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anyone got any trade directories that cover leigh

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Carter

Carter Report 10 Oct 2007 13:06

hi has anyone got any trade directories that might cover leigh lancashire for the period 1841 - 51 and 1901
many thanks linda

1841 - 51 i am looking for a james ratcliffe and his wife mary he was a publican in leigh i am trying to find out which pub

1901 i am trying to find out about margaret ratcliffe who was a grocer/shopkeeper

any help would be great

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 10 Oct 2007 13:18

He might have run a Beer House rather than a Pub/Tavern which might not shown in any directory

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Pete

Pete Report 10 Oct 2007 13:37

are we talking about this one? From 1851 census:

Name: James Ratcliffe
Age: 66
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1785
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Mary
Gender: Male
Where born: Bedford, Lancashire, England

Civil Parish: Bedford
Ecclesiastical parish: Bedford
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Registration district: Leigh
Sub-registration district: Lowton
ED, institution, or vessel: 3b
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 120
Household Members: Name Age
Elizabeth Ratcliffe 9
James Ratcliffe 66
James Ratcliffe 20
Mary Ratcliffe 57
Peter Ratcliffe 18
Richard Ratcliffe 52

James occupation is listed as publican.

If that is the correct family you need to take a look at the 1841 Pigot's directory on the Historical Directories website

Entries for the area of Leigh, West leigh, Astley, Bedford etc are found from page 907 0f 1068 pages. (Use the browse function to get to the appropriate pages.) A couple of pages on you will see that there is an entry which reads:

RATCLIFFE James, vict, Shoulder of Mutton, Bedford.

I think that fits with the location of the above family in the 1851 census.

Pete

***Rose Tea***

***Rose Tea*** Report 10 Oct 2007 13:51

you could try
www.historicaldirectories.org

Just Jo

Just Jo Report 10 Oct 2007 14:19

Rose Tea

What a great site. I've saved it to Bookmarks for further searches.

Jo

Carter

Carter Report 10 Oct 2007 14:34

thank you so much all of you for your help it is much appreciated
linda