Hi All I'd also be interested in this, as my wife's great grandfather was a tea taster in the latter part of the 19th century. He immigrated from Germany to the east end of London (near the docks) and then later moved across to the south side of the river (but still near the docks). I haven't yet got around to trying to follow this up, but maybe if something useful turns up from Melody's request this may give me the push I need! Regards Tony Golding (11552) > -----Original Message----- > From: sfhg-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:sfhg-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Melody Richardson > Sent: 11 March 2008 00:46 > To: SFHG@rootsweb.com > Subject: [SFHG] tea tasting > > Hi Everyone: > My grandfather, William Clark, married Violet Lucy Streeter > during WWI & > lived in Hove. He worked for a time as a tea taster. Family legend > claims he went to work wearing a top hat. He either went to port > warehouses or onto ships to evaluate the cargo. I don't have a company > name or location or time period (would be prior to family's emigration > in 1921). Any suggestions where I could find out more? UK Tea Council > website has only generic info. > > Melody Richardson >   >   >   >   >   > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Tony & Everyone: Fellow list member, Mel Baldwin, suggested I look in the area of Butler's Warf in London for a museum. I found the name of the museum: Bramah Tea & Coffee Museum at 40 Southwark Street, London. There are a variety of website addresses for the museum listed on the internet. Kept getting error messages when I tried to access them. Is there a mystery brewing? Sorry, British heritage forced that pun out of me. Melody R melodyr@vianet.ca -----Original Message----- From: sfhg-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:sfhg-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Tony Golding Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 5:51 AM To: SFHG@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SFHG] tea tasting Hi All I'd also be interested in this, as my wife's great grandfather was a tea taster in the latter part of the 19th century. He immigrated from Germany to the east end of London (near the docks) and then later moved across to the south side of the river (but still near the docks). I haven't yet got around to trying to follow this up, but maybe if something useful turns up from Melody's request this may give me the push I need! Regards Tony Golding (11552) > -----Original Message----- > From: sfhg-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:sfhg-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Melody Richardson > Sent: 11 March 2008 00:46 > To: SFHG@rootsweb.com > Subject: [SFHG] tea tasting > > Hi Everyone: > My grandfather, William Clark, married Violet Lucy Streeter > during WWI & > lived in Hove. He worked for a time as a tea taster. Family legend > claims he went to work wearing a top hat. He either went to port > warehouses or onto ships to evaluate the cargo. I don't have a company > name or location or time period (would be prior to family's emigration > in 1921). Any suggestions where I could find out more? UK Tea Council > website has only generic info. > > Melody Richardson >   >   >   >   >   > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Melody & All I have actually visited this museum, albeit a few years ago. I've also been there again just for a pot of tea when I was working nearby for the day. Unfortunately both visits were before I got interested in family history so I just visited because I was passing by. It's small and interesting, but I'm not sure they would have any records that might help us find out more about what our ancestors did. The guy who runs it (one of the Bramah family) was there both times I visited - he may be a source of useful information, or at least be able to point in the right direction. However, like you I was unable to find an active web site, suggesting that perhaps the museum has closed. Is anyone able to check for us? It was near Tower Bridge on the south side of the river... Regards Tony (11552) > -----Original Message----- > From: sfhg-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:sfhg-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Melody Richardson > Sent: 12 March 2008 01:16 > To: SFHG@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [SFHG] tea tasting > > Tony & Everyone: > Fellow list member, Mel Baldwin, suggested I look in the area of > Butler's Warf in London for a museum. > I found the name of the museum: Bramah Tea & Coffee Museum at 40 > Southwark Street, London. There are a variety of website addresses for > the museum listed on the internet. Kept getting error messages when I > tried to access them. > Is there a mystery brewing? Sorry, British heritage forced > that pun out > of me. > > Melody R > melodyr@vianet.ca > > > -----Original Message----- > From: sfhg-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:sfhg-bounces@rootsweb.com] On > Behalf Of Tony Golding > Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 5:51 AM > To: SFHG@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [SFHG] tea tasting > > Hi All > > I'd also be interested in this, as my wife's great > grandfather was a tea > taster in the latter part of the 19th century. He immigrated from > Germany to > the east end of London (near the docks) and then later moved across to > the > south side of the river (but still near the docks). I haven't yet got > around > to trying to follow this up, but maybe if something useful > turns up from > Melody's request this may give me the push I need! > > Regards > Tony Golding (11552) > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: sfhg-bounces@rootsweb.com > > [mailto:sfhg-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Melody Richardson > > Sent: 11 March 2008 00:46 > > To: SFHG@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [SFHG] tea tasting > > > > Hi Everyone: > > My grandfather, William Clark, married Violet Lucy Streeter > > during WWI & > > lived in Hove. He worked for a time as a tea taster. Family legend > > claims he went to work wearing a top hat. He either went to port > > warehouses or onto ships to evaluate the cargo. I don't > have a company > > name or location or time period (would be prior to family's > emigration > > in 1921). Any suggestions where I could find out more? UK > Tea Council > > website has only generic info. > > > > Melody Richardson > >   > >   > >   > >   > >   > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message