Can anyone provide information about the Wragg family connected with the firebrick manufacturing company in Loxley? We are trying to find out about Bernard Wragg in particular who lived in the Carsick area of Sheffield. Old family photos of Mr Wragg would be really helpful too.

Can anyone provide information about the Wragg family connected with the firebrick manufacturing company in Loxley? We are trying to find out about Bernard Wragg in particular who lived in the Carsick area of Sheffield. Old family photos of Mr Wragg would be really helpful too.

Would that be Bernard Wragg the boxer,if so I have a photo of him. I believe he was killed in the war.

I don't think he was a boxer unless it was a hobby. I think he was in the family firebrick manufacturing business.

Is this the family?:

1891 census
ref: piece 3791 e.d. 4Ho folios 29B&30F
Old Wheel Farm
(census place: Bradfield [Loxley])

[29B]
William H WRAGG Head Marr 35 fire brick manufacturer YKS Storrs
Lois WRAGG Wife Marr 38 YKS Ecclesfield
Leonard WRAGG Son 12 scholar YKS Ecclesfield
Mary E WRAGG Dau 10 scholar YKS Ecclesfield
Alice WRAGG Dau 9 scholar YKS Ecclesfield
Bernard WRAGG Son 6 scholar YKS Ecclesfield
Thomas W WRAGG Son 1 YKS Ecclesfield
Thomas ROBINSON Visitor 13 scholar YKS Sheffield
[30F]
Charlotte HORSFIELD Serv Unm 22 domestic servant YKS Bradfield
[name/relationship to head/marital status/age/occupation/birthplace]

Thomas W Wragg (the 1 year old later in life?) and Old Wheel farm are mentioned on this page (http://www.bradfieldparish.org.uk/walks.htm) written by Malcolm Nunn, the Bradfield archivist. There's a photo of the farm here (http://www.loxley.org.uk/pdf/Loxleydesignstatement.pdf).

In the 1901 census the above Bernard WRAGG appears to be a pupil at a school in Wiltshire.

Hugh

Thanks for this - will enjoy reading the links you've given.

The original posting was entered because Bernard Wragg's former home in Carsick, Sheffield was threatened with demolition (part of a planning application to build flats). The house was built for him in the 1900s and is interesting because it is an example of architecture from the Arts and Crafts movement. Later on some interesting stained glass was added internally depicting battleships from the second world war. It's a lovely house so we were wanting to collect historical information about it's original owners.

Fortunately, the house is no longer threatened and is now occupied as a family home.

Thanks for the explanation - I didn't notice how old the original post was!

Glad to hear the building is safe - so many are lost, it's great to hear some good news every now and then.

Hugh

The age of the original posting doesn't matter. It's always interesting to hear about new information.

Thanks :-)