Property: 3 Church Green South ln year: 1871

Occupant: Mary Smith (widow) aged:  46  Born:  Redditch

Trade: Grocer –

Notes: Mary had 2 working children + 1 Lodger at home. On later census Church Green South was Market Place. On the 1861 census Mary was a Grocer in Chapel Green which on later census was Church Green South and then Market Place. On the 1851 census Mary was married to William and they lived William Street, Redditch. In the 1861 Slater’s Directory of Worcestershire, Mary was Grocer, Market Place. In the 1865 Jones’s Mercantile Directory of the Iron District, Mary was Grocer, Market Place. In the 1872 Kelly’s Directory of Worcestershire Mary was Grocer, Market Place. In the 1872 Kelly’s Directory Mary was Beer Retailer, Market Place. In the 1873 Gazetteer and Directory of Worcestershire Mary was classed under Ginger Beer Manufacturers, 3 Market Place.

Source: JC – Census