George Fielding b1857 Bristol

[liner33]

I am trying to get more information on my ancestor George Fielding b1857 Barton Regis Bristol

All i know is that he went to Colston School and was a wine trader in Bristol presumably did quite well as he lived in Clifton

How can i find out more about him , more about his business and where and when he died

Family rumour has it he was involved with Harveys of Bristol and owned part of the company but i doubt this

[suzard]

Do you require the census for him?

1881 occupation Commercial trveller (Wine trade)
1891 married with children occ Wine merchant
1901 as 1891

I can give you full census if you require them

Suz

[janan]

Hi
Welcome to Rootschat
Have you found him on censuses? I can also help with that if you haven't and don't have access yourself but some have been transcribed here

http://www.freecen.org.uk/

What about looking in directories? Try

http://www.historicaldirectories.org/

If you are looking for a marriage or death try looking on

http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/

If his death was later than about 1910 it is a question of trawling through the complete BMD images you can do this free at (just need to register not subscribe)

http://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/default.aspx?

Hope that helps a bit
Jan

[liner33]

Thanks all helpful

I have the census info but thats about all , i'll try the directories , i'd like to know what his business was called , where it was based etc.

His name appears in newspapers suggesting he was a pillar of the community and involed in charitable orginisations etc but its all very sketchy.

[Philcandy]

I started by looking at the 1881 census. He was already living in Clifton then as his parents had a lodging house there.  His father Henry was from Warminster in Wiltshire, whereas his mother Eliza was shown as a local lass, being born in Clifton herself. The family had two domestic servants and George had a younger brother Arthur.

He was shown as a Commercial Traveller in the Wine Industry, so it's possible that he worked his way up from that.

If I were you, I would  try to find him in the full run of Censuses returns from 1861 onwards to get a feeling for the family's fortunes. You could also look to see when his father died and see if there was a will, which would be another way of getting a feeling for the family's social situation.

Kind regards

Philip Candy

[liner33]

His mother was Matilda Neighbour from Slough , his father Henry and Matilda met when both in service , Matilda died and Henry remarried Eliza Braun

Henry was a butler for a bristol trader , quite how he went from being in service to a lodging house keeper in a very desirable area of Clifton we dont quite know.

George went to Colston School and remarkably was in the same class as my wifes g g g grandfather amazing co-incidence

[suzard]

Do you have henry Fielding in 1861?

Matilda is running the lodging house  and has sons herbert and george -but henry is not at home
matilda had no lodgers at the time -next door was another lodging house anfd further down the road was a hotel

Suz

[liner33]

I have the date of Henry's death as 1883 so he was still alive and married in 1861 no idea where he was i dont think i could find a census entry for him either

[liner33]

How do i find if Henry or George left a will???