeper and postmaster
Miss Jemima Bullen dressmaker
William Bullen carpenter
John Bullimore Crown
Josiah Fuller carter and shopkeeper
Thomas Gibbons thatcher
William Gibbons wheelwright
John Russell Greenhill commission agent etc
Robert Harmer bricklayer
Hindry day school
Daniel Banham Holl parish clerk
Samuel Lacey shoe maker
John Newland New Inn
Philip Primrose brewer and maltster
Edward Seago butcher
Simpson harness maker
John Steward blacksmith
Robert Wilson nurseryman and florist
Farmers - Thomas Bidwell and landowner, Mrs Sarah Clarke, William Henry
Hardingham, John Hewett, Mrs Judith Money Johnson and land owner, Henry May,
James Miller, William Primrose landowner, William Primrose jun, Edward Youngman
and horse breaker
1883 Kellys
Thomas Blaxland Bidwell
John Russell Greenhill
Rev William Kimm Rectory
Rev Ellis Price curate of Thorpe Market
Alfred Primrose
Henry Primrose
Mrs Primrose
William Primrose
Thomas Bidwell farmer & landowner
Benjamin Buck shopkeeper and post office
Robert Buck farmer
Miss Jemima Elizabeth Bullen farmer
Thomas Bullen wheelwright
John Bullimore Crown
Robert Burton bricklayer
George Ducker farmer
Josiah Fuller shopkeeper
William Gibbons wheelwright
John Russell Greenhill wine & spirit and cigar merchant
William Hardingham farmer
Samuel Lacey shoemaker
Thomas Masters New Inn
Henry Bugden May farmer
Henry Newland shoemaker
Primrose B N Mrs brewer, maltster
Henry Primrose jun farmer
William Primrose farmer and land owner
William Spurgeon butcher
John Steward blacksmith
Robert Thirtle farmer
James Thompson farmer
Richard Wegg butcher
Robert Wilson market gardener
1883 Whites
Thos. Blaxland Bidwell farmer & landowner
Benjamin Buck grocer, draper, carpenter, and postmaster
Miss Jemima Bullen
Thos. Bullen carpenter & well-sinker
John Bullimore Crown Inn
Robert Burton bricklayer
John Cutting shopkeeper
George Maris Ducker farmer
John Frary warrener
Josiah Fuller grocer and draper
William Gibbons wheelwright
Frederick Gowing practical maltster
John Russell Greenhill wine, spirit, and commission agent, & agent for London & North
Western Insurance Co.
John Hall parish clerk
William Henry Hardingham farmer
Robert Harmer bricklayer
Miss Knights schoolmistress
Samuel Lacey shoemaker
Thomas Masters New Inn
Henry Bugden May farmer
Henry Newland shoemaker
Rev. Ellis Price curate
Alfred Primrose farmer, The Limes
Mrs Bessie Neal Primrose brewer, maltster, ale & porter agent & farmer
Mr Henry Primrose White House
William Primrose jun. farmer, Ivy House
Clement Sexton gamekeeper
Spurgeon butcher
Henry Starling cattle dealer
John Steward blacksmith
Robert Thirtle farmer
James Thompson farmer
Richard Wegg pork butcher
Robert Wilson market gardener
1892 Kelly
Land owners Walter Cremer Primrose, Alfred Primrose, Timothy C Blanchflower,
Thomas B Bidwell & Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton
Sexton John Hall
Benjamin Buck postmaster
Miss Edith Bates school mistress
Thomas Bidwell
Misses Dix
John Greenhill
William Kimm Rectory
Alfred Primrose The Limes
Henry Primrose White House
Mrs Primrose
Walter Primrose Ivy House
George Burton Amiss New Inn
Henry Baker market gardener
Thomas Bidwell farmer and land owner
William Blyth farmer
Benjamin Buck shopkeeper post Office
Robert Buck farmer
Alfred Bullen wheelwright and well sinker
Mrs Hannah Bullen farmer
George Maris Ducker farmer
John Frary vermin killer
Josiah Fuller shopkeeper
Miss Mary Ann Fuller dress maker
William Gall Crown
William Gibbons wheelwright
John Hewitt brick manufacturer
Henry May farmer
Alfred Primrose farmer and land owner
Mrs B Primrose brewer and maltster
Henry Primrose farmer White House
Walter Primrose farmer and land owner Ivy House
Isaac Riches hairdresser
William Self bricklayer
William Spurgeon butcher
John Steward blacksmith
Frederick Sutton shoemaker
James Thompson farmer
Richard Wegg butcher
Robert Wilson market gardener
Mrs Lorina? Wright farmer
1900 Kelly
Land owners Frank Primrose, Timothy Blanchflower, Ezra Cornish Sir Thomas Buxton
of Colne House Cromer
Miss Lloyd schoolmistress
Timothy Blanchflower farmer White House
Oldman Carter
Misses Dix
Mrs Forrest Trunch Hall
John Greenhill
Rev Kimm
Henry May Ivy House
Frank Primrose farmer and landowner The Limes
George Amis New Inn
William Blyth farmer
Benjamin Buck shopkeeper and post master
Robert Buck farmer
Alfred Bullen wheelwright & well sinker
George Ducker farmer
John Frary vermin killer
Josiah Fuller shop keeper
Bros Gibbons wheelwrights and blacksmiths
William Gibbons farmer
George Marler blacksmith
Mrs B Primrose brewer & maltster
Isaac Riches hair dresser and farmer
Thomas Rudrum farmer
William Seago pork butcher
William Self bricklayer
John Spurgeon butcher
William Wegg butcher
Robert Wilson market gardener
Mrs Rachel Worts dress maker
Robert Yaxley Crown
1904 Kelly
Land owners - Ezra Cornish, Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton of Colne House, Cromer and H
B May.
