Please note Caldwell Street was called Holland Street in 1881 – see here.
Kelly’s Directory 1881 tells us that at 18 Holland street lived George Johnson, an Oil & Colour Man.
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 Johnson 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. The property is no longer standing.
1881
Name | Relation to head of household | Age | Year born | Town of birth | City of birth | Country of birth | Profession |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
George Johnson | Head | 35 | abt 1846 | Stepney | Middlesex | England | Oilman (& Colorman) |
Jane Johnson | Wife | 31 | abt 1850 | / | Dorset | England | / |
Elizabeth Johnson | Daughter | 7 | abt 1874 | Brixton | Surrey | England | / |
George Johnson | Son | 5 | abt 1876 | Brixton | Surrey | England | / |
Alfred Johnson | Son | 3 | abt 1878 | Brixton | Surrey | England | / |
Mr Johnson and his family also feature on the census of 1891, this time with two additional children.
1891
Name | Relation to head of household | Age | Year born | Town of birth | City of birth | Country of birth | Profession |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
George Johnson | Head | 46 | abt 1845 | Stepney | London | England | Oilman (& Colorman) |
Jane Johnson | Wife | 44 | abt 1847 | Dav | add | add | / |
Elizabeth Annie Johnson | Daughter | 17 | abt 1874 | Lambeth | London | England | / |
George William Johnson | Son | 15 | abt 1876 | Lambeth | London | England | / |
Alfred Johnson | Son | 13 | abt 1878 | Lambeth | London | England | / |
Frederick Johnson | Son | 8 | abt 1883 | Lambeth | London | England | |
William Edward Johnson | Son | 5 | abt 1886 | Lambeth | London | England |
All the above are my ancestors. If anyone has any information/photographic or family history about them all I would love to hear from you. Many thanks.
In the census records it has my Great Grandfather George Johnson as a Oil and Colour man. Can anybody please tell me what that job title or profession means. Many thanks.