Redditch streets lost during the new town development
| Propery | Occupant | More Details |
|---|---|---|
At: 2 Alcester Street In 1901 | Was Albert D. Lewis Age: 32 Born: Isle of Man | Trading as: own account at home Photographer & Frame Maker Notes: (The enumerator had put this down as Red Lion Street but fairly sure this was actually Alcester Street and they started at this house in Alcester Street after 6 Clarks Yard). Source of data: JC – Census |
At: 2 Alcester Street In 1911 | Was Age: Born: | Trading as: Notes: Uninhabited (On the 1911 census the enumerator started at this uninhabited shop after Marine Stores which was after a Mill, both in Alcester Street) Source of data: JC – Census |
At: 2 Alcester Street In 1914 | Was Lewis Bros. Age: Born: | Trading as: Photographers Notes: Source of data: JC – Bennetts |
At: 2 Alcester Street In 1924 | Was Walter George Gorin Age: Born: | Trading as: Shopkeeper Notes: In the 1928 Kelly’s Directory there was a Mrs Jane Gorin, Shopkeeper at 2 Alcester Street. Source of data: JC – Kelly’s |
At: 20 Alcester Street In 1914 | Was Cyrus Merriman Age: Born: | Trading as: Fruiterer Notes: On the 1911 census he was living at 47 Alcester Street. Source of data: JC – Bennetts |
At: 20 & 22 Alcester Street In 1901 | Was Age: Born: | Trading as: Notes: In Occupation but uninhabited Source of data: JC – Census |
At: 21 Alcester Street In 1861 | Was Age: Born: | Trading as: Notes: Uninhabited Source of data: JC – Census |
At: 21 Alcester Street In 1871 | Was James B. Phillips Age: 57 Born: Birmingham | Trading as: Retired Auctioneer Notes: Wife Elizabeth (54) Fishing Tackle Maker plus 1 daughter + 1 servant. On the 1881 census Elizabeth was now a widow and still lived at 21 Alcester Street but no numbers stated on this census but seem to be at this number along the street. On the 1861 census they lived in Victoria Street, Redditch. In the 1855 Billing’s Directory and Gazetteer James was classed as Auctioneer and Appraiser and Leather Dealer, Unicorn Hill. In the Jones’s 1865 Mercantile Directory of the Iron District of South Staffordshire and East Worcestershire James was Fishing Tackle maker, Auctioneer, Appraiser and House Agent, Alcester Street. Source of data: JC – Census |
At: 21 Alcester Street In 1881 | Was Elizabeth Phillips (widow) Age: 65 Born: Astwood Bank | Trading as: Fishing Tackle Manufacturer Notes: Elizabeth had 1 nephew at home. They lived at this address on the 1891 census. On the 1871 census she was living with her husband James B. Phillips in Alcester Street but no number stated but quite possbily at this number. In the 1872 Post Office Directory Elizabeth was classed as Fishing Tackle and Swivel Manufacturer, Alcester Street. In the 1884 Kelly’s Directory Elizabeth was Fishing Tackle and Swivel Manufacturer, 21 Alcester Street. Source of data: JC – Census |
At: 21 Alcester Street In 1891 | Was Elizabeth Phillips (widow) Age: 75 Born: Worcs. | Trading as: Living on own Means Notes: Elizabeth also had 1 nephew at home. On the 1881 census they lived at this address. Elizabeth died 13th May 1891 at 21 Alcester Street. In the 1888 Kelly’s Directory William Howard Adams, Elizabeth’s nephew, Needle Manufacturer, 21 Alcester Street. Source of data: JC – Census |