Childhood
A family bible records that John was born in Poundstock, Cornwall, on the 27th April 1797. He was the first child of William Trease and Martha Uglow, and the grandson of John Trease and Ann Smeeth.
William and Martha arranged for John to be baptised in Poundstock Church on the 14th March 1797, 17 days after he was born. For the first two and a half years of his life, John would have spent most of his time on his father's farm in St Gennys. After that, his father began a new career in the Excise Service which could involve frequent changes of work location over which his father had little or no control. It seems that the family, initially consisting of son John and his mother, Martha, but quickly growing with the addition of a sister, Frances, in 1800, and a brother, William, in 1802, stayed with relatives in the Jacobstow area until William became established in his new career. Around 1803, by which time John was about five years old, the family reunited with their father, who was then working in the Chudleigh area of Devon, and from then on moved with him as and when his work took him to a new area. Living in a variety of places in Devon and Cornwall, John would have gained a fairly wide experience of places and people, which most of his playmates would lack.
Work
From about 14, a normal age for apprenticeships at that time, John may have been apprenticed in a trade usually for a term lasting about seven years. If so he would have ceased travelling around with his family. Unfortunately no further information about John is available for those years. We know that his father was working at Redruth for about a year from February 1813 and was back there again from February 1817 until May 1820 so Redruth could be a possible location for his apprenticeship if, indeed, he did have one. We know that his younger brother, William, was trained as a scrivener and would have served an apprenticeship to obtain that skill.
On the 5th September 1820 his father, who was then only 49, was compulsorily retired from the Excise Service and the family moved to a large farmhouse in North Tregeare. Six months later on the 7th March 1821 John, who was then 23, began work with the Excise Service as a Brewery Assistant at Bristol on a starting salary of £85 p.a. Effectively, John replaced his father. One of the conditions for being accepted in the Service was the provision of two sureties prepared to give bond for sums ranging from £200 to £2,000 to ensure good conduct and as security for the duties they collected. It is surmised that the sureties for his father may have been transferred to John. Unfortunately we do not have information on their identities. Three years later, his younger brother, William, similarly applied to join the Excise Office but after he'd been accepted he had to wait almost 18 months before he could start working with them. In view of this it seems very likely that, as John started only six months after his father retired, he would have made his application to join the service more or less immediately his father retired.
Marriage
In 1822 John was promoted from Excise Brewery Assistant at Bristol to Excise Officer at Shipston, Gloucester and in 1824 was transferred to a similar position at Dudley which, although technically was part of Worcestershire, was surrounded by land which was in Staffordshire. On the 10th July 1826 after serving two years there, he was transferred to Devonport, Plymouth. Just over a month later on the 19th August 1826, he returned to Staffordshire to marry Esther Whitehouse in Sedgeley parish church.
Esther had been born in Tipton in 1805 and, like John, came from a large family, in this case of two daughters and seven sons. Her father, William, was a victualler of Rounds Hill, Sedgeley and had married Jane Hipkins on the 22nd August 1798. Esther's oldest brother, John, was a farmer and maltster and lived with his wife, Mary, at West Bromwich. They are thought to be the John and Mary Whitehouse, who were witnesses at the wedding. John Whitehouse was about two years younger than John Trease and probably had much in common with him. A possible reason for John's transfer to another Excise district just before his marriage was that he may have been involved in collecting taxes from members of his wife's family and, unless he transferred elsewhere, his marriage had the potential to create a conflict of interest.
Plymouth
John worked as an Excise Officer in Plymouth for just over ten years. The first six years were spent in Devonport where Esther gave birth to a daughter and three sons, two of whom died. The next four years were spent in Plymouth proper. Then on the 17th August 1836, there came the first of a series of temporary transfers for John. This transfer was to Lancaster for John to act as Supervisor there and it lasted for only five months. The next transfer was to Liverpool to act as Port and Export Surveyor and lasted for just over a year. The last of these temporary transfers took place on the 12th March 1838 when he was appointed supervisor at Aberystwith. Sometime before November 1840, we do not know the precise date, he was finally given a more permanent position as Supervisor of Burton-on-Trent district. Whilst John's temporary moves took place, Esther stayed put with the family in Plymouth and it was only when John became Supervisor at Burton on Trent that the family moved from the West Country. So, in total, the family lived in the Plymouth area for almost 14 years. Plymouth was home to many Trease relatives at the time including children of John's father's uncle Samuel Treays who lived in Devonport at the same time as John and Esther. It seems highly likely that they would have known of each other and made contact.
Burton on Trent
John's transfer to Burton on Trent was his last move. We do not know the precise date of his transfer but he and his family are recorded living in Horninglow Road, Burton on Trent on the 6th June 1841. John's role as supervisor was to survey the traders and monitor the performance of the excise officers in the excise district of Burton on Trent. The town itself had a population of about 6,000 but the excise district may have included additional outlying rural areas. The district was split into divisions called "footwalks" or "rides" (if a horse was necessary to cover the distances), each of which had its own dedicated excise officer. An 1846 Trade Directory records 7 excise officers living in Burton, but there may have been others living outside the main town. Today, we'd imagine a supervisor, like John, with at least 7 staff to supervise, having an office and a secretary but in his time Burton did not have its own dedicated excise office building. This presented a problem as traders had to notify their Excise Officer when they intended to perform an excisable process but most of the time they wouldn't be able to find him as he'd be out and about doing his job. In order to facilitate such communications from traders and payments of duties, a deputy was appointed to "keep office" at a convenient place where he could be relied upon to be available at all reasonable times. The "excise office" for Burton on Trent was "The Bear Inn/Tavern" in Horninglow Street and it is thought that the proprietor, John Thompson, had possibly been appointed excise "deputy".
While living in Burton on Trent, Esther gave birth to three sons, one of whom died. Then around 1845, the family moved to Winshill, Derbyshire, on the opposite side of the river Trent, where Esther gave birth to their last child, a daughter, Ann. A year or two later they returned to Burton on Trent to live at 71 Horninglow Street.
