Hi Linda There does not appear to be a lot of coachbuilders in and around Ipswich in that period If I remember rightly there were railway carriage manufacturers there? Which seems to be backed up by In :- A Suffolk Bibliography on Ancestry Under Coachbuilding (p107) 5703 Bennet and Sons, merchant coach-and harness-makers and exporters. Special export Catalogue for 1886 [Ipswich], (1885) 5704 Botwood, W.T. and S.E. Ipswich carriage works. Carriage designs. [Ipswich] (1894) Again from Ancestry 1911 England Census about William Thomas Botwood Name: William Thomas Botwood Age in 1911: 40 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1871 Relation to Head: Head Gender: Male Birth Place: Ipswich, Suffolk, England Civil parish: Ipswich County/Island: Suffolk Country: England Street Address: 163 Woodbridge Road, Ipswich Occupation: Motor Engineer and Motor Body Builder and Coach Builder Registration district: Ipswich Registration District Number: 213 Sub-registration district: Ipswich Western ED, institution, or vessel: 13 Household schedule number: 55 Piece: 10838 Household Members: Name Age William Thomas Botwood 40 Mary Botwood 31 Mary Doris Botwood 8 Gladys Evelyn Maud Botwood 8 William Thomas Jordon Botwood 3 Bernard Gomer Botwood 1 Gertrude Sea 34 Florence Kate Plesance 30 RG14; Piece: 10838; Schedule Number: 55; . I am not saying the above is the employer but perhaps worth exploring Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 24/09/2012 19:16, Linda wrote: > Hi Everyone > > In the 1901 Census, Civil Parish of St. Clement, Ecclesiastical Parish of > St. Barthlomew.living in 59 Tomline Rd., my Grandfather Charles Henry > Vesey's brother Fred is seen working as a Coachbuilder's Clerk in the > Carriage Motor Building Trade. By 1911 he was joined by my grandfather I > presume in that same business, hired also as clerk. It seems they left > their jobs in the printing business to work at this carriage (automotive?) > business. Was there any one business in Ipswich that might be that early > company? I'd love to know a name and a little history. > > Thanks for any help you can give > > Linda > > B.C. > > Canada

Dear Nivard & Charles, Thank you so much for expanding my knowledge and giving me something more to consider. I've been overly busy the past week so apologise for not responding sooner. Hopefully this coming will be calmer...so I'll have some time to push further. The first fall wind storm is scheduled to arrive this evening...it appears summer may be over on the West Coast. Everyone pull out the 'woollies'. Keep warm Linda B.C. Canada. Hi Linda There does not appear to be a lot of coachbuilders in and around Ipswich in that period If I remember rightly there were railway carriage manufacturers there? Which seems to be backed up by In :- A Suffolk Bibliography on Ancestry Under Coachbuilding (p107) 5703 Bennet and Sons, merchant coach-and harness-makers and exporters. Special export Catalogue for 1886 [Ipswich], (1885) 5704 Botwood, W.T. and S.E. Ipswich carriage works. Carriage designs. [Ipswich] (1894) Again from Ancestry 1911 England Census about William Thomas Botwood Name: William Thomas Botwood Age in 1911: 40 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1871 Relation to Head: Head Gender: Male Birth Place: Ipswich, Suffolk, England Civil parish: Ipswich County/Island: Suffolk Country: England Street Address: 163 Woodbridge Road, Ipswich Occupation: Motor Engineer and Motor Body Builder and Coach Builder Registration district: Ipswich Registration District Number: 213 Sub-registration district: Ipswich Western ED, institution, or vessel: 13 Household schedule number: 55 Piece: 10838 Household Members: Name Age William Thomas Botwood 40 Mary Botwood 31 Mary Doris Botwood 8 Gladys Evelyn Maud Botwood 8 William Thomas Jordon Botwood 3 Bernard Gomer Botwood 1 Gertrude Sea 34 Florence Kate Plesance 30 RG14; Piece: 10838; Schedule Number: 55; . I am not saying the above is the employer but perhaps worth exploring Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 24/09/2012 19:16, Linda wrote: > Hi Everyone > > In the 1901 Census, Civil Parish of St. Clement, Ecclesiastical Parish of > St. Barthlomew.living in 59 Tomline Rd., my Grandfather Charles Henry > Vesey's brother Fred is seen working as a Coachbuilder's Clerk in the > Carriage Motor Building Trade. By 1911 he was joined by my grandfather I > presume in that same business, hired also as clerk. It seems they left > their jobs in the printing business to work at this carriage (automotive?) > business. Was there any one business in Ipswich that might be that early > company? I'd love to know a name and a little history. > > Thanks for any help you can give > > Linda > > B.C. > > Canada ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message