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London and Middlesex / Re: Edwin Newcomb, b.1842, Coffee House Keeper, City of London
« on: Sunday 28 February 10 21:18 GMT (UK)  »
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Is this the coffee house which is down the road from the railway station in london.

Marcie

I haven't the foggiest...

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London and Middlesex / Freeman of the City of London
« on: Sunday 28 February 10 18:38 GMT (UK)  »
Here is the document that I mentioned in Post #1.

Freeman of the City of London (this has been paid for by Edwin Newcomb)

1879



Here is a photo (not dated) of (presumably) Edwin Newcomb  b.1842 with his 2x Sons (to our left), wife (to our right) and staff.




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London and Middlesex / Re: Edwin Newcomb, b.1842, Coffee House Keeper, City of London
« on: Saturday 27 February 10 14:27 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks!


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London and Middlesex / Re: Edwin Newcomb, b.1842, Coffee House Keeper, City of London
« on: Friday 26 February 10 09:57 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks for the death info  :)

What site or archive did you use to find that?

Trawling through Ancestry or FindMyPast, unless I am not using it to it's full potential, revealed nothing.


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London and Middlesex / Re: Edwin Newcomb, b.1842, Coffee House Keeper, City of London
« on: Thursday 25 February 10 20:03 GMT (UK)  »
Thankyou Jennifer

Yes I did give the wrong dates.  It was just a rough date to put the message 'out there'.  He was still at 85 Lower Thames Street in 1891.

By 1901 he was living in Wanstead, Essex

I don't actually know when he died though...

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London and Middlesex / Re: Edwin Newcomb, b.1842, Coffee House Keeper, City of London
« on: Thursday 25 February 10 19:08 GMT (UK)  »
Thankyou jorose but the guy you found was not a Newcombe.  Although it was at 85 Lower Thames Street.

Thanks for trying though   ;)

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London and Middlesex / SOLVED: Edwin Newcomb, b.1842, Coffee House Keeper, City of London
« on: Thursday 25 February 10 01:33 GMT (UK)  »
Hello all, my first post.

I'd like to research the following person and to see if there are any records of his Coffee House that existed c.1868-1880.

The Coffee House or an establishment like it resided at 85 Lower Thames Street during this period.
This was also his home address for a number of years.

My 3rd Great-Grandfather was Edwin Newcomb b. Abt 1842, St. Georges, Middlesex.

I am 28 and ever since I was wee-high, my Nan and Grandad have had on display a document that is signed by the Mayor at the time.  I cannot think exactly what is on the document (possibly granting him the right to use the establishment), but more importantly there is a photograph of Edwin Newcomb with his fellow workforce.


My question is

What options are open to me research wise, to ascertain his business history?

  • Trade directories?
  • Is there an online collection of Trade directories?
  • Should I visit an archive in London that deals more in the history of businesses?

The photograph and it's accompanying document has always interested me greatly.
I know his Father is Frederick Newcomb, b.1804, Southwark (I'm not sure if he has any history in owning any businesses)

I am fully subscribed to Ancestry, and FindMyPast.

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