Today, we would probably classify John and Esther's family life at Burton as that of as a typical Victorian middle class family. John in his mid forties, had a secure job in the Excise Service which, in today's Civil Service, equates to Senior Executive Officer grade, and received a good salary of approximately £200 a year, which, unusually for the time, was pensionable. Esther's large family comprised of affluent businessmen living nearby with whom John and Esther's family would have had much contact rather than with John's family who lived in a remote part of Cornwall. However, unlike most contemporary middle class families, we have not found any record of them having employed servants - it seems most likely that the older children performed roles in helping the large household to function.
Despite their comfortable situation, it appears that John may have suffered from some illness, possibly through stress of work. John reported absent from work through sickness on 4 occasions: February 1844, December 1847, December 1851, and December 1853. The last of these marked the end of his career, as on the 14th March 1854 John was ordered to relinquish his post of Supervisor through sickness and to be placed on superannuation. John's rank of Supervisor was the equivalent, in today's Civil Service, to the rank of Senior Executive Officer and he would have been earning £200 p.a. or more. The Parliamentary Papers for 1855 record that he was "aged 56, with 35 years' service; and retired because of 'nervous debility' on a pension of £135 p.a."
Retirement
Between 1851 and 1861, the family address changed from 71 Horninglow Street to 63 Horninglow Street. It may be that they did not move but that the house number changed. Mr J A Bryant, Curator of the Bass Museum in Horninglow Street, Burton on Trent informed Professor George Trease that number 63 and other houses in the street were pulled down in about 1973 to make storage space for Allied Breweries. A local historian recalled that in 1911 No. 63 was occupied by one of the brewery clerks and that Nos. 63 and 64 were more substantial houses than the others in the street.
During John's retirement, 63 Horninglow Street saw continual changes in occupation as John and Esther's children grew up, married, left home and, in some cases, returned home. By 1861 only George, Henry and Ann, the three youngest children remained at home, By 1871, they had left home and been replaced by the two unmarried daughters, Ann and Mary, plus two grandchildren. By 1881 the two unmarried daughters had been joined by their brother, William, and two of his children.
In addition to the constant change in occupants there appears to have been a regular flow of visiting children and grandchildren. One visitor was granddaughter Ethel, the daughter of son Henry, who recalled that ".. when I was a child, my grandfather lived at 63, Horninglow Street, Burton on Trent, He was an Excise Officer and I have heard very good at figures. We were taken to see them about once a year, but being to us a very old man, we thought him cross. I expect he had had enough of children with his own large family. He married Esther Whitehouse of Tipton, nr. Dudley, a wonderful woman who lived to be 94 .. I have a photo of my grandmother .. - she was one of Nature's gentlewomen and we all loved her."
John spent a long retirement of almost 30 years at Burton on Trent during which time the town grew rapidly to become the "brewery capital of Europe". To facilitate transport of the barrels, railway tracks were run along the roads to the numerous breweries so the town must have been a complete contrast to the small rural and unspoilt area just to the North of Bodmin Moor, where all of John's family, apart from himself lived. We do not know whether John took advantage of his long retirement and the growing railway network to make visits to Cornwall. Because John was the oldest child and was following the same career as his father William Trease it is likely that the grandparents took a keen interest in the progress both of John's career and his grandchildren up to the time of their deaths in the mid 1850's. However the travelling distance involved would have made visits difficult at this time. One imagines that they communicated by letter but no correspondence appears to have survived.
John died at 63 Horninglow Street on the 6th June 1882, aged 85; the cause of death being given as "serious apoplexy". Son William was in attendance. His will was proved 5 weeks later by his sons William and George. The provisions of the Will were simple and fair - all went to wife Esther and after she died to his two unmarried daughters Mary and Anne. Any property he held as Trustee or Mortgagee went to sons William and George. After his death, Esther continued living at 63 Horninglow Street for a further 14 years until she died there late in 1896 aged 91 years.
Children
John and Esther had 11 children : -
- son John was born in Devonport, Plymouth, Devon in 1827. When he was 28, he married Eliza Spencer at Ashby (de la Zouch), which is about 8 miles south-east of Burton-on-Trent. Eliza was aged 20 and the youngest child of John and Catherine Spencer. After their marriage they lived at Burton-on-Trent where John worked as a Brewery Traveller. They had two daughters and a son. Eliza died at Ashby in 1876, aged only 41, and John died there in 1882, aged only 55.
- first son William was born on the 12th December 1828 and buried in Plymouth on the 3rd February 1830.
- daughter Esther Whitehouse was born in Plymouth in 1830. In 1861, she married Elkanah Robert Healey in Burton-on-Trent. He was about six years her senior, the son of John Healey, a Liverpool businessman, and a widower with one son. He worked for the trustees of Albert Dock, Liverpool, eventually becoming a Principal Examiner. Esther and Elkanah had two children, a son and a daughter. Esther died in Liverpool during 1867 aged only 36 and Elkanah died there exactly one year later.
- second son William was born on the 22nd March 1832 and buried in Plymouth on the 20th June 1832.
- third son William was born in 1833, in Plymouth, Devon. William became a Commercial Traveller in the clothing business. When he was 27, he married Caroline Loft in Leeds , Yorkshire. She was 23 and the daughter of Richard Cook Loft, who worked for the Bank of England. After their marriage, William and Caroline lived in Leeds where they had six children, one son and five daughters. Caroline died in 1887 in Sheffield, Yorkshire aged only 50. After his retirement, William moved to Birmingham where he died in 1904.
- daughter Jane was born in 1835 in Plymouth. When she was 30 years old she married Charles Padman Brown in Birmingham. He was about three years her junior and had been born in Grimsby, Lincolnshire during 1838. He appears to have been a Commercial Clerk. Jane and Charles had three children, one son and two daughters.
- daughter Mary was born in 1838 in Plymouth. She became a schoolmistress and never married. She died in 1913, in Headcorn, Kent, aged 75.
