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Kelly’s Directory 1881 tells us that at 27 Hackford Road lived Henry Hayes, a marine store dealer. The term marine store dealer is also commonly used to refer to people of Romany origin many of whom would have settled down at some point. A Marine Store Dealer was a licensed broker who bought and sold used cordage, bunting, rags, timber, metal and other general waste materials. He usually sorted the purchased waste by kind, grade etc. He also repaired and mended sacks etc.
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Expanding on the info taken from Kelly’s Directory and looking at the Census we find out a little more…