Frank Popplewell

• Birth date            July-Sept 1845
• Married                1876 to Lucy Bury at Salford
• Death date          31 January 1898 at Moss Side

Francis Popplewell was born at Rusholme, Manchester in 1845, the son of Francis Wilkinson Popplewell, chartered accountant. He worked as an assistant in the office of Alfred Waterhouse before commencing sole practice at 63 Faulkner Street, Manchester about 1870. He was joined in partnership by Alfred L Tate five years later. An office was first established at 20, Cooper Street, moving after a few years to 87 Mosley Street, Manchester. Following the retirement of Alfred Tate about 1892, Frank Popplewell continued the practice alone, still at 87 Mosley Street until about 1897. He died on 31 January 1898 at his residence, survived by his widow, Lucy.

Frank Popplwell’s bothers, Paul and William, continued their father’s accounting practice as F W Popplewell and Sons. By the 1890s they too had their office at 87 Mosley Street.

 Address    
1871-1874    Frank Popplewell, 63 Faulkner Street, Manchester (Slaters Directory-Alphabetical but not Trade)
1875-1879    Frank Popplewell, 20 Cooper Street, Manchester (Manchester Guardian 24 April 1875 Page 1)
1879-1892    Frank Popplewell (Tate & Popplewell) architects. 87 Mosley Street Manchester (Slater's Directory)    
1893-1898    Frank Popplewell, architect. 87 Mosley Street Manchester (Slater's Directory)

Residence
1861        Bank Place Salford    
1871-1876    Carlton Villas, 10 Seedley Road. Pendleton (Slaters Directory)
1877-8        Frank Popplewell 14 Milton Place Broad Street, Pendleton
1878-1886    Holly Lea,Flixton - see census
1890        Strines near Stockport (Slater's Directory)
1891        "Capstones". Mellor, near Stockport (Slater's Directory)
1892-1896    1, Clifton Villas, Upper Lloyd Street, Greenheys, Moss Side (Slater's Directory)
1898        115, Middleton Street. Moss Lane East (Slater's Directory of Trades)