Wells family in Ecclesall

[Dave Wells]

Searching for information on the Wells family who lived in Ecclesall Bierlow any info' please thank you.

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5 hours ago, Dave Wells said:

Searching for information on the Wells family who lived in Ecclesall Bierlow any info' please thank you.

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[HughW]

Hello Dave,

Welcome to Sheffield History.

Ecclesall Bierlow has different meanings in different contexts: Township, Poor Law Union, Civil Parish or Registration District?

Some names, and some idea of the date are essential. 

Hugh

[Dave Wells]

Good evening Hugh,

This used to be a district of Sheffield where all my great grandparents lived, my father was born there in  1911.

I'm trying to find some links to my grandparents Herbert Edric Wells, a fish dealer along with his brother

Regards Dave  

[Edmund]

Hello Dave,

 

Here some stuff that should help you.  Herbert Edric Wells was born 15th October 1867, at Burlington Street, son of Mary and John, a butcher, and baptised on 29th June 1870 at St Stephens church.

1871 Census

1881 Census

1891 Census

1911 Census

And by the time of the 1939 Census he seems to have retired to Blackpool

 

[Dave Wells]

I very much appreciate this Edmund yes thanks a lot,  I'm only just starting with this. I have some information, yes he lived with us in Blackpool until his death.  He and his brother were fish dealers in Sheffield. I'm now nearing 80 yrs so I thought I'd do a bit of investigating before "I pop my clogs" so to speak, again many thanks David W.    

[Edmund]

A couple of newspaper cutting will be of interest: Herbert was killing pigs in unlicensed premises:

The Town Clerk and editorial writer were not impressed that the magistrate had been so lenient:

[Dave Wells]

And so it goes on ........ again thanks (I now have bits of paper all over the place, great and I'm carrying on).