Re. glass inkstand RD 318467, registered by Widmore Hyatt of 5 Newhall Street, Dudley, on 9 February 1878 - Parcel 14.
In neither case can I find any mention of Widmore Hyatt in their records.
A brief genealogical search has also failed to yield any results (which surprises me somewhat as both 'Widmore' and 'Hyatt' are unusual names, especially in the Dudley area).
Unfortunately, Newhall Street, Dudley, seems to have disappeared now, probably as a result of the extensive development of much of the town centre post-WW2.
If Widmore & Hyatt were retailers or merchants there were, of course, numerous glass bottle works and other glass works in the nearby Stourbridge area (or not much further away, in Birmingham) perfectly capable of producing ink bottles, ink stands, and the like on their behalf.
Fred
Hi Fred, My genealogy hunting was a bit more fruitful as I did find Widmore Hyatt...
Widmore Hyatt, born 18.12.1818 in Chesham, Buckinghamshire. married twice (1) Maria Perkes (born 1811) on 4.3.1838 in Wolverhampton - she died in 1886 in Dudley, aged 75; (2) Sarah Ann Poultney in Dudley in 1888. Widmore Hyatt died in 1906 in Dudley, aged 87.
He appears on the census as follows:
1841 Widmore Hyatt, shop keeper, with Maria, both in Dudley
1851 Skidmore Hyatt, clerk, with Maria both at Fletcher Square, Dudley
1861 Widmore Hyatt, printer's cl[erk], with Maria and their niece Elizabeth Poultney, all at Dixons Green, Dudley
1871 Richard Hyatt, printer stationer, with Maria, both at 5 New Hall St., Dudley
1881 Widmore Hyatt, printer & stationer, with Maria and their niece Sarah A Poultney, all at Tansley Hill, Dudley
1891 Widmore Hyatt, retired printer, with Sarah A Hyatt, both at 12 Bennetts Hill, Dudley
1901 Widmore Hyatt, retired printer, with Sarah A Hyatt, both at Dixons Green, Dudley
Note the variants in first names given, they appear thus on the census sheets but may have been misheard or be earlier transcription errors.
So, his interest in ink bottles etc would appear to be from his being a printer and stationer. The "glass inkstand RD 318467" relates to the address given in the 1871 census, so confirms he is the same person.
There is a
Newhall St in Tipton - is that the same place - I seem to recall Tipton and Dudley were close to each other?
Hope this helps.