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Farm Road Sparkbrook

CGR said:
Great! Thank you all for this helpful info. It looks like it could be a Victorian property but an AI search says Farm Road houses were built in 1930s - any ideas or older maps available please? Also, an AI search say Aston, Warwickshire, was known officially as Aston-juxta-Birmingham until early 20th century - is that right? Thx!
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Please NEVER believe ANYTHING that AI says unless you have confirmed it. It was correct about Aston justa Birmingham being used
 
Astoness said:
how interesting pedro...not sure if CGR is related to may and knows about what she did in later life..just one thing..wiki has got her birth wrong..they have put 10th november 1878 but as her birth cert shows it was 7th november 1878

lyn
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yes, that is in whom i'm interested - no relation - art historical interest.
 
Astoness said:
how interesting pedro...not sure if CGR is related to may and knows about what she did in later life..just one thing..wiki has got her birth wrong..they have put 10th november 1878 but as her birth cert shows it was 7th november 1878

lyn
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yes that's right (well spotted)
 
So why did Harry say he was an architect on the birth certificate, and why was he in Farm Road between say !872 and 1881 ?

Harry said, in the libel case of 1892, that he had opened the Branch of Messrs Mousells Bros in Leamington in 1879.
 
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Pedrocut said:
So why did Harry say he was an architect on the birth certificate, and why was he in Farm Road between say !872 and 1881 ?

Harry said, in the libel case of 1892, that he had opened the Branch of Messrs Mousells Bros in Leamington in 1879.
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good question pedro but as we have seen many times we can have the same person on 3 or more different census years with different occuptions..

lyn
 
Well Harry Smith Cooksey was married to Catherine Eliza Williams in December 1877 at Holy Trinity Bordesley.
He was listed as Timber Merchant and living at 188 Bradford Street.

If we look at Viv’s post 24 there is a Mr Cooksey nearby in 1877 at New Saw Mill, Sampson Road, coincidence ?
 
In July 1878 the London Gazette lists Harry Smith Cooksey as bankrupt.
Saw mills in Sampson Road, and his address given as 21 Ravenhurst Street.
 
bit more info on catherine...her probate dated 1908 leaves over £500 to husband harry smith cooksey removal agent

lyn
 
Cooksey was recruiting bricklayers to 'stack buildings' in 1877. Maybe this was why he's described as 'architect' on the birth cerificate. Stacking seems to involve decorative brickwork, so perhaps a degree of design was involved Screenshot_20260324_185103_Chrome.jpg
 
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