More entries from the alphabetical list of Machynlleth tradesmen (and a few women !) from the Robson's Directory of North Wales published in 1840 are shown below.
There is another unusual place to buy beer here - from Morgan Rees, the shoemaker !

The surgeon was not highly trained around this time, and is listed here among shopkeepers and other tradesmen. He was able to pull teeth and set broken limbs, but not much else. The gentry would call in a physician for treatment, and working people were dealt with by the surgeon.
In later years the surgeon became much more skilled and rose to the top of the medical profession.

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