horace baxter shoe shop

[craig nation]

has anyone a picture of this shop please

 

[pjmburns]

Welcome ot the Forum.
I think you might need to give a bit more information for our members to try and help.
Where was the shop - road and, if possible, number. what dates are we talking about? Thanks

 

[brummy-lad]

From the 1939 register.

 

[brummy-lad]

This is number 86 in the 1950s. but doubtful that this was a shop.

 

[craig nation]

no bottetourt road was where he lived , thankyou

 

[pjmburns]

So 1939 register is correct.
He is living at 86 as shown on the map. If ge had a shop it was elsewhere

 

[craig nation]

he was in the 70s , he later moved to above the shoe shop (i went there once) he lived there with Maralyn and her son Ross , they both moved to the USA after his death , just trying to find some history on my mothers side of the family , he is buried in kings norton church cemetery , the 1939 register is correct

 

[craig nation]

"we were also looking for a Horace Baxter shoe shop on the opposite corner to the Sun Inn on Bristol Street" found in a search

 

[pjmburns]

Even in 1970 he is recorded on erolls as living at Bottecourt Road. Online erolls stop after that date.

The death of his wife, Harriet Evelyn, in 1992 has a probate address of Botttecourt Road

 

[brummy-lad]

Was Evelyn his wife?

 

[craig nation]

correct , i think he had the shop from the 60s maybe even the 50s , he left nan in the 70s , she still lived in bot road untill see passed .

 

[pjmburns]

I assumed so as she is about the same age but I could be wrong.

 

[craig nation]

Evelyn was my nan , my moms name was beryle baxter untill she wed dad , nation

 

[pjmburns]

Do you have a surname for Maralyn?

 

[craig nation]

no , i do remember she had a son Ross and was told they both moved to america after horace died , he was by then living on the fold in kings norton and had changed his name to "Max Baxter" god knows why , his grave says Horace Baxter , nans son bought the house in selly oak off the council , Terry Baxter who i think is still alive , he used to own Motor salvage in redditch .