The "Canterbury and Vicinity Directory" of 1889 gives us an insight into Whitstable as it was that year. The details of the town are broken down into four sections, three of which are on this and subsequent pages. The section we have not included is the 'Private Residents Directory' as this lists only some 200 out of more than 6,000 people and is very nondescript with forenames and the spelling of surnames.
The sections transcribed here are:
As always, we have attempted to be true to the original, not correcting any errors in spelling that we find and hopefully not adding any of our own.
| Wood, John M. | Whitstable College School, Oxford Street. |
| Wood, Mrs. John | Whitstable College, Oxford Street. |
| See Local Intelligence. |
| Browning, T. G. | Oxford House, Oxford Street. (House) |
| Daniels, J. R. | Canterbury Hill. (Shipping) |
| Foad, Cephas | High Street. (House) |
| Uden, Raplh L. | Limen House, High Street. |
| Butcher, Henry | Island Wall. |
| Fogg Mrs., C. | Sea View House, Sea Wall. |
| Gardner, Robert | Bexley Villa, Fountain Street. |
| Handley Mrs., | Oxford Street. |
| Kemp, Mrs., Ann | Albert Street. |
| Madams, Mrs., | Island Wall. |
| Rigden, Thos. | Oxford Street. |
| Daniels, J. R. | Ludgate Hill. (Surveyor only) |
| Fancet, J. B. | High Street. |
| Marsh, Thomas | Bostal House, Canterbury Road. (Surveyor only) |
| Reeves, J. T. | Oxford Street. |
| Browning, T. G. | Oxford House, Oxford Street. and Assembly Rooms. |
| Amos, Jas., jun., | Oxford Street. |
| Callingham, James | Bostal Hill. |
| Carr, John | Oxford Street. |
| Dawkings, G. & W. | Canterbury Road. |
| Feakins, Robert (Exors. of) | Church Road. |
| Harlow, John | Essex Street. |
| Harris, James W. | Oxford Street. |
| Holden, Charles | High Street. |
| Newton, J. H. | High Street. |
| Pettman, Richard | High Street. |
| Reeves, G. | High Street. |
| Southwell, A. W. | Bexley Street. |
| Woolley, M. A. | Harbour Street. |
| Page, Thomas | Harbour Street. |
| Cambourn, Thomas Edward | Albert Street. |
| Creed, Wm., | Canterbury Road. |
| Daad, Henry | Harbour Street. |
| Keam, Geo. | Island Wall. |
| Keam, H. | Island Wall. |
| Longbottom, William | Middle Wall. |
| Norris, J. H. | Middle Wall. |
| Wyborn, Ed. Alfred | Brewery Tap, Oxford Street. |
| Gammon, W. J. | High Street. |
| Goldfinch, George | Pleasant Cottage, Swanfield. |
| Kemp, Mrs. Ann | Tankerton Beach. residence, Albert Street. |
| Kemp, William | Island Wall and The Beach. |
| Cox, William John | High Street. |
| Cox, William John | High Street. |
| Goldfinch, Alfred | High Street. |
| Allen, Thomas | 7 Swan Terrace, Canterbury Road |
| Butler, Abraham | Sea Wall. |
| Dalton, James | Harbour Street. |
| Grace, Henry | Harbour Street. |
| Humphrey, G. | High Street. |
| Moyes, A. W. | Middle Wall. |
| Page, William | Harbour Street. |
| Pout, John | 12 Harbour Place. |
| Rigden D. | Middle Wall. |
| Rowden, Jas., | High Street. |
| Humphrey, George | High Street. |
| Philpott S. | Ludgate Hill. |
| Staniland, Thomas | Cheapside. |
| Nutten, E. | Victoria Street. |
| Robinson, H. | Canterbury Road. |
| Snow, H. R. | Victoria Street. |
| Amos & Foad | Church Street. |
| Amos, John Henry | Swanfield. |
