15 Louisa Street, Birmingham, Was This A Residence Please?

[Kat7272]

Hi

Could anyone tell me if 15 Louisa Street was a residence in 1873 please.

I suspect it is, but I have just found a relation living there in 1873 who is listed as a painter and decorator.

It's been 24 hours of discovery as regards my family tree.

Thank you

 

[horsencart]

In the 1878 directory there is at number 15

Strawbridge Wm Joseph Painter

Hi

Could anyone tell me if 15 Louisa Street was a residence in 1873 please.

I suspect it is, but I have just found a relation living there in 1873 who is listed as a painter and decorator.

It's been 24 hours of discovery as regards my family tree.

Thank you

 

[Phil]

Hi Kat,

In 1873 15 Louisa Street was listed under William Joseph Strawbridge painter



Sorry horsencart we were posting at the same time.

 

[Kat7272]

Thanks horsencart and Phil, but was it actually a residence or a business/workshop?

 

[Phil]

Kat

That's a bit difficult to answer from a listing in a trade directory, though it is listed as his private address as well as his business address so perhaps he was working from home?

 

[Kat7272]

Yes, good one Phil, I think that's right, but I wanted to run it past the Oracle's (members) on here.

 

[mikejee]

If the name is listed with a profession then it can usually be assumed he was running his business from there. Small painters and decorators usually ran their businesses from home

 

[Pedrocut]

Had your relation lost a fawn coloured pup?
August 1873

 

[robert]

Pedrocut, you never fail to amaze me with your news clipings, having a dog there would proberly mean it was a residence. Brilliant.

 

[Kat7272]

Hi Pedrocut

Thanks for the newspaper clipping. How fab that you have managed to find that. It freaked me out a bit until I read it twice, I thought it said a 'fawn coloured pug' to begin with! There are two fawn coloured pugs in the family and I have one of them!!!!!