Kew lives: Reconstructing the past
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Emily Ward-Willis explains how to research the local history of an area, using the Mortlake Terrace shops in Kew as a case study. The talk will show how you can use records held by The National Archives, and other archives and local studies centres, to research local history. This talk was recorded live as part of the Know Your Place festival, a celebration of the heritage of Richmond upon Thames.
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Kew lives: Reconstructing the past
- 2. Emily Ward-Willis and Audrey Collins 3 September 2015 Kew Lives: Reconstructing the Past
- 3. IR 30/34/74 Kew Lives: Reconstructing the past 3
- 5. Some key Sources The National Archives •1841- 1911 Census •1910 Valuation Office Maps and Field Books •Service Records •Tithe Maps Richmond Local Studies Library •Photographs •Trade directories •Phone Books •Yellow Pages 5 Online Sources •British Newspapers Online •London Gazette •Commonwealth War Graves •Old Bailey Online •Victoria County History Surrey History Centre •Electoral Rolls •Parish Records
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- 8. Directories 8 Kelly’s Richmond Directory (KRD) 1930 KRD 1958
- 9. 1910 Valuation Office Survey 9
- 11. Burglary by a Policeman in 1882 11 ‘William Guthrie, 25, formerly a police-constable of the V division, was indicted at the Old Bailey, on Thursday, for a burglary on the dwelling- house of Eli Marshall and stealing a florin, his property. This was a rather remarkable case, om account of the position occupied by the prisoner at the time the alleged offence was committed, he having for two years been a constable in the V division of the Metropolitan Police. Prosecutor carries on the business of a chemist and druggist in Mortlake – terrace, Kew…’ PCOM 1/122
- 14. The impact of War 14 ADM 188/214
- 15. 15 ADM 242/7
- 16. Questions? 16
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- Welcome to Kew Lives: Reconstructing the past.
- This talk is a case study on the Mortlake Terrace shops here in Kew, however the resources that have been used can be used to find out more about your local area, they are not exclusively related to Kew. When we were asked by Richmond Local Studies to become involved in Know Your Place the thought of doing something on Mortlake Terrace sprang to mind as I have passed by the shops everyday on my way here for a decade and in that time I have seen many changes take place so thought that it would make an interesting study for a talk. I am not local myself and the research has taken place over a few months rather than years so there are many things that have yet to be discovered or that can be expanded with valuable local knowledge if it was turned in to a full scale project , however we hope that through our research it will inspire and help you discover your own areas through using archival sources from The National Archives as well as county archives and local studies libraries as they all contain resources that will help you build up a picture of your local communities.
- Mortlake Terrace was built around 1870 on the Dilman Estate, which was owned by John Dilman Engleheart. His estate covered all the ground which Kew Road, Broomfield Road, Cumberland Road and Gloucester Road Were later built on. The sole purpose of building the shops was to sell goods to the local community.
- An overview of some of the key sources that were used – there of course many more. Using some of these records together you can build up a picture of an event or a picture of the local community.
- Valuation maps are a useful source as it can give you information about the person who owned a property and the person who occupied it. The plans are printed Ordnance Survey map sheets, annotated by hand with plot numbers which act as a means of reference to the field books. Two sets of plans were created. Surviving working plans used in the course of the original valuation are held at local archives. The record plans made after the valuation was completed are held at The National Archives. The accompanying field books usually include: the names of owner and occupier the owner’s interest (freehold, copyhold, etc.) details of tenancy (term and rent) the area covered by the property figures entered for the purpose of valuation (i.e. market value) Unfortunately there is not a map for Kew – but as they are really intresting and a useful resource I have selected an example from Oystermouth in Swansea to show you I have looked at 1038 Norton House As
- For example whilst key word searching the British Newspapers Online for “Mortlake Terrace” it brought up adverts for “Situation Vacant” and birth announcements, however one of the matches for 1882 caught our eye and this was entitled “Burglary by a Policeman” ‘William Guthrie, 25, formerly a police-constable of the V division, was indicted at the Old Bailey, on Thursday, for a burglary on the dwelling-house of Eli Marshall and stealing a florin, his property. This was a rather remarkable case, on account of the position occupied by the prisoner at the time the alleged offence was committed, he having for two years been a constable in the V division of the Metropolitan Police. Prosecutor carries on the business of a chemist and druggist in Mortlake – terrace, Kew…’ A shilling was equated to 2 shillings and V division was Wandsworth. Eli Marshall was running the chemist at number 3 Mortlake Terrace there had been an earlier attempt to gain access to the premises so Eli and three friends sat in the dark in the kitchen and around 1am they heard footsteps in the garden and enter the shop, they immediately rushed to the shop and caught Willie Guthrie in the shop with the till open and a florin on the counter, Willie stated that he had found the back open and went to investigate. Willie was was indicted at the Old Bailey, found guilty and sentenced to 18 months hard labour.
- This is the Alphabetical Registers of Joiners register for the Metropolitan Police – as you can see William George Guthrie joined the police on the 8th March 1880 and if you look across it states that he was dismissed on the 5th May 1882. The document next to the Joiners Register is the Police Orders for 1882, police orders – they contain general and confidential notices and instructions on personnel matters, including dismissals!! and other instructions or notices to be brought to the attention of all the police ranks. As we can see here it states that P.C. 381 Guthrie has been dismissed as he was convicted at the Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey) sentenced to 18 months hard labour for burglary.
- 31 October 1915 Elsie Cotton married James Potter, a grocer at St. Ann’s Church, Kew they both give their address as 6 Mortlake Terrace, however the Green Grocers was at number 8 – presumably because they were living above the confectionary shop at number 6. James was Elsie’s second husband…..
- Thomas Frederick Cotton was stationed in Jersey in 1891 as he is captured on the Chanel Island census on HMS Mistletoe which was presumably a shore based establishment, presumably this is where he met Elsie who he later went on to marry around 1897.
- ADM 242/7 - Naval War Grave Roll this shows that sadly Thomas’s body wasn’t recovered and