| Cornelius T. | Oxford Street. |
| Cornelius, William | Laurel Cottage, Middle Wall. |
| Foad, Cephas | High Street. |
| Porter, Thomas William | Harbour Place. |
| Coleman, Jas. | High Street. |
| Gann, A. | Harbour Street. |
| Harris, John | High Street. |
| Hart, J. H. | Harbour Street. |
| How, Frederick | Oxford Street. |
| Kemp, Aaron | Victoria Street (Pork) |
| West, Thomas | Harbour Street. |
| Brannen, Wm. | Bear & Key Hotel, Cheapside. |
| Gurr, Charles | Duke of Cumberland Hotel, High Street. |
| Wood, A. G. | Fountain Inn, Sydenham Street. |
| Browning, W. A. | High Street. |
| Lawson, John | High Street. |
| Odden, S. & Son. | High Street. |
| Browning, F T. | Canterbury Road. |
| Merritt, C. P. | Victoria Street. |
| Merrett, John | Sea Street. |
| Nutten, Thomas | Victoria Street. |
| Arrowsmith, G. | Medical Hall, Harbour Street and Oxford Street. |
| Griffith, Chas. | High Street. |
| Horne, W. | Bostal Hill. |
| Robinson, H. | Canterbury Road. |
| Cox, G. | High Street. |
| Kemp, Leonard | High Street. |
| Solly, Henry | High Street. |
| Golden, T. S. | High Street. |
| Hoult, Mrs. M. A. | Harbour Street. |
| Hughes, Mrs. E. (ladies) | High Street. |
| Moor, W. J. | High Street. |
| Philpott, S. | Ludgate Hill. |
| Rowden, Jas. | High Street. |
| Staniland, Thomas | Cheapside. |
| Warner, A. | Essex Street. |
| Baker, Henry J. | Oxford Street. |
| Brown, J. | Harbour Street. |
| Browning, T. & Son | Canterbury Road and Sea Street. |
| Cladish,-. | Harwich Street. |
| Coleman, H. P. | Oxford Street. |
| Gann & Brown | Ludgate Hill and The Beach. |
| Nutten, Thomas, A. | Victoria Street. |
| Putwain, C. | High Street. |
| Amos, Jas., jun. | Oxford Street. |
| Dawkings, G. & W. | Canterbury Road |
| Goldsmith, Mrs. | 2 Canterbury Road. |
| Green, John (sweets) | High Street. |
| Harris, James, W. | Oxford Street. |
| Holden, Charles. | High Street. |
| Newton, J. H. | High Street. |
| Offredi, V. | Harbour Street and The Beach. |
| Pettman, Richard | High Street. |
| Reeves, G. | High Street. |
| Turner, W. (sweets) | High Street. |
| Harlow, John | Oxford Street. |
| Luckhurst, John | High Street. |
| Read, M. A. | Church Road. |
| Rowland, J. M. | Bostal Hill. |
| Barton, George | High Street. |
| Buss, Richard | High Street. |
| Durrant, E | High Street. |
| Frend, E. | High Street. |
| Gann, Mrs. G. | Harbour Street. |
| Hoult, Mrs. M.A. | Harbour Street. |
| Kemp, Jas. | High Street. |
| Kemp, Mrs. | Harbour Street. |
| Maxted, Mrs. | Oxford Street. |
| Miller, J. | Canterbury Road. |
| Griffith, Chas | High Street. |
| Clifford, Chas. | Downes Farm. |
| Creed, William | Joy Farm. |
| Deal, Wm. | Church Street. |
| Gann, G.A. | Court Leas. |
| Gibbs, Frederick | Church Street Farm. |
| Goodwin, H.J. | Highgate Farm. |
| Haliday, Stephen | Church Street. |
| Hilton, Henry | Cloud's House Farm. |
| Holness, Robert | Pound Farm. |
| Hooker, -- | Millstrood Farm. |
| Mungam, Geo | Bogshole Farm. |
| Plommer, Geo. | Brooklands. |
| Pout, Edward | _______ |
| Saddleton, Stephen. | Parsonage Farm. |
| Saddleton, Thomas. | Bostal Farm. |
| Webb, G. | Grummage Hill Farm, Bostal Hill. |
| Baker, H.J. | Oxford Street. |
