Looking NorthWest down Main Street c1907 (incomplete street light on the right) | fullsize
Tinted collotype published by Valentine Dublin (divided back, 'low harp' logo in red ink.)
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SEPIATOWN | WHATWASTHERE | BIRD'S EYE |
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Andrew Hamilton is listed on Main Street in the 1901 trade directory as an ironmonger and emigration agent. Whilst the 1901 census shows Andrew living at house number 4 Bowling Green (private dwelling), the the actual location of his business on Main Street is not shown.
On the right edge of the postcard (published by Valentine Dublin c1907-1914), the building with "Emigration Office" written on it is a likely location for Andrew's hardware store and emigration agency. This building is listed in the 1901 Census: House and Building Returns form, at 91 Main Street with no inhabitants. Other non inhabited shops listed on Main Street, in the 1901 census, are: 38, 48, 50, 56, 62, 95, 100, 102, 104, 108, 110, and 116.
By 1913 Andrew's business had expanded to include a shipping agency, along with a house, land and insurance agency. With his family he had moved home to 24 Derry Road, and had moved his conglomerate to Railway Street.
The building with the greenish shop-front, to the right of the Post Office, was the location of Stevenson's Draper Shop.
Related Documents:
| 1901 | Census: House And Building Return (John Anderson , 90 Main Street | Gray Printers, 94 Main Street) |
| 1901 | Census: House And Building Return (Post Office, 54 Main Street | Tea Merchant, John Devine, 52 MainStreet) |
| 1911 | Census: House And Building Return (John Anderson, 47 Main Street | Gray Printers, 42 Main Street) |
| 1911 | Census: House And Building Return (Post Office, 21 Main Street | Tea Merchant, John Devine 25 Main Street) |
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