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The Gaskins
- Thread starter Dennis Williams
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If we take what pjmburns has discovered and add in the information from https://aghs.jimdofree.com/notable-people-of-acocks-green/ , can we pencil in a provisional housing timetable? How about:
- 1894 Married. Arthur from 375 Coventry Road, Small Heath and Georgie from Marl Green, Tysley
- 1895 Richmond Villa, Warwick Rd, Olton
- 1899 Fairlea/Fairleigh, 7 Victoria Rd, Acocks Green
- 1902 Camden House, 5 Victoria Rd, Acocks Green
- 1911 Newlyn, St Bernard's Rd, Olton
- 1921 13 Calthorpe Road, Edgbaston
- 1924 Camperdene House, High Street, Chipping Campden
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OK, thank you. Is this version likely to be correct as things now stand?
- 1894 Married. Arthur from 375 Coventry Road, Small Heath and Georgie from Marl Green, Tysley (about 2 miles apart)
- 1895 Richmond Villa, Warwick Rd, Olton
- 1899 Fairlea, 7 Victoria Rd, Acocks Green
- 1902 Camden House, 5 Victoria Rd, Acocks Green
- 1911 Newlyn, St Bernard's Rd, Olton
- 1919 13 Calthorpe Road, Edgbaston
- c1924 Camperdene House, High Street, Chipping Campden
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The info on 5&7 Victoria Road comes from the Acocks Green History Society where the the Gaskins entry reads:
"This couple were well known Arts and Crafts jewellers, and their work is now highly prized. They were married in March 1894 and in the 1895 directory they were listed at Richmond Villa on the Warwick Road in Olton. They appear at Fairlea, Victoria Road, Acocks Green in the 1899 directory and also in the 1901 census. This was later number 7 (now the right hand side of Louise Court). Arthur describes himself as an artist, painter and sculptor working from home. Georgie gives herself no such description, but was most definitely co-designer with him. In fact she lost her hair as a result of working with chemicals. By the 1902 directory they were listed at Camden House (number 5, which was unoccupied in the 1901 census. This was a much wider plot, now occupied by Everene House). They were still at Camden House in the 1910 directory. According to the 1911 directory they had moved to Olton again, this time to Newlyn, St. Bernard's Road.............Details about pieces sold at auction refer to the cases being marked with "Mr and Mrs Arthur Gaskin, Jewellers, Acock's Green", and later with Olton instead of Acocks Green."
[See: https://aghs.jimdofree.com/notable-people-of-acocks-green/ ]
However no mention of Calthorpe Road address.
"This couple were well known Arts and Crafts jewellers, and their work is now highly prized. They were married in March 1894 and in the 1895 directory they were listed at Richmond Villa on the Warwick Road in Olton. They appear at Fairlea, Victoria Road, Acocks Green in the 1899 directory and also in the 1901 census. This was later number 7 (now the right hand side of Louise Court). Arthur describes himself as an artist, painter and sculptor working from home. Georgie gives herself no such description, but was most definitely co-designer with him. In fact she lost her hair as a result of working with chemicals. By the 1902 directory they were listed at Camden House (number 5, which was unoccupied in the 1901 census. This was a much wider plot, now occupied by Everene House). They were still at Camden House in the 1910 directory. According to the 1911 directory they had moved to Olton again, this time to Newlyn, St. Bernard's Road.............Details about pieces sold at auction refer to the cases being marked with "Mr and Mrs Arthur Gaskin, Jewellers, Acock's Green", and later with Olton instead of Acocks Green."
[See: https://aghs.jimdofree.com/notable-people-of-acocks-green/ ]
However no mention of Calthorpe Road address.