| Clark, E. | High Street. |
| Elliott, George | Canterbury Road. |
| Frend, Richard. | Harbour Street. |
| Gann, F. R. | High Street. |
| Harris, Mrs. Jane | Harbour Street. |
| Harrison, Thomas | High Street. |
| Hodges, William | High Street. |
| Kemp, Thomas, sen. | High Street. |
| Nutten, Mrs. | Victoria Street. |
| Rigden, E. | Sydenham Street. |
| Whorlow, A. | High Street. |
| Browning, A. | High Street. |
| Odden, S. & Son. | High Street. |
| Moor, W. J. | High Street. |
| Alce, Mrs. E. | Harbour Place. |
| Amos, James, sen. | Island Wall. |
| Baker, R. | High Street. |
| Browning, Charles | Bexley Street and The Wall. |
| Carden, William* | Harbour Street. |
| Cox, W. J.* | High Street. |
| Cozens, Richard | High Street. |
| Daly, H. L. | (next the Post Office), High Street. |
| Driffield, Charles | Cheapside. |
| Edenden. J. T. K. | High Street. |
| Gann, J. H. | Harbour Street. |
| Goldfinch, J. | Harbour Street. |
| Holden, Osborne | High Street. |
| Holden, William & Son | Harbour Street. |
| How, G. | Canterbury Road. |
| International Tea Company. | High Street. |
| Jarrett, Thomas Wm. | Oxford Street. |
| Kemp, Aaron | Victoria Street. |
| Nicholls, L. C. | High Street. |
| Nicholls, Wallace Burwood | 7 Canterbury Road. |
| Tilley, Albert | 46 Sydenham Street. |
| Barton, A. | Canterbury Road. |
| Spratt, Marshall | High Street. |
| Allen, F. O. | Harbour Street. |
| Barton, George. | High Street. |
| Daniels, George | Victoria House, High Street. |
| Golden. T. S. | High Street. |
| Staniland, Thomas | Cheapside. |
| Gann, H. and G. H. | Ludgate Hill. |
| Church, George | High Street. |
| Gann, James | Cheapside. |
| Alma | Knight, Harry | Island Wall. |
| Bear and Key Hotel | Brannan, W. | Cheapside. |
| Bricklayer's Arms | Kemp, Jas. E. | Harbour Street. |
| Coach & Horses | Ruck, Fredk. | High Street. |
| Dredger's Arms | Stickells, Frederick | Sea Wall. |
| Duke of Cumberland Hotel | Gurr, Charles | bottom of High Street. |
| East Kent Hotel | Kennard, Edwin. | Oxford Street. |
| Fisherman's Arms | Carden, Edwin | Island Wall. |
| Fountain | Wood, A. G. | Sydenham Street. |
| Four Horse Shoes | Saddleton, Jas. | Bostall Hill. |
| Globe | Tilley, Jas. | Victoria Street. |
| Golden Lion | Pettman, Frederick | Church Road. |
| Guinea Inn | Griffith, William | Island Wall. |
| King's Head | Rowden, J. G. | Island Wall. |
| Longreach Tavern | Parfett, Rueben | Bostal Hill. |
| Lord Nelson | Hills, Henry | Harbour Street. |
| Monument | Hodges, Mrs. C. | Church Street. |
| Pearson's Arms | Gardener, Robert | Sea Wall. |
| Prince Albert | Brodley, J. | Horsebridge Road. |
| Prince of Wales | Frend, John S. | High Street. |
| Queen's Head | Stokes, Geo. | High Street. |
| Railway Inn | Giles, Richard | Canterbury Road. |
| Railway Tavern | Padbury, W. T. | Harbour Street. |
| Rising Sun | Spratt, Maria | Harwich Street. |
| Royal Naval Reserve | Marsh, Henry | High Street. |
| Royal Native | Dadd, Henry | Harbour Street. |
| S. E. Railway Tavern | Mills, Geo. Henry | Ludgate Hill. |
| Ship Inn | Gammon, William J. | High Street. |
| Sovereign | Kennedy, Joseph | Victoria Street. |
| Stag | Spencer, William | Sea Wall. |
