SALTASH WATERSIDE

Painting by Joseph Mallord William Turner: "The Ferry Beach and Inn at Saltash.

1881 CENSUS SALTASH WATERSIDE.

The information below was gleaned from the 1881 census.
The Victoria Cross is the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Awarded to William Odgers 1860; HMS Niger. Omata, New Zealand.
Former innkeeper of The Union Inn, Waterside, Saltash.
William Odgers : Largely forgotten in his native Cornwall, he is still well remembered in New Zealand. It was in that country that this Cornish leading seaman won his V.C., the first to have been awarded for service in that country; He stormed the Waireka Pah, under heavy fire, with a cutlass charge he assisted in hauling down the enemy's colours
Born 14 Feb 1834 Falmouth, Cornwall, England .
Marriage(s)
Spouse: Ann May Marriage: bet 1852 and 1863 Cornwall, England
Spouse: Jane Dunsford Marriage: bet 1863 and 1873 Cornwall, England
Other Events Military: Aug 1852 Royal Navy.
1859 Leading Seaman and captain coxswain during the first part of the China War on the steam cirvette"Niger"
28th Mar 1860 Stormed the Waireka Pah, under heavy fire, and assisted in hauling down the enemy's colours - awarded V.C.
Occupation: between 1863 and 1868 Coastguard Boatman
Occupation: between 1868 and 1873 Innkeeper of the Union Inn at Saltash, Cornwall, England
Death: 20 Dec 1873 Saltash, Cornwall, England .

WILLIAM ODGERS WIDOW.
Jane ODGERS Head W Female 53 Saltash, Cornwall, England Lodging House Keeper
John ODGERS Son U Male 21 Saltash, Cornwall, England Seaman (Merchant Navy)
George ODGERS Son Male 18 Saltash, Cornwall, England Laborer Mason
Susanna COVE Aunt W Female 65 Saltash, Cornwall, England
Edward VOSEY Boarder W Male 45 Totnes, Devon, England Mason
Edward RUNDLE Boarder U Male 32 Saltash, Cornwall, England Seaman Mercht Navy.
24 Tamar St. Saltash, Cornwall, England.

UNION INN.

Joseph TOLMAN Head M Male 33 Dunstone ((Saltash)), Devon, England Licensed Victualler
Susanna TOLMAN Wife M Female 39 Bickleigh, Devon, England
Eliza TOLMAN Daug U Female 17 Tavistock, Devon, England
121 Tamar St. Union Inn Saltash, Cornwall, England

WHEATSHEAF.
Henry GOODMAN Head M Male 47 Saltash, Cornwall, England Licensed Victualler
Jane GOODMAN Wife M Female 38 Tamerton, Devon, England
Laura GOODMAN Daug Female 10 Saltash, Cornwall, England Scholar
Henry GOODMAN Son Male 9 Saltash, Cornwall, England Scholar
Mary A. GOODMAN Daug Female 8 Saltash, Cornwall, England Scholar
George GOODMAN Son Male 5 Saltash, Cornwall, England Scholar
Martha GOODMAN Daug Female 4 Saltash, Cornwall, England Scholar
Jessie GOODMAN Daug Female 2 Saltash, Cornwall, England
Beatrice GOODMAN Daug Female 1 Saltash, Cornwall, England
Elizabeth THOMAS Servant Female 16 Saltash, Cornwall, England
George GOODMAN Uncle W Male 63 Saltash, Cornwall, England Greenwich Pensioner
William BAYLEY Boarder W Male 58 Anthony, Cornwall, England Greenwich Pensioner
No 20 Tamar St Wheat Sheaf Saltash, Cornwall, England

TAMAR STREET GAS WORKS.
Gideon PITMAN Head M Male 25 Martock, Somerset, England Manager Gas Works
Rhoda PITMAN Wife M Female 24 Chiverstone, Devon, England
Lilla PITMAN Daug Female 4 Plymouth, Devon, England
Herbert PITMAN Son Male 1 Saltash, Cornwall, England
18 Tamar St. Gas Works Saltash, Cornwall, England

Tamar St also known as Pickle Cockle Alley.

TAMAR INN.
John HARRIS Head M Male 53 Saltash, Cornwall, England Licensed Victualler
Margaret HARRIS Wife M Female 55 Saltash, Cornwall, England
John HARRIS Son Male 5 Saltash, Cornwall, England Scholar
13 Tamar St. Tamar Inn Saltash, Cornwall, England

TAMAR STREET. PASSAGE HOUSE INN.
Jane B. MARSHALL Head W Female 50 Lostwithiel, Cornwall, England Inn Keeper
Caroline C. MARSHALL Daug Female 14 Par, Cornwall, England Scholar
Henry C. MARSHALL Son Male 13 Lanivet, Cornwall, England Scholar
Mary A. CORY Mother W Female 82 Boconnoc, Cornwall, England Annuitant
Sarah J. ROBINS Servant U Female 21 Saltash, Cornwall, England General Domestic Servant
Robert PRIDEAUX Servant U Male 27 Cargreen, Cornwall, England Ostler (1 Ser)
Tamar Street Passage House Inn Saltash, Cornwall, England

ASH TOR COFFEE TAVERN.
William TRENOUTH Head M Male 41 Tamerton, Devon, England Plasterer
Sophia J. TRENOUTH Wife M Female 40 Week St Mary Refreshment House Keeper
Sophia J. TRENOUTH Daug U Female 18 Week St Mary
William TRENOUTH Son U Male 16 Plymouth, Devon, England Stone Mason
Edith M. TRENOUTH Daug Female 13 Week St Mary Scholar
Thomas TRENOUTH Son Male 12 Week St Mary Scholar
Ambrose TRENOUTH Son Male 6 Week St Mary Scholar
Emma PHILIPPS Visitor M Male 21 Falmouth, Cornwall, England
Hettie PHILIPS Visitor Female 8 m Saltash, Cornwall, England
George BUCKLER Boarder U Male 26 Launceston, Cornwall, England Gardener
Tamar Street Ash Tor Coffee Tavn. Saltash, Cornwall, England

It is quite amazing how many people lived in Waterside in 1881.
In Tamar Street overcrowding was the norm.
In 26 Tamar Street there lived three families:
Jacob Glanville family was 7
Edward Gould had 6.
John Dunsford had 4.
The two with the most people living in them were:
29 Tamar Street which had 33 living there.
The families were Greet, Pope, Browning, Thomas, Keith and another Pope family.
30 Tamar Street had a total of 32.
These were Johns, Blake, Grant and Richards.