Oxford Street Rock Pub Manchester

[annafabulous]

Thank you everyone for all your input, we all had a good chat about it last night after closing and scouted round the pub to see where the old entrances have been bricked over, and dug out an old photo of Oxford Street that was hanging on the wall in the corner. Quite spooky, especially after a few drinks!

Also, maybe my sums are wrong, but how can Dafyyd Lewis have been born in 1861, buried 1926 and died at the age of 71? Surely he must have died at 65?

[Mr. MIGKY]

Well, go on then post us the picture so we can see it

1913 & 1909 Directories has Mras Annie Elizabeth Lewis as Beer retailer
80 Oxford street , off ST peters square/Oxford road Chorltonon- Medlock.

Just found out that Dafydd (david) Lewis was a Vocalist when he died.

Migky 

[Mr. MIGKY]

1891 Census
80 Oxford street.
Peter Bostock Head  55 Restaurant proprietor (coffee)
Hannah Bostock Wife 60
Francis Holt Servant 19

Source : RG12; Piece: 3238; Folio 10; Page 13; GSU roll: 6098348.

1901 Directory
80 Oxford street
Peter Bostock
Beer retailer

He must have applied for a change of use and for a license to sell alcohol?

Migky 

[annafabulous]

Oohh that's another lead to follow isn't it. I've taken some photos of the image from the pub wall but it's fixed in a frame so the quality is bad. It's a perplexing photo, we can't make head or tail of it as it seems a building is blocking the main street, maybe it has been demolished? Anyway I will post it shortly & try my best to explain what's shown!

[Mr. MIGKY]

Also, maybe my sums are wrong, but how can Dafyyd Lewis have been born in 1861, buried 1926 and died at the age of 71? Surely he must have died at 65?

It is only about 1861 for his birth and you would need to spend money to get his birth certificate with his exact birth date on
As for the age at death, well as poor old Dayfdd could not confirm to the registrar or the informant giving the information at the register office for his death certificate, again it is going to be about 71 years old at time of death. If you ever get into genealogy you will come across discrepancies like this a lot.

Migky  

[Mr. MIGKY]

1881 Census
Peter Bostock 45  Eating house keeper
Hannah Bostock 55
Elizth.Ann Steen 16 domestic servant
Hannah Jervis 14 domestic servant

Source: RG11; Piece: 3990; Folio: 158; Page: 19; GSU roll: 1341952.

1883 Directory
Peter Bostock
Eating house keeper
80 Oxford street
ST. Peter's.

Migky 

[Barbara.H]

Oohh that's another lead to follow isn't it. I've taken some photos of the image from the pub wall but it's fixed in a frame so the quality is bad. It's a perplexing photo, we can't make head or tail of it as it seems a building is blocking the main street, maybe it has been demolished? Anyway I will post it shortly & try my best to explain what's shown!

Maybe bomb damage from the blitz of 1940? Oxford St was hit, there is a picture in the Luftwaffe Over Manchester book of the Bradford Dyers Association building in rubble. That was on the corner of Oxford St and Lower Mosley St.

Aren't we doing well!  

[Mr. MIGKY]

1871 Census
80 Oxford street Shopkeeper- refreshment rooms
St. Peter's
Peter Bostock 35
Hannah Bostock 44

Source: RG10; Piece: 4039; Folio: 160; Page: 37; GSU roll: 846332.

Migky 

[Mr. MIGKY]

1861 Census
80 Oxford street.
Peter Bostock 26  Eating house
Hannah Bostock 31
Ellen Salisbury 26 domestic servant
Theodore Kummant 22  boarder

Source: RG9; Piece: 2943; Folio: 97; Page: 36; GSU roll: 543053.

Migky