Master Hairdressers

[Bill749]

Hi Loo

If a man did not join up to fight, he was often considered by the women whose husbands were away at the war as being a coward.  They would hand him a white feather to show their contempt.

Regards, Bill

[loo]

Thanks, Bill! 

[Princess Poppy]

My grandfather was also a Master Hairdresser but I have also seen him described as a barber on certificates too.

He had a shop at Wells Next the Sea, Norfolk and worked at hairdressing sometime between 1881 - 1891 and retired from hairdressing in 1925.

I have a suspicion he went into hairdressing because he injured his leg as a youngster and was probably unable to become an Ag Lab as a result.  Most of my relatives before him were Ag Labs.  My grandfather seems to have broken the mould.  If you are looking at these dates you probably think I am an extremely old person - I'm not, but my Dad was a great deal older than my Mum!

[Goorikidz]

Hi

I would like to add my gggrandfather to the list of hairdressers.  His name John COLES and he was a Hairdresser and tobacconist in 69 Commercial Street Newport Monmouthshire in 1851 to his death in 1872.  His sons followed him into the same business.
One son even came to Australia and still continued his trade.

I have been told that up until the present day there is still a tobacconist shop on that same site.

So am interested in this subject.  But don't have anymore info to contribute.

Janette

[Infobunny]

Hi there,

I'm sorry I don't have fantastic resources to contribute but I would like to thank Cheryl for her great information on early hairdressers.  My ggf x lots (about eight) was apparently the first recognised hairdresser and peruquier in Belfast, Nthn Ird in the late 1700's-early 1800's, and yup he was French too.  I know he had a shop and went through several apprentices judging by newspaper ads I have found or been provided with.

However there is always room for more information......

Cheers

Bunny

[purplemoon]

Have just noticed this thread and I also have a male hairdresser in the family - Samuel THOMPSON b.~1804 in Cheshire.

He was working at/owned premises in Leadsmithy Street, Middlewich in 1841 (age 37) and I've found other likely relatives (presumably brothers or cousins) listed on the Stockport Biography Index also working as Hair Dressers in 1848, one at the same address as Samuel in Leadsmithy Street, and the other at Wheelock Street, Middlewich.

[loo]

For those of you who have German-origin barbers/hairdressers/barber-surgeons/barber-dentists in your tree (there were about 1000 German-origin barbers in London in 1891), the following vocabulary might help, when looking at German records, as they cannot all be found in modern dictionaries:

Aderlasser – barber, surgeon
Baader - Barber, also surgeon, dentist
Bader  -  barber, surgeon  (Bad = bath)
Barbier - barber
Barbknecht - barber's helper
Barfknecht - barber's helper
Bartscher(er)   barber
Bastoever - bathhouse operator; barber
Friseur        (male) barber, hairdresser
Scherer - barber; beardcutter; cloth cutter

Arzt -           physician; doctor
Bruchschneider - physician; surgeon
Chir. - abbr. for Chirurg (surgeon)
Chirurg - surgeon, for minor wounds, animal kicks, etc.
Chirurgus - surgeon
Chyrurgus – surgeon
Totenbeschauer - physician attesting death; medical examiner; coroner
Wundarzt      surgeon

Bisser - dentist
Zahna(e)rtz - dentist

I have picked these up from various places, and can no longer give references for them.  The barbering trade grew out of the emergence of bathhouses, simply because people were dirty and they didn't have bathrooms in their houses, so they went to public bathhouses, spas etc. 

[scrappyshaz]

I also have hairdressers in the family. Henry HOLTON b 1823 Gawcott, Bucks to a Publican, was a Hairdresser at 84 Mount St, Mayfair, London on 1851,61,71,81 censuses. Of his 5 surviving sons all were hairdressers, including my gggfather Thomas Henry b 1847 Hairdresser & Tobacconist.

The info given about hairdressers has been really interesting!
Thanks,
Shaz

[redkop]

I too have a Master Hairdresser in my family. His name was Solomon Mason. He owned his own
hairdresser 132 Breck Rd., Liverpool. This was late 1800's-early 1900's. He employed a number of
staff to work for him.

He came from a long line of stone masons, even his brothers. So, don't know what happened to make Solomon change career direction. Didn't want to get his hands dirty I expect.lol.

If anyone has old pictures of Breck Rd, that might include his shop/salon, could you let me know please.

Thanks,

Red