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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Suffolk => Topic started by: andmc1 on Monday 27 March 23 12:03 BST (UK)
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hi
i have a photo found in my fathers processions
of a green grocers in blundeston name on building is joseph curry. grocer drapery
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i am thinking my grandparents names were Frank and Muriel Lambard
i am thinking they rang a greengocers in Blundeston and for some reason did not change the name .
i cant see a date on the image . i think it came from a record office my grandfather died in london in 1948 so i am assuming it was earlier than this. i have asked my cousin who thinks they ran a green grocers
it might be under her maiden name of douglas as she was born in Heigham in Norwich
her father was Henry Rudd Douglas .
it would be nice to try and solve why my father was interested in this photo.
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You have posted on the Suffolk board but Frank & Muriel were in Essex in 1939. You need to check the 1939 register yourself as details that can only be obtained by subscription are not allowed
See freebmd - Frank & Muriel married in Norwich 1923. www.freebmd.org.uk
Use the 1939 register to look for Joseph Curry but there are 107 entries & the highest concentration appears to be in the North East - only one in Suffolk
Frank died 1948 Hackney but Muriel died 1982 Essex
Your father was either Douglas born 1924 died 2014 Essex
Or Bernard b 1929 died 2020 Essex
Doesn’t appear to be any connection to Suffolk
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Both Frank's and Muriel's probates are available at Government wills. Re. any Suffolk link, Frank's entries (1948 and 1882) mention "Ipswich".
Frank lost a leg in a road traffic accident 27 Aug 1932 and awarded £1,314 in damages. Occupation in newspaper reports of the case give occupation of "dairyman". His address was New Street, Brightlingsea.
The 1931 Electoral Roll - Parish of Brightlingsea
Lambard Frank William, 85 New Street
Lambard Muriel Esther, 85 New Street
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Cannot reveal details from the 1921 Census but 1 entry for a Frank William Lambard is a good fit for the Frank William to be found on the 1939 register and the newspaper article about the loss of leg.
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1891 Census ref RG12 Piece 1495 Folio 56 Page 23 Schedule 110
Address - High Street, Blundeston
Joseph Curry, Head, Marr, Age - 53, Occpn. - Grocer and Draper, born - Hull, Yorks
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hi
thank you yes information above is correct
i know my fathers school was evacuated to Bury St Edmunds
and i thought Muriels brother was headmaster at the school.
so i know family has connections in Suffolk.
As i said just wondered why the picture was important to him .
thank you again at the moment i have not seen 1921 census .
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By the 1901 Census the Joseph Curry at Blundeston in 1891 has moved to Reedham
ref RG13 1855 82 1 1
Joseph and his wife's details are somewhat inconsistent with 1891 but looks like the family?
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Joseph Curry is still at Reedham on the 1911 Census and details somewhat more consistent with 1891.
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Historical Directories online
History and Gazetteer & Directory of Suffolk 1891-92
Blundeston
Curry Joseph, grocer and draper
Kelly's Directory of Cambs, Norfolk and Suffolk 1892 (Pt 3 Suffolk)
Blundeston - pages 983/984
Joseph Curry not listed
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"Walter John Waller, grocer and draper, Blundeston" appears in the 1912 Kelly's Directory under Commercial. The address is not listed.
The Enumerator's list for Blundeston on the 1911 Census has "The Street, Shop and Dwelling House, Waller" and the Census return reads "Walter John Waller, Grocer and Draper".
Have also checked the 1921 Census but details cannot be disclosed. It does provide a fresh "name" to search.
I'm assuming "High Street" on the 1891 Census is "The Street" on any later Census.
Have you checked out the photo you hold on Streetview to see if the building is still there? From what I can see from the Census it was at the "Short Road" end of "The Street".
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Looking at Blundeston on the 1939 register, there's an entry that fits previous findings of the grocer/draper business being at the "Short Street" end of "The Street". Occupation is described as "Shopkeeper and milk roundsman (master)". Frank William Lambard has been linked to the milk business.
Note - the precise location of Joseph Curry's business in 1891 is not provided and subsequent findings of a similar business in the same street assume the location hasn't changed.
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Thank you for help
my cousin says, as you have found out they lived in East London , Brightlingsea and Ingatestone Essex.
my cousin and i are wondering if it was one of Muriels siblings that worked there
Wilfred Douglas , Doris who married Arthur Brooks, or Freda who married William Mitchel
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i have found more info in my fathers notes .
it seems like he attended a school in Blundeston in the early 1930`s
i know sometimes on records it has an address.
has the school released any details of pupils from the 1930`s
my father bernard was born in 1929 his brother Douglas was born 1924
iknow they are back in london waltheamstow by 1939
i wonder if this helps with find out more .