- son George was born during 1840 at Burton on Trent. George was in the Brewing, Wine and Spirit trade all his life, first in Burton on Trent, then Loughborough and finally Nottingham. During 1872 when he was 31 years old, George married Annie Upton, age 21 at the parish church of Whitwick, Leicestershire. Annie was a daughter of Job Upton, Farmer of Whitwick Field. George and Annie had eight children, five sons and three daughters, all born Loughborough except the youngest who was born in Nottingham. George died in Nottingham during 1907 when he was 66 years old whilst Annie did not die until 1943, age 93.
- first son Henry was born during 1842 at Burton and died in infancy.
- second son Henry was born at Burton on Trent in 1843. Henry became a Commercial Traveller for a Brewery company. When he was 26, he married Ann Salisbury at Rugeley, Staffordshire. She was 22 and the daughter of William Salisbury, a Saddler, and his wife Eleanor. Henry and Ann had two sons and four daughters, one of the sons dying in infancy. In 1883, Henry's wife eloped to Australia with a new partner by whom she had at least one child. Henry died in Derby in 1897. Ann died in Melbourne Australia, aged 86,in 1934.
- daughter Ann was born in 1845. Like her sister Mary, she became a schoolmistress and never married. She died in Birmingham in 1927, aged 81.
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Early Life
Mary TREASE was born on the 5th June 1838 and was baptised in Charles Church, Plymouth on the 1st July 1838. Her father, John, was at that time working as Excise Supervisor of Aberystwyth, Wales so would have only seen her when he came down to visit his family at Plymouth.
When John was appointed Excise Supervisor of Burton on Trent, the family moved up from the West Country to the Midlands and, by June 1841, Mary, then aged 3, was living in Horninglow Road, Burton on Trent. Mary appears to have received a very good education for the time as she was still being taught at a local school when she was 16 years of age. After she finished schooling, she herself became a schoolmistress in Burton on Trent and lived with her parents in Horninglow Street.Work
By 1861 Mary was working as a schoolmistress in Leeds, Yorkshire, and was living in the household of her older brother William at 15 Grove Place Leeds. The previous year William had got married in Leeds and already had one daughter. It seems highly likely that Mary would have helped with the education of William's children while she stayed with them.
By 1871 she had returned to live with her parents at 63 Horninglow Street Burton on Trent where she was to spend at least the next 30 years of her life. For the earlier part of that period she worked locally as a schoolmistress. When her father, John, died in 1882, he left his estate to Mary's mother, Martha, and after her death to Mary and her younger sister Ann. Mary and Ann stayed with their mother in the family home until Martha died in 1896. After that they must have contemplated moving. Burton had grown rapidly from 9,534 inhabitants in 1871 to 46,071 inhabitants by 1891. It had become home to 30 breweries and at its peak produced a quarter of all the British beer output. Railway tracks ran in the roads to the breweries and the smell of brewing hung over the town so it was not the ideal retirement location. Also, although the family home had associated with it all the family memories, it was too big for the two of them.
Retirement
Sometime after 1901, Mary together with her sister Ann disposed of 63 Horninglow Street and, one assumes, many of its contents and left to live near their niece Ethel Adams, daughter of her brother Henry, who had set up home in the Maida Vale area of London. Maida Vale was then and at the time of writing, 2012, still is a salubrious part of London. Ann and Mary took a flat at 13 Maida Hill West, now known as Maida Avenue, a pleasant road that runs along the south side of the Regents canal. No doubt they were very happy in their new surroundings but as so often happens with young couples, Ethel and her husband decided to move, assisted in Ethel's case by the receipt of a large inheritance from her Aunt Hardy. Some time around 1911, they opted to live out in the countryside and had a new house built in the Headcorn area of Kent, which they named the Oaklands, possibly after Ethel's grandfather's house, the Oaklands in Rugeley. Mary and Ann decided to follow them.
On the second of November 1913, Mary died at 2 New Road, Headcorn, Kent. By the terms of her Will which she had drawn up over 30 years earlier after her father John Trease had died, she left all of what few possessions she had left by then to her sister Ann.
Unfortunately no personal reminiscences about Mary nor photographs of her appear to have survived.RETURN to START of DAUGHTER MARY'S LIFE STORY
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Early Life
Ann TREASE was born on the 29th July 1845 at Winshill, a village on the south east side of the River Trent and from which at that time a 36 arch medieval bridge led across the river to Burton on Trent. Shortly after she was born it appears that the family returned to live across the river at Burton on Trent where Ann spent the rest of her childhood with a large family of brothers and sisters. Like her sister Mary, Ann was educated locally and it is probable she received a similar education to her sister Mary who received schooling until at least the age of 16.
Like her sister Mary she became a schoolmistress, but unlike Mary who lived with her brother in Leeds for a while, there is no record of her teaching at schools outside of Burton. From 1871 and possibly earlier Ann and Mary lived together at 63 Horninglow Street and their lives followed a similar pattern until her sister Mary died in 1913.
When her sister died, Ann was living with her in Kent, close to her niece Ethel Adams. After her sister's death, it is thought that Ann possibly felt quite isolated from the rest of her family who were living up in the Midlands. She decided not to stay in Kent and moved up to Acocks Green, Birmingham to live with her niece Polly, who had accommodation in a house called "Lyndhurst" in Malvern Road, Acocks Green, which Ann's brother, William, Polly's father, had arranged to have built for Polly, together with the house next door which he had built for another daughter, Louie. Polly used to let out rooms and in 1916 she married her lodger, who was a company secretary. In 1921, Minnie, another sister of Polly's came to live with them, after her husband died.
Anne became more or less "stone deaf" as she grew older and her niece Polly became quite deaf. Visiting relatives related how difficult their visits became. One nephew related how "dead scared" he was as a child when he had to talk to Aunt Anne through an enormous ear trumpet.
