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*ARC TBC* No Whitney in BCC...Jo adding

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Found this one on a Post Card Post marked 1905 can we put her in bcc?
Her address Now !!! https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.48000 ... 312!8i6656

A picture of the old premises on page 46 of the book Wordsley past and present by Stan Hill

1911
85 - 86 and 87 High Street Wordsley, Kingswinford, Worcestershire, England

Edwin Charles Whitney Head Married Male Draper And Outfitter 62 1849 Wordsley Hereford
Chrishanna Mary Whitney Wife - Female Assisting In Business 49 1862 Wordsley Hereford
Frank Whitney Son Single Male Assistant In Shop 36 1875 Wordsley Staffs
Annie Whitney Daughter Single Female Assistant In Shop 28 1883 Wordsley Staffs
Walter Whitney Son Single Male Assistant In Shop 26 1885 Wordsley Staffs
Emmanuel Powell - Single Male Assistant Drapers 41 1870 Bush Bank Hereford
John Moore Servant Single Male - 18 1893 Wordsley Staff
Mary Ann Plant Servant Married Female Domestic Servant 44 1867 Brockmoor
Mary Karell Servant Single Female Domestic Servant 27 1884 Gornal Wood Staffs
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7 Jun 1911 Holy Trinity Wordsley
Charles Evans HAMBREY 30 B Glass Manufacturer Wordsley Father John Thomas Hamrey Glass Manufacturer
Annie WHITNEY 28 S Wordsley Father Edwin Charles Whitney Draper
After Banns Both Signed
Wit; E Whitney/G Hambrey/AJ Hambrey/Mabel Sutton/CM Whitney
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1881. High Street, Wordsley, Kingswinford.
Edwin C Whitney, head, W, 32, Draper, ?
Frank, son, 6, Wordsley
Mary Dennis, servant, 50, Housekeeper, Leicester
Benjamin M Johnson, App, 15, Draper app, Wordsley
Mary Babbs, servant, 20, Domestic duties, Wordsley

1891. High Street, Kingswinford.
Edwin C Whitney, head, 42, Draper ?? Wordsley
Christina, wife, 29, Assistant in Shop, Wednesbury
Frank, son , 16, Draper app,
Annie, daur, 8,
Walter, son, 6
Mary Dennis?, housekeeper, S, 68, Housekeeper, Leicester?
George F? Davis?, app, 15, Draper, Wordsley
Fanny Sutton, Serv, S, 20? General Servant, ? Strafford

1901. The Bank?, 85, 86, and 87 (Drapers shop) Kingswinford.
Edwin C Whitney, head, 52. Draper, Tailor, ??, Hereford
Mary C, wife, 39, Wednesbury
Frank, son, 26, Drapers assistant, Wodrsley
Annie, daur, 18, Millener, Wordsley
Walter, son, 16, Drapers app, Wordsley
Emanauel Powell, assistant, 31, Drapers assistant, Hereford
Charles? J Shepperd, assistant, 24, Drapers assistant, Quinton
Leonard H Evans, app, 16, Drapers app, Hereford
Minnie Robinson, serv, 18, house maid, Bromley
Phoebe Robinson, serv. 16, Cook, Bromley
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1939 Register
Fir Moss Grove , Brierley Hill U.D., Staffordshire, England

Annie Hambrey 12 Feb 1883 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married
Charles E Hambrey 06 May 1881 Male Glass Cutting Works (Manager) Married
Mary M Duckhouse (Hambrey) 12 Nov 1912 Female Jeweller Optician Shop Assistant Single
Walter A Hambrey 23 Jul 1923 Male At School Single
Kathleen M Jelley (Lyge) 13 Jul 1910 Female Children Governess Private Single
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Who was the postcard from RF? Looks like a bit is missing...
Looking at the census seems more family joined them too.
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Just a scrbble prob friend in clergy ?
the premises date from 1902 they were international suppliers of cassocks, surplices,stoles etc for churches :wink:

In BCC https://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/t ... ver=408242
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EDWIN CHARLES
WHITNEY
Marriage quarter 2
Marriage year 1873
EDWIN CHARLES WHITNEY married
Anne Cook Sanders
District Stroud
District number -
County Gloucestershire
Country England
Volume 6A
Page 669



EDWIN CHARLES
WHITNEY
Marriage quarter 4
Marriage year 1882
EDWIN CHARLES WHITNEY married
Christiana Marshall Johnson
District Kidderminster
District number -
County Worcestershire
Country England
Volume 6C
Page 439
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WHITNEY, FRANK SANDERS Order
GRO Reference: 1874 S Quarter in STOURBRIDGE Volume 06C Page 209

EDWIN C
WHITNEY
Gender Male
Birth year 1848
Age 76
Death quarter 3
Death year 1924
District Stourbridge
County Worcestershire
Volume 6C
Page 30
Country England
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WHITNEY, ANNIE JOHNSON Order
GRO Reference: 1883 M Quarter in STOURBRIDGE Volume 06C Page 240
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Is the postcard yours and in the gallery RF? I could link it if you would like?
So far added on BCC
https://www.tribalpages.com/tribe/brows ... =228520119
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Found a Whitney site
http://terrys.org.uk/charts/uvw/whitn401.htm

Picture of shop https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/569986896573724842/

Jo Please use my postcard if you like kind regards RF
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Postcard added and there is some more I think should be added so for now close this RF?
I have been looking up the George William ARCO in the marriage cert for Annie...
Not certain what that means ARCO?
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Please close thanks Jo :wink:
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