William Curtis

On East Bay, Queen Street, South Street.

A listing proves a year, not a span. A house in the 1854 book and the 1858 Review was there in 1854 and in 1858. The years between are not evidenced here, and nothing on this page should be read as saying the firm traded through them.

1854

• Importer, Manufacturer and Dealer in Burning Fluid or Spirit Gas, camphene, sperm, solar and whale oils, paints, window glass; house, ship, sign and ornamental painting No. 137 East Bay, Fourth Store South of Queen StreetSouthern Business Directory and General Commercial Advertiser, 1854, p. 341

Possibly the same house in the 1852 directory

Entries that share a surname with this firm on the same street. Matched on those two things only; the directory and the advertisement have not been reconciled, and a reader should compare the lines.

• Curtis, W paint oil and lamp dealer 137 East-BayCurtis, W paint oil and lamp dealer 137 east-bay

Possibly the same house in the census of 1861

Houses on the same street whose owner or occupant carries the surname. Ford’s register gives no occupation, so this is a name at a number and no more.