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MOSBOROUGH is a township and straggling village, in the parish of Eckington, about a mile N. therefrom. The manufacture of scythes and sickles prevails extensively in this township, and forms the chief employment of the inhabitants. The township contained, in 1821, 818 inhabitants; at the last census (1831) the population returns were made up with Eckington parish.
GENTRY AND CLERGY.
Cowley Mr. John,
Smith Mr. Joseph
BLACKSMITHS.
Rose Thomas
BOOT AND SHOE MAKERS.
Kirk John
COAL MASTERS.
Worrall Luke
GROCERIES AND DEALERS IN SUNDRIES.
Cupid Elizabeth
Hutton Sarah
Mullins Sarah
Worrall Luke
MALTSTERS.
Cadman George
Slagg Harvey
SCYTHE & SICKLE MAKERS.
Cadman George
Hodson George
Hutton Thomas
Hutton William
Keeton John
Staniforth Naboth
Staton Nathan
Turner George
Webster George
TAILORS.
Peat James
TAVERNS & PUBLIC HOUSES.
Duke William, George Fox
George & Dragon, John Parr
New Inn, Thomas Lee
Three Tuns, John Rowbotham
RETAILERS OF BEER.
Pearson Ann
Peat James
WHEELWRIGHTS.
Rose John
MISCELLANEOUS.
Wright Peter Wolfe, brush maker