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Offline eileenb

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Portmanteau Makers
« on: Thursday 30 March 17 13:50 BST (UK) »
Looking for a company of Portmanteau Makers on Vauxhall Bridge Road late 19c. Only information I have is that the family name may have been Trumble or similar.

Not much to go on, I know but any pointers on where to start looking would be very much appreciated.
Hampshire -  Lewis & Mitchell & Hutchins
Lancs - Tattersall & Dillon
Wilts - Vockins, Chapman, Alexander
Fairground Travellers - Dillon Family

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Re: Portmanteau Makers
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 30 March 17 14:06 BST (UK) »
Start by looking up the 1881 census (index is free) for the street and checking occupations
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Re: Portmanteau Makers
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 30 March 17 14:29 BST (UK) »
Many thanks for the suggestion. 
Hampshire -  Lewis & Mitchell & Hutchins
Lancs - Tattersall & Dillon
Wilts - Vockins, Chapman, Alexander
Fairground Travellers - Dillon Family

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Re: Portmanteau Makers
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 30 March 17 16:41 BST (UK) »
TRY RG13/421 86 CAMBERWELL ?RD
Joseph Trumble aged 23 portmanteau maker born Pimlico

Looking for more information

Louisa Maud
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Granath Sweden and London
Garner, Marylebone Paddington  Northolt Ilford
Garner, Devon
Garner New Zealand
Maddieson
Parkinson St Pancras,
Jenkins Marylebone Paddington
Mizon/Mison/Myson Paddington
Tindal Marylebone Paddington
Tocock, (name changed to Ellis) London
Southam Marylebone, Paddington
Bragg Lambeth 1800's
Edermaniger(Maniger) Essex Kent Canada (Toronto)
Coveney Kent Lambeth
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Re: Portmanteau Makers
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 30 March 17 16:46 BST (UK) »
14/04/1900 Joseph Henry Trumble aged 23 occ  trunk maker father Joseph occ trunk maker
 married Newington
Pauline Augusta Beatrice Wastie aged 24 father Frederick Richard Wastie dec

Living with family Wastie on census with son Joseph 10 months born Lambeth

Louisa Maud

PS, are you researching family or just the portmanteau company?
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Granath Sweden and London
Garner, Marylebone Paddington  Northolt Ilford
Garner, Devon
Garner New Zealand
Maddieson
Parkinson St Pancras,
Jenkins Marylebone Paddington
Mizon/Mison/Myson Paddington
Tindal Marylebone Paddington
Tocock, (name changed to Ellis) London
Southam Marylebone, Paddington
Bragg Lambeth 1800's
Edermaniger(Maniger) Essex Kent Canada (Toronto)
Coveney Kent Lambeth
Sondes kent and London

Offline louisa maud

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Re: Portmanteau Makers
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 30 March 17 16:56 BST (UK) »
It would appear that they had at least 5 children and seemed to live at 86 Camberwell n? Road on various census, Vauxhall Road doesn't seem to be mentioned

Louisa Maud
Census information is Crown Copyright,
from  www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Granath Sweden and London
Garner, Marylebone Paddington  Northolt Ilford
Garner, Devon
Garner New Zealand
Maddieson
Parkinson St Pancras,
Jenkins Marylebone Paddington
Mizon/Mison/Myson Paddington
Tindal Marylebone Paddington
Tocock, (name changed to Ellis) London
Southam Marylebone, Paddington
Bragg Lambeth 1800's
Edermaniger(Maniger) Essex Kent Canada (Toronto)
Coveney Kent Lambeth
Sondes kent and London

Offline Chris Doran

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Re: Portmanteau Makers
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 30 March 17 18:03 BST (UK) »
Lots of London directories on the Historical directories site. A bit tedious to use since they "improved" it a few years back, but persistence may pay off. According to which directory you use, you can search by name, business, or street. He may, of course, not have been trading in his own name, or have been an employee or outworker for a large company or shop.
Researching Penge, Anerley, (incuding the Crystal Palace) and neighbouring parts of Beckenham, currently in London (Bromley), formerly Surrey and/or Kent.

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Re: Portmanteau Makers
« Reply #7 on: Thursday 30 March 17 18:24 BST (UK) »
Louisa Maud thank you so much for that. 

I am helping a friend who is just getting started on her research and at the moment she is piecing together bits of information from family members.  All she had to work with was possibly Vauxhall Bridge Rd, possible portmanteau maker and possibly Trumble or similar! 

Thank you too Chris.  We are looking at the Directories and as you say it's a bit of a struggle! 

Onward and upwards and thank you once again.  Your help is much appreciated.
Hampshire -  Lewis & Mitchell & Hutchins
Lancs - Tattersall & Dillon
Wilts - Vockins, Chapman, Alexander
Fairground Travellers - Dillon Family

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Re: Portmanteau Makers
« Reply #8 on: Thursday 30 March 17 19:20 BST (UK) »
Ancestry have a few family tree with a wealth of information

Louisa Maud
Census information is Crown Copyright,
from  www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Granath Sweden and London
Garner, Marylebone Paddington  Northolt Ilford
Garner, Devon
Garner New Zealand
Maddieson
Parkinson St Pancras,
Jenkins Marylebone Paddington
Mizon/Mison/Myson Paddington
Tindal Marylebone Paddington
Tocock, (name changed to Ellis) London
Southam Marylebone, Paddington
Bragg Lambeth 1800's
Edermaniger(Maniger) Essex Kent Canada (Toronto)
Coveney Kent Lambeth
Sondes kent and London