Shoemakers, Bootmakers and Cordwainers

Families include:

  • Ellis
  • Atter
  • Langton
  • Laughton
  • Whittaker

William Ellis also became Coddington’s first postmaster from at least 1872. See here for more about the post office and post masters. (insert links when documents available)

1814

1814 John Ellis shoemaker and Ann his wife baptise son William, 1816 son James and 1818 another child.

1814 Joseph Readman shoemaker and wife Sarah baptise daughter Mary.

1827

John Ellis married Mary Keetley at Coddington 27.2.1827

1831

1831 John Atter shoemaker and wife Sarah baptised son Robert.

1832

1832 TD Shoe and Boot Makers:

John Atter

John Ellis

1841

Census

1841 Census: Cordwainers

John Ellis 50 Cordwainer; Mary Ellis 50;William Ellis Cordwainer 25; Harriet Ellis 20

William Langton 30 Cordwainer; Jane Langton 25 (also John and Richard Southern 25 and 20, both lime burners).

John Whittaker 30 cordwainer, Mary Whittaker wife 30, Mary daughter 2.

1842

1842 John Whittiker cordwainer and wife Mary baptised son Robert.

1844

1844 Whites: Shoe and Boot Makers

John Ellis; William Ellis

Christopher Else

John Whitaker

1848

1848 Lascelles: Shoe and Boot Makers

John Ellis; William Ellis

William Langton; Samuel Lawson

1853

1853 Whites: Shoe and Boot Makers

John Ellis; William Ellis

William Langton; William Laughton

1861

Census

1861 Census: Shoemakers

2 doors from Red Lion:John Ellis 70; Mary Ellis 70

4 doors from Plough: William Ellis 45; Harriet Ellis 46; Ann Ellis dau 19, William 18 joiner and builder, Elizabeth 14 dressmaker. William Goodman brother in law shoemaker.

Martha Southern 36 shoemakers widow, children Thomas 9, Joseph 4, George 2, William 1 ? all born Coddington.

William Langton unmarried shoemaker 51, born Grimsby.

1864

1864 Whites Shoemakers

John Ellis; William Ellis

William Laughton

1869

1869 Morris: 

William Ellis shoemaker + sub-postmaster

William Langton

1871

Census

1871 Census: Main St near Church Lane

John Ellis 80 shoemaker, lodger with Marshalls.

William Ellis 55 shoemaker + sub- postmaster; wife Harriet Ellis 56, daughter Ann 29 dressmaker.

William Langton cordwainer 61

Martha Southern 47 dressmaker, children George 13, William 11, Violet 9 ? all born Coddington.

1872

1872 Whites:

William Ellis shoemaker + sub-postmaster

William Langton

1879

1879 Wrights:

William Ellis bootmaker + Post Office

1881 Census

1881 Census:

William Ellis 65 shoemaker; Harriet Ellis 66;

Ann Ellis dau 39 dressmaker

1881

1881 Kelly’s

William Ellis shoemaker + Post Office

1885

1885 Whites:

William Ellis bootmaker + Post Office

1892

1892 Cooks:

William Ellis shoemaker + Post Office

1894

1894 Whites:

William Ellis bootmaker + sub-postmaster

1897

1897-8

No Ellis listed