George Francis GADD

1878 - 1965  (86 years)

• Name	George Francis GADD
  	Referred to as "Frank" at Old King Street Baptist Church, and perhaps elsewhere, presumably to distinguish him from his father.
  Birth	21 Apr 1878	47 Thrissell St., St. Philip's, Bristol   [1, 2]
  		George Francis GADD, birth certificate
  		Thrissell Street in 1973, shortly before demolition.
  		Thrissell Street in 1973, shortly before demolition.
  Gender	Male
  Census	3 Apr 1881	15 Ellbroad Street, St. Philip's, Bristol   [3]
  		1881: Ellbroad Street, Bristol
  Education	Bef 1889	Redcross Street School
  		British School, Redcross Street, Bristol Planning permission granted in August 2009 for conversion into an apartment block, using the 'remaining ground floor stone walls of the former Redcross Street British School, as well as the later extension (known as the "Sugar Store")'.
  Census	5 Apr 1891	39 Ellbroad Street, St. Philip's, Bristol   [4]
  		1891: Ellbroad Street, Bristol
  Event	Abt 1879 - Aft 1891
  	According to Barbara GADD, as a boy his GP was the cricketer, WG GRACE. "There are many testimonies from his patients that he was a good doctor. Poor families knew that they did not need to worry about calling him in, as the bills would never arrive." [Source: Wikipedia]
  		1891 W G GRACE, GP, Stapleton Road / Thrissell Street, Bristol
  Education	Bef 1893	Merchant Venturers' School, Bristol
  Occupation	Abt 1894
  	Spent a year learning the drapery business before giving it up for the dental trade.
  Event	1 May 1895	Old King Street Baptist Church, Bristol
  	As a member of the church, signed a resolution calling on the Trustees of the Church (of whom his father was one) to raise money for and proceed with building improvements.
  Occupation	18 Dec 1900	Old King Street Baptist Church, Bristol
  	Honorary Secretary of the Church's Men's Discussion Class.
  Census	31 Mar 1901	39 Ellbroad Street, St. Philip's, Bristol   [2]
  	Commercial Traveller Dental Dealer
  	Age: 22
  		1901: Ellbroad Street, Bristol (Part 1)
  		Ellbroad Street on Broadweir Market Day 1904 George GADD is standing outside his premises on the right of the picture. His son, George F GADD had probably moved out when he married in September 1903. People are emerging from the dwelling three doors down, occupied in 1911 by Henry J SKRINE and his family, probably when Henry worked at the Empire Theatre nearby. Martha GADD (George's grandmother) died in the house next to the shop in 1873. This photo appears in "Victorian and Edwardian Bristol" with an introduction by Reece Winstone, who notes that "the man in the doorway proved to be the father of two now elderly Bristolians who were delighted to see this photograph".
  		1901: Ellbroad Street, Bristol (Part 2)
  Occupation	31 Mar 1901  [2]
  	Commercial Traveller Dental Dealer
  Event	Dec 1905	Old King Street Baptist Church, Bristol
  	Apponted one of the Chapel's two Deacons.
  Residence	1906	Halsbury Road, Bristol
  Residence	1904-1906	75 Queen's Road, Bristol
  	This was the address of the Western Dental Manufacturing Co in Wright's 1901 Directory of Bristol.
  		75 Queens' Road, Clifton, Bristol
  Census	1911	15 West Shrubbery, Bristol, Gloucestershire
  	Manager to dealer in dentist materials. The household has a live-in servant, Amelia Emily HOLLIER, aged 14, born in Wrington, Somerset.
  Residence	Bef 1 Jun 1910-1913	15 West Shrubbery, Bristol, Gloucestershire
  		15 West Shrubbery, Bristol BS6
  Occupation	1916	65 Park Street, Bristol
  	"Teeth, Bristol": Dental Materials Dealer
  		65 Park Street, Bristol
  Residence	21 May 1916	13 Hartington Park, Redland Green, Bristol
  	Informant on the death of his mother [Source: Mother's death certificate]
  Occupation	1921	65a Park Street, Bristol
  	"Teeth, Bristol": Dental Materials Dealer
  Residence	1914-1921	13 Hartington Park, Redland Green, Bristol
  		13 Hartington Park, Bristol BS6
  Occupation	1923	65a Park Street, Bristol
  	Dental Depot. Telephone number BRISTOL 1704
  Residence	Sep 1926 - May 1929	44 Zetland Road, Bristol
  	This house belonged to William Jones, who had a dental practice there twice weekly [Barbara GADD]
  Residence	1936-1937	17 Birchall Road, Bristol
  		17 Birchall Road, Bristol BS6
  Event	02 Aug 1940
  	Discussed in letter written by daughter Barbara, who has had second thoughts about her calling to be a Baptist Missionary.
  		Extract from letter written by Barbara GADD to Miss BOWSER.
  Residence	1944	4 Clifton Terrace, Bristol
  Occupation	1939 - 1950	8 Park Row, St. Michael's, Bristol
  	Dental Materials Dealer.
  		GADD Dental Depot Letterhead Copied from a letter written in 1939 by Barbara GADD, held in the archives of the Baptist Mission Society.
  Residence	10 Apr 1965	8 Park Row, St. Michael's, Bristol
  	Lived above the shop. During WWII, he watched Colston Hall burning from here after it was bombed. Grandson Michael worked here at dental depot in mid-1950s with uncle Harold while George was on holiday.
  		8 Park Row, Bristol
  Death	10 Apr 1965	Homeopathic Hospital, Bristol
  	Age: 86
  	Cause: Pancreatic cancer, broncho pneumonia
  		George Francis GADD, death certificate
  Probate	5 May 1965
  	George Francis Gadd of 8 Park Row, St. Michael's, Bristol, died 10 Apr 1965 at Homeopathic Hospital, Bristol. Probate granted to Lloyds Bank Ltd. £1,988
  Burial	Canford Crematorium, Bristol
  Notes	Possibly met wife at Old King Street Baptist Church, Bristol, when they were both aged about 18. [Source: Barbara GADD] He said that the safest jobs were in the food trade or undertaking, as everyone had to eat and die. Known as "Frank" at home, and "George" to business asoociates. Had a black labrador cross called "Nigger" (the name came with the dog!), which died in 1953 aged 18. Walking the dog helped to keep Frank fit. [Barbara GADD]
  Person ID	I8	Gadd
  Last Modified	20 Apr 2010

