House by House: 12 Woodlands Park Road

14 and 12 Woodlands Park Road, c. 1912. Click to enlarge.

Photo: 12 Woodlands Park Road is the house to the right, taken in about 1912.

1911
The first census recording the houses was taken in 1911, so these were probably the first tenants of the house.

  • James Charlton, head, 40, illustrator - wood engraver, born Birmingham.
  • Sarah Ann Charlton, wife, 38, ---, born Birmingham.
  • Margaret Charlton, dau, 14, ---, born Kings Norton.
  • Nora Marion Charlton, dau, 5, ---, born Kings Norton.
Click to enlarge.

The Charlton family lived at 12 Woodlands Park Road until the early 1930s. 

James Charlton designed and produced the promotional brochure of the Bournville Tenants Estate, produced in about 1909 (see here). 

In the early 1930s, the Williams family moved into 12 Woodlands Park Road.

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