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Bribery Terrace, Bell Lane 1901

22 Bell Lane
Seven members of the Vale family and a boarder lived at 22 Bell Lane in 1901. Albert, a "carpenter and joiner", 36 and his wife Agnes, 33 had five children aged 1 to 3 years, at home. He was from Hereford, she was from Shrewsbury. The children Harold, Elsie, Gertrude, Wilfred and May were all born in Ludlow.
Louise De Neel, their 56 year old "boarder", from Jersey in the Channel islands gave her profession as "French language school teacher."

23 Bell Lane
Two of the Ash family, 25 year old head of family Thomas and his 18 year old brother John are "journeyman tailors" as is a 27 year old boarder,  Walter Davis. Walter is relatively local, from Kington, Herefordshire while the Ash brothers were born in Tiverton, Devon.
Rebecca, Thomas's wife is the same age as him but was born 4 miles away in Burrington Herefordshire.
Their three children Albert Lena and Eva are all less than three years old.

24 Bell Lane
A 36 year old plumber and his family, Walter Oakes, born in Ludlow lives here. His wife is Agnes who is seven years younger, was born in 1872 just outside Ludlow in the village of Bitterley.
Their two children James and Walter are two and nine months, both born in Ludlow
Walter is an employer rather than just a worker.

25 Bell Lane
Edwin Blakemore, the titular head of family, was born in Ludlow in 1841. His wife, Elizabeth, four years younger, is from Leinthall Earls, Herefordshire, about 5 miles away. Three children were all born in Ludlow: John, Thomas, and Annie aged 19, 17 and 14 respectively all still live at home.
Edwin is said to be an "Emigration agent and press reporter". His two eldest children are "drapers assistants".

26 Bell Lane
The Holmes  are described as living on their own means. Born mid century, aged 52, Walter Holmes is relatively local being born at Lickey Bromsgrove in Worcestershire.
Elizabeth his wife was born in Stratford Essex, probably the Stratford now in the East End of London.

Bribery Terrace, Bell Lane 1911


22, Bell Lane.
Albert E Vale, 46 years old, born in 1865 had in 1911 been married for 20 years to Agnes Vale then 43. In 1868 of nine children, eight were still alive. Albert is a carpenter and joiner, born in Hereford, his wife was from Bishops Castle.
The 22 Bell Lane two sons and six daughters were evenly spaced from the ages of 19 down to 3: Albert, Elsie, Gertrude, Wilfred, May, Kathleen and Dorothy.
The eldest son 19-year-old Albert is a shop assistant employed in the "boot trade".  Although Wilfred and May are the only two specifically described as "at school" no employment or work is given for the others.

23, Bell Lane
Seven people named Badland live at 23 Bell Lane and they probably moved to Ludlow after 1891.
Mrs Mary Badland was born in 1852, at either Gravel Hill (Ludlow) or Grinshill, Salop. Husband George may have been born in Rock, Worcestershire (the writing is not clear) in 1850.
She had five surviving children of seven born: George, Thomas, May and Charles. The couple were married in 1880 and lived in Ludlow where George was born a year later before moving to Richards Castle before 1886. Four of the five children aged 30, 25, 21 and 19, still live at home and are all working as warehouse man, cabinetmaker, dressmaker and grocer respectively.
The three-year-old grandchild, Ernest Leonard, born in Ludlow, could be the son of the absent child, or the child of one of the four living at home.

24 Bell Lane
Four of the Bowyer family lived at 24 Bell Lane. Elizabeth 52, born locally in Norbury in 1859 is nine years older than her husband Richard who was born in Bishops Castle. They have been married since 1890 and have no children. He is employed as a "coal porter".
His 77 year old pensioner uncle, presumably his father's brother Richard Bowyer, lives with them. He was born in Lydbury North.
 13 year old Jane Elizabeth Groves, like her aunt born in Norbury, is staying with them.

25 Bell Lane from?+xxxxx
There are five people at 25 Bell Lane: Four members of the Blakemore family, all from Ludlow and a lodger. Two non-resident children are presumably grown-up and/or moved away. Edwyn and Elisabeth married in 1880.
Ellen M A, their oldest daughter is still single and with sister Annie E, 24, still at home. They are a dressmaker, working from home  and "drapers cashier" respectively. While Mrs Blakemore does not work her husband Edwin is a shipping agent.
From Bristol comes the lodger John Thomas Willie who is employed as an electrical engineer.

26 Bell Lane
The three members of the Wainwright family live at 26 with two male lodgers.
Stephen and Fannie Wright have one 10 year old son of the 11 years of marriage. Stephen is a 39 year old grocers clerk . His wife is 3 years younger. He is from Ludlow whereas she is from Clun.
Their lodgers, William Beeston and Joshua Haymer are 29 and 26 from Childs Ercall, North Shropshire and Kenchester, Herefordshire. William is employed as "coachman (domestic)" while Joshua is another Bell Lane "Tailor journeyman".

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