  
  

  Father	George GADD,   b. 15 Jul 1850, Gloucester Lane, St. Philip's, Bristol d. 25 Jan 1923, Bristol Royal Infirmary (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Mary Ellen Nora CAFFERY,   b. 8 Feb 1855, 25 King Street, Castle Precincts,Bristol d. 21 May 1916, Bristol General Hospital (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	15 Dec 1872	Holy Trinity, Bristol   [1, 5]
  Photos » Slide Show		Map of Bristol in 1937, before many roads were obliterated by the Blitz and post-War redevelopment.
  		Postcard of Ellbroad Street
  		Old King Street Baptist Church (1815-1956)
  		George & Mary Ellen GADD, probably with children George and Minnie
  		George & Mary Ellen GADD
  Histories		History of Old King Street Baptist Church, pt.2
  Family ID	F4	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Flora Jessie HARTSHORNE,   b. 4 Jul 1878, 2 Montgomery Street, Bedminster, Bristol d. 15 Aug 1932, Bristol, Gloucestershire (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	15 Sep 1903	Old King Street Baptist Church, Bristol
  	The ceremony was performed by James Moffat LOGAN, who had left Old King Street in January 1903 to take up an appointment in Accrington. It may be that the LOGANs were family friends - indeed, when Mrs LOGAN was a widow she would join the GADDs in their premises overlooking Park Street on the occasion of Royal visits to Bristol.
  		GADD-HARTSHORNE marriage certificate
  Event	Abt 16 Sep 1905 - 30 Sep 1905
  	The couple spent the first week of their honeymoon in Weston-super-Mare (accompanied by the bride's father), then spent a week in Guernsey. [Source: Barbara GADD]
  Children	+ 1. Muriel Jessie GADD,   b. 11 Jun 1907, Holmeleigh, Halsbury Road, Bristol d. 10 May 1979 (Age 71 years)   2. Ronald Sydney GADD,   b. 1 Jun 1910, 15 West Shrubbery, Bristol, Gloucestershire d. 21 Sep 1910, 15 West Shrubbery, Bristol, Gloucestershire (Age 0 years) + 3. Kenneth George Francis GADD,   b. 24 Sep 1911, 15 West Shrubbery, Bristol, Gloucestershire d. 17 Nov 1972, Porthleven, Cornwall (Age 61 years)   4. Barbara Joy GADD,   b. 23 Jan 1914, 13 Hartington Park, Redland Green, Bristol d. 07 Dec 2007 (Age 93 years)
  Photos » Slide Show		Postcard of Ellbroad Street
  		Old King Street Baptist Church (1815-1956)
  		George & Jessie GADD, probably with daughter Muriel
  		Jessie (HARTSHORNE) GADD with sister and children on beach
  		Muriel and John GADD as children
  		Muriel, John and Barbara GADD as children
  Histories		History of Old King Street Baptist Church, pt.2
  Family ID	F5	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2007

  
  

• Sources

  [S375] George Francis Gadd - Birth Certificate, (26 Apr 1878). [S359] 1901 Census, (31 March 1901). [S355] 1881 Census, (3 April 1881). [S360] 1891 Census, (5th April 1891). [S396] GADD-CAFFERY Marriage Certificate, (15 December 1872).