Parish of Portesham
EXTRACT FROM KELLY'S 1880 DIRECTORY
A
village and a parish 8 miles SW from Dorchester
4540
acres, 1871 population of 744
Parish
Clerk; W Manfield; deputy James Russell
Post
Office; James
Russell, receiver
Schools;
Village Miss Savers, certificated mistress
Coryates, Miss Critchell, certificated mistress
| GORTON | Rev. William Hy. B.A. | Vicarage | |
| HAWKINS | Mrs | ||
| MANFIELD | William | Portesham House | |
| Commercial | |||
| ASHFORD | Thomas | Kings Arms | |
| ATKINS | Robert | Farmer | Shilvinghampton |
| BARTLETT | Henry | Baker | |
| BARTLETT | John | Carpenter | |
| BURRIDGE | James | Farmer | Shilvinghampton |
| COURTNEY | James | Dairyman | |
| DAW | Absalom | Boot maker | |
| GIBBS | George | Boot maker | |
| GILL | Henry | Dairyman | Shilvinghampton |
| GILLINGHAM | John | Shopkeeper | |
| GODDEN | James | Baker | |
| HALL | John | Dairyman | |
| HAYNE | Richard | Farmer | |
| JOLIFFE | James | Shopkeeper | |
| JOLIFFE | Robert | Wheelwright | |
| KELLAWAY | Thomas | Farmer | Shilvinghampton |
| LOCK | Thomas | Dairyman | Huish |
| MANFIELD | William | Secretary Abbotsbury Railway Co. | Portesham House |
| MAYO | William | Farmer | Friarwaddon |
| OLIVER | George | Dairyman | Waddon |
| PITCHER | Daniel | Tailor & shopkeeper | |
| RUSSELL | James | Shopkeeper | |
| STICKLAND | Frederick | Baker | & Fountain |
| STICKLAND | James | Blacksmith | & Half Moon |
| SYMES | William | Farmer | Manor Farm |
| WALDEN | Joseph | Dairyman | Friarwaddon |
| WILLIAMS | Samuel | Farmer | |