Power, Henry Horatio 1829 - 1883

[Diane Power]

Henry Horatio Power (1829 - 1883) had the business license for a pub known as Fox and Dogs transferred into his name on 2 December 1870 and then transferred out of his name one month later, on 5 January 1871.

Does anyone know why he would have done this? What was the location of that pub?

He is my 2nd great grandfather, and he supplied many pubs with beer and whiskey throughout Birmingham in the 1860s and 1870s.

 

[MWS]

There's was a Fox and Dogs on Lionel St. Map from 1889...

 

[Pedrocut]

Strange.
Around 1864 Father dies, gets probate with brother.
1859 Partnership with father dissolved.
1871 Fox and Dogs transferred to Richard Willmott.
1870 from Willmott to Power.

 

[Pedrocut]

Where does the info that he supplied beer come from ?
His father’s business was corn dealer and seedsman in which he had a partnership.

 

[mikejee]

That is the wrong Fox & Dogs. the one mentioned is in Princip St. at no 63.



Richard Willmott is listed as licensee in the 1873 Directory at no 63
There seems to have been many landlords at that time, so maybe it was a difficult pub to run. Certianly 1 month is a very short time
Here is position of Power's pub

 

[mikejee]

As a corn dealer he may well have possibly supplied barley to pubs that had their own brewing facilities

 

[Pedrocut]

1871 he was still running his father’s business.
Henry H Power, corn dealer, Aston Rd fined 5s for unjust weight.

 

[Pedrocut]

Going through the census HHP is once registered as a Maltster and the other times as a corn dealer.

 

[Pedrocut]

There is a distressing story here, so left untold.

 

[Diane Power]

Where does the info that he supplied beer come from ?
His father’s business was corn dealer and seedsman in which he had a partnership.

My great grandfather (George Clement Power), Henry's son, tells the story of traveling to France with him to buy hops. He also worked for a time as a teenager doing collections from the pubs. When father Henry died, son George took over the business, but it went bankrupt and George escaped to America. These stories were all written down by George's grandson in Nebraska, who is my cousin.

I have no doubt that Henry was crooked in his dealings. He was known to be abusive to his family.

Nevertheless, the Power family has a long history in the Birmingham area and I am working to piece it together.

 

[Diane Power]

There's was a Fox and Dogs on Lionel St. Map from 1889...

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Thank you all for your help.

 

[Pedrocut]

Do you know about the distressing story concerning HRP’s father in 1864 ?

 

[Diane Power]

No, I don't think I do. What can you tell me?

 

[Pedrocut]

The Birmingham Daily Post of 13 October 1864 reports the Coroner's inquest on the death of Henry Power, a corn merchant with business at 58 Aston Road, who committed suicide on the Tuesday morning.

The details are given but I have not included as you may not want them not for public view.