Property: Unknown Alcester Street ln year: 1871

Occupant: Thomas Avery aged:  38  Born:  Redditch

Trade: Cabinet Maker & Upholsterer – employing 1 hand & 2 apprentices

Notes: Wife Harriet (45) plus son Charles (15) Cabinet Maker + 1 daughter at home. (on the 1871 census the enumerator started at this house in Alcester Street after Church Green East) On the 1881 census Harriet was at 9 Alcester Street but no numbers stated on 1871 census. Thomas was lodging in Birmingham. On the 1861 census they lived in Birmingham. In the 1872 Kelly’s Directory Thomas was a Cabinet Maker, Alcester Street. In the 1873 Gazetteer and Directory of Worcestershire, Thomas Avery & Son Complete House Furnishers, General Brokers, Joiners Cabinet and Coffin Makers. Bedstead, Bedding and Carpet Warehousemen.

Source: JC – Census