Ann died at 18 Union Road, Erdington on the 8th February 1927. The building there was originally the site of a Workhouse constructed in 1869 but latterly was converted into a hospital predominantly for the treatment of patients with mental illness. It seems likely that poor Ann began to suffer from dementia as she reached her "eighties" and had to be institutionalised.RETURN to START of DAUGHTER ANN'S LIFE STORY
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Family in general (e.g. census returns, family trees)
John Trease
Wife Esther Whitehouse
Son John
1st Son William
Daughter Esther
2nd Son William
Son William
Daughter Jane
Daughter Mary
Son George
1st Son Henry
2nd Son Henry
Daughter Ann
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Children of John and Esther Trease
This fragile piece of paper with writing in faded ink came from descendants of William Trease b. 1833. The initials JT at bottom appear to be his father John Trease. See Photo
John Trease Senior 27th April 1797 Esther Whitehouse 22nd March 1805 John Trease 20th July 1827 William Trease 12th December 1828 died in infancy Esther Whitehouse Trease 7th June 1830 died January 20th 1867 William Trease 22nd March 1832 died in infancy William Trease 9th April 1833 Jane Trease 6th March 1835 Mary Trease 5th June 1838 George Trease 11th November 1840 Henry Trease 18th June 1842 died in infancy Henry Trease 31st December 1843 Ann Trease 29th July 1845
Apr. 9th 1833 Tuesday evening 25 minutes past Ten
3rd William. Trease. born and christened at Parish of St. Charles
Church Plymouth 5th May 1833. JT
Words in italics are not on the document but are added here for clarity.
Census Returns
6June1841 HO107/975/8 Horninglow Road John Trease 40 Supervisor Inland Revenue Esther Trease 35 John Trease 13 Esther W Trease 10 William 8 Jane 6 Mary 3 George 6mos No street numbers are given. The next house is West Cottage. Subsequent houses are recorded as Little Burton for several pages until the next entry Hawkins Lane. There are 15 previous households entered for Horninglow Road following an entry for Brook Lane.
Modern maps show Little Burton as the area on the East side of Horninglow St. from Hawkins Lane onward. Further research may reveal that the houses in Horninglow Road were subsequently reallocated to Horninglow St.
Currently it appears that John and Esther first lived in Horninglow Road, then moved to Winshill across the other side of the Trent where Ann was born and then moved back across the bridge to Horninglow St.
30Mar1851 HO 107.2012 D29 P26 E217? 71 Horninglow StreetJohn Trease Head M 53 Supervisor Inland Rev Poundstock,Corn Esther Wife M 46 Tipton, Stafford John Son Um 23 Devonport, Devon Esther Whitehouse Daugh Do 20 " Jane Do Do 16 Scholar Plymouth, Do Mary Do Do 12 " " George Son Do 11 Burton, Stafford Henry Do Do 7 " Ann Do Do 5 "
7Apr1861 RG9/1965 D8 P33 63 Horninglow StreetJohn Trease Head Mar 63 Superannuated IR Officer Cornwall,Launceston Esther Trease Wife Mar 56 Staffs, Tipton George Trease Son Unm 20 Brewer's clerk Do Burton Henry Trease Son Unm 17 Brewer's clerk Do Burton Ann Trease Daur Unm 15 Do Burton
2Apr1871John Trease Head Mar 73 Superannuated supervisor Poundstock,Corn Esther Trease Wife Mar 66 None Tipton, Staffs Mary Trease Daur Sing 32 Schoolmistress Plymouth, Devon Ann Trease Daur Sing 25 Do Winshill, Derby William H Trease Grandson 8 Scholar Leeds, York Mary Esther Healy Granddaur 7 Do Liverpool,Lancs
3Apr1881John Trease Head Mar 83 Retired Supervisor of IR Corn,Poundstock Esther " Wife Mar 76 Staffs,Tipton William " Son Mar 47 Commercial Traveller Devon,Plymouth Mary " Daur Unm 42 School Mistress " Ann " Daur Unm 35 " Derby,Winshill Caroline " GrDaur Unm 16 Visitor Yorks,Leeds Mary E " " Unm 13 Scholar "
1891 Census. 63 Horninglow Street, Burton on TrentEsther Trease Head Wid 86 None Staffs, Tipton William Trease Son Widr 57 Commercial Traveller Clothing Devon, Plymouth Mary Trease Dau S 52 None Devon, Plymouth Ann Trease Dau S 45 None Derby, Winshill Mary E Trease GrDaur S 23 None Yorks, Leeds Louie Trease GrDaur S 20 None Yorks, Leeds
1901 Census. 63 Horninglow Street, Burton on Trent (RG13?2642 f52 p9)Mary Trease Head S 62 Living on own means b. Devon, Plymouth Ann Trease Sister S 55 Living on own means b. Derby, Winshill
1911 Census. 13 Maida Hill West, Paddington W (RG14/63 sch184)Mary Trease Head S 62 Living on own means b. Devon, Plymouth Ann Trease Sister S 55 Living on own means b. Derby, Winshill RETURN to START of DATA for FAMILY in GENERAL
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John TREASE 1797 b. 27Apr1797 John Trease (family bible) 1797 c. 14May1797 Poundstock. John, son of William and Martha Trease during incumbency of Thos. Treveren (1960's letter from the Rev. P R Sanderson M.A. Oxon to GET) 1821 No 36 Excise in England (Clerks and others admitted) - Admitted and Discontinued since January 1816 p128 Date when admitted; Mar 7 John Trease Assistant Bristol Salary:£85. 