KELLYS WOR 1920 or 1921 look up

[Jaybeebuzz]

I wonder if sks would mind looking up the following in Kellys Worcestershire 1920 (or it may be 1921?) directory please?

JOHN PINCHIN of WYRE PIDDLE, DAIRYMAN

He appears under the dairymen trade listings in 1924, 1928 & 1940. I just want to get some idea of when he first started his milk round!

Many thanks!
Julie

[RayJ]

Hi
does not look like you had a response?
My 1921 Worcs Kellys does not list Pinchin.
regards
Ray Jones

[Jaybeebuzz]

Hi John

No, I hadn't had a response so thank you very much for looking for me! I appreciate it!

Julie

[ridgehill]

I looked at the Kelly's Directory for 1921 and 1922 and John Pinchin wasn't in either of them. I saw him in the 1924 Directory as you said.

Ridgehill

[Jaybeebuzz]

Ridgehill
Thank you for looking. Although you drew a blank it all helps to add to the bigger picture.

Ray
Sorry I called you John! I was obviously thinking of my John Pinchin when posting!

Julie

[Thaylor]

Hi,
I know this post is very old so I don't know if you found anymore out about this gentleman, but I live in the village of Wyre Piddle as have almost 200 years worth of ancestors and another 100 years previous to that in the next village along. Noting the names you have from Wyre Piddle, Tinsons were living next door to my great grandad as a child and Attwood is still very much a village name (one branch of mine married an Attwood, too) and Ballards are numerous in Pinvin, just along the road. However, regarding John Pinchin. As far as I know there was only one dairy in Wyre Piddle, it was located next door to my grandmother and was at South View, it's just a normal ex council house that the dairy was run from. If you look up WR** 2HZ on google maps you will be able to see the house, it is the first one in the row with a small conifer hedge around the front. My Parents live just up the road at no. * and bought their house, so know for a fact, from the deeds, that the houses were not built until 1922. This may explain why you are unable to find his name until 1924? Hope this may be of help to you, any further questions please do not hesitate to get in touch.
Heather

[Jaybeebuzz]

Hi Heather
Thank you very much for your response. It's certainly a small world!

John Pinchin was my grandmother's brother. He lived at 1 South View, Wyre, where you say the dairy was. I didn't realise he ran the dairy from home. His wife, Minnie, ran a sweet shop from the front room. My dad actually worked for John (known as Jack) on the Wyre milk round for a while in the 1950's. Your Grandmother could well have lived next door to Uncle Jack (he died in 1958)! If you don't mind me asking, what was her name? We might have known her.

My Grandmother, Gertrude Ballard after marriage, lived at 8 South View, at the other end of the block, next to the railway bridge. In the 1970's, when I used to visit as a child, the Payne's lived at no. 5 and Main's at no. 6, later moving to no.7, as I understand it. I remember playing in the pig sty in the garden and going right down to the bottom of the garden to watch the steam trains thundering past. My dad grew up at no.8 and, after marriage, lived in Church Street until the 1960's.

I would welcome any other comments that you can add. My link with the Attwoods is through my gg  grandmother Elizabeth Attwood (1843-1915) who married William Tinson (my gg grandfather).

Julie

[Thaylor]

Hi Julie
It is a very small world!
My nan moved into * South View in June of 1958, my dad was born in the July. Her name was Pat Merchant, however, she was a Sollis before she married Charlie in 1954. I forgot about the sweet shop until you mentioned in, but yes, I remember my nan saying about it now. My parents moved into no.* following Mrs Main, and I assume the people who bought no.* after your grandmother are still part of the same family who live there now as they were there before we moved in, sold up and then about 15 years ago their son bought it back.They have greatly extended the house and part of the pig sty is still standing, I remember climbing on it when I was little when the land was allotments. Sadly it has been sold on and awaiting development. No.* are in the process of selling part of the front garden in order for them to have access to the site. To add to the names in the street, there were also Voyce's living at no.* and I believe the Cox's moved into no * after Mrs Main moved to no.7. I remember Farmers living at no. * but I have no idea how long they had lived there for.

Sollis's have lived in the village since the 1880-1890s but they also branch from the Trapps and Wilsons who also branched off into Camdens, Haines and Paynes - all of whom were local of course! (and mostly living in Church street) . Even in the 80s when I was a child I remember walking down the road and either knowing or being related to most of the people along the road and down the close! Other names that you may remember who are fairly closely related were the Stephens' and Bagnalls, and also more Voyces's (not those at no. *)?

I will have a trawl back through all my stuff to see what I have and who links in where as I can't remember off the top of my head and I'll get back to you.

Heather

[Jaybeebuzz]

Thanks Heather. I've sent you a personal message.

Julie