Charles Robert Enock (1837-1900)

1837 - Lee Crescent, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England.

December 1838-February 1840 - Marlas, Pyle, Glamorganshire, Wales.

Marlas shown on the OS County Series: Glamorganshire 1876-1877 1:2,500. Taken from old-maps.co.uk

May 1841-June 1841 - Erdington Slade, Birmingham, England.

1843-September 1845 - 59, Stocks Street, Cheetham, Manchester, England.

House demolished in between 1958-1962. House stood where the Rothwell & Thomas is now located.

74, Stocks Street in 1949 - taken from Britain from Above

1847 - 17, Bath Row, Lee Bank, Birmingham, England.

Number 17 was located near to the Birmingham Canal.

1850-1853 - Stratford Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, England.

According to the 1851 census, the Enocks were seven entries away from the Angel Inn Hotel. By tying this information in with the 1889 OS town plan of Birmingham, the Enocks would have lived next-door to Ladypool School. The house was demolished to make way for St. Agatha's Church around 1898.

1853 - Balsall Heath Road, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, England.

1855 - 399, Bristol Road "Sussex Place", Edgbaston, Birmingham, England.

Demolished between 1956-1966.

1861-1862 - 30, Balsall Heath Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England.

1862-1864 - 75 Ryland Road (Gothic Cottage/Gothic Lodge), Edgbaston, Birmingham, England.

1865-1866 - Bistre Cottage, Buckley, Flint, Wales.

1869-1871 - 3, The Groves, Chester, Cheshire, England.

1881 - 18, (now number 20) Eaton Road, Handbridge, Chester, Cheshire, England.

1887-1891 - 47, Parkgate Road, Chester, Cheshire, England.

1892-1900 - 15 (now No. 30), Hough Green, Chester, Cheshire, England.

1851 census - Accountant's Assistant.
1861 census - Accountant.

c1865-1881 - James Wakefield - House and Estate Agent, Accountant and Auditor.

James Wakefield (1828-1880) established his business in 1865.

1865-1866 - 21 & 22 Corn Exchange, Eastgate Street, Chester, Cheshire, England.

1866-1869 - 98, Eastgate Row, Eastgate Street, Chester, Cheshire, England.

1869-1881 16, Corn Exchange, Eastgate Street, Chester, Chester, Cheshire, England.

1881-1893 - Wakefield & Enock - 16, Corn Exchange, Eastgate Street, Chester, Chester, Cheshire, England.

Following James Wakefield's death in 1880 the business was continued by his son Thomas (1853-1939) in partnership with Charles.

1893-1900 - Wakefield, Enock & Jackson - 16, Corn Exchange, Eastgate Street, Chester, Chester, Cheshire, England.

Harry Jackson (1857-1903) became a partner in 1893.

Wakefield, Enock & Jackson post-1900

Thomas Wakefield retired from the company shortly after Charles' death in April 1900. Harry Jackson partnered with John Dodd (1868-1939) and continued business under the name Wakefield, Jackson & Dodd until Harry's retirement in 1902.

Johnson Thornely (1877-1947) became a partner c1906 and the company became known as Wakefield, Dodd & Thornely.

Harry Dodd became a partner following his father's death in 1939 and the company moved from 16, Corn Exchange to 3, Stanley Street.

Johnson Thornely died in 1947, and was replaced by W. T. Smith who was a partner until he went into business on his own account c1958. Jack Groome (1920-1976) became a partner in 1951.

Jack Groome and Harry Dodd both died in 1976, and the company appears to cease trading in 1979.

Charles Robert Enock

Gross value of estate: £1737 10s. 9d.
Date of probate: 9th August 1900

“This is the last Will and Testament of me Charles Robert Enock of the city of Chester accountant. I give devise and bequeath all my messuages lands tenements and hereditaments and all my household furniture, ready money, securities for money, money secured by life assurance, goods, chattels and all other my estate and effects whatsoever and wheresoever both real and personal whether in possession, reversion, remainder or expectancy unto my dear wife Laura Hopwood Enock her heirs, executors, administrations 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 nominate, constitute and appoint my said wife executor of this my will and hereby revoking all former or other wills and testaments by me at and time heretofore made. I declare this to be my last Will and Testament. IN WITNESS whereof I the said Charles Robert Enock have to this my last Will and Testament set my hand the twenty fourth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy two – CHARLES ROBERT ENOCK – Signed by the said testator Charles Robert Enock and acknowledged by him to be his last Will and Testament in the presence of us present at the same time who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses – EDMUND JONES – clerk to Mr. James Wakefield, accountant, Chester – WILLIAM BARLOW – clerk to Mr. James Wakefield, accountant, Chester.

This is a Codicil to the last Will and Testament of me CHARLES ROBERT ENOCK now of 47 Parkgate Road in the city of Chester, chartered accountant whereas by my last Will and Testament I devised the whole of my real and personal estate of which I should die possessed unto my wife Laura Hopwood Enock and appointed her sole executor of my said Will and whereas I have now but one child living. I now declare this to be my last Will providing that my said wife should predecease me or that if by any chance we should die together that is to say that the whole of my real and personal estate subject to payment of debts and claims is to be invested in trust for the benefit of my only child Maud Muriel Enock or is to be expended for her sole benefit as the trustees hereinafter mentioned shall determine but if my said wife should not predecease me or die as aforesaid then and in that case the previous will shall stand and at her death if my said daughter shall then be living I suggest to my wife that such property as she shall then possess and which was devised to her by me shall be by her devised to our said daughter Maud Muriel Enock provided my wife considers her to be worthy of the same. The above bequest to be subject nevertheless to the payment of the sum of one hundred pounds to my sister-in-law Helen R Ryderof the sum of twenty pounds to my brother-in-law Robert Ryder and I appoint the said Robert Ryder of Birmingham and my brother Arthur Henry Enock of Kings Norton, Worcestershire, trustees of this my Will dated the eighteenth day of July 1887 – C R ENOCK – Signed by the said Charles Robert Enock in the presence of us who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses – STANLEY GERRARD 21 Pyecroft Street Chester – EDWARD NOEL HUMPHREYS 8 Derby Place Hoole Chester accts. Clerk.”

Laura Hopwood Enock

Gross value of estate: £1935 1s. 7d.
Net value of estate: £1902 6s. 8d.
Date of probate: 18th August 1926

"THIS IS THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of me LAURA HOPWOOD ENOCK of 15 Hough Green Chester in the County of Cheshire made this fourteenth day of May in the year of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred. I HEREBY REVOKE all wills by me at any time heretofore made. I APPOINT Maud Muriel Enock of 15 Hough Green Chester and Edwin George Derrington of Tufa Mount South Yardley Birmingham to be my EXECUTORS AND I DIRECT that all my just debts and Funeral and Testamentary Expenses shall be paid as soon as possible after my decease. I HEREBY GIVE AND BEQUEATH unto my Daughter Maud Muriel Enock all my Estate and Effects real and personal of which I may die possessed of or entitled to with the distinctly expressed wish that no part thereof shall be invested or disposed or without the approval and consent of the aforesaid Edwin George Derrington until the aforesaid Maud Muriel Enock attain the age of 25 years twenty five.

LAURA HOPWOOD ENOCK."

Maud Muriel Enock renounced the probate and execution.

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