Regent House, Huddersfield Road, Barnsley

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Surname/tag: Moorhouse

Regent House, 10 Huddersfield Road, Barnsley. The home of George Moorhouse and family from 1871 through to 1901.

Images of the the house from Stanley Appleyard's photo albums.

The 1871 census records George Moorhouse age 35 living at 10 Huddersfield Road along with his wife Anne age 25 and son "John W" age 9 months. ^[1] "John W" is in fact Joseph William Moorhouse

In August 1877 The Barnsley Chronicle records "BIRTH. Moorhouse. - On Aug. 9th, the wife of George Moorhouse, of Regent House, Cockerham Road, of twins, -son and daughter. "^[2] This is the first relevant reference to "Regent House" Barnsley located. The "Cockerham Road" reference appears to be the old address.

The 1881 census includes George and Annie aged three living with Joseph W aged 10 and Anne E aged 7 with their parents George and Annie^[3]

George Moorhouse dies 23rd July 1883^[4] and the 1891 Census ^[5] lists the houshold as Annie widow (living on her own means), Joseph W aged 20 as a chemists assistant together with Mary S ,George and Annie and Elizabeth aged 8.

In March 1900 George gives notice of his new business ^[6]
MARTIN & MOORHOUSE, AUCTIONEERS & VALUERS, LAND AND ESTATE AGENTS, 7, KING-STREET, WAKEFIELD, AND 10, HUDDERSFIFLD-ROAD, BARNSLEY. MR. C. Y. W. Martin having gone to South on Active Service, I beg to inform you that I am carrying on the business under the name of MARTIN & MOORHOUSE. at the above addresses, and prepared efficiently conduct Sales of all descriptions, and to otherwise carry out the duties of an Auctioneer. Valuer, and Estate Agent. ...... I remain. Your Obedient Servant, GEORGE MOORHOUSE. February, 1800.

By 1901 Joseph W Moorhouse has married and moved to 5 Gawber Road^[7] and Mary S is no longer at Regent House. George the son now aged 23 is still working from home on his own account. ^[8]

Stanley Appleyard's reasons for including Regents House in his albums have been shown. Joseph W Moorhouse married Stanley's half sister Alice Maud Mary Carr. Somewhere in Stanley's photos there are certainly unidentified images of other Moorhouse siblings^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ 1871 England Census:
   Reference: Class: RG10; Piece: 4645; Folio: 93; Page: 44; GSU roll: 848409
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2. ↑ Barnsley Chronicle 11th August 1877 -Page 6
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3. ↑ 1881 England Census:
   Class: RG11; Piece: 4602; Folio: 44; Pages: 49-50; GSU roll: 1342111
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4. ↑ England and Wales National Probate Calender August 1883
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5. ↑ 1891 England Census:
   Class: RG12; Piece: 3772; Folio: 66; Page: 11
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6. ↑ Barnsley Chronicle 3rd March 1900 -Page 4
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7. ↑ 1901 England Census:
   Class: RG13; Piece: 4313; Folio: 165; Page: 5
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8. ↑ 1901 England Census:
   Class: RG13; Piece: 4314; Folio: 95; Page: 34
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9. ↑ Stanley Appleyard photo albums - unidentified family images