35 Trimdon Street, Bishopwearmouth

[Skinniedipper]

In the 1901 & 1911 censuses the Head of Household at this address (Jane Brown nee Cunningham) was shown as a sweet shop keeper (1901) and a general dealer (1911).

Was that building a shop and if so for how long because it was not recorded as a shop in the 1881 and 1891 censuses and neither Jane nor her husband Robert Brown were shown as shopkeepers in those censuses.

Thanks, Doug

[stanmapstone]

In the 1890  Directory Robert Brown, 35 Trimdon Street, is shown as a shopkeeper.
From the Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette - Tuesday 19 June 1894
Stan

[stanmapstone]

It looks as though Robert Brown died in 1895. Jane Brown died 9th April 1915, aged 62, at 35 Trimdon Street

Stan

[stanmapstone]

In the 1872 Directory T. Hardy, an Earthenware Dealer was at 35 Trimdon Street.
In the 1897-98 Directory Jane Brown is listed as  Mrs J. Brown, Grocer, 35 Trimdon Street.

Stan
 

[barryd]

Is this Trimdon Street today?

https://www.openingtimesin.uk/home-bargains-sunderland-trimdon-street

[stanmapstone]

The original Trimdon Street no longer exists. See https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=17&lat=54.9098&lon=-1.3961&layers=168&right=BingHyb
You can see 35 Trimdon Street on this map https://www.old-maps.co.uk/#/Map/438678/557501/13/101329 change the zoom if necessary.
Stan

[Skinniedipper]

Hi Stan

Thanks for the information and sorry for not answering before now.

Its very interesting. It appears that Robert and Jane, who were married in 1874, were at 35 Trimdon Street in the 1881 & 1891 censuses but Robert gave his occupation as shipyard worker on both occasions and Jane did not have an occupation. It was not until the 1901 & 1911 censuses, when Jane was living there on her own, that the shop was mentioned at all.

[stanmapstone]

The enumerator can only copy what is written on the census schedule. There is no way of knowing why the occupations were entered as they were.

Stan