Horace Edward Brewer (1878 - 1957)

Biography

Horace was born in 1878^[1] in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England,^[2] where he lived with his family at 1 West Street in 1881^[3] and 1891.^[4]

Horace married Esther Elizabeth Fuller in 1900 in Kettering.^[5][6] At the time of the 1901 census they lived at 178 Bath Road, Kettering. Horace worked as a boot packer and Esther was a shoe fitter.^[7] By 1911 the family had moved to 9 Argyle Street, Northampton. Horace was a grocer and beer retailer^[8] and in 1921 he sold beer off licence. Esther assisted him with the business.^[9] At the time of the 1939 register, the couple remained at 9 Argyle Street. Horace was a beer retailer and Esther undertook "unpaid domestic duties".^[1]

Horace died in 1957.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 1939 England and Wales Register. Ancestry.com. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2018. Lehi, UT, USA
2. ↑ Birth Certificate of Horace Edward Brewer. Vol 3b p 175. March quarter 1879. Registration district Kettering. FreeBMD.org.uk
   GRO index search gives mother's maiden name Palmer
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27C-WG9W : 10 December 2017), Horace E Brewer in household of Charles Brewer, Kettering, Northamptonshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 29, Piece/Folio 1574/100, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,480.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4L3N-S3Z : 2 May 2019), Horace E Brewer in household of Charles Brewer, Kettering, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Northamptonshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ St Peter and St Paul, Kettering. 4 Nov 1900: marriage of Horace Edward Brewer (21; bachelor; foreman packer; of 47 Rockingham Road, Kettering; son of Charles Brewer, beer retailer) and Esther Elizabeth Fuller (23; spinster; fitter; of 33 Fuller Street, Kettering; daughter of Robert Fuller, clicker)
   Northamptonshire, England, Marriages, 1754-1912. Ancestry.com. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2014. Provo, UT, USA
6. ↑ Marriage Certificate of Horace Edward Brewer and Esther Elizabeth Fuller. Vol 3b p 372. December quarter 1900. Registration district Kettering. FreeBMD.org.uk
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:42FD-12M : 2 May 2019), Esther E Fuller in household of Robert James Fuller, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Northamptonshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
8. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7GW-X33 : 18 July 2019), Esther Elizabeth Brewer in household of Horace Edward Brewer, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
9. ↑ 1921 Census: "1921 Census Of England & Wales"
   Archive: The National Archives; Series: RG 15; Piece number: 07662; District reference: RD 163 RS 2 ED 19
   FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 20 October 2022)
   Esther Elizabeth Brewer (44), wife, Beer Retailer's Assistant, in household of Horace Edward Brewer (42) at 9 Argyle Street in Northampton registration district in Northamptonshire, England. Born in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England.
10. ↑ Death Certificate of Horace Edward BREWER. Vol 3a p 291. September quarter 1957. Registration district Ilkeston. FreeBMD.org.uk