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Thanks so much everyone. You're amazing!!!! That must be my Richard. I never thought that he would have more than one occupation. That's very enlightening. I was trying to understand how he went from being a beer retailer to an iron founder but he must have been working in a similar trade all...

I know that my 3Xgreat grand father Richard Burley was a brew retailer in 1839 (from trade directory) & in 1841 from the census. I'm trying to find out what occupation he had before this time. I know that he married Anne Davis at St. Bartholomew's Church Edgbaston in 1823; I found the...

Hi Mike The address I have was from Robsion's Birmingham & Sheffield Directory 1839. Perhaps the family had moved. The map is great. Thanks for your efforts!!! Never having lived in Birmingham I'm not familiar with the city. Was Cheapside part of the Market in 1841?

Thanks Dennis The family name is Burley. According to the 1839 trade directory they lived at 307 Cheapside. I'll look for the book you mentioned. Cheers Karro

Thanks so much for your insight on this matter Mike. What is the poor rate? I haven't heard that term before. I assume that it refers to one's income?? I would imagine that a householder could earn a fairly good income selling beer. Do you think that individuals that were not assessed on...

One of my ancestors was a brew retailer in the late 1830's. I believe that he sold beer from his home on Cheapside in birmingham. Are there any books (accounts) about people (families) that sold beer from their homes? I'm just trying to get a sense of their life. I beieve that after the...

From the 1841 census and another earlier source that I found, it appears that my 3Xgreat grandfather sold beer from his home on Cheapside. I'm just trying to get a sense of what being a brew retailer would have been like. The Beerhouse Act allowed persons to sell beer and cider from their home...

Thanks so much for checking Wendy Since you so graciously mentioned that there are other Burley's would you mind looking for Richards children?? Benjamin Burley b 1824 died June Q 1853 Thomas Burley b 1828 died 1876? Richard Burley b1835 died March Q 1889 Cheers Karro

Ann Hannah Burley died on Sept 3, 1867 39 yrs John her husband died on November 11, 1896 at 70 yrs Also remembered on the tombstone between Ann & John is thier first son John who only lived 2 months, died in 1851.

Hi Wendy Can please check your list of inscriptions for Richard Burley b1800. He died in Birmingham in December 1855. (His Will was proved on December 12, 1855 if this helps). His wife is Anne Burley. Thanks Karro

Anne was 39 years when she died. I'm certain that her death was unexpected as she had just given birth to their last child. John bought a large headstone for her. It stood upright with a rounded corners. There is a spray of small flowers carved above the inscription. John was in his 70th...

I was recently delighted to find a photo of my great great grandfather's headstone on the memorial photos at this forum. What I'm wondering is if anyone could provide any insight into the inscriptions on the headstone. Reading between the lines so to speak. John's wife Anne Hannah died first...

Thanks. I have seen the 1911 census. I'm quite certain that they arrived in 1889 because I found them in the City Directory from 1890 onwards. The information was gathered the year before printing.

Yes. Ellen Skinner was her maiden name. Did you find something interesting????

Hi John I thinking about free land offers myself. It's difficult to know. As far as know he never worked as a farmer or recieved free land. They lived in a large city and he continued to work in his trade, plating. I was wondering about free passage. Perhaps there was some incentive for...

Thanks Suzane. I'll check into these possibilities. A fresh pair of eyes makes all the difference.

The family name is Burley. It is Benjamin Burley & his wife Ellen, however the names ar unclear. The childern are John, Ben & Emma. It lloks as if there is an infant as well but the name is unclear.

I found what I believe is my great grandparents on a Ships List of the Polynesian sailing Sept 1889 to Canada. However the names of both my grandparents are unclear and under the ages of both it looks like an R is written. Does that mean something? Also my grandfathers occupation states Farmer...

I'm trying to locate any discendants of John Burley b1827 in Birmingham. He married twice, first to Ann Hannah Skipp, after Ann died he married Jane Shirley. I'm especially interested in locating information about their daughters Emma Burley b 1850, Mary b1855, Eleanor b1857, Elizabeth Ann b...

Hi Lousia By accident I opened your posting. I'm delighted to see that you have taken a photo of my great great grandfather John Burley & his first wife Ann Hannah Burley's grave. I don't live in England so it would be difficult to get a picture of their headstone. If you have larger imagines...