George Spering, Fishmonger, Maryport

[annypanny]

My Grandfather moved from Glasgow to Maryport in 1940/41 and started working for George Spering whom I believe was a fish curer/monger?  I know that this was a long time ago but does anyone remember the Spering family?  My Grandfather's name was Alexander Lawrie and he was a bit of a rogue (loveable? not sure)  he left my mother and her 4 siblings in a notorious orphanage called Smylum when his paramour died in childbirth.....

Any help would be appreciated

Annie

[bobgraham]

Unmm! If you check historicaldirectories.org for cumberland and the nearest directories are 1847, Mannix, there are no Sperings, no fish processors and nearest  dates didn't reveal any thing else. Sorry but check my research cos you have more to gain.  sorry.  bob

[annypanny]

Hi Bob,

Any help is appreciated, thanks.  I contacted the local authorities in Cumbria but I will have to visit in person.   I found this information about Mr Sperring in poor relief records in Glasgow and could well have been written down wrongly as the info was from a third party. Are the directories online and I could check for any fish related businesses, perhaps seeing a name would ring a bell!

Thanks again for you help, very much appreciated....

[bobgraham]

Yes. go to www.historicaldirectories.org and then follow instuctions as above. not an easy site to negotiate but maybe doing the feminine thing and reading instructions as opposed to ploughing on and only reading instructions when machine in pieces may help  - (wife looking over shoulder and dictating but then she was a headteacher and I'm just the retired anachist). Playing on here cos not sure what to do after retirting from anarchy
bob 

[Geoff-E]

The pair of you seem to be talking about different centuries

[bobgraham]

Whoops! You're right Geoff. It's that vin de pays again. Pity mother has gone cos she would have remembered 1940 in Maryport.   Any help Emms?  bob

[Lost Rackley]

There's a Maryport in Scotland over the water from Maryport in Cumbria.

[annypanny]

Hi, thanks for this but it's definately Maryport, Cumbria, yes I need someone who's very old who remembers the 50s in Maryport!!

[Lost Rackley]

Hi, thanks for this but it's definately Maryport, Cumbria, yes I need someone who's very old who remembers the 50s in Maryport!!

Okay I'll ask around Maryport for you.
I've only heard of Jackon's and Palmer's fishmongers here.