The following are the principal inhabitants:
Gentry, &c.
Busfield J. A. Esq. Justice
Ferrand Benjamin, Esq.
Field Joshua, Esq.
Hodsden Richard, Esq.
Rawson Frances, Widow
Richardson Mrs. - , Widow
Sagar Samuel, Esq.
Sharp C. S. B. Esq.
Wickham Henry, Esq. Justice
Wood Mrs. - , Widow
Clergy
Atkinson Rev. William, Lecturer
Baldwyn, Rev. E. M. A. Master of the Free School
Crosse Rev. John, M.A. Vicar
Dean Rev. John
Sedgewick Rev. Matthew
Physic
Jones Thomas, Surgeon
Key John, Druggist
Mossman G. A. Physician
Maud Timothy and Son, Surgeons and Apothecaries
Outhwaite John, Surgeon
Outhwaite Thomas, Surgeon
Robinson John, Surgeon
Wright Robert, Surgeon
Law
Barber George, and Barcroft - , Attorneys
Bentley Joseph, Attorney
Brogden John, Attorney
Hardy John, and Hailstone Samuel, Attorneys
Lambert Richard, Attorney
Thackeray Henry, Attorney
Traders, &c.
Ackroyd Cowling, Ironmonger, &c.
Aspinal Hall, Wire-drawer
Aked John, Timber-merchant
Aked Nathaniel, Maltster
Aked Jn. & Rob. Stuff-manufacturers
Atkinson Thomas, Wool-stapler and Stuff-manufacturer
Atkinson Jonas, Maltster
Barraclough Abra. Stuff-manufacturer
Barraclough Abraham, Grocer
Barmby Misses, Ladies’ Boarding-school
Bakes John, Grocer
Broadley Thomas, and Samuel, Wool-staplers and Cotton-spinners
Beanland William, Wool-stapler
Binns Joseph and Son, Dry-salters
Brown John, Cordwainer
Bower Jonas, Wool-stapler
Booth Charles, Wine-merchant
Bonnell John, Sadler & Harness-maker
Brumfitt Abraham, Stay-maker and Old Clothes-man
Boys Elkanah, Woolstapler
Birtwistle William, Wool-stapler
Cooper John, Linen-draper
Cowling Samuel, Grocer & Tea-dealer
Cousen James, Woollen-draper
Craven Joshua, Hatter and Perfumer
Clough William, Grocer
Crossley Samuel, Brandy-merchant and Currier
Crossley John and Son, Curriers and Leather-sellers
Crossley Thomas, Woollen-draper
Duffield Francis, Esq. Merchant
Duckett Tho. Innkeeper, (Bull’s Head)
Duckworth John, Wool Comb-maker
Ellis Benjamin, Fruiterer
Field John, Tallow-chandler
Feather George, Cordwainer
Farrar William, Hatter and Hosier
Fox Wm. Innkeeper, (Horse & Groom)
Garnett Bethia, Tallow-chandler
Garnett William, Stuff-manufacturer
Greenwood William, Cordwainer
Gibson Abraham, Grocer & Tea-dealer
Gardener Alexander, Coppersmith and Tinplate-worker
Haigh William, Stuff-manufacturer
Haigh Thomas, Umbrella-maker
Haigh Isaac, Chinaman
Hodgson John, Scholemoor Stuff-manufacturer
Holmes Richard, & Thornton Joseph, Wool Staplers
Hobson - , Currier
Hardisty Thomas, Grocer
Humble Dawson, Wool-stapler
Hartley Samuel, Butcher
Hartley John, Butcher
Hartley John, Sadler
Horton John, Cordwainer
Hollings Isaac, Wool-stapler, Stuff-manufacturer, and Merchant
Hird Rich. & Preston Jn. Wool-staplers
Hird, Dawson, Jarratt, and Hardy, Proprietors of Iron-works
Hustler John, and Peekover Edmund, Wool-staplers
Harrison William, Grocer & Tobacconist
Hodgson John, Maltster
Jennings Jos. Miller & Dealer in Grain
