Owen W Thompson & Family

[rj31]

Anybody out there related to Owen W Thompson, whose family lived at 18 Hermitage Road, Edgbaston, from 1901 until at least 1950 and possibly later? Tracing a member of this family could be the only way I have of finding information about my grandmother, who we believe was a housekeeper or other form of domestic help at the house in the 1940s. Any leads gratefully received.

 

[Shera]

in 1901 living at 32 westfield rd edgbaston

henry s thompson 51 b. new south wales
bessy 47 b. new south wales
william 22 articled clerk to chartered acc. b. edgbaston
arthur 20 bank clerk b. edgbaston
ernest 18 apprentice to wholesale chemist b. edgbaston
OWEN W 14 b. edgbaston
maurice 11 b. edgbaston
ellen a clewert 24 visitor hospital nurse b. guernsey
mary lowe 64 cook domestic b. barnesbury
kate burgess 33 housemaid b. brierley hill
sarah blackwell 26 housemaid b.northampton
florence h/kedward 17 housemaid b.chippingcampden glouc



are any of these servants your ancester?

 

[Lloyd]

Residents according to the electoral roll for 18 Hermitage Road, Edgbaston:
In 1930, Owen Walter Thompson, Emily Catherine Thompson, Amy Brassington and Phyliss Madeline Ashmore.
In 1935, Owen Walter Thompson, Emily Catherine Thompson, Emily Morris and Blanche May Eastoe.
In 1939, Owen Walter Thompson, Emily Catherine Thompson, Kathleen Purcell and Agnes Pyke.

 

[rj31]

Thanks very much for the replies. My ancestor is Rose Horton, and according to electoral records she was only listed in the house 1948 and 1949, and not any other years. She was married (probably widowed in the war) and we have no details of a maiden name. We have no further information, having placed newspaper ads in Birmingham and made all reasonable checks through online BMD resources. We even visited the area and spoke to a number of locals. So our only real hope is that an ancestor of the Thompson family might know what happened to her.

 

[Shera]

have you looked at the deaths

rose horton birth date 8.4.1912 died apr 1984 age 72 in birmingham

rose ann horton b. 5.6.1921 died apr 1997 age 75 bham

rose may horton b. 25.8.1913 died mar 1992 age 78 bham

obviously there may be more and she may not have died in bham.


also some marriages in bham which may be your relative

rose aucott marr 1915 to henry horton aston.

rose m glasby marr 1924 to ? horton bham north

rose a lees marr 1912 to james e horton bham

rose maw marr 1925 to henry horton bham south

rose b taylor marr 1912 to henry w horton bham


only a long shot i know but perhaps worth looking at.

 

[rj31]

Thanks for your help. Will certainly have a look at these - it's just difficult to know which one is her without anything else to go on, so any help is very gratefully received.