Mrs Eleanor Myers’ recollections of the inhabitants of Barrow in 1838

Mrs Myers was the oldest resident in 1916, aged 88 years.

Reprinted from The News, Saturday 21 October 1916

Thomas KING, farmer where the Free Trade Hall now stands

Robert KENDAL, miner, top of Clay Pit Lane

Captain STOREY, little cottage just below

Thomas SHERWIN, little shop just below

William HARRISON, farmer

Betty HARRISON (William’s mother) in the old Burlington Hotel

Captain BARROW in a little cottage on the shore side.

William ROBINSON – Ship Hotel                                                    Matthew TODD – Blacksmith

Joseph FISHER - farmer                                                                   John HARTLEY – grocer, in a little shop

William ATKINSON, miner, (known as Wicked Willy)                     Matthew DIXON – miner

George FELL in a little cottage

Thomas WOODBURN in a thatched cottage in the Fad – a labourer with James FISHER

William FISHER – farmer      John FISHER – Ivy Cottage                 John SHARP – miner

Thomas HODGSON – Waterside Officer                                         William ATKINSON – known as Civil Willy

Three maiden ladies and two brothers known as SIMPSON

Robert DICKINSON – miner                                                           John SMITH – shoemaker, living where the King’s Arms is now

Robert THEXTON – miner                Thimble Hall where the Corn Mill now stands

Peggy KEARY – little toffee shop off the end of the King’s Arms

Thomas HASLEM, tailor, father of Myles HASLEM

James FELL retired farmer from Biggar in a cottage at Thimble Hall opposite Bullywife, where the  crossing is for Old Barrow

Mr MICHAELSON, Gent, Old Barrow House

James HOLMES, farmer, Old Barrow, and two cottages on the estate for the cow-man and gardener

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The first chapel was in Fisher’s Granary

The first parson was Rev HORSFALL of St George’s (actually first schoolmaster and lay-preacher

The first resident doctor was Dr ALLISON

The first sweep was HARKER, father of the present one of that name

SANDWELL & SMITH were the first policemen who came to Barrow

BARROW VILLAGE RESIDENTS of 1822[1]