DAVENPORT, Charles (Grimwade p.290)

[MCB]

Both 1841 and 1851 UK Census records show him as 35 and 45 years old respectively at 33 Tabernacle Row as a spectacle maker. He had entered a maker’s mark at Goldsmiths Hall from that address in 1837 as a small worker.
The death in 1870 of a Charles Davenport born around 1807 but without a last address was recorded in the Holborn registry and may be relevant.

[dognose]

Appears in Post Office directories as at 33, Tabernacle Row, City Road, for the period 1838-1859, and then at 26, Smith Street, Northampton Square, EC, for the period 1865-1870.

[dognose]

Very likely to be identified with, and perhaps the son of, James Davenport, who was formerly in partnership with Thomas Phelps (Grimwade p.413) until around 1799.

After 1799, James Davenport and Thomas Phelps can be found working independantly of each other at various addresses. James Davenport lasts appears around 1836 and disappears just prior to Charles Davenport registering his mark. James and Charles were both known spectacle makers.