Sexton Robert Dixon
Postmaster Robert Young
Miss Lloyd school mistress
Misses Dix
Mrs Forrest Trunch Hall
John Greenhill
Rev Kimm Rectory
Henry Bugden Ivy House
Alfred Primrose (Mrs) The Limes
TC Blanchflower (Mrs) apartments
Robert Buck farmer
Alfred Bullen wheelwright and well sinker
William Bullimore farmer Park Farm
George Maris Ducker farmer
Albert Fuller farmer
Josiah Fuller shopkeeper
Gibbons William, Robert & Walt Jas builders and blacksmiths
William Robert Gibbons farmer
Arthur May farmer White House
Henry May farmer Ivy House
Walter Paul farmer
Frederick Powell farmer Manor Farm
Mrs B Primrose brewer
Robert Puncher farmer & carrier
John Riches cow keeper
William Royall New Inn
Alfred Rudrum farmer
Thomas Self Crown
John Spurgeon butcher
William Wegg butcher
Robert Wilson market gardener
Mrs Rachel Worts dress maker
Robert Young shopkeeper Post Office
1908 Kelly
Sexton Robert Dixon
Miss Mason school mistress
Misses Dix
Mrs Forrest Trunch Hall
Miss Greenhill
Rev Kimm
Henry May farmer Ivy House
Mrs Alfred Primrose The Limes
Edward Woddyatt The Brewery House
Susan Baker Crown
Robert Buck farmer
Alfred Bullen well sinker
William Bullimore farmer Park Farm
Willoughby Dixie Churchill brewer
George Ducker farmer
Albert Fuller farmer
Josiah Fuller shopkeeper
Willaim, Robert & Walt Jas Gibbons blacksmiths
William Robert Gibbons farmer
Arthur May farmer White House
Walter Paul farmer
Frederick Powell farmer Manor Farm
Robert Puncher carrier
John Riches cow keeper
William Royall New Inn
John Spurgeon butcher
William Wegg butcher
Robert Wilson market gardener
Rachel Worts dress maker
Robert Young shopkeeper Post Office
1912 Kelly
Charles Arthur Briggs Trunch Hall
Rev John Cheshire Rectory
Miss Dix
Miss Greenhill
Mrs Alfred Primrose The Limes
Edward Woodyatt brewer The Brewery House
Susan Baker Crown
Robert Buck farmer Hall farm
Alfred Bullen well sinker
William Bullimore farmer park Farm
George Ducker farmer
Albert Fuller farmer
Arthur Fuller shopkeeper
William, Robert, Walt Jas Gibbons blacksmiths
Arthur Greenhill farmer
Arthur May farmer White House
Henry May farmer Ivy House
Walter Paul farmer
Frederick Powell farmer Manor Farm
Robert Puncher farmer
John Riches cow keeper
William Royall New Inn
William Self bricklayer
JohnSpurgeon butcher
William Wegg butcher
Robert Wilson market gardener
Rachel Worts dress maker
Robert Young shopkeeper Post Office
1922 Kelly
Sexton Robert Dixon
Rev Horace Farrell Rectory
Miss Greenhill
Misses Lamb
Captain McLood More Trunch Hall
Alfred Primrose jun Francis The Limes
Cuthbert Bede Smith brewer Brewery House
Robert Buck Hall farmer Hall Farm over 150 acres
Alfred Bullen well sinker
William Bullimore farmer Park Farm
Ellen Cobb Crown
Robert Fox farmer Manor Farm over 150 acres
Arthur Fuller shopkeeper
Frederick Gibbons carpenter
Walter Gibbons blacksmith
Arthur Greenhill farmer Dudley House over 150 acres
George William Hicks farmer
James Humphries market gardener
Arthur May farmer White House over 150 acres
Henry May farmer Ivy House over 150 acres
Charles Milham farmer
Walter Paul farmer
Philip Andrew Pike shopkeeper
John Riches cow keeper
William Royall New Inn
William Self bricklayer
John Spurgeon butcher
William Wegg butcher
Robert Young shopkeeper Post Office
1929 Kelly Norfolk
A brass inscription to Walter Brownynge and Melocint his wife 1473, reverse Flemish
brass , for many years owned by Mr Bayfield of Norwich , at his death given to British
Museum.
Lords of Manor Lord Suffield & rector. Chief landowners - Ezra Cornish, Arthur
Greenhill, HB May & Robert Fox. 1921 pop 377 Sexton - Fred Dixon
Horace Farrell rector
Miss Greenhill Trunch House
William Jackson North View
Misses Lamb Fairfield
Henry May Ivy House
Claude Plumer-Jones Trunch Hall
Alfred Primrose Jn Francis The Limes
Cuthbert Bede Smith Brewery House
Alfred Bullen - well sinker
Horace Bullen fruiterer
William S Bullimore farmer Park Farm
Ellen Cabb Mrs Crown Inn
Robert Fox farmer over 150 acres Manor Farm
Arthur Fuller shopkeeper
Frederick Gibbons carpenter, wheelwright & undertaker
Walter Jas Gibbons farmer The Hall farm over 150 acres
Arthur Greenhill farmer Dudley House over 150 acres
George William Hicks farmer Brick Kiln Farm
George Humphreys market gardener
Victor Larke farmer
George Mallett shopkeeper & post office
Alfred Mason boot repairer
Arthur Edward May farmer White House over 150 acres
Chas Mileham farmer Trunch Tee
Paul Walter farmer
Philip Andrew Pike shopkeeper
George Puncher fruiterer
Anna Maria Riches Mrs cowkeeper
William Arthur Royal New Inn
William Self bricklayer
Cuthbert Bede Smith brewer Brewery
John Spurgeon butcher
Albert Edward Sutton blacksmith
William Wegg pork butcher