0s.0d. 1821 07Mar1821. To be Brewery Assistant at Bristol. Bristol Collection (Excise Minutes) 1821 31Oct1821. Brewery Assistant (with others) no longer wanted as such. (Excise Minutes) 1822 10Apr1822. Dropped Officer to be Officer of Shipston Ride, Gloucester Collection. (Excise Minutes) 1824 30Jul1824. Transferred to Dudley 4th Division, Stourbridge Collection. (Excise Minutes) 1826 10Jul1826. Transferred from Dudley to Devonport 3rd Division, Plymouth Collection. (Excise Minutes) 1832 08May1832. Transferred to Plymouth 2nd Division, Plymouth Collection. (Excise Minutes) 1834 Bear Inn (and Excise office) John Thompson Horninglow Street Burton (1834 Gazetteer of Stafordshire) 1836 17Aug1836. To act as Supervisor, Lancaster District, Lancaster Collection. (Excise Minutes) 1837 12Jan1837. To act as Port and Export Surveyor, at Port of Liverpool. (Excise Minutes) 1838 12Mar1838. To be Supervisor of Aberystwyth District, Wales Middle Collection. (Excise Minutes) 1844 Having been appointed Supervisor of Burton District earlier (at least by 1840) reported absent through illness. (Excise Minutes) 1846 John Trease Supervisor Winshill (Bagshaw's 1846 Trade Directory) 1846 Bear Inn (and Excise office) John Thompson Horninglow Street Burton (Bagshaw's 1846 Trade Directory) 1846 Samuel Heaven, George Grundy, Wm Carter, Daniel Evans, James Dawson, Andrew Lang, John M Connell, Joseph Smith - Occupation - Excise Officers recorded in (Bagshaw's 1846 Trade Directory) 1847 Similar report to 1844. (Excise Minutes) 1851 Similar report to 1844. (Excise Minutes) 1853 Similar report to 1844. (Excise Minutes) 1854 14Mar1854. Supervisor of Burton District through sickness ordered to relinquish and to be placed on superannuation. (Excise Minutes) 1855 John Trease aged 56 with 35 years' service; retired because of nervous debility on a pension of £135 p.a. (Parliamentary Papers) 1857 Mr John Trease Horninglow Street (White's 1857 Directory) 1858 (Derby Mercury Wed20Oct1858) All those three several messuages dwelling houses or tenements with grocers shop, bakehouse, convenient out premises and good gardens thereto belonging, situate in Horninglow Street in Burton-upon-Trent aforesaid, as now in the respective occupations of Mr John Trease, Mr John Griggs, & Mr William Scattergood.. 1874 Electoral Register EAST STAFFS Burton on Trent. Voters as occupiers of lands or tenements of the rateable value of £12 or upwards.
1717 Trease John Horninglow St. House Horninglow St.1882 d. 06Jun1882 John Trease of 63 Horninglow Street, aged 85, retired Supervisor of Inland Revenue, of serious apoplexy; William Trease, son, in attendance. 1882 Probate William Trease
Probate of John Trease 11th July 1882
Probate register entry
The Will of John Trease late of Burton on Trent in the County of Stafford Gentleman who died 6th June 1882 at Burton on Trent proved at the Principal Registry by William Trease of Horninglow Street Burton on Trent Commercial Traveller and George Trease of Loughborough in the County of Leicester Brewer the Sons and Executors
Effects £467.10s.0d.
Will dated 16th February 1880
This is the last Will and Testament of me John Trease of Burton on Trent in the County of Stafford Gentleman I give devise and bequeath all my real and personal estate whatsoever and wheresoever unto my wife Esther Trease for her life and from and after her decease I give devise and bequeath the same unto my two daughters Mary Trease and Ann Trease their heirs executors administrators and assigns absolutely and as to my real estate as tenants in common I give and devise all estates vested in me as trustee or mortgagee unto my sons William Trease of Leeds in the County of York Commercial Traveller and George Trease of Loughborough in the County of Leicester Brewer their heirs and assigns subject to the trusts and equities affecting the same respectively. I appoint the said William Trease and George Trease Executors of this my will And lastly I revoke all other wills heretofore made by me In witness whereof I have set my hand this sixteenth day of February one thousand eight hundred and eighty
John Trease
Signed by John Trease the testator in the presence of us present at the same time who in his presence at his request and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witness
R B Barratt, Coal Merchant, Abbey Cottage, Horninglow St., Burton.
J F Wilson, G. N. Co. Agent, 125 Horninglow St., Burton on Trent.
Proved at London 11th July 1882 by the oath of William Trease and George Trease the Sons and Executors to whom Admon was granted.
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Esther WHITEHOUSE 1805 b. 22Mar1805 Upton, Staffs. Esther Whitehouse (family bible) SEE TENTATIVE WHITEHOUSE FAMILY TREE BELOW
William = Jane
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JOHN WHITEHOUSE and MARY
1799 b. 28Jan1799 son of William & Jane Whitehouse
c. 03Mar1799
DANIEL WHITEHOUSE and ESTHER FUDGE
1803 b. 26Feb1803 Daniel Whitehouse son of William & Jane Whitehouse
c. 01May1803
1867 d. Daniel Whitehouse 64 (W Bromwich Q3 1867 6b 393)
Probate
Daniel Whitehouse (effects under £4000) 1867 The Will of Daniel Whitehouse formerly of Princes End in the Parish of
Tipton but late of West bromwich both in the County of Stafford deceased who died 26 September 1867 at West-bromwich
aforesaid was proved at Lichfield by the oaths ofGeorge Whitehouse of Tipton aforesaid Brewer and Elisha Whitehouse
of Tipton aforesaid Brewer the Brothers the Executors.
Will
Summary of Will (dated 2 December 1854)
Exors George Whitehouse Brother
Elisha Whitehouse Brother
Beneficiaries Esther Whitehouse Wife Household goods etc
Jane Whitehouse Niece who lives with me 10 freehold dwellinghouses at Princes End Sedgeley
Black edged funeral card (handed down through descendants of George Trease)
In Memory of
The Late
MR. DANIEL WHITEHOUSE,
Who died at his Residence, Westbromwich,
September 26th, 1867
Aged 64 years.
Interred at All Saints' Church, Sedgley.
WILLIAM WHITEHOUSE and HANNAH FINCH
c. 1807
m. 13Sep1836 Sedgley
William Whitehouse (effects under £35,000 Resworn at Stamp Office January 1871, under £30,000) 12 March 1868 The Will
with a Codicil of William Whitehouse late of Perton in the Parish of Tettenhall in the County of Stafford Brewer
Maltster and Farmer deceased who died 9 January 1868 at Perton aforesaid was proved at Lichfield by the oaths of Hannah
Whitehouse of Perton aforesaid Widow the Relict William Whitehouse of Perton aforesaid Brewer and Maltster the Son and
Thomas Griffin of Wolverhampton in the County aforesaid Bank Manager the Executors.
