Hi I am new to the list so thought I'd start by posting my interests. In 1881 my ancestors were living at 352 Borough Rd Birkenhead, Cheshire John EVANS M 52 M Wrexham, Denbigh, Wales Rel: Head Occ: Gardener (Dom) Mary A. EVANS M 53 F Wrexham, Denbigh, Wales Rel: Wife Occ: Laundress William EVANS W 70 M Shrewbury, Shropshire, England Rel: Lodger Occ: Gardener (Dom) Maud EVANS U 20 F Birkenhead, Cheshire, England Rel: Dau Occ: Serv Gen Ada EVANS U 17 F Birkenhead, Cheshire, England Rel: Dau Occ: Serv Gen Anne EVANS U 15 F Birkenhead, Cheshire, England Rel: Dau Occ: Scholar Charles EVANS U 15 M Birkenhead, Cheshire, England Rel: Son Occ: Errand Boy Another of their children - John Henry EVANS also lived in Borough Road (probably around No.47) at that time with his wife Mary Ann (nee STOREY) and their children Harriet Emily and Nellie. John Henry (an undertaker's coachman and cab driver) had been born at 59 Brook Street, Birkenhead, Cheshire on 31 May 1853. If anyone can see a connection or if you have information that might be of use to me I would be extremely happy to hear from you. Kind regards Leigh Yeager YeagerLA@aol.com

Hello List, Looking for any info John Nugent Jackson born 1830 Achill Island Co Mayo -- Joined the Merchant Navy in Liverpool in 1844..He married a Catherine Mary Price 1856 at Seaforth Liverpool. John Nugent Died in 1904 Anfield Liverpool- But he is buried alongside his wife at Rake Lane Cemetry Wallasey. There children -- Thomas , James, Henry, Richard, Catherine ..all born in Liverpool. Richard died at Sea in India in 1888 and his memory is on his parents Gravestone. Thomas and James moved over to Birkenhead /Wallasey lived around the Penkett Road /Faulkner Road Area -- James Married a Emily Ethel Maud Edwards in 1885 at St Hilarys Wallasey- Emilys father was a Merchant (John Edwards )who lived in Faulkner Road. I have no further knowledge of Thomas Whereabouts. James /Emily lived for a time in IVY Street Birkenhead . If any one has any info - ? Many thanks Louise Wirral. _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com

Hello Has anyone heard of a place name that is our sounds like 'Breambridge' It is written on the back of a picture I have and looks to be a small town center - market area?? - tourist type maybe..Picture taken in about 1969 when my Mother was in Birkenhead visiting her sister (who I do not know the name of because I don't know her married name and Mom's things did not have a ref. to same).. Heather

Hi all, i am very interested in schools as extra imformation on my ancestors.I recently tracked a school in my area ( Devon) through the census returns 1841-1891.and discovered a lot about the owners who also had a sister school 50 miles away run by other members of the same family.My local record office however have no records on it, presumably because it was a private school,they did however have the local church run school records.Birkenhead may of course be different,and i would also be interested to know if ,or what records exist. annabelle@sutton86.fsnet.co.uk

Birkenhead 1909 cont'd Bank st 30 Mersey Motor Co. Ltd. motor car dlrs 34 GALLIENNE Robert & Son undertakers 36 HARRIS Charles merchant tailor 36 HARRIS William John 38 DICKINSON Richard A. dining rooms 40 Liverpool Echo (branch office)40 Liverpool Daily Post & Liverpool Mercury & Liverpool Echo Ltd.(branch office)FURBER Frederick Thos. manager 42 PIERCE Thos.& Son, picture-frame mfrs 44 STEPHENS Charles undertaker 46-50 Lea, Steer & Co. coach & motorbody builders Burlington St Birkenhead Higher Elementary Technical SchoolsGirls’ Secondary School —Miss M. KENNEDY, MA, head mistress Adelphi St 84 JONES Edward & Co. undertakers 86 FARLOW Mrs. Louise stationer 88 to 92 FUNKENSTEIN Severyn Isaac house furnisher 94 JONES Grenville Horatio dental surg 96 JOY Mrs. Ellen wardrobe dealer 98 MURRAY Charles confectioner 102 TURPIN Miss Annie milliner l02A MEREE Sidney hairdresser York St 104 MARTIN Jeremiah Thomas. L.R.C.P. and S. I. physician and surgeon 106 ELLENBOGEN I. & Co. financial agents“Central Loan Office 106 JACKSON Henry manager 108 JOHNSON Albert Edward watchmakr 110 LAWRINSON William J. bootmaker Caryl List admin