Ingham Timothy, Thread-maker
Kellit George, Stuff-manufacturer
Laycock James, Grocer
Lee John, Carrier
Linforth Geo. & Son, Merchant-Taylors
Leach William, Woolstapler
Marshall James, Ironmonger
Mason Nich. Innkeeper (Nag’s Head)
Mann Thomas, Linen & Woollen-draper
Maud John & Son, Grocers and Tobacconists
Medley Daniel, Stuff-manufacturer
Moore Meshaec, Wool-stapler
Milner John, Taylor and Habit-maker
Morgan James, Victualler, (Sun Inn)
Muff Wm. Cabinet-maker and Joiner
Murgatroyd - , Wool-stapler
Naylor Thomas, Tobacconist
Nichols John, Grocer
Nichols Thomas, Hatter
Nicholson John, Bookseller & Stationer
Nicholson George, Printer
Nutter Margaret, Grocer
Northrop William, Merchant
Ogden Mich. Linen & Woollen-draper
O’Harrell Lawrence, Pawn-broker
Oddy Jane, Milliner
Pierson Thomas, Grocer
Preston, Hird, and Jarratt, Proprietors of Coal-mines
Priestley Joseph, Clerk to the Proprietors of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal
Petty Peter, Watch-maker
Pullan William, Butcher
Petty Richard, Butcher
Potchett Sarah, Hatter and Hosier
Piele Benjamin, Dyer
Pollard, Humble, and Lupton, Commission Wool Warehouse
Pollard James, Tanner
Rawson Benjamin, Proprietor of Vitriol and Aquafortis-works
Rich James, Tea Warehouse
Ramsbotham Robert, Wool-stapler, Oil-man, and Worsted-spinner
Rawnsly John, Innkeeper, (King’s Head)
Richmond James, Clock-maker
Rand John, Stuff-manufacturer
Skelton Thomas and Samuel, & Simes Francis, Merchant
Sturges John and Co. Proprietors of Iron-works
Smith James, Corn-factor & nail-maker
Smith William, Grocer
Smith John, Bookseller
Smith James, Ironmonger
Smith John, Painter
Sedgewick Thomas, Haberdasher
Sclater Richard, Wool-stapler
Stead Joshua & Son, Plumbers & Glaziers
Stead Sarah, Grocer
Senior John, Pawn-broker
Spicer Jethro, Glover, Hatter, & Hosier
Shaw Samuel, Stuff-manufacturer
Shaw Ann, Grocer and Thread-maker
Sugden Robert, Butcher
Swaine - , Wholesale Dealer in British Herb Tobacco
Thornton Daniel, Grocer
Thornton Abraham, Wool-stapler
Thackeray James, Hatter and Hosier
Tottie Micklethwaite, Grocer
Town and Watson, Wool-staplers and Stuff-manufacturers
Taylor Edward, Woollen-draper
Taylor Joseph, Wool-stapler
Wilson William, Grocer
Wilkinson James, Cabinet-maker and Upholder
Wilkinson Christ. Tinplate-worker & Coppersmith
Wells Peter, Grocer
Wells Elizabeth, Linen-draper & Retail Dealer in Spirits
Wells Wm. Cheesemonger & Fruiterer
Wells and Jackson, Carriers
Walton Robert, Dyer
Wainwright John and Son, Hatters
White John, Cordwainer
White Thomas, Cotton-spinner
Wood John, and Mawson George, Comb, Leather-box, & Standish-makers
Wood John, Victualler, (Talbot Inn)
Whittaker William, Maltster
Ward James & Christopher, Plumbers and Glaziers, Hop-merchants & Oilmen
Wright Thomas, Bookseller and Stationer
Watson John, Painter and Colourman
Waddington Thomas, Linen-draper
Source: The Universal British Directory of Trade, Commerce, and Manufacture 1791. Vol. 2.