1841 census for Charlotte Smith, Gloucester, St Philip and St Jacob

[lirp]

I am trying to find my great grandmother, Charlotte Smith, and I found this census record which puzzles me. There is a long list, involving several pages, of teenaged girls with stated occupations (Charlotte being a weaver at age 18). In the upper left hand corner, there is a place name but it is illegible to me, on every page! Can you help me to identify the nature of this institution, please?

[emeltom]

Top left hand corner gives the name of the street, in ths case Phoenix Street. The first name for that particular entry is Sophia Hercombe and her occupation is House Keeper. Therefore I would say that your ancestor is living in a lodging house.

Emeltom

[Capetown]

Searching on National Archives

A2a

Phoenix Street St Philip & St Jacob Gloucestershire

3 hits

Held at Bristol Archives

1838

Building Lease and Copart of two lots of land, part of close formerly call the

GREAT WESTERN COTTON COMPANY.  Deeds of premises in Phoenix Street.  Building Lease and Copart, of two lots of land, part of close formerly called The Distillery Ground but now the Sandy Field in St Philip and jacob - Messrs. Osborne & Ward


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Again in 1838

Assignment of one of the above lots and house erecting thereon - William Lyddon to Joh....

GREAT WESTERN COTTON COMPANY

etc etc

and 1845

GREAT WESTERN COTTON COMPANY - etc etc

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??
So seems Charlotte SMITH and all the people listed were working for the

GREAT WESTERN COTTON COMPANY

[Capetown]

There are very website on the net including by the bafhs.org.uk

SS Philip and Jacob - BAFS

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The building of the canal triggered the development of Barton Hill.  the biggest of which was employed up to 2000 people, many of them  woman, (and, in it's earlier days, young girls)...  though working conditions are said to have been poor.  New houses sprang to serve the factory workers, starting with Phoenix Factory and Great Western Streets. etc. etc. 

[lirp]

Excellent information given in these answers. I really appreciate this. I also find it very interesting and will follow up on the topic.
Thanks very much!

[Capetown]

archives.bristol.gov.uk

Great Western Company
Reference No : 12142

has pages on the above Company



Starting 28 February 1837

Dead of Partnership

(1) Joseph Bell Clarke of Manchester, cotton manufacturer (followed by lots of names)

including James George Esq. Mayor of Bristol

..... with the object of establishing a manufactory for spinning and weaving cotton in or near Bristol....   

[lirp]

I appreciate you steering me to this particular site. I’m new to genealogical research and not too proficient at it yet, (tho I seem to be a good detective 🙂). I’m glad for the help.