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Beard grandchild
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Mother and I, Mablethorpe, 1955

Burton on trent - Cooperage House?
« on: Wednesday 05 March 08 22:16 GMT (UK) »

Can anyone tell me anything about this address? I have traced my father's family, Blessingtons, as living at Cooperage House, Wetmore Rd. in the early 1900's.

Was it a property that had anything to do with any of the breweries, and is it still there?

Any help at all would be appreciated,

Thanks, Pat.


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Re: Burton on trent - Cooperage House?
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 23 March 08 22:16 GMT (UK) »

Dear Pat
A lot of houses have been demolished on Wetmore Road (formerly Anderstaff Lane), so it may no longer be there. The obvious possibility for a cooperage is the Allsopp's Middle Yard Cooperage. Often there were workers' houses provided locally for a particularly plant. If you tell me the numbers of houses nearby I will see if it might still exist.
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Winson (Dby), Stanley(Sts), Harrison(Dby to Rutland), Barker((Sts, Wks, Salop), Baston (Oxon), Wiltshire(Middx)

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Re: Burton on trent - Cooperage House?
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 23 March 08 22:42 GMT (UK) »

The Blessington family lived at no.16 Wetmore Rd, and it was known as Cooperage house on the obituary notice for James Blessington, who was killed in WW1.
I know my Grandfather worked for one of the breweries - the names Bass and Ind Coope ring bells,but this is his parents house, and whether or not his father was a brewery worker too I don't know.
It just sounded like an address that would have some sort of meaning,
Thanks for your help,
Pat


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Re: Burton on trent - Cooperage House?
« Reply #3 on: Monday 24 March 08 16:36 GMT (UK) »

dear Pat
Most of the houses in burton were owned by the various breweries, and your's definitely would be. Are you local. A look at Cook's Directory of I think 1900 might be useful here. Also the Censuses would show you who else was living in the area etc. I will take a walk into town via WetmoreRoad and see if no 16 is still there. Regards
LFS


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Winson (Dby), Stanley(Sts), Harrison(Dby to Rutland), Barker((Sts, Wks, Salop), Baston (Oxon), Wiltshire(Middx)

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Re: Burton on trent - Cooperage House?
« Reply #4 on: Monday 24 March 08 19:16 GMT (UK) »

Hi LFS,
Thanks again for your reply. No, I don't know the Burton on Trent area at all - I live in Worksop, Notts. My Grandfather moved here from Burton sometime after 1915. I have not been able to trace any of my Grandfather's siblings and haven't a clue whether or not any Blessingtons still live in Burton.
I have written this weekend to someone in Ashby de la Zouch who was in the online Staffordshire phone book - the only Blessington I could find, so hopefully I may get a lead there.
Thanks again for your help,
Cheers, Pat.


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Re: Burton on trent - Cooperage House?
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 25 March 08 17:59 GMT (UK) »

Dear Pat
No luck I'm afraid. Only a few houses left on that side of the road at all. No 16 would have been where the health centre is, I think.
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Winson (Dby), Stanley(Sts), Harrison(Dby to Rutland), Barker((Sts, Wks, Salop), Baston (Oxon), Wiltshire(Middx)

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Re: Burton on trent - Cooperage House?
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 25 March 08 18:05 GMT (UK) »

Hi LPS, Thanks for looking for me anyway. It is difficult to find out about an area that you don't know, and help from people like you is invaluable,
Thanks again,
pat,


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Re: Burton on trent - Cooperage House?
« Reply #7 on: Thursday 27 March 08 13:50 GMT (UK) »

Any time Pat
Unfortunately I don't know what the demolished houses were like, though the remaining ones are mostly smallish terraced houses. Since the demolished ones would have been interspersed with industrial buildings I suspect they were also small terraces, but don't know. Yours might have been one of the few double-fronted ones. Round the corner in Horninglow Street are lots of large Georgian houses, some fronting old breweries. If I can help further let me know.
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Re: Burton on trent - Cooperage House?
« Reply #8 on: Thursday 27 March 08 15:25 GMT (UK) »

Thanks LPS,
I really am trying to locate other relatives to siblings of my Grandfather, so, perhaps sometime I may come across someone who has more information. I live in hope anyway.
Thanks again for lokking around for me,
Cheers, Pat.


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