Summary of Will (dated 8th December 1865)
Exors Hannah Whitehouse Wife
William Whitehouse Son
Solomon Powell Land agent of Tipton
Beneficiaries Exors to act as guardians of "my infant children"
Option of taking farms at Perton to be offered in succession to
Son William
Son Samuel Henry
Daughters according to seniority
William Freehold brewery called Princes End Brewery plus adjoining
messuage known as Kings Arms plus 7 adjoining freehold messuages
Adjoining messuage occupied by Mr Blakesley
Adjoining messuage occupied by Mr Stokes
Plus freehold land fronting Dudley and Gospel Oak Turnpike Road
Plus 2 freehold malthouses at Princes End
Samuel Henry Proceeds from Imperial Insurance Policy
Messuage lately purchased from John Whitehouse butcher
4 freehold messuages at Perton
Freehold land at Smeston purchased from Mr Corns
Mary Jane Brevitt (daughter)
Prince of Wales Inn
4 freehold messuages purchased from Gideon Whitehouse
Hannah Maria (daughter)
4 freehold messuages at Princes End on east side of Dudley
& Gospel Oak Turnpike Rd nearly opposite Kings Arm Inn
Messuage opposite Kings Arms occupied by John Whitehouse Solr
Mary (daughter)
Messuages at Princes End occupied by Mr Thomas & Mr Sanders
Land at Bloomfield almost opposite Wesleyan Chapel
Land at Greets Green occupied by Mrs Millichamp & Thomas Boot
Messuage at Greets Green called the Vulcan
Witnessed by Thomas James Solr and Elizabeth James wife
Codicil 8th December 1865
Solomon Powell replaced by Thomas Griffin Bank Manager
Licensed victualler business of Kings Arm Inn to William
Farms at Trysell & Swindon Staffs added
Conditions re Samuel Henry attaining 21 yrs of age
Witnessed by Henry D Best, Surgeon, Bilston & Mary Marsh, Hagley
Probate - William Whitehouse (son)
William Whitehouse (Effects £21,334.4s.3d.) 3 July 1893 William Whitehouse of Bloomfield Tipton Staffordshire
Maltster and Innkeeper died 23 May1893 Probate Lichfield 3 July to William Henry Whitehouse mining engineer and
Frederick Edward Fellows Bailey architect.
Summary of Son William's Will (dated 21 April 1893)
Exors William Henry Whitehouse Mining engineer Walsall
Frederick Edward Fellows Bailey Architect Walsall
All property to be sold and proceeds divided into 6 equal parts for benefit of -
1/3 of 1/6 each Dora Lillian Bailey Grandchild
Claud Frederick Bailey "
Gilbert Howard Bailey "
1/4 of 5/6 each Harriet Aston Whitehouse Daughter
Jane Aston Whitworth Daughter
William Son
Mary Aston Whitehouse Daughter
* It is obvious from William's Will above that there were originally 6 beneficiaries. The Will was drafted
in April 1893 and the possible event causing this was the death of one of the beneficiaries. It is possible that
the starred William was the oldest son who was to carry on the family business. Against this hypothesis is the
fact that there was another son called William (Henry).
STEPHEN WHITEHOUSE AND SARAH
1809 c. 18Jun1809 Stephen Whitehouse son of William & Jane Whitehouse
1879 Stephen Whitehouse 69 (W Bromwich Q1 1879 6b 565)
Probate
Stephen Whitehouse (personal estate under £1000) 22nd April 1879: The Will of Stephen Whitehouse late of
Churchfield Farm in the Parish of West Bromwich in the County of Stafford Farmer who died 17 March 1879 at
Churchfield Farm was proved at Lichfield by William Millard Whitehouse of 51 Stafford-street Wednesbury in the
said County Pattern Maker the son and Richard Miller of Badger Farm Shiffnall in the County of Salop Farmer two
of the executors.
Summary of Will (dated 15 March 1879)
Exors Stephen Whitehouse Son
William Millard Whitehouse Son
Richard Miller Son-in-law
Beneficiaries Annie Millard Whitehouse Daughter Furniture etc
Each of his 7 children (including Annie) A 1/7th share of furniture brewing vessels and effects at Factory
Inn in the occupation of Thomas Whitehouse etc
Probate - Helen Whitehouse (daughter of Stephen)
Helen Whitehouse (personal estate under £50) 15th September 1879: Administration of the Personal Estate of Helen
Whitehouse late of Tipton in the County of Stafford Spinster who died 12th April 1850 at Tipton was granted at
Lichfield to William Millard Whitehouse of 51 Stafford-street Wednesbury in the said County Pattern Maker the son
and Richard Miller of Badger Farm Shiffnall in the County of Salop Farmer the acting executors of the Will of
Stephen Whitehouse the Father and Next of Kin.
Black edged funeral card
In Affectionate Remembrance
of
STEPHEN WHITEHOUSE,
Of Churchfield, Westbromwich,
Who Died March 17th, 1879,
Aged 69 years.
GEORGE WHITEHOUSE
1815 c 27Aug1815 George Whitehouse son of William & Jane Whitehouse
1877 d. George Whitehouse 62 (Dudley Q3 1877 6c 15)
Probate
George Whitehouse (personal estate under £2000) 2 October 1878
The Will of George Whitehouse late of Dudley Port in the Parish of Tipton in the County of Stafford Brewer who
died 17 July 1877 at Dudley Port was proved at Lichfield by Jane Whitehouse of Dudley Port Spinster the niece
one of the executors
Summary of Will (dated 29 November 1871)
Exors Thomas Crofts Bloomfield, Tipton Furnace Builder
Jane Whitehouse Niece
Beneficiaries Stephen Whitehouse Brother £200
Esther Trees (!) Sister £200
Jane Whitehouse Daughter of late brother John Furniture etc
1/2 Ready money?
Elisha Whitehouse Brother 1/2 Ready money?
