George Henry Jinks - bankrupt
Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 8:18 pm
I've found a possible ancestor who seemed to have been bankrupt:
George Henry Jinks, 61 Moor Street, West Bromwich.
http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26426/pages/4243
My problem is that I can't definitely pin George down as living at Moor Street. Can anybody find the family in Moor Street? Here's what I've got:
1881 Census
RG11 piece 2850 folio 47 page 37
3, Mill St Terrace, West Bromwich
George H Jinks, Head, Mar, 25, Cutter Down In Iron Works, Warwicks Tamworth
Mary A, Wife, Mar, 22,
George H, Son, Single, 8 months,
Others born Staffs, West Bromwich,
1891 Census
RG12 piece 2269 folio 146 page 33
27, Phoenix Street, West Bromwich
George H Jinks, Head, Mar, 35, Iron Cutter, Staffs Tamworth
Mary A, Wife, Mar, 32,
Harry, Son, 10, Scholar,
Frank, Son, 9, Scholar,
Harvy, Son, 7, Scholar
Ada, Daur, 5, Scholar,
William, Son, 4,
Polly, Daur, 1,
Others born Staffs West Bromwich
1892 Kelly's Directory of Staffordshire
West Bromwich Section
Commercial
Jinks George H. Shopkeeper, 27 Pheonix Street
1901 Census
RG13 piece 2720 folio 115 page 29
8b, Claypit Lane, West Bromwich
George H Jenks, Head, Mar, 45, Cutter Down Iron Works, Warwicks Tamworth
Mary A, Wife, Mar, 43,
Frank E, Son, Single, 19, Imbecile From Childhood
Harvy, Son, Single, 17, Cutter Down Iron Works,
Ada, Daur, 15,
William A, Son, Single, 14, Holloware Caster,
Polly, Daur, 11,
John H, Son, 9,
Fred, Son, 7,
Annie, Daur, 5,
Charles, Son, 3 months,
Others born Staffs, West Bromwich
1911 Census
RG14PN17298 RG78PN1061 RD371 SD3 ED16 SN281
12 Claypit Lane West Bromwich
George Henry Jinks, Head, Mar, 55, Cutter Down In On Works, Kettlebrook
Mary Ann, Wife, Married 33 years, 13 children born, 11 children still living, 52, Staffs Great Barr
Ann Maria Barker, Mother, Widow, 79, Staffs Licfield
Frank Edward Jinks, Son, Single, 30,
Pollie, Daur, Single, 21, Jeweller Gold - Polisher Jewellry Manufactures,
John Howard, Son, Single, 19, Moulder Rice Bowl Maker Holloware Foundry,
Fred, Son, Single, 18, Moulder Rice Bowl Maker Holloware Foundry,
Annie Maria, Daur, Single, 15, Nurse Domestic,
Charlie, Son, 10, School
Ivy, Daur, 7, School,
Others born Staffs, West Bromwich
1912 Kelly's Directory of Staffordshire
West Bromwich Section
Commercial
Jinks Mary Ann (Mrs.), news agent, 12 Claypit Lane
1932 Kelly's Directory of Staffordshire
News Agents and Vendors
Jinks Mrs. Mary Ann, 12 Claypit Lane, West Bromwich
There is also a mention of the same George Henry Jinks "receiving orders" in the Huddersfield Daily Chronicle in the July of 1893. The wording is almost identical to the London Gazette, and I'm assuming that they got the info there. What strikes me, and makes me reasonably sure that it must be the same George Henry (other than the lack of other candidates on the census), is the wording of his profession "Cutter Down". Looking at the census I assumed that he was a cutter who worked down the iron works - now I wonder if he was a cutter down, whatever that may have been!
I wondered why it's George who's listed as shopkeeper in 1892, but later, once they've moved to Claypit Lane, it's his wife who seems to have the business. George died in 1940, and Mary in 1934. Their daughter Annie Marie Jinks (who seems never to have married) took over the shop, and appears in the trade directory in 1940. The listing in July 1893 is the only listing in the London Gazette, and as other ancestors who went bankrupt had many entries as the proceedings progressed, I'm wondering why? Did George manage to pay off his debts?
