Jelfs ,aston Road North 1947

[Astonian]

Hi guys
I Am looking for a picture of 67 aston rd norh it is a shop i beleive possible cafe and have reason to beleive it was a relative to my grand father possible an older brothere way back in time ln 1947 ;
and if not possible could it be crossed check for the surname of the occupants owner or whom would be registered there ;please ;
many thanks astonian;;

 

[Phil]

Hi Astonian


I can tell you that in 1949/50, 67 Aston Rd North was listed as Lion Hall Ltd. Dance Hall. Sorry I can't find a photo.

 

[Astonian]

hi phil;
i have got written down that it was taken from the ledger in the libary as a shop at 67 aston rd north 1947
and he died in 1956 also there is a name of solicters and accounts i presume it would have been a tea rooms as they was known for them ;
and at the time he was living in fern rd erington birmingham 23 1956
many thanks best wishes astonian;

 

[mikejee]

In the 1947 electoral roll it is listed as Edward Whitehead

 

[Phil]

I don't know if this is of any help, but these are the listings under Jelf & Jelfs in the 1949/50 edition of Kelly's.

Jelf's Removals, furniture removers, & repositories, 261 Washwood Heath rd. Saltley 8
Jelf Alice G. (Mrs.), shopkpr. 460 Slade rd. Erdington 23.Erdington 4017
Jelf Arth. dining rms. 105 Aston road north 6 ; 42 Pershore st 5 ; 313 Bloomsbury st 7;
8 College rd. Saltley 8; 103 Spring hill 18; 84 Snow hill 4;
9 Rocky la 6; & 121 William st 15
Jelf Ernest, coffee rms. 235, & fried fish dlr. 237, Park la 6 (Aston Cross 3484)
& dining rms. 41 Great Hampton st 18; 139 & 294 Lichfield rd 6; 73 Park rd 18;
& 1 New Canal st5

Jelf Hy. Chas. coffee ho. 91 Alma st. & dining rms. 2 Portland st. Aston 6
Jelf Ivy (Miss), refrshmt. room, 901 Tyburn rd. Erdington 24
Jelf Wm. coffee rms. 140 High st. Aston 6; & 44A, Loveday st 4
Jelfs A. crockery hire service, 325 Bloomsbury st 7.Aston Cross 1411
Jelfs D. H. motor engnr. in Longbridge la. Northfield 31. Priory 2722
Jelfs Frank,newsagt.387 Victoria rd Aston 6 East 2412.

 

[mikejee]

therer is the saem entry for no 67 in the Kellys for 1940,43,44 and 46

 

[Astonian]

hi guys ; mike and phil;
many thanks for your valuable time in researching my request its more than i ever dreamed of
one or two i knewof around the hockley area and some of the family names frank in partcular now ; as i knew he was from brettonford
and when he died they brought him back to brum to be buried astonian

 

[Astonian]

hi guys
just a little more to add regarding frank jelf and the news agents in victoria rd 378 which was opersite the victoria rd police station all those years ago
my mom told me of her father ernest jelf must have taken over or vice a versa of the shop and she said he asked my mom and my dad to run it for him ;
she told me he tried to intefere with the way he ran the shop ; and he got to a stage where upon he said to her father here is the keys you run
the shop your self ;my dad had the brains for bussiness so he left him to it ;
i do ot know wheher frank bought the shop first but i can recall uncle frnk working the small farm they had out in bretonford when he was young
as i recall him i think he lost an eye through handling a bulluck on the farm which was owned by the hughes family hence the family connections with the hughes and the war years trading for birmingham provisions which where upon they had two ware houses units one at tyburn rd and one at the rear of 235
and 7 park lane aston ; which kept all there provisions for all there bussines
as i aid i do notwhom had the shop first in victoria rd frank or ernie ; and when frank died they brought is body back to brum ; afew years ago now the wife of franks died and her body is burried some where in sutton coldfield and there was an isertion of a news slip asking for anyreleies to the wife of franks ;
to contact the undertakers in sutton ; i do not know if anybody did or not ;as far as to whether she was remated or buryed i do not know that either
thjanks again mike and phill an other member for taking time in reading my request ; best wishes astonian;