Hi can any one help please.my great grandad called Lewis Carmal Clarkson born 1870 died 1939 in sheffield he was a brewerys drayman for J.L.Cockayne and Son Owlerton Brewery Sheffield.But thats all the info i have .is it possible to find out more about the work he did the delieverys he did.And more about the company he worked for. thankyou Janette (nee Clarkson ),

Hi Janette

from Google:

"Cockayne family and the Owlerton Brewery, Capel street

A brewer, David Thompson, is listed as far back as 1839 at Owlerton but whether or not he was the founder of the Owlerton Brewery is not known. What is known is that the brothers, John and William Shaw, had control of the Capel Street premises between 1845 and 1855, but by 1854 James Lomax Cockayne had assumed control. Although he managed the business well, J.L.Cockayne did not extend the tied-house estate substantially. His acquisitions, however, included some public houses that are still in existence today, e.g. the Wharnecliffe Arms at Wharnecliffe Side. Cockayne leased it as the Hunter's Tavern in 1856 but later as the Wharnecliffe Arms it became the property of A.H.Smith's Don Brewery. Today it is a Ward's house.

James Lomax Cockayne died on the llth June 1877. He was succeeded by his two sons, George Thomas and William James. These two had the running of the brewery until its closure.

The two Cockaynes acquired the following public houses steadily but surely: -

1878 Garrison Arms, Penistone Road, Sheffield. *

1879 Great Britain, John Street, Sheffield. Roscoe Arms, Henry Street, Sheffield.

1880 Beehive, Dykes Hall Road, Wadsley.

1881 Railway Inn, Princess Street/Attercliffe Road, Sheffield.

1882 British Oak, Oak Street, Heeley, Sheffield.

1884 Robin Hood, Attercliffe Road, Sheffield.

1885 Thatched House, Fargate, Sheffield.

1887 **** Inn, Hollis Croft, Sheffield.

A new company, J.L.Cockayne & Sons, was formed in June 1889.

1889 Freemason's Arms, Walkley Lane, Sheffield. Mason's Arms, Capel Street, Sheffield.

1890 Leg of Mutton, Cupola Lane, Grenoside.

1892 Florist Inn, Walkley Road, Sheffield. Sportsman's Arms, Cliff Street, Sheffield.

1894 Red Lion, Cambridge Street, Sheffield.

1898 Sportsman's Inn, Redmires Road, Sheffield. Gardeners' Rest, Neepsend Lane, Sheffield.

1899 Pheasant Inn, Sheffield Lane Top.

It has been recorded elsewhere that Allsopp's of Burton took over Cockaynes' in 1899 but the author can find no evidence for this assertion. The Brewers' Gazette for January 1914 refers to the purchase of Cockayne's by John Smith's of Tadcaster for £96,000. The three directors of the Owlerton Brewery to convey the bulk of the tied estate to Smith's were George Thomas Cockayne, William James Cockayne and William Vibart Dixon. The brewery has been demolished.

Source : South Yorkshire Stingo - A directory of South Yorkshire Brewers 1758-1995, David Lloyd Parry."

Denise

Hi Janette

Sorry Edit fucntion not working -

Presumably he would have delivered to some of the pubs mentioned.

Denise

Hi Denise thankyou for your reply. Was the Brewery close to were Lewis lived he lived at 82 Bamforth Street.And is there any were to get info on the people that worked there.thanks Janette

Hi Janette

Yes the Brewery was 2 streets away from where Lewis lived.

I would think it highly unlikley to get any detailed information on who worked there, as the Brewery changed hands several times and was eventually subsumed into the brewing giant John Smiths.

Prior to being sold to John Smiths it was acquired by Samuel Allsopp and sons ltd

The article below gives a list of Samuel Allsopp documents relating to that time, including some staff books and says where they are held - Allied Breweries Ltd Burton upon Trent. So it might be worth contacting them?

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=_8xRAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA44&lpg=PA44&dq=j+l+cockayne+brewery+sheffield&source=bl&ots=1v8KuFPaRU&sig=ACfU3U2DAImGMgqURmKd-cRz_4zCVA_AZQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjBjoec6fPuAhVMQhUIHQALCdYQ6AEwEXoECBAQAw#v=onepage&q=j%20l%20cockayne%20brewery%20sheffield&f=false

Or trying Sheffield Archives to see if they hold any information on the brewery;

email: archives@sheffield.gov.uk

Denise