Property: 2 & 4 Walford Street ln year: 1911

Occupant: Emma Shelton (widow) aged:  48  Born:  Redditch

Trade: Beerhouse Keeper – own account

Notes: Emma had 1 working son + 1 younger daughter at home. It was Emma’s son William Frederick aged 17 who filled in the census form. They lived at “The Lamp”. (On the 1911 census Emma had stated that she had had 3 children born alive but 1 had died) (On the 1911 census the enumerator stopped at this house in Walford Street before going to 2 New Street) On the 1901 census Emma was married to Harry and they lived in Arrow Road, Redditch. On the 1904, 1908 and 1912 Kelly’s Directories Emma was classed as Beer Retailer, 4 Walford Street.

Source: JC – Census