Searching Abdella/Abdellah/Abdullah, Brewing & Hairdressing
Hi
What a combination!
I have tracked ancestors of my wife to having the various surnames in the19th Century:
Abdella
Abdillah
Abdellah
Abdullah
Living in Tamworth Street, Lichfield, variously at numbers 23 and 78
Quoted occupations included Beerhousekeeper and Hairdresser.
Reading a little about Lichfield, I discovered that it was quite a place in the 18th and early 19th Centuries with Dr Johnson living there, up to 80 breweries and maltsters, up to 20 of which occupied just three streets including Tamworth Street
Can anyone help with:
- knowing current generations of folk who live there with this name as their surname (or middle name)
- the Abdellas may have immigrated from the East Indies - are there any immigration records I can check anywhere?
- knowing anything about the history of brewing or hairdressing in the 18c and 19c in Lichfield
- knowing anything of Tamworth Street's history or current day use of buildings at those addresses
- does anyone know of the Grapes Inn which was the name of the establishment at 23 Tamworth Street I believe circa 1880 to 1900
I do not believe the Grapes Inn exists as a pub name in Lichfield now
Welcome any ideas
Many thanks
David
Sorry I've been away for a while6
[QUOTE=almach;676169]Hi Colin,
Apologies for being away, but I'm still interested in discovering more. I have a photograph of William and Harriet, together with
George and Rose Brown and Alice Brown, Alice was my late mother's mum.