Cateaton Street Clothier

[rosebakertree]

One of my forefathers had a clothier shop/business in Cateaton Street, (now Gresham Street), London, in 1817. Does anyone have access to a street directory for this period? His name was George Randall, although he may just have been a partner. Any help much appreciated.

[Sharon01]

Hi,

The 1808 London Post office Directory has a George & William Randall, clothier, Lothbury.

See link fro Lothbury

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gresham_Street

Sharon

[rosebakertree]

Hi Sharon,
Many thanks for that, must be the same person, probably working with brother William. Thanks again. Tony Randall

[jennifer c]

1811 Holdens Directory
George & William Randall 8 Old Jewry - Clothiers

Jennifer

[Chris Doran]

1825 Pigot's Directory has "Randall, Wm. 2 Charlotte St, Pimlico" under "Tailors etc." also tailors A.F. and John Randall, but no sign of a George unless he was by then a cabinet maker or feather maker.

[rosebakertree]

Thanks also Jenifer and Chris, just the information I wanted. As a matter of interest, George was apparently born in Wilton, Wiltshire, married 1802, Salisbury, had his first child 1817, again in Salisbury, but alongside the birth entry was this mysterious note 'Clothier, Ch. Passage, Cateaton St.' unusual because no other entries had notes referring to the occupation & address of parents. Thanks again.

[RobinRedBreast]

Hello There,

One of my 5x Great Grandad's William Spooner lived in Cateaton Street, in 1811. This is according to his Marriage Licence Certificate, dated the 26th of December 1811. He married Catherine Hodgkin, on that date, in Edenham, Lincolnshire.
Can anyone please find him in a London Directory, for this time/ around these dates? It would be much appreciated, thank you.
I don't know his occupation at that time. But I do know that he became a Linen Draper, when his first child, Frederick was born in 1814. I think his address, in 1814, was Henry Street, Pentonville.
By 1817/1818, he had moved to Chiswell Street. This is only half a mile away from Cateaton Street.

Any information would be gratefully accepted.

Thank you very much. 

[ShaunJ]

Re William Spooner, there is a man of that name in an 1811 London Directory, proprietor of a "Manchester" warehouse at 23 Lawrence Lane, Cheapside. "Manchester" was (and still is in Australia) a generic term for household linen and cotton goods.

[RobinRedBreast]

Re William Spooner, there is a man of that name in an 1811 London Directory, proprietor of a "Manchester" warehouse at 23 Lawrence Lane, Cheapside. "Manchester" was (and still is in Australia) a generic term for household linen and cotton goods.

Thanks very much for that. I'd never heard the term "Manchester" relating to household linen, and cotton goods. I think Cheapside was right near Cateaton street, wasn't it?

Cheers.