John the Elder, Staunton area Maps etc (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Wednesday, January 07, 2015, 01:28 (3609 days ago) @ Mike Pinchin

Dan,
glad to hear you're making progress !
Excellent map centred on Staunton here.
http://forest-of-dean.net/index.php/resources/15-maps/98-forest-of-dean-west-circa-1900
Monmouth is at L/H edge of map due west of Staunton.

More maps from different eras and scales may be found under the heading "The Forest of Dean" at centre of the blue menu bar along top of this page, well-worth exploring them, not to mention all the other subject from this menu bar.

The definitive history of Staunton may be read here
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/glos/vol5/pp272-284

A small part of this mentions shoemakers at your ancestor's time, probably gained from an earlier Trade Directory, or the 1851 Census.

"Three smiths, a carpenter, and a tiler recorded at Staunton in 1608 were probably based in the village, though Highmeadow hamlet also had a few tradesmen at the period: a blacksmith of Highmeadow was mentioned in 1560, two tailors later in the 16th century, and a carpenter in 1639. In 1851, apart from those employed in the woods, 12 non-agricultural tradesmen were recorded in Staunton parish, including a grocer, a tailor, a blacksmith, and 3 shoemakers. A boot repairer recorded in 1939 was one of the last representatives of traditional village trades."

However by 1876 the only shoemaker that was paying to be listed in the Morris Directory for Staunton was a James Powell, by which time of course John Haynes listed was in the "St Briavels" Directory as I posted elsewhere.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cbennett/staunton1876.htm