Read a couple of chapters of a background book on Liverpoool merchants in the C19th (chapters 6 and 7 if you want to read along), making notes on anything relevant. The practice of owning ships in fractions ( 64ths ) links usefully to other research, and there's a mention of the MacIvers of Cunard fame ( occupants of Abercromby Square too) , but part of what I'm always doing is looking for clues. There's a passing reference to the formation of the 'Liverpool Ship Bread and Biscuit Company' in 1865, as a joint stock company, with the baker, ale merchant, and shipping agent joining forces. I have a 'ship bread and biscuit maker' on the Square from 1864, which jars slightly with other occupations and always made me wonder why he was there. Could he be in business with one of the other occupants of the Square? That would make practical sense given the connected business relationships of other people who lived there. Note made and when I get to researching that individual, I can now look for the business partners in trade registers, and try and find more detail on the rising and falling fortunes of our biscuitmaker friend. It may come to nothing, as many of these leads do, but every promising one needs investigating. It could lead to a new story or more biographical detail. Or hopefully something interesting. Lets see if it leads to anything in the final book, and vindicates my decision to delay finding out who won the London heat of 'Menu' (my money is on Adam Simmons).
I promised updates on research and how I go about it so I thought I'd insert one here. An hour until I'm going out, so I choose to record Great British Menu and read a couple of background chapters now instead, on the understanding the former will be more productive than the latter post-pub.
Read a couple of chapters of a background book on Liverpoool merchants in the C19th (chapters 6 and 7 if you want to read along), making notes on anything relevant. The practice of owning ships in fractions ( 64ths ) links usefully to other research, and there's a mention of the MacIvers of Cunard fame ( occupants of Abercromby Square too) , but part of what I'm always doing is looking for clues. There's a passing reference to the formation of the 'Liverpool Ship Bread and Biscuit Company' in 1865, as a joint stock company, with the baker, ale merchant, and shipping agent joining forces. I have a 'ship bread and biscuit maker' on the Square from 1864, which jars slightly with other occupations and always made me wonder why he was there. Could he be in business with one of the other occupants of the Square? That would make practical sense given the connected business relationships of other people who lived there. Note made and when I get to researching that individual, I can now look for the business partners in trade registers, and try and find more detail on the rising and falling fortunes of our biscuitmaker friend. It may come to nothing, as many of these leads do, but every promising one needs investigating. It could lead to a new story or more biographical detail. Or hopefully something interesting. Lets see if it leads to anything in the final book, and vindicates my decision to delay finding out who won the London heat of 'Menu' (my money is on Adam Simmons).
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