John Henry Courtney early 1906 consett

[tracym]

Hi

Looking for any information on my partners great great grandad, we know he had a cafe on middle street ( any photos or any hints on where to find these would be great)

Which online directories would we need to look at to gather any information?

tia

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Which online directories would we need to look at to gather any information?

tia

See   Historical Directories of England & Wales  http://specialcollections.le.ac.uk/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16445coll4

Stan

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In the 1901 Census he is a Coffee House Keeper, Temperance Refreshment Rooms.

Stan

[keyboard86]

Hi just wondering if in 1901 he was the John Hy Courtney 34 occ Temperance ? Rooms Keeper b Hexham with wife Lizzie 32 and family at Nill/Mill Street, Consett?
Census ref RG13/4670/123/37
Keyboard86

Snap 😀

[keyboard86]

Hi again, for information, he could well be the John Courtney 24 occ Cocoa Room Assistant b Hexham with parents James/Priscilla in 1891?
Census ref RG12/4199/98/22
Keyboard86

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In the 1902 Kelly's Directory he is shown as "Courtney John Henry, refreshment rooms, 22 Middle Street. This Directory is not on the Historical Directories Site, I have a CD of it.

Stan

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This is the Google Street View of 22 Middle Street. https://goo.gl/maps/i4BWoy5VWax  Mark Wilkinson Photography Address: 22 Middle Street Consett County Durham DH8 5QJ.

Stan

[tracym]

Hi

yes this is the correct John Henry 

we struggled reading the census to what his occupations were.

Wasn’t the temperance movement about the abstinence from alcohol?

[keyboard86]

Hi again John Henry Courtney dies 1906 aged 40, the trading of the cafe appears to have been taken over by the sister of Lizzie, Margaret Coulson Single 30 b Newcastle on Tyne
Keyboard86