Genealogy Chat

Sorry guys, I'm back now. His name is either Edward or Jack Abbott born Penrith

LOL Carol, thought you had insider info then!

Angela do you know anything about him, his name or area he lived.

Ok, thanks Mary. Sorry guys I'm working so its difficult to keep on here all the time, but will keep coming back to look.

You could try searching in trade directories for the period under your great-grandfather's name: http://www.historicaldirectories.org/

We don't but Baldwin's had a lot of shops and a little bit of history that readers might have been interested in.

Didnt know we had a name for him?

G. Baldwin & Co is London's oldest and most established Herbalist. The company was founded by George Baldwin in 1844 and was originally based at 77 Walworth Road, South East London. G. Baldwin Thrived over the next 50 years, eventually peaking at 12 shops around the London area. When George Baldwin died at the turn of the century, his son (also George) took over the business. Young George was an engineer and had no great interest in the business. As managers left or died the shops closed down. At the end of the First World War Henry Dagnell joined Baldwins. His role was to restore the failing G. Baldwin business. One of his more colourful tasks was to collect all unsold stock from the various G. Baldwin shops as they closed using a hand barrow he would deliver the stock back to 77 Walworth Road. By 1925 only the original shop remained and this was now owned by Mr Parkin with Mr Dagnell installed as Manager. It wasn't until Mr Parkins death in 1951 that Henry Dagnell purchased the company for which he had now worked for over 30 years. He was joined by his son Henry Dagnell. In 1969, Baldwins was forced by development work to relocate to 173 Walworth Road where they are still based today. Over twenty years on, this shop still has a nostalgic atmosphere of stepping back in time. Wooden floors, high old fashion counters and shelves stacked with herbs, oils and ointments are all reminiscent of a time gone by and emit a cacophony of fragrances. In 1978 the company bought 171 Walworth Road with the intention of

Thats my problem I dont know what it was called or what part of east end., would have been early 1900's. Sorry I dont know any more, probably expecting the impossible.

And what part of the East End/when did he have it?

What was the shop called!

Can anyone tell me how I can find any info on mt great grandfathers herbalist shop he had in the East End.