ELISHA WHITEHOUSE
1813 c. 3May1818 Elisha Whitehouse son of William & Jane Whitehouse
1859 m. Elisha Whitehouse & Eliza Nicklin (Dudley Jul-Aug-Sep 1859 6c 119)
1882 d. Elisha Whitehouse 63 (Dudley Q1 1882 6c 26)
See references to his sons GEORGE & ERNEST
TRADE DIRECTORY ENTRIES
1868 PO BUR Tipton
Whitehouse Brothers, brewers Park Lane West
1872 PO BUR Tipton
Whitehouse, George & Elisha, brewers & maltsters Park Lane West & at West Bromwich
Whitehouse, John, beer retailer Park Lane West
1880 PO GHL Tipton
Elisha Whitehouse, Park Lane West, Brewer & Maltster
Private res Bloomfield
1884 PO GHL Tipton
Mrs Elisha Whitehouse, 26 Bloomfield Rd
In 1892 Charles Palethorpe purchased the disused Whitehouse Brothers` brewery in Park Lane West in order to
expand his sausage and pork pie manufacture then based in Dudley. By 1896 he could boast that his `model
sausage factory` was the largest sausage producer in the world. Palethorpes became a Tipton institution but
the factory closed in 1968 when the firm relocated to Market Drayton, Shropshire.
(Tipton Civic Society Website)
Pigot's 1842 Directory - Tipton (W = Whitehouse)
John W Union St. Boot & Shoe maker
James W & Son Bloomfield Brickmaker
Nicklin & Crofts " Bricklayers & Furnace builders
Daniel W Princes End Butcher
Joseph W Upper Green "
Nicklin Wood St Cabinet makers
Henry Bickerton W Walbrook Colliery Pig iron makers & coal masters
Phoebe W Park Lane Grocer
William W Lower Green "Boat" public house
" Bloomfield "Kings arms" public house
John W Dudley Rd "Swan" public house
Edward W Lower green "3 horse shoes" public house
Joseph W High Green Beer retailers
Thomas W " "
Daniel W Park Lane "
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William TREASE 1828 b. 12th December 1828 (list of children from William's family) 1829 c. 11Jan1829 Stoke Damerel. William son of John & Esther TREASE, Excise Officer, Devonport "said to be born 12Dec1828" (FMP Par Reg Img) 1830 i. 03Feb1830 Ebenezer Central Hall Methodist Plymouth. Entry 678. William TREASE age 1yr 1m of Union Street, Devonport Cash rec. 10 shillings. Ceremony By Edwd Usher(FMP Par Reg Img)
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Esther Whitehouse TREASE 1830 b. 07Jun1830 Esther Whitehouse Trease (family bible) 1830 c. 27Jun1830 Stoke Damerel. Esther Whitehouse Trease d/o John and Esther Trease, Officer H.M.Excise (ER)
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William TREASE 1832 b. 22nd March 1832 (list of children from William's family) 1832 c. 15Apr1832 Stoke Damerel. William son of John & Esther TREASE, Excise Officer, Devonport (FMP Par Reg Img) 1832 i. 20Jun1832 Ebenezer Central Hall Methodist Plymouth. Entry 678. William TREASE age 3 mos of Windmill Hill, Devonport Cash rec. 10 shillings. Ceremony By John Burdsall (FMP Par Reg Img)
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William TREASE 1833 b. 07Apr1833 (family bible) 1833 c. 05May1833 Charles Church, Plymouth. William Trease (Parish Register)
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Jane TREASE 1835 b. 06Mar1835 (family bible) 1835 c. 24May1835 Charles Church, Plymouth. Jane Trease (Parish Register)
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Mary TREASE 1838 b. 05Jun1838 (family bible) 1835 c. 01Jul1838 Mary daughter of John and Ester Trease Chapel Lane, Excise Oficer (FMP image) 1841 Living with her parents at Burton on Trent 1851 Scholar, living with her parents at Burton on Trent 1861 NOT Living with her brother William in Leeds 1871 Schoolmistress, living with her parents at Burton on Trent 1881 Schoolmistress, living with her parents at Burton on Trent 1891 No occupation, living with her widowed mother at Burton on Trent 1901 Living on own means, at 63 Horninglow Street, Burton, with her sister. 1911 Living on own means, at 13 Maida Hill West, Paddington West, London, with her sister. 1913 Mary Trease of 2 New Road Headcorn Kent spinster died 2nd November 1913 Probate London 26th April 1918 to Annie Trease, spinster
Effects 25 pounds1918 Will
Probate of Mary Trease 26th April 1918
Probate register entry
Mary Trease of 2 New Road Headcorn Kent spinster died 2 November 1913
Probate London 26 April 1918 to Annie Trease spinster Effects £25
Will
THIS IS THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of me MARY TREASE of 63 Horninglow St. Burton on Trent Spinster made this twenty ninth day of December 1882 as follows I give devise and bequeath all my messuages lands tenements and hereditements and all my household furniture ready money moneys secured by Life Assurance goods and chattels and all other my real and personal estate and effects whatsoever and wheresoever unto my sister Ann Trease her heirs executors Administrators and assigns to and for her and their own absolute use and benefit according to the nature and quality thereof respectively subject only to the payment of my just debts funeral and testamentary expenses and the charges of proving and registering this my Will and I appoint my said sister Anne Trease EXECUTOR of this my Will and hereby revoke all other Wills in Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day and year above written
Mary Trease
Signed published & acknowledged by the said Mary Trease as and for her last Will and testament in the presence of us who in her presence and at her request and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses -
J F Wilson Northern Villa Derby Road Burton on Trent
W W V F Jones Midland Villa Derby Rd Burton on Trent
On the 26th day of April 1918 Probate of this Will was granted to Anne Trease the sole Executrix
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Ann TREASE 1845 b. 29Jul1845 (family bible) 1845 Per copy birth certificate dated 14th March 1993. 29Jul1845 Winshill. Ann. Grirl daughter of John Trease and Esther Trease formerly Whitehouse, supervisor of Excise
Informant: John Trease, father, of Winshill. Registered 5th September 1845 with John Killingly, Registrar1835? c. Ann Trease (Parish Register) 1851 Scholar, living with her parents at Burton on Trent 1861 Schoolmistress, living with her brother John in Burton on Trent 1871 Schoolmistress, living with her parents at Burton on Trent 1874 Wright's Directory of South Derbyshire Schools Miss A Trease 63 Horninglow Street 1881 Schoolmistress, living with her parents at Burton on Trent 1891 No occupation, living with her widowed mother at Burton on Trent 1901 Living on own means, at 63 Horninglow Street, Burton, with her sister. 1911 Living on own means, at 13 Maida Hill West, Paddington West, London, with her sister. 1927 Will of Ann Trease of Lyndhurst Malvern Road Acocks Green Birmingham spinster died 8th February 1927 at 18 Union Road Erdington Warwickshire Probate Nottingham to John Henry Trease incorporated accountant.
