Linda, We have a letter-head of Botwood and Egerton motor engineers of Carr Street in Ipswich dated June 12th 1906. Also a photograph of the workshops in Woodbridge Road from around 1905, originally built for the manufacture of carriages, the works were readily adapted to the motor car works. Willliam and Samuel Botwood inherited the coach-building business when their father died in 1896 - right at the beginning of the motor car era. Some further Ipswich references to early motoring firms in Ipswich: 1904 Botwood and Egerton, showrooms and garage Carr Street, and at Woodbridge Road, St John's, Ipswich Alfred Garnham, 34 Woodbridge Road, Ipswich Warren and Company, Cullingham Street, Ipswich 1908 Botwood and Egerton, Ipswich W H Brock and company, 67 St Matthews Street, Ipswich Frederick Canham, St Matthews Street, Great White Horse Hotel Yard and Portman's Road and Princes Street, Ipswich Day and Page, 20 Foundation Stree, Ipswich Algred Garnham, Woodbridge Road, Ipswich Ipswich Motor Company, Princes Street, Ipswich George Kettle, Lower Brook Street, Ipswich Mustard and Whitmore, 95 London Road, Ipswich F Scottorn, 19a Portman's Road, Ipswich Warren and Co., 139 London Road, Ipswich W Warren and Co., Cullingham Road, Ipswich 1912 Botwoods Limited, showrooms and garage Carr Street, and at 484-486 Woodbridge Road, Ipswich Eastern Counties Garage, Crown Street, Ipswich Egertons, 3-5 Northgate Street, Ipswich A F Garnham and Co., Ipswich John Harrison, Tavern Street, Ipswich George Kettle and Co., 24 Lower Brook Street, Ipswich H G Moss and Co., 345 Woodbridge Road, Ipswich G D Smith and Son., 43 Anglesea Road, Ipswich St Georges Motor and Engineering Co Ltd., St Georges Street, Ipswich All of the above information is from, 'Early Country Motoring, cars and motorcycles in Suffolk 1896-1940' by John F Bridges Certainly whilst researching the book, John had contact with the Archivist at Botwoods. Pat ... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda" <[email protected]> > 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