Pickle & Confectionery Wholesalers

[Coco pops]

Before and after the Boer War, my GGrandad worked as a groom at D.Rees, Pickler and Confectioner Wholesalers in New Brompton. I assume that this place no longer exists. Can someone tell me when it closed, and just how long the factory was in production, please.

[casalguidi]

Hi Coco-pops

You might have some luck with the directories at http://www.historicaldirectories.org although they only go up to the 1910s.  If you've not used the site before, I would suggest choosing Kent as the location and entering pickle or rees as a keyword.

Casalguidi

[Coco pops]

Many thanks, Casalguidi,

     Have a feeling that I tried that web site a year or so ago. They might have updated, so I will try again. Thanks.

[Elleray Girl]

Hi Coco-pops,

An entry from the 1925 phone book:

D Rees & Co Ltd
Pickle Manufctrs
Britton Farm
Tel Gillingham 65

and...........from the 1954 phone book:

D Rees & Co Ltd
Pickle Manfrs
6 James Street  Gillingham 5165

They were still there in 1959

Hope this helps a little! 

Karen

[Coco pops]

Hello Karen,

 Thanks for  that. I never thought about the good old telephone! Will look into it ASAP. Thanks again

[K Rees]

Hi
I am at present researching David Rees (1856-1932), who was the son of David Rees and Eliza Bowens, formerly of Rosemarket, Pembrokeshire.

I would also like to know a little more of his Pickle and Confectionary business after he had dining rooms at 34 High Street, Gillingham, as per the Kellys Directory of 1882.

His step son George Brown seemed to have inherited the business after the death of David Rees.

Keith

[grandarog]

From ChathamStandard 5 July 1960.

[K Rees]

Thank you very much grandarog.
This is great to read.
I had read that George Edward Brown was a director and in his younger days was a confectionery traveller and in 1921 was the Company Manager. He was the son of David Rees' wife Anne Priscilla Chalken (Mrs. George Thomas Brown).
It is pleasing to read that George's son carried on the business and referred to in this article and grand child.
I will now look into Mr. G.R. Ripley as a director of Rees' business.

Keith