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Confectioners and Bakers
Newtown Victorians satisfied a sweet tooth from a variety of shops in Broad Street. Firstly, there was Jane Francis who ran a sweet shop from number 13.
| 1891 Census | ||||||
| 13 Broad Street | ||||||
| Name | Position in household |
Marital status |
Age | Occupation | Place of Birth | English/Welsh speaker |
| Jane Francis | Head | S | 67 | Confectioner | Newtown Mont | English |
| Annie Davies | Dau | M | 33 | Flannel cleaner | Newtown Mont | English |
| Annie J Davies | Dau | 9 | Scholar | Newtown Mont | English | |
37-39 Broad Street,
Newtown, c1890,
detail from a
larger photograph
Powysland Museum and
Montgomery Canal Centre
The other two confectioners were next door to one another at numbers 37 and 38. Originally from Ireland, James Fox lived with his young family at no. 37.
| 37 Broad Street Newtown | ||||||
| Name | Position in household |
Marital status |
Age | Occupation | Place of Birth | English/Welsh speaker |
| James Fox | Head | M | 32 | Confectioner | Monaghan Ireland | English |
| Eliza Fox | Wife | M | 26 | Newtown Mont | English | |
| Charles Stephens | Stepson | 5 | Scholar | Newtown Mont | English | |
| Infant | Son | 1 week | Newtown Mont | English | ||
Next door at no. 38, there was the more established business of Richard Jones who described himself in Sutton's Directory as a baker and in the census as a confectioner. There had been a confectionery shop in these premises for many years; Richard's father had run the business before him.
| 38 Broad Street Newtown | ||||||
| Name | Position in household |
Marital status |
Age | Occupation | Place of Birth | English/Welsh speaker |
| Richard Jones | Head | M | 39 | Confectioner | Newtown Mont | English |
| Martha Jones | Sister | S | 51 | Confectioner | Newtown Mont | English |
| Jane Jones | Niece | S | 27 | Shop assistant | Cheshire Chester | English |
| John H Jones | Boarder | S | 28 | Draper's assistant | Kerry Mont | English |
Bill from the Star Coffee House, Welshpool, 1895
Powysland Museum and Montgomery Canal Centre
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