Watchmakers of Coventry

[rebekahm28]

Denise, if you dont mind, I'd be interested in any Charley's who are on there.

[DeniseJo]

yes rebekahm I can do that for you

I wonder if they will allow me to take pics 

I will pop down there next week and ask. If I can I will take some and post them here

[Graham Whitehead]

yes rebekahm I can do that for you

I wonder if they will allow me to take pics 

I will pop down there next week and ask. If I can I will take some and post them here

Please could you see if there are any ATKINS mentioned? Mine were in Spon St too.

[rebekahm28]

    Thanks DeniseJo!!

[RipleyAnne]

Hi,

I too have Coventry watchmakers in my family and was wondering if anyone had seen a mention of them in any records?

John KING, according to the 1871 census, lived in Craven St. He is listed as being a watch dial manufacturer employing 5 journeymen. By the time of the 1881 census he was living in Russell Tce. By 1891 he had died but his wife, Mary, was carrying on the family business.

During this time period it seems that all members of the family worked at various aspects of watch manufacture.

If anyone has seen a mention of this family I would love to know about it.

Thanks

[chonburi]

In the book 'The mystery of the Coventry Cappers' It states that the Watchmaking trade suffered a depression in the 17th century until 'about 1750 when the first of the Rotherams and John Bottrill, began to develop the craft again.'
At 72 years of age I'm a novice at this researching ancestors business but I know that on my father's wedding certificate his father is shown as William Bottrill Watchmaker.
Despite these clues I have been unable to gain any further history of my ancestors or their standing in the Watchmaking trade.  From Western Australia it is sometimes difficult to follow things up.  So I'm asking if anyone in their own resaerch has any information that could assist me in this endeavour before I become an ancestor myself.

[annijac]

My g.g.grandfather Joseph Thomas Batting was a watchmaker, dial painter and finisher, from Spon street Coventry in the 19th century his family were also involved in the business, has any one any information on him, I would be made up  if I could  find anything about him

[Cog]

Hi Annijac

firstly...for some reason I have just received notification of your post which I note was posted in January ?? how odd. 

Have your searched census pages for Joseph Batting ?

Carol

[aghadowey]

There was a post earlier which I split from this thread and moved to Beginners board- which is why you rec'd a notification for this thread but there's nothing new here now.