History Continued
Head of the household was 33 year old Edwin, a domestic Butler; his 31 year old wife Mary was from Kensington in London; while Edwin was born in Lighthorne.
Edwin and Mary were blessed with two daughters, Edith and Alice. Living with them were Mary Rose Border, Mary’s widowed Mother, and a maidservant named Annie Plister, aged 16 years and born in Warwick. The premises are described in the Trade Directory as that of a Fruiterer and Seedsman (register office for servants) so perhaps this was something Edwin and Mary did in their spare time!
By 1884, local man George Bonehill, a 48 year old Brushmaker, was occupying Number 74.
George was husband to 48 year old Rebecca (née Spriggs) who had been born in Northampton. Living with them was Thomas Morris, Rebecca’s Uncle, a 73 year old retired Widower, formerly a Tailor from Towcester in Northamptonshire. They also had a young family, all born in Warwick; Elizabeth 14 years, Bertha 13 years and 10 year old George who died in 1891 when he was only 16.
By 1900, George Bonehill rented the property to the Cheal family. George William Cheal from Sussex, a 41 year old Picture Frame Maker, was married to Sarah, a 34 year old native of Shropshire. Both of their children were born in Emscote; Olive in 1897 and Charles William a year later. Continued...