| Steam Packet | Taylor, Mrs. A. | The Harbour. |
| The Hoy | Robinson, H. | High Street. |
| The Shades | Fielding, F. & Co. | High Street. |
| Two Brewers | Carlton, Richard | Canterbury Road. |
| Carden, Edward | Island Wall. |
| Warner, A. | Essex Street. |
| Warner, George | Horsebridge Road. |
| Callingham, James | Bostal Hill |
| Feakins, R. (Exors. of) | Church Road. |
| Braton, George | High Street. |
| Buss, Richard | Commerce House, High Street. |
| Coleman, Mrs. G. E. | Oxford Street. |
| Frend, E. | High Street. |
| Gann, Mrs. G. | Harbour Street. |
| Kemp, M. A. | High Street. |
| Kemp, Mrs. G. | Harbour Street. |
| Maxted, Mrs. | Oxford Street. |
| Putwain, C. | High Street. |
| Cox, G. A. | High Street. |
| Cox, William John | High Street. |
| Coleman, Thomas | High Street. |
| Gann, James | Cheapside. |
| Springthorp's | High Street. |
| Vincent, Henry | High Street. |
| Harrison & Nicholls | Fountain Street. |
| Newing, J. D. | Harbour Street. |
| Wyver, George | High Street. |
| Wyver, James & Co. | Oxford Street. |
| Cox, W. J. | High Street. |
| Tomas, Lawry | Oxford Street. |
| Gann, H. | Sea Wall. |
| Hoult, W. H. | Sea Wall. |
| Lawson, W. J. | Harbour Street. |
| Anderson, Absolem | Cambridge House, Oxford Street. |
| Baker, George | Merkland House, Oxford Street. |
| Bell, Thomas | 5 Swan Terrace, Canterbury Road. |
| Butcher, James | 13 Canterbury Road. |
| Gann, H. & G. H. | Ludgate Hill. |
| Goldfinch Bros. | Beach. |
| Hoult, Charles. | Sea Wall. |
| Harrison, Thomas | 16 Victoria Street. |
| Adam, Alexander | Island Wall. |
| Collar & Sons | Island Wall. |
| Dyason, John | Lower Island. |
| Gann, H. & G. H. | Ludgate Hill and The Beach. |
| Goldfinch Bros. | Beach. |
| Hoult, Charles (mast maker). | Sea Wall. |
| Kemp, Frederick | Harbour Place. |
| Kemp, William | Swan Fields |
| Nicholls, A. | Canterbury Road. |
| Rowden, C. | 16 Argyle Road. |
| Solley, H. | The Beach. |
| Hodges, Samuel | Church Street. |
| Humphrey, Wallace | Horsebridge Road. |
| Wells, Kennett | Canterbury Road. |
| Walthew, E. G. | Assembly Rooms; and at Canterbury. |
| Etheridge, Charles | Ivy House, Oxford Street. |
| Hayward, J. W. | Oxford Street. |
| Wheeler, R. T. | High Street. |
| Adams, Henry | Harbour Street. |
| Allen, F. O. | Harbour Street. |
| Daniels, Geo. | Victoria House, High Street. |
| Mitchell, Isaac | High Street. |
| Sandy, F. & H. | Essex Street. |
| Reeves, E. & T. | Sea Wall. |
| Coleman, E. P. | Harbour Street. |
| Nicholls, Lewis Charles | High Street. |
| Cox, G. A. | High Street. |
| Daniels, David | High Street. |
| Gower, Joseph | High Street. |
| Kemp, Leonard | High Street and The Beach. |
| Kemp, Mrs. | Harbour Street. |
| Philpott, Mrs. | Harbour Street. |
| Amos & Ford | Church Road. |
| Cornelius, T. | Oxford Street. |
| Ford, Cephas. | High Street. |
| Gower, Jones. | High Street. |
| Holden, William | High Street. |
| Humphrey, J. E. | High Street. |
| Parsons, E. A. | High Street. |
| Vennall, Charles | Harbour Street. |
| Brannan, William | Bear and Key, Cheapside. |
| Driffield, Charles | Cheapside. |
| Fielding F. & Co. | Shades Tavern, High Street. |
| Gurr, Charles | Duke of Cumberland Hotel, High Street. |