Property: Unknown Birmingham Road ln year: 1871

Occupant: Samuel Thomas aged:  64  Born:  Bitton, Glos.

Trade: Needle Manufacturer – employing 122 work people

Notes: Wife Mary (63) plus 2 working sons John (25) Commercial Clerk & Henry (22) Commercial Clerk + daughter Mary (23) + 3 servants at home. Samuel was classed as Samuel Thomas and Son and they seemed to live at British Needle Mills. Next door though classed as Albert Street lived their son Samuel also classed as Samuel Thomas & Son.

Source: JC – Census