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George Perks

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I am looking for any help with the address of George Perks he lived at 'The Grange' which I think was on Aldridge Road Great Barr. George died in 1892. His wife was Maria who died in 1883. Maria was the daughter of Joseph Gillott. Many thanks:)
 
sorry i just cant find aldridge road to look through. keep seeing george perks, the grange, aldridge rd. but not the whole road with the neighbours. :(
 
George's address changed from Kirkstall Villa, Perry Barr to The Grange Perry Barr between 1878 and 1880. the position of the Grange on Aldridge road is shown on the 1890 map at https://www.british-history.ac.uk/mapsheet.aspx?compid=55192&sheetid=10073&zm=1&x=261&y=304&ox=1614&oy=2572 . The Grange is a different house to Kirkstall villa , as in 1890 George Perks is listed at the Grange and Isaac Bradley at Kirkstall villa. Kirkstall villa is , however, also in Aldridge Road.. John Cook Giles at Lichfield Villa and James Keay at The Mount and john mousley, at Wellhead cottage were three of his fairly close neighbours.
mike
 
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Wendy is this what you wanted? It's the Dwellings both sides of George Perks
It's from the 1881 census

Building No 32 Aldridge Rd UNINHABITED Census Place Handsworth, Stafford, England

No 34 Aldridge Rd Census PlaceHandsworth, Stafford, England

Thos. Richd. MASSIE Head M Male 37 Northwick, Cheshire, England Commision Agent
Isabella MASSIE Wife M Female 38 Dorchester, Dorset, England Emily Gertd. MASSIE Daur U Female 11 Birmingham, Warwick, England Scholar
Beatrice E. MASSIE Daur U Female 7 Bham, Warwick, England Scholar
Florence C. MASSIE Daur U Female 2 Bham, Warwick, England
Maria WHITTINGHAM Servant U Female 18 Bham, Warwick, England Domestic Servant

The Grange Census Place Handsworth, Stafford, England

Geo. PERKS Head M Male 56 Bham, Warwick, England Income From Govt Securities
Maria PERKS Wife M Female 53 Bham, Warwick, England
Mary L. WEDGWOOD Other U Female 30 Bridgworth, Shropshire, England Companion
Emma SCOTT Servant U Female 31 Shenstone, Stafford, England Cook
Annie M. ROBERTS Servant U Female 22 Ironbridge, Shropshire, England Housemaid
Louisa WHEALE Servant U Female 25 Dudley, Stafford, England Parlourmaid
Rose A. HARPER Servant U Female 24 Hallow, Worcester, England Housemaid

Kirkstall Villa Census Place Handsworth, Stafford, England

Elizth. K. NEELE Head W Female 80 London, Middlesex, England Income Derived From Dividends
Elizth. NEELE Daur U Female 57 London, Middlesex, England Retired Schoolmistress
Henrietta J. NEELE Daur U Female 49 London, Middlesex, England Missionary
Sarah A. BRADFORD Servt U Female 18 Bham, Warwick, England Domestic Cook
Clara E. HADDLETON Servt U Female 15 Erdington, Warwick, England Domestic Housemaid

Lichfield Villa Census Place Handsworth, Stafford, England

John C. GILES Head M Male 65 Manchester, Lancashire, England Accountant
Mirriam GILES Wife M Female 63 London, Middlesex, England
John Geo. GILES Son U Male 33 Bham, Warwick, England Accountant
Francis GILES Son U Male 31 Bham, Warwick, England Accountant
Cecilia HOOTON Wifes Sister U Female 65 Bham, Warwick, England
Sarah SMITH Servt U Female 17 West Bromwich, Stafford, England Domestic General
Evan J. REES Lodger U Male 32 Cowbridge, Gloucester, England Vicar Of Perry Barr
 
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Wow thanks Chris this is brilliant now we have a good picture of the family and the house. Thanks for all your hard work I don't know how you do it with your eye problem you are such a star!

Mike as always fantastic information. I will have a look and see if Franchise street still excists. You have also cleared up the info on Kirkstall Villa........brilliant now I have something to go on!
 
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Re George Perks
My father purchased the Grange in 1950 - it was no 48 Aldridge Road. It had become a seedy hotel called the Tresco and was used as accommodation for American personnel during the war. He renovated the building and it became a fine home again and then a club. It was demolished in the 70's to make room for halls of residence for Aston university. I have photographs of the house in its prime if required.
 
hi robert marshall
i have just been reading your threads and other members in put on the perks family and the name of george perks is one of them
this famil of perks comes into my mothes tree and george perks was an uncle to her and they was wealthy
they had a big houses but whe the aldridge rd and pery barr end came into it ;it was automaticicall rang bells with me
of the stories from my mother and her family history and connections of perks which goes back donkeys years around he period you are speaking of
i have got some bits of snippetts of paper with a marridge of george perksso i am going o dig them out and research my mother of perks
they had alot of bussinesss around and i recall gong to a big house with a drive and inside they had servants when i was a litle whipper snapper at the time
my mothers family was wealthy as well throug her mother whom was apart of the perks connections and i beleive her mothers mother came from amerca
and there americns connections which falls into the around periods of time you have mentioniond so i will research my rand mother and the grand mother of the perksof yester years ; will come back at some stage and say more best wishes astonian;
 
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