Alfred Ellis Bootmaker

Alfred lived in and around Peckham in London England. He was a bootmaker by trade and ran a specialist shop with the help of employed staff. He sold gents, ladies and children’s boots. He repaired soles and heals, and sold “nugget” polishes to help keep shoes in good order.

Alfred in apron outside his shop in Peckham London with two unknown people [T233]

In 1894 Alfred moved his business from 245 St George’s road to new premises at 118 Commercial Road, Peckham (pictured above) not wanting to lose business he seems to have run both shops simultaneously for at least a year as can be seen by his listing in the local London directory.[i]

From 1894 until his death Alfred lived and worked at 118 Commercial roads in Peckham until his death in 1912.[ii] [iii] [iv] [v] [vi] [vii] [viii] [ix] [x] [xi] [xii] [xiii] [xiv] [xv] [xvi] [xvii]

In the 1901 Census, Alfred and his wife were living either on top of or behind the shop at 118 Commercial Road with their two youngest children. [xviii]

1.          Alfred Ellis, aged 61, working as a Boot & Leather boot seller (employer)
2.          Mary Ellis, his wife aged 49
3.          Millie Ellis, his daughter aged 15, working as a Clerk (mission? or mason? work)
4.          Hugh Ellis, his Son, aged 13

By the 1911 Census, Alfred was aged 71, his wife and only one of his children, Millie, were still at the same address in Peckham.[xix]

Alfred died in 1912, what happened to shop after this date is not known.[xx]

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Useful Background

Shop, T. S. R. \. K. (2021, February 19). MILITARY AMMO BOOTS! - Parade Boots get Hob Nails & Horseshoes | RAF Shoe Repair [Video]. YouTube.( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud2x2X9WMpM&feature=youtu.be : accessed 21 April 2022)

Riello, Giorgio; (2002) The boot and shoe trades in London and Paris in the long eighteenth century. Doctoral thesis (Ph.D), University of London [https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1317575 : accessed 21 April 2022]

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[i] Kelly’s London Suburban Directory. 1894 Southern Suburbs Directory, Alphabetic Entry for Alfred Ellis in the Commercial section page 555, Column 2

[ii] 1894 Electoral register listing for Alfred Ellis, residing at 118 Commercial road, Peckham; entry #324 on page 9; Ancestry.com. London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Citing London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Electoral Registers

[iii] 1895 Electoral register listing for Alfred Ellis, residing at 118 Commercial road, Peckham, nature of qualification house at 118 Commercial road, Peckham entry #351 page 10; Ancestry.com. London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Citing London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Electoral Registers

[iv] 1896 Electoral register listing for Alfred Ellis, residing at 118 Commercial road, Peckham, entry #318 on page 10; Ancestry.com. London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Citing London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Electoral Registers

[v] 1897 Electoral register listing for Alfred Ellis, residing at 118 Commercial road, Peckham, nature of qualification house at 118 Commercial road; entry #334 on page 10; Ancestry.com. London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Citing London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Electoral Registers

[vi] 1898 Electoral register listing for Alfred Ellis, residing at 118 Commercial road, Peckham, nature of qualification house at 118 Commercial road, entry #369 on page 11; Ancestry.com. London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Citing London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Electoral Registers

[vii] 1899 Electoral register listing for Alfred Ellis, residing at 118 Commercial road, Peckham, nature of qualification house at 118 Commercial road, entry #391 on page 11; Ancestry.com. London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Citing London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Electoral Registers

[viii] 1900 Electoral register listing for Alfred Ellis, residing at 118 Commercial road, Peckham, nature of qualification house at 118 Commercial road, entry #392 on page 12; Ancestry.com. London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Citing London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Electoral Registers

[ix] 1902 Electoral register listing for Alfred Ellis, residing at 118 Commercial road, Peckham, entry #1113, page 43; Ancestry.com. London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Citing London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Electoral Registers

[x] 1903 Electoral register listing for Alfred Ellis, residing at 118 Commercial road, Peckham, entry  # 1092, page 40 Ancestry.com. London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Citing London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Electoral Registers

[xi] 1904 Electoral register listing for Alfred Ellis, residing at 118 Commercial road, Peckham, entry #1130 page 44; Ancestry.com. London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Citing London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Electoral Registers

[xii] 1906 Electoral register listing for Alfred Ellis, residing at 118 Commercial road, Peckham, entry #1171, page 43; Ancestry.com. London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Citing London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Electoral Registers

[xiii] 1907 Electoral register listing for Alfred Ellis, residing at 118 Commercial road, Peckham, nature of qualification Dwelling house at 118 Commercial road, entry #1555 page 56; Ancestry.com. London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Citing London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Electoral Registers

[xiv] 1908 Electoral register listing for Alfred Ellis, residing at 118 Commercial road, Peckham, entry #1546 page 58; Ancestry.com. London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Citing London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Electoral Registers

[xv] 1910 Electoral register listing for Alfred Ellis, residing at 118 Commercial road, Peckham, entry #2473 page 97; Ancestry.com. London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Citing London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Electoral Registers

[xvi] 1911 Electoral register listing for Alfred Ellis, residing at 118 Commercial road, Peckham, entry #2690 page 106; Ancestry.com. London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Citing London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Electoral Registers

[xvii] 1912 Electoral register listing for Alfred Ellis, residing at 118 Commercial road, Peckham, entry #2835, page 116; Ancestry.com. London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Citing London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Electoral Registers

[xviii] Ancestry.com. 1901 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data:Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901. Household of Alfred Ellis 118 Commerical rd, Peckham citing The National Archives, RG13; Piece: 504; Folio: 159; Page: 32, Enumeration District: 06

[xix] Ancestry.com. 1911 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011; Household of Alfred Ellis 118 Commerical rd, Peckham citing The National Archives, RG14, Piece 2555, Enumeration District Number 27

[xx] General Register Office, England, Death Certificate Alfred Ellis Reference Deaths Jun 1912, District Chelsea