Glenys Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 Hi everyone, Having searched online census' for any trace of my great grandmother Eliza Lee's parents George and Eliza Lee, formerly Barlow, I hope my frustrations can be alleviated by someone on this site. My great grandmother was born at 12 Hartshead on 26th September 1864 to George Lee a journeyman tailor, and Eliza Barlow. I've recently viewed a couple of old maps that gives the impression of Hartshead being a glorified alleyway. Now due to the high number of George Lee's in the city tracing him has its challenges. Eliza Lee (b1864) told one of her granddaughters that she grew up in a big house with an elderly man, she later moved to County Durham where she married in April 1883 and George was recorded as a deceased platelayer. Is there anyone following the same family? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tozzin Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 Hartshead from early directories and as you can see no George Lee can be found apart from the one in Newbold and Dunstan, but in 1862 there was three George Lee's as tailors in Newbold and Dunstable, could be they were all related. HARTSHEAD 1862 Directory Stevens Mary, beerhouse, 12 Hartshead Hartshead. 1 Gillatt Harriet, cabinet. maker 3 Fairburn & Parker, law solicitirs White John, joiner Bradley T. B. & Son, estate agents Pye-Smith& Wightman, sols Kilcoyne Patrick, egg dealer 11 Parker Jas., brick &c. dlr Lenthall Thomas, victualler, Vine Tavern Andrews S., furniture. broker 12 Stevens Mary, beerhouse Atley Thomas, spirit dealer 13 Tankard A. ,paper cartons. maker 17 Wright Wm., plumber 21 Thomas Philip, watchmaker Bell Thomas, shopkeeper 25 Drury Elizabeth, victualler., Dove and Rainbow 29 Swinden Joseph, shopkeeper Groves Fred. k., fishmonger Hulme John, fishmonger 35 Barber George, beer house 39 Bradley Job, victualler, Red Lion 34 Taylor Sarah, victualler, Beeswing ------------------------------------ NEWBOLD AND DUNSTAN TOWNSHIP 1862 Lee George Tailor / George Lee was still in Newbold And Dunstan in 1879, it may not be your relative but maybe. 1879 Directory HARTSHEAD. (Campo lane.) 1 Turner Thomas R. wire worker St. Peter's close 3 Webster & Styring, solicitors Figtree lane TOWN CLERX'S OFFICE; J. Yeomans, town clerk Meeting House lane & Watson's Walk 25 Turner William, victualler 27 Lees Stonpy, newsagent 29 Broadbent Thomas, shopkeeper 37 VICTORIA CLUB; Joseph Fletcher steward Birks J. S. & T. grocers, & Co 51 WaIters Job, victualler York street 4-6 Kilcoyne & Co. provision merchants 6 Kilcoyne James (K. & Co.) 8 Hoole Joseph, victualler 12 Smith Benjamin, accountant 14-16 Bell Thomas, grocer 30 King Mrs Emily, oyster dealer Rodgers Thomas, lithographer, & co 44-6 Crosby Michael, victualler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HughW Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 12 Hartshead is a famous Sheffield Address! It was the offices of the Sheffield Register newspaper in the 1780s and 90s and then of its successor the Iris, edited by Sheffield poet and hymn writer James Montgomery. By the 1850s (I think) it had become a beerhouse called the Montgomery Tavern, There are several photos and paintings of the building at Picture Sheffield ...just to add, the following post on this site collects together links to all the images of 12 Hartshead from PictureSheffield: https://www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk/forums/topic/11349-art-revealed-by-the-bbc/?do=findComment&comment=90646 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tozzin Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 6 hours ago, HughW said: 12 Hartshead is a famous Sheffield Address! It was the offices of the Sheffield Register newspaper in the 1780s and 90s and then of its successor the Iris, edited by Sheffield poet and hymn writer James Montgomery. By the 1850s (I think) it had become a beerhouse called the Montgomery Tavern, There are several photos and paintings of the building at Picture Sheffield ...just to add, the following post on this site collects together links to all the images of 12 Hartshead from PictureSheffield: https://www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk/forums/topic/11349-art-revealed-by-the-bbc/?do=findComment&comment=90646 I believe the doorway and entrance of the Register / Montgomery was sold on demolition and sent to America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skelton Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 If you use 'Picture Sheffield', there are two old photos of 12 Hartshead. Picture no. s12911 shows No. 12 Motgomery Tavern, 1900-1919. Picture no. s12906 shows another picture of the above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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