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By elaine71 |
General Genealogy

Hi everyone

I am currently researching my family tree, I have come across a census record 1911 for a ancestor living in Beaufort street Liverpool 8, it says my ancestor was a shopkeeper and that the business was fried fish. I was just wondering if anyone as any information on this.

Elaine,

A little more information would help, likely to be a Fish and Chips shop.

My ancestor was Isabella Evans nee Hamilton I don't really have much more information at the moment

Sounds very much that she was in her own line of business, often whatever a woman could turn their hand to if they were widowed, or alone.

1911 Directory,

63 Beaufort St,

Thomas Aldridge, Chipped Potato Dealer,

This would have been compiled, 1910

I'm wondering if the description should be fruit and fish, rather than fried fish. There are several fruit and fish hawkers listed in Beaufort Street: Mary Schofield age 55 married fruit and Fish hawker at 155 Beaufort St; John Miles Lester 26 single Fruit and fish hawker 102 Beaufort St ; Sarah Ann McAndrew 58 widow Fish hawker 31 Beaufort St; Rose Ann McNally 31 Married Fruit and fish hawker 222 Beaufort St; John Carter 58 Single Fruit and fish Hawker 188 Beaufort st.

No sign of any fried fish when I trawled through (excuse the pun) the census for Beaufort street, all 330 dwellings, most of them doubles so around 600 households!

My view is Isabella took over the premises, 63 Beaufort St from Thomas Aldridge around 1910/11, don't know if she just lived there or it was also a Fish and Chip Shop. Thomas Aldridge, 1911 census, 5 Beaumont St, occupation, Fried Fish and Chipped Potato Shop.