George Henry Jinks, 61 Moor Street, West Bromwich.
http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26426/pages/4243
My problem is that I can't definitely pin George down as living at Moor Street. Can anybody find the family in Moor Street? Here's what I've got:
1881 Census
RG11 piece 2850 folio 47 page 37
3, Mill St Terrace, West Bromwich
George H Jinks, Head, Mar, 25, Cutter Down In Iron Works, Warwicks Tamworth
Mary A, Wife, Mar, 22,
George H, Son, Single, 8 months,
Others born Staffs, West Bromwich,
1891 Census
RG12 piece 2269 folio 146 page 33
27, Phoenix Street, West Bromwich
George H Jinks, Head, Mar, 35, Iron Cutter, Staffs Tamworth
Mary A, Wife, Mar, 32,
Harry, Son, 10, Scholar,
Frank, Son, 9, Scholar,
Harvy, Son, 7, Scholar
Ada, Daur, 5, Scholar,
William, Son, 4,
Polly, Daur, 1,
Others born Staffs West Bromwich
1892 Kelly's Directory of Staffordshire
West Bromwich Section
Commercial
Jinks George H. Shopkeeper, 27 Pheonix Street
1901 Census
RG13 piece 2720 folio 115 page 29
8b, Claypit Lane, West Bromwich
George H Jenks, Head, Mar, 45, Cutter Down Iron Works, Warwicks Tamworth
Mary A, Wife, Mar, 43,
Frank E, Son, Single, 19, Imbecile From Childhood
Harvy, Son, Single, 17, Cutter Down Iron Works,
Ada, Daur, 15,
William A, Son, Single, 14, Holloware Caster,
Polly, Daur, 11,
John H, Son, 9,
Fred, Son, 7,
Annie, Daur, 5,
Charles, Son, 3 months,
Others born Staffs, West Bromwich
1911 Census
RG14PN17298 RG78PN1061 RD371 SD3 ED16 SN281
12 Claypit Lane West Bromwich
George Henry Jinks, Head, Mar, 55, Cutter Down In On Works, Kettlebrook
Mary Ann, Wife, Married 33 years, 13 children born, 11 children still living, 52, Staffs Great Barr
Ann Maria Barker, Mother, Widow, 79, Staffs Licfield
Frank Edward Jinks, Son, Single, 30,
Pollie, Daur, Single, 21, Jeweller Gold - Polisher Jewellry Manufactures,
John Howard, Son, Single, 19, Moulder Rice Bowl Maker Holloware Foundry,
Fred, Son, Single, 18, Moulder Rice Bowl Maker Holloware Foundry,
Annie Maria, Daur, Single, 15, Nurse Domestic,
Charlie, Son, 10, School
Ivy, Daur, 7, School,
Others born Staffs, West Bromwich
1912 Kelly's Directory of Staffordshire
West Bromwich Section
Commercial
Jinks Mary Ann (Mrs.), news agent, 12 Claypit Lane
1932 Kelly's Directory of Staffordshire
News Agents and Vendors
Jinks Mrs. Mary Ann, 12 Claypit Lane, West Bromwich
There is also a mention of the same George Henry Jinks "receiving orders" in the Huddersfield Daily Chronicle in the July of 1893. The wording is almost identical to the London Gazette, and I'm assuming that they got the info there. What strikes me, and makes me reasonably sure that it must be the same George Henry (other than the lack of other candidates on the census), is the wording of his profession "Cutter Down". Looking at the census I assumed that he was a cutter who worked down the iron works - now I wonder if he was a cutter down, whatever that may have been!
I wondered why it's George who's listed as shopkeeper in 1892, but later, once they've moved to Claypit Lane, it's his wife who seems to have the business. George died in 1940, and Mary in 1934. Their daughter Annie Marie Jinks (who seems never to have married) took over the shop, and appears in the trade directory in 1940. The listing in July 1893 is the only listing in the London Gazette, and as other ancestors who went bankrupt had many entries as the proceedings progressed, I'm wondering why? Did George manage to pay off his debts?