Please note Hillyard Street was called Russell Street in 1881 – see here.

Kelly’s Directory 1881 tells us that at 2 Russell Street was Mr Henry Cornish, an Umbrella Maker.

Click here to see where this property would have stood on a modern day map.

Expanding on the info taken from Kelly’s Directory and looking at the Census we find out a little more…

Mr Cornish,  can be seen living at this property along with his family on the Census of 1881, the same year that the Kelly’s Directory I took my original information from was published. It is unclear as to why the Census lists him as a Hairdresser and Kelly’s directory lists him as an Umbrella maker, perhaps he was both!

Info from 1881 Census:

Name	Relation to head of household	Age	Year born	Town of birth	City of birth	Country of birth	Profession
Henry Cornish	Head	48	abt 1833	/	/	England	Hair Dresser
Sarah Cornish	Wife	48	abt 1833	St Saviours	Surrey	England	/
Marie Cornish	Daughter	15	abt 1866	Whitechapel	London	England	Nursemaid
Walta Cornish	Daughter	12	abt 1869	Westminster	London	England	/
Amelia Cornish	Daughter	10	abt 1871	Westminster	London	England	/
Elizabeth Cornish	Daughter	6	abt 1875	Brixton	London	England	/
William Sligo	Visitor	30	abt 1851	/	Devon	England	Gardener