Effects 474.1s.10d.
Probate of Annie Trease 3rd May 1927
Copy of Will
This is the last Will & Testament of me Anne Trease of Lyndhurst Malvern Road Acocks Green Birmingham Spinster made this 28th day of November 1914 as follows
I give devise and bequeath of all I die possessing after the payment of my funeral expenses & all my just debts to my nephews & nieces hereinafter mentioned to be divided equally between them share and share alike absolutely
- To Robert Trease Healey 27 Dairy House Road Derby
- To all the children of my brother William Trease late of Acocks Green Birmingham
- To Eleanor Trease Brown & Florence Mary Brown of 155 Maryvale Rd. Bournville Birmingham
- To Annie Esther Trease Mary Isobel Trease & Edith Gertrude Trease of 85 Waterloo Crescent Nottingham
- I wish to leave my gold watch to Annie Esther Trease
- My gold chain to my niece Ethel Adams The Oaklands Headcorn Kent
- My gold locket & chain to my niece Louie Trease
- My personal belongings etc. I leave to the nieces I am living with at the time of my death
and I appoint John Henry Trease of Lorne Grove Radcliffe on Trent Nottingham my Executor of this my Will & I revoke all other Wills In witness thereof I hereto set my hand.
Anne Trease
Witness:- John Thomas Adams, Gentm. ) Both of The Oaklands
Jamie Topliss ) Headcorn, Kent
On the 3rd day of May 1927 Probate of this Will was granted at Nottingham.
This is a correct copy.
Executor's account re Miss Ann Trease, Deceased.
This is a typed undated executor's account of Miss Ann Trease, which bears on the back in pencil the note "re Auntie Annie".
The executor was J H Trease, an Accountant practising in Nottingham.
According to this document, her estate totalled £478.7.6 and legacies of £36.15.2 were left to each of the following, who were all nieces or nephews of hers:-
- Robert Trease Healey
- Annie Loft Pitchford, William Henry Trease, Caroline Taylor,
- Minnie Smith, Mary E Lavell, Louise Trease
- Eleanor Trease Brown, Florence Mary Brown
- Annie Esther Trease, Mary Isobel Trease, Edith Gertrude Trease
Full transcript below: -
EXECUTOR'S ACCOUNT OF RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS.Receipts. Cash per Mrs. Lavell 8. 0. 0. Investments realized:- £36.6.3. 5% War Stock 36.12. 5. 50 Boots Southern 6% A.Prefs 53.14. 6. 50 Boots Western do. 53.14. 6. 150 Nottm. Brewery Co. Prefs 130. 5. 3. 50 Springwell Brewery Co. Ltd. 38. 2. 0. 6 Taylors Eagle Bry.£10 shares 46.19. 6. 359. 8. 2. Post Office Savings Bank 42. 4. 9. Trease,W. & J.H.Loan & Interest 31. 7. 4. Income Tax Repayment Claim 5.14. 1. 79. 6. 2. Sundry Dividends etc :- Norwich Union 15.15. 1. Taylors Eagle Brewery Ltd. 4. 0. 0. Nottm. Brewery Co. Ltd. 4. 4. 0. Springwell Brewery Co. Ltd. 3. 4. 0. Boots Ltd. 2. 8. 0. 5% War Stock 18. 1. 30. 9. 2. Bank Interest 1. 4. 0. £478. 7. 6. NOTE. The Estate unrealized consists of 15 Preference and 15 Ordinary Shares in Louise & Co. Ltd. for which at present there is no Market Value. Payments. By Law Costs re Probate 6.16. 6. ,, Estate Duty, Commissioners Fees etc. 4. 3. 5. ,, Funeral Expenses 13.18. 0. ,, Doctor's Account 10. 6. ,, Memorial Work on Grave 7. 7. 2. ,, Share Registration Fees & Sundries 1. 0. 6. ,, Hospital Account 2.14. 0. ,, Bank Charges 15. 0. ,, Payments to Beneficiaries :- Robert Trease Healey 36.15. 2. Annie Loft Pitchford 36.15. 3. William Henry Trease 36.15. 3. Caroline Taylor 36.15. 3. Minnie Smith 36.15. 3. Mary E. Lavell 36.15. 3. Louise Trease 36.15. 2. Eleanor Trease Brown 36.15. 2. Florence Mary Brown 36.15. 2. Annie Esther Trease 36.15. 2. Mary Isobel Trease 36.15. 2. Edith Gertrude Trease 36.15. 2. 441. 2. 5. £478. 7. 6. J. H. TREASE, Executor.
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| Dec2012 | ALL | Text expanded, photos and source data added |
| 28Dec2012 | Baptism and burial details of the first 2 sons called William | |
| 14Oct2013 | Photos | Photos added |
| 11Nov2013 | Esther's family | Marriage of Esther's brother Elisha to Eliza Nicklin added |
| 11Nov2013 | Model Brewery Tipton | Caption corrected to include Elisha's marriage |
| 11Nov2013 | Family list | Corrected - may be written by John or his son |
| 05Dec2013 | Ann Trease's Bible? | Photo added |
| 05Dec2013 | Burton-on-Trent locations | Details of locations added |
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