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My Paternal Grandfather |
Rose of England and Lancashire All I know about my Paternal Grandfather, I have gleaned from his marriage certificate and my Father, Frederick William COOPER's birth certificate. As well as the 1881, 1891 and 1901 UK Census'. My Grandfather's name was George Frederick COOPER. The 1881 records show George as being 2 years old. By the time the 1891 Census was taken, George was a 12 year old scholar, living with his family at 54 Farnworth Street West Derby, Liverpool. The 1901 Census, reveals he was still living with his family but they had moved to 169 Molyneaux Road West Derby, Liverpool. He was by then 22 years old and working as a Mineral Water Carrier. On April 2nd 1905, he married my grandmother Gertrude PARKINSON, daughter of James and Margaret PARKINSON, at St Clements C. of E., Toxteth Park He is recorded on the above mentioned certificates as being a Market Constable. Market Constable Uniform I have since found he was listed as a Mineral Water Carrier, in the 1901 Census. Whether I ever establish which Market in Liverpool, he was employed by or which Mineral Water firm he worked for, remains to be seen. I am assuming it would have been in or near West Derby, where he lived. However, I am in the process of researching him and will add my findings as go along. I am endeavouring to find his ancestry and will record it also as I am able. Since writing the above, I have found out the Florist Shop, which George's in-laws the PARKINSON's, ran was situated at the St. John's Market. So I think I can assume this was where George was employed as a Market Constable. Though since there were five markets in Liverpool at the time, he may have been rostered to work at more than one market. Information from 1911 Gore Directory and supplied
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| Mineral Water Carrier
There were about 3 dozen Mineral Water Firms in Liverpool in 1900. Firms listed as having premises
in the West Derby area are:
The mineral water used to be delivered
by carts drawn by dray horses
Information from 1911 Gore Directory and supplied
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Further nformation was gleened from emails
sent to me by:
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| Market Constables
I did some research to see what exactly being a Market Constable entailed. As the name implies, Market Constables were employed in the Markets of Liverpool, they were employed by the Liverpool Corporation in the early 1900's. Market Constables were attested (sworn in) as Constables with limited powers. i.e. They would have all the powers of a Constable on/in Liverpool Markets, as opposed to the Constables of the Liverpool City Police whose powers extended throughout Liverpool and the County of Lancashire (Liverpool being a City within Lancashire). As well as Market Constables, the city also had Park Constables. Liverpool in recent years have RE-INTRODUCED Market Constables and they are primarily used at the Stanley Meat Abattoir and the Wholesale Fruit/Vegetable Market, there powers are still limited to the Markets. Whereas the powers of modern day Officers of Merseyside Police are THROUGHOUT England and Wales. Information supplied by:
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| Liverpool Market's
St Johns market was the main market but there were others markets including Paddies market and smaller ones, on the outskirts of Liverpool. St Johns was downtown Liverpool and was a great place to shop. Information supplied by:
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