Cockermouth Businesses

[bobgraham]

I think we must be on for that seance. Nothing from elderly relative. Sorry
bob

[Gigi]

Hello All,

Thanks for your replies.

I know that my Robinsons were also undertakers and cabinet makers in Cockermouth. Don't know about woollen manufacturers and grocers.

Gillian

[emmsthheight]

Hi Gillian

I hope I get this right.  It's my first post.

I've been in the Local Studies Library in Carlisle this morning and I looked in a couple of old Trade Directories.  I didn't have long, so there may be others and I will look again either there or in the Archives.

It looks as if the Robinsons were busy people!

I found:

  Robinson P & Co,  

builders, contractors, cabinet makers, house furnishers, painters & decorators & undertakers,

The Mayo Furnishing Warehouse, 64 Main Street, Cockermouth.

Also

  Robinson, Rt & Thos Tanners (sheepskin), St Helens tannery

  Eobinson, Ada Jane (Mrs), game dealer, Market Place.

  Robinson Isaac , grazier, Croft Terrace

   Robinson, William, agriculturaal implement manufacturer, South Street.



Then in Kelly's Cumberland and Westmorland 1925 I found:

Robinson P & Co, 
Joiners, funeral furnishers, cabinet makers, house furnishers, painters, decorators

and undertakers,

The Mayo Warehouse, 64 Main Street, Cockermouth.

T N 32.

Also
Robinson, Isaac, grazier, 5 Croft Terrace.

Robinson, John, Horse slaughterer, St Helen's Street

Robinson Wm, Agrictl impl mfr South St T N 79.


I think that means he had a telephone by 1925, too.

I don't know if the others are yours, but no doubt you will.

Position:

I looked at the number for a shop I know and it is odd.  Yours is even, so it is on the same side of the street as the river part way down.

Also, if you let your eyes focusm the right way, on your photograoh, you can see the reflection in the window, which shows trees and country and also, a substantial looking building, so it's a position where you could see beyond the street.

Between the locals and my next visit, I will work it out and try and get a modern photo.

I hope this is useful.  I love looking at local old buisinesses anyway.

Best wishes.

Emms.

Sorry it's quite long with no formatting, but I haven't sorted that out yet!

[Gigi]

Hi Emms,

Thanks very much for having a look in the directory. Palmer Robinson the joiner/undertaker is definately mine. I'm not too sure about the others. Robinson is a common name so the others may be no connection.

I have looked at the directories that are online at historicaldirectories but could never sees any Robinson tailors later than 1873.

Thanks again,

Gillian

[GeoffE]

I have looked at the directories that are online at historicaldirectories but could never sees any Robinson tailors later than 1873.

Looking at the 1881 census, there is a John ROBINSON (17) Apprentice Tailor - his father was John (42) Millwright.

Also Richard (56) Draper, Lorton in Market Place

and Robert William (31) Mercer and Draper, Cockermouth, husband of Amelia at Cocker Bridge

and Thomas C (30, unm) Draper, nephew of Frances, retired milliner, St Helens St

Approx 125 ROBINSONs in Cockermouth.

[Gigi]

Hi Geoff,

I have found my Robinsons in the 1881 census:

 Mary ROBINSON   Head   W   Female   42   Cockermouth   Domestic Servt     
 William John ROBINSON   Son   U   Male   18   Cockermouth   Tailor     
 Thomas ROBINSON   Son   U   Male   16   Cockermouth   Tailor     
 Hannah ROBINSON   Daur   U   Female   14   Cockermouth   Domestic Servt     
 Frederic ROBINSON   Son   U   Male   3   Cockermouth       
 Ada ROBINSON   Daur   U   Female   1   Cockermouth     

They were living Cocker Landing, Cockermouth. John Robinson the father was also a tailor before he died. I don't why they weren't living in Main Street/Market Place above the shop. Also there is a bit of a mystery about the mother Mary Robinson as she was also a widow in 1871 but two children were born 1878 and 1880!! She is still listed as a widow in 1881 so I don't supposed she remarried another Robinson!!!

In 1871, 1891 and 1901 the family were living Main Street Cockermouth.

Gillian

[emmsthheight]

Hi Gillian

I'm glad you're getting somewhere.

If you haven't sorted the mystery out before I go to the record office in Carlisle, I will have a look at the Baptism and Marriage registers for you.  I'm aiming to go in the next couple of days!!

Good luck!

Emms

[Gigi]

Hi Emms,

Thanks for the offer. I couldn't find a baptism for either Ada or Frederick in the IGI.

Gillian

[bobgraham]

Igi tends to peter out after 1837. You would do better looking for birth registrations on freebmd using cockermouth as the registration district.
There is 1 ada for Q1 1880 and 1 frederick (notice the K) for Q1 1878 which would correspond to your family. If you decide to request a certificate, you can specify mother and fathers name (or either) and if certificate doesn't correspond, you only pay for the search not the certificate. (nearly forgot - freebmd is an org.uk not the usual co.uk
bob