tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555221118428406209.post8449378249536867907..comments2024-03-28T09:17:40.754+00:00Comments on Andrew Simpson: A Salford coal merchant and his two daughters who lived on Needham Avenue in ChorltonAndrew Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12215799385557042486noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555221118428406209.post-38754408906454833202019-09-23T15:50:16.958+01:002019-09-23T15:50:16.958+01:00Well Barry with a name you can search the director...Well Barry with a name you can search the directories which list residents by name and by street and also businesses. These are in the local history library at Central Ref in Manchester. These should allow you to track the business in the time period. Directories were compiled each year. Companies House might have a reference, though I doubt it. Then there are the census returns but these stop at 1911, although there is a register for 1939. Finally there are the newspapers and in particular the Manchester Evening News, where you might find a snippet on him.Andrew Simpsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12215799385557042486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555221118428406209.post-9013360765627602702019-09-23T14:34:39.069+01:002019-09-23T14:34:39.069+01:00I'd love to know more about my grandfather'...I'd love to know more about my grandfather's coal merchants business, which I believe went bankrupt in the 1920's, ie. how many people were employed in the business, did it make a good profit, what went wrong to make it bankrupt, Is there a place to find this info or is it all lost in the realms of history?Barry1957https://www.blogger.com/profile/04418702343512990132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555221118428406209.post-88224721521581633282019-09-22T19:58:09.345+01:002019-09-22T19:58:09.345+01:00My grandfather was one of the 11 that had coal mer...My grandfather was one of the 11 that had coal merchant offices on Ordsall he too lived in Chorlton.. Maybe he was friends with Jacob?Barry1957https://www.blogger.com/profile/04418702343512990132noreply@blogger.com