Genealogy Chat

Thank you veryone for all your contributions they are very much appreciated and I shall relook at them again the morning.

xx ;-)

That looks like the right death for Sarah:
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1861-1941
Hickman Sarah Ann of Woodburn Cumnor Berkshire widow died March 1934 Administration (with Will) London 5 June to Henry Woodburn Hickman engineer.
Effects £103 9s. 9d.

Maureen

1881 census
Name Alfred Hickman
Age 15
Estimated Year of Birth 1866
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Occupation Farm Labourer
Address In The Village
District Witney, Witney
Parish Curbridge
Administrative County Oxfordshire
Birth Place Witney
Birth County Oxfordshire
in house
richard hickman head 70 ( farm labourer )
maria wife 57
alfred t son 15
emilie daughter 18
RG 11 / 1515

1891 census
Name Alfred Hickman
Age 25
Estimated Year of Birth 1866
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Occupation Coffee House Keeper
Address 13, Artillery Row
District St George Hanover Square, St John Westminster
Parish Westminster
Administrative County London
Birth Place Witney
Birth County Oxfordshire
in house
alfred t head 25
sarah a wife 24
percy son 1
mabel daughter 7 months
hannah j south ( nurse ) 47
RG 12 / 80

The family in 1911...at a different address to the one you gave above...


HICKMAN, Alfred Thomas Head Married M 45 1866 Restaurant Keeper Witney Oxfordshire VIEW
HICKMAN, Sarah Wife Married
22 years F 44 1867 Curbridge Oxon VIEW
HICKMAN, Percival Grenville Son Single M 21 1890 Assistant Westminster London VIEW
HICKMAN, Mabel Emily Daughter Single F 19 1892 Assistant Westminster London VIEW
HICKMAN, Henry Woodburn Son Single M 2 1909 Minster Lovell Witney Oxon VIEW
HARRIS, Nitty Servant Single F 23 1888 Waitress Secunderland India VIEW

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RG number:
RG14 Piece:
1312 Reference:
RG14PN1312 RG78PN45 RD15 SD2 ED22 SN5

Registration District:
London City Sub District:
St Sepulchre and All Hallows Enumeration District:
22 Parish:
City of London

Address:
137 Salisbury Court County:
London




Nicky

Hi Vicky

The only thing I can find is that a fire occurred at The Coffee House, 13 Artillery Row, Westminster according to Reynolds's Newspaper (London, England), Sunday, October 14, 1888.

Ria x

could this be Sarahs death?....same reg district as Alfred Thomas`s death in 1919...


Deaths Mar 1934 (>99%)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Hickman Sarah A 66 Abingdon 2c 433

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Nicky

Thank you they had a lot of servants! I wonder how many shops he had?

x :-D

Vicky

It is really a matter of luck as to whether you can find records for the business.

Have a look at the National Archive in-depth research guide to Companies and Businesses

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/research-guides/companies-and-businesses.htm

Also always worth a search for the family/business name in the online archive index..

A2A (Access to Archives)

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/

As an aside, my GGrandfather was a Coffee House Keeper in Battersea London in 1906 but no records for the business survive....And believe me I have searched all the possible avenues!

Good luck
Chris

Hi this looks like him in 1901

1901 census
Address 213 Whitechapel Rd
Civil Parish Whitechapel
Rural District
Town or Village or Hamlet
Ecclesiastical Parish St Marys
Parliamentary Borough or Division Whitechapel Division Of Tower Hamlets
County Borough, Municipal Borough or Urban District Stepney
Administrative County London

Householder 1
Name Annie Bailey
Relation to Head of Family Servant
Condition as to Marriage Single
Age Last Birthday 19
Sex Female
Profession or Occupation Waitress
Employment Status
Where Born London Hackney
Language
Infirmity

Householder 2
Name Ernest A Busby
Relation to Head of Family Servant
Condition as to Marriage Single
Age Last Birthday 20
Sex Male
Profession or Occupation Kitchen Maker
Employment Status
Where Born Oxfordsh Curbridge
Language
Infirmity

Householder 3
Name Mary Jane Butler
Relation to Head of Family Servant
Condition as to Marriage Single
Age Last Birthday 27
Sex Female
Profession or Occupation House Maid Domestic
Employment Status
Where Born Oxford Banbury
Language
Infirmity

Householder 4
Name Blanche M Easton
Relation to Head of Family Servant
Condition as to Marriage Single
Age Last Birthday 22
Sex Female
Profession or Occupation Waitress
Employment Status
Where Born Surrey Boddington
Language
Infirmity

Householder 5
Name Rose Fryer
Relation to Head of Family Servant
Condition as to Marriage Single
Age Last Birthday 23
Sex Female
Profession or Occupation Kitchen Maker
Employment Status
Where Born Kent Woolwich
Language
Infirmity

Householder 6
Name Alfred T Hickman
Relation to Head of Family Head
Condition as to Marriage Married
Age Last Birthday 34
Sex Male
Profession or Occupation Coffee Ho Keeper
Employment Status
Where Born Oxford St Witney
Language
Infirmity

Householder 7
Name Mable E Hickman
Relation to Head of Family Daughter
Condition as to Marriage
Age Last Birthday 10
Sex Female
Profession or Occupation
Employment Status
Where Born London Westminster
Language
Infirmity

Householder 8
Name Percy G Hickman
Relation to Head of Family Son
Condition as to Marriage
Age Last Birthday 11
Sex Male
Profession or Occupation
Employment Status
Where Born London Westminster
Language
Infirmity

Householder 9
Name Sarah Ann Hickman
Relation to Head of Family Wife
Condition as to Marriage Married
Age Last Birthday 33
Sex Female
Profession or Occupation
Employment Status
Where Born Oxford Duckington
Language
Infirmity

Householder 10
Name Frederick W Hill
Relation to Head of Family Servant
Condition as to Marriage Single
Age Last Birthday 22
Sex Male
Profession or Occupation Kithchen Maker
Employment Status
Where Born London Limehouse
Language
Infirmity

Householder 11
Name Harriett Stait
Relation to Head of Family Servant
Condition as to Marriage Single
Age Last Birthday 26
Sex Female
Profession or Occupation Domestic Servant
Employment Status
Where Born London Stepney
Language
Infirmity

Householder 12
Name Kate E Sutton
Relation to Head of Family Servant
Condition as to Marriage Single
Age Last Birthday 23
Sex Female
Profession or Occupation Kitchen Worker Domestic
Employment Status
Where Born Kent Minster
Language
Infirmity

Please can anyone help?
My Gt Grandfather Alfred Thomas Hickman
born 1865, married Sarah Anne Batts 24th November 1888
and died 17th October 1919.
His occupation was a coffee house keeper and lived at 13 Artillery Row, St George Square, Westminster. This address is now a Barclays bank. What I would like to know is the history of his coffee shops as I believe he had a couple where can I find this information when did he buy them and when were they sold?
After he died I don’t know what happened to Sarah any ideas?
Thank you,
Vicky.
:-S :-S