I am trying to track the whereabouts of John Pope. John was born in Stoke St Gregory, Somerset in 1836 and was an older brother of my Great Grandma Charlotte Chappell Pope (later Chase).
After his father died his mother Eliza moved to East Stonehouse in Devon where in 1859 she married Charles Pearce and for some reason John moved to Birmingham in or before 1859.
It seems that John may have applied to join the Civil Service because on 6 December 1859 Eliza signed a CS “declaration of evidence” of his age. His address on the declaration is given as 10 Skinner Street, Birmingham.
John appears in the 1861 Census living at “6 Hse Ct, 8 Kent Street” in Birmingham. His occupation was “Letter Carrier” in modern parlance a postman. He had by now married Caroline Perkins of Kidderminster.
In the 1871 Census John is living at 2 Larches Street in Birmingham and his occupation is “Dairy Man”. Living with him is Caroline and their five children. Also in the household is Jane Hill aged 20 and a Domestic Servant so John seems to have done well for himself.
In the 1881 Census John was living at 109 Highgate Street, Aston, Warwickshire. He is still a “Dairyman”. Also listed are Caroline and four children. The family has a servant, Miriam Brazier who is 16 and who was born in Birmingham.
I can’t find any of the four addresses above on a modern map, so assume they have become victims of redevelopment, so any help I finding them would be gratefully received.
As the family had a servant in 1871 and 1881 I wonder if John owned a dairy. Any ideas where I might find a relevant trade directory or other information would again be gratefully received.
Many thanks.
After his father died his mother Eliza moved to East Stonehouse in Devon where in 1859 she married Charles Pearce and for some reason John moved to Birmingham in or before 1859.
It seems that John may have applied to join the Civil Service because on 6 December 1859 Eliza signed a CS “declaration of evidence” of his age. His address on the declaration is given as 10 Skinner Street, Birmingham.
John appears in the 1861 Census living at “6 Hse Ct, 8 Kent Street” in Birmingham. His occupation was “Letter Carrier” in modern parlance a postman. He had by now married Caroline Perkins of Kidderminster.
In the 1871 Census John is living at 2 Larches Street in Birmingham and his occupation is “Dairy Man”. Living with him is Caroline and their five children. Also in the household is Jane Hill aged 20 and a Domestic Servant so John seems to have done well for himself.
In the 1881 Census John was living at 109 Highgate Street, Aston, Warwickshire. He is still a “Dairyman”. Also listed are Caroline and four children. The family has a servant, Miriam Brazier who is 16 and who was born in Birmingham.
I can’t find any of the four addresses above on a modern map, so assume they have become victims of redevelopment, so any help I finding them would be gratefully received.
As the family had a servant in 1871 and 1881 I wonder if John owned a dairy. Any ideas where I might find a relevant trade directory or other information would again be gratefully received.
Many thanks.
