Alice Twist

Alice Paulina Twist 

Born: 1845, Birmingham 

Baptised: 20 April 1845, Worcester 

Father: Thomas Twist (b. 1820) 

Mother: Maria Twist (b. 1820)

Brothers: Paul G Twist (b. 1847), Henry C Twist (b. 1855), Herbert G Twist (b. 1863)

Marriage:        18 November 1869, Birmingham 

Husband:         William Wallis Twigg

                        b. 1845 

                        Manufacturer 

Issue – 

#1 Elinor Adeline Twigg (b. 1871)

#2 Muriel Frances Twigg (b. 1872)

In 1851 – 

She is at Unett Street, Birmingham. Her father is listed as ‘Silversmith’. Alice, her mother and brother, Paul, are unlisted.

In 1871 – 

She is at Walsall Road, Aston. Her husband is listed as ‘Clerk’. Alice, her daughter, Helena, her mother and brother, Herbert, are unlisted. Her brother, Henry, is listed as ‘Pupil Teacher’. There is a servant, Susannah W Baynton (b. 1851). 

In 1881 – 

She is at 134 Great Charles Street, Birmingham. Her husband is listed as ‘Master Gilt Toy Manufacturer’ Alice and her sister-in-law, Alice G Twigg (b. 1866), are unlisted. Her brother-in-law, Albert E Twigg (b. 1864), is listed as ‘Merchants Clerk’. There is a servant, Adelaide Booth (b. 1853). 

In 04/96 – 

Address is Birmingham. 

In 1901 –

She is at 146 Ladywood Road, Edgbaston, Warwickshire. Her husband is listed as ‘Button and Military Ornament Manufacturer’. Alice & her daughter, Eleanor, are unlisted. There are 2 servants, Emily Maybury (b.1843) and Ada Cartwright (b.1881). 

In 1911 –

She is at The Farlands, Old Walsall Road, Perry Bar. Her husband is listed as ‘Managing Director Military’. Alice & her daughter, Elinor, are unlisted. Her husband’s aunt, Sophia Hankinson (b.1825), is unlisted. There are two servants, Hannah Brant (b.1863) and Edith Tobburn (b.1893). 

In 1921 – 

She is at The Farlands, Old Walsall Road, Perry Bar. Her husband is listed as ‘Military Ornament Manufacturer Retired’. Alice is unlisted. Her daughter, Elinor, is listed as ‘Tutor’. There is a servant, Nellie G Westwood (b. 1905). 

d.         1930, Droitwich