jimbob55 Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Hi fella,s i recently took some pictures of the gates at St Vincents on Solly st, after much staring at the nameplate i think it says P E MARCHANT -MAKER -49 EXCHANGE ST -SHEFFIELD. Can anyone confirm or correct this,and possibly give any additional info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Hi fella,s i recently took some pictures of the gates at St Vincents on Solly st, after much staring at the nameplate i think it says P E MARCHANT -MAKER -49 EXCHANGE ST -SHEFFIELD. Can anyone confirm or correct this,and possibly give any additional info Hello jimbob, your not far out. Frank Herbert Marchant. Builder's, saddler's & general ironmonger, whitesmith, bell-hanger, gasfitter. Manufacturer of iron gates & palisades, butcher's shop rails & fittings, 49 Exchange Street & Exchange Lane. house, 75 Wilkinson street. White's directory 1901. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Hello jimbob, your not far out. Frank Herbert Marchant. Builder's, saddler's & general ironmonger, whitesmith, bell-hanger, gasfitter. Manufacturer of iron gates & palisades, butcher's shop rails & fittings, 49 Exchange Street & Exchange Lane. house, 75 Wilkinson street. White's directory 1901. No occupation listed, but : Frank Herbert Marchant, 28 Oakholme Road (Kelly's 1925) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Hello jimbob, your not far out. Frank Herbert Marchant. Builder's, saddler's & general ironmonger, whitesmith, bell-hanger, gasfitter. Manufacturer of iron gates & palisades, butcher's shop rails & fittings, 49 Exchange Street & Exchange Lane. house, 75 Wilkinson street. White's directory 1901. 1901 Census, 257 Granville Road, aged 40 read the rest ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 1901 Census, 257 Granville Road, aged 40 read the rest ... I should have mentioned that I came across a Frank Marchant II (2), can not remember in which directory or what year :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 No occupation listed, but : Frank Herbert Marchant, 28 Oakholme Road (Kelly's 1925) Living next door to Duncan Gilmour then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Living next door to Duncan Gilmour then! Duncan Gilmour Junior I think you'll find ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 1901 Census, 257 Granville Road, aged 40 read the rest ... It looks like they came up here from Chatteris in Cambridgeshire, and it looks like Frank could have come from a farming family, but I did trace something in the nearby town of Downham Market - Norfolk. Marchant & Mason, Ironmongers, tinware manufacturers, High Street, Downham Market. Macdonalds directory 1901. I wonder if Frank could have been working for them, and that is where he learnt his trade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbob55 Posted April 16, 2011 Author Share Posted April 16, 2011 Thanks Steve and Richard for the info i,ll add it to the picture ( with an acknowledgement ) on the site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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