Redditch streets lost during the new town development
| Propery | Occupant | More Details |
|---|---|---|
At: 14 Walford Street In 1901 | Was Age: Born: | Trading as: Notes: Not in Occupation Source of data: JC – Census |
At: 15 Walford Street In 1881 | Was Martha E. Davis Age: 54 Born: Birmingham | Trading as: Income derived from house Notes: Source of data: JC – Census |
At: 15 Walford Street In 1891 | Was James Colling (widower) Age: 62 Born: Arrow, Warwickshire | Trading as: General Labourer Notes: (On the 1891 census the enumerator came to this house after Court 1 House 2, Walford Street) On the 1881 census James was married to Kezia and they lived at 8 Vine Street. Not sure if name is Colling, Collings or Collins as all three on census. On the 1901 census James lived at the same address. Source of data: JC – Census |
At: 15 Walford Street In 1901 | Was James Colling (widower) Age: 72 Born: Arrow, Warwickshire | Trading as: Domestic Gardener Notes: James had 3 boarders at home. On the 1891 census James lived at the same address. Source of data: JC – Census |
At: 15 Walford Street In 1911 | Was Alfred Thomas Age: 44 Born: Herefordshire | Trading as: Sanitary – Urban District Council Labourer Notes: Wife Bertha (47) Needle Wrapper. (On the 1911 census they had stated that they hadn’t had any children born alive) (On the 1911 census the enumerator came to this house after Court 1 House 1, Walford Street) On the 1901 census Alfred was a boarder at Phlegm Cottages, Brockhill Lane, North Redditch. Source of data: JC – Census |
At: 16 Walford Street In 1881 | Was John Darwill Age: 25 Born: Redditch | Trading as: Machine Needles Notes: Wife Louisa (22) Needle Paperer plus 3 children at home. Source of data: JC – Census |
At: 16 Walford Street In 1891 | Was John Bott (widower) Age: 72 Born: Bromsgrove | Trading as: Butcher & Slaughterer Notes: On the 1871 census John was married to Maria and they lived in Walford Street. On the 1901 census John lived in Walford Street but no at the same house. Source of data: JC – Census |
At: 16 Walford Street In 1901 | Was Age: Born: | Trading as: Notes: Not in Occupation Source of data: JC – Census |
At: 16 Walford Street In 1911 | Was Lizzie Checklyn (widow) Age: 40 Born: Nuneaton, Warwickshire | Trading as: Notes: Lizzie had 2 working children + 1 younger child at home. (On the 1911 census Lizzie had stated that she had had 7 children born alive but 4 had died) On the 1901 census Lizzie was married to Joseph and they lived 117 St George’s Street. Lizzie died in 1918. Source of data: JC – Census |
At: 17 Walford Street In 1881 | Was Sophia White Age: 40 Born: Webheath, Worcestershire | Trading as: Needle Driller Notes: Sophia had her father-in-law William White (79) Labourer + sister Elizabeth White (22) Needle Sticker at home. On the 1871 census Sophia was boarding with Sarah Bennett in Walford Street. Source of data: JC – Census |
