McMullen Tailors & Haberdashers

[daisynook]

My great-grandfather John Edward McMullen was a tailor on Conran Street, Manchester and in Manchester city centre, late 1800s to 1940s. His wife Jemima was a furrier and they lived in Back Irk Street. In later years the shops were taken over by his sons.
I am looking for any information on his father William McMullen born 1844 in Ireland. John Edward was apprenticed to his father on 1881 census. What happened to him?

[Lesley Robertson]

Would they be related to the widowed William McMullin, 37, Ireland, tailor/trouser maker of Back Irk St in the 1881 census? He has a son William apprenticed and son John scholar....

[daisynook]

Yes, that's him. Just looking for any additional information of what happened to him.

[Lesley Robertson]

But in the record I found, William was the apprentice, not John...

Have you tried FreeBMD to look for his death?

[daisynook]

Yes William first but John Edward became head of business and passed the businesses on to his sons

[daisynook]

I am revisiting my original post some time ago. Since then I have more information on William McMullen he was b.02 Mar 1839 in Belfast, Ireland d.1897 in Manchester. He was a widower from first wife Jane Finnigan left with 4 children to look after, remarried Mary Jane Richardson in 1889. He married MJR in St Michael's, Cheetham which I suspect is Angel Meadow. I'm still looking for any missing information like where did he learn to become a tailor and trouser maker? Any suggestions appreciated.

[Sandyhall]

I am revisiting my original post some time ago. Since then I have more information on William McMullen he was b.02 Mar 1839 in Belfast, Ireland d.1897 in Manchester. He was a widower from first wife Jane Finnigan left with 4 children to look after, remarried Mary Jane Richardson in 1889. He married MJR in St Michael's, Cheetham which I suspect is Angel Meadow. I'm still looking for any missing information like where did he learn to become a tailor and trouser maker? Any suggestions appreciated.

Who was is father and what was his occupation as they usualy followed in Father's footsteps.

[daisynook]

His father was Patrick McMullen b.Ireland 1814-1870 died in Miles Platting, Manchester, I've no idea what his father's occupation was.