Birkenhead 1909 cont'd (from an old OS map) Exmouth st 131 YOUNG T. & G. bakers & flour dealers 153 & 155 JONES William O. outfitter 157 & 159 PONTER Jn. “George Hotel” 161 MERCHANT Arthur cycle maker 165 COP_ACK Charles bird dealer 167 PETERS Thomas dining rooms 169 James T; CRAGG chemist Lowe st 171 BARKER Mrs. Judith A. grocer 173 JONES Miss Elizabeth C. draper 175 BAILEY Harold fancy goods dealer 179 COOK Arthur Ernest hairdresser 181 HUGHES John grocer Bentinck st 183 BELL Ralph “Royal Standard’ 185 WATTS Walter laundry 187 NASH Mrs. Alice furniture broker 189 GUEST Harry greengrocer 193 ELLABY Thomas dairyman 195 HUDSON Arthur butcher Hilton st 197 LOMAX Robert tramcar inspector 199 SWALES Edward paper ruler 201 DEAKIN Thomas insurance agent 203 CHATTERTON Mrs. Letitia 203 CHATTERTON Miss Gertrude, A.L CM. teacher of music 205 MUIR William 207 BROWNLOW Thomas 209 ATKINSON Mrs. Margaret 211 DAVIES Tudor Conway 211 HUGHES Mrs. Davies servants’ registry office Craven St 213 OWEN Arthur J. tobacconist 215 PILLING Miss Mary Jane greengrocer 217 SHERLOCK William H. tallow chandler 219 JOHNSON Miss Sarah dressmaker 221 BIRKETT Mrs. Sarah herb beer maker 223 CALLISTER Harry Douglas confectionr 225 KAY John K. Bootmaker 227 MARL Joseph confectioner MORRIS Mrs. Sindernia I."Queens Hotel" Park road East 2 ROBINSON Edward Sill“Chester Arms Hotel” 4 to 8 KNOWLES & JONES drapers 10A PHILIPS Mrs. Bessie dining rooms l2A WRIGHT Miss Isabella confectioner 12 HUNT Henry chair maker Henry st 14 to 18 LACKLAND & Co. glass mchts Argyle st 22 BLACK Eva & Son house furnishers 24 WALKER Joseph tailor 26 OXTON John A. clothier 28 WOOLMAN John stationer to be cont'd Caryl List admin

John. Can't help on the milk question but, is the "Oxton" you refer to in or just outside of Birkenhead?? Bryan in Colorado Springs.

Hi, Birkenhead school registers are held at Birkenhead town Hall. Lorraine

Hi everyone, i am new to the list and wonder if anyone could tell me anything about the following address. 2 Mary Place, Price Street. Birkenhead.A branch of my Macleod ancestors were living there in 1847 but someone who did a trawl for it in the 1851 census some years ago, said they could not find it.It comes under the registration district of the Wirrel. annabelle@sutton86.fsnet.co.uk

Greetings from Northern California My name is Jo Anne and I have just discovered this list. My maternal Grandfather, Walter GALLOWAY, was born in Birkenhead in 1886. According to some notes I have, Walter's Grandfather, George GALLOWAY was the Headmaster of St. Andrew's Presbyterian School until 1878 when he established Ashford House School in partnership with John BRUCE M.A. In 1881 the partnership was dissolved and George established Clifton Park School. Could someone advise me how to go about confirming and adding to this information? Were school records kept and where would they be now? I've found George and most of the family on the 1881 CD's at 18 Falcon Grove, Birkenhead. Would their residence be the school? They had two young boys, listed as scholars, boarding with them. Any help would be appreciated. In case anyone is interested a brief outline of my family is listed below my signature. Best Wishes, Jo Anne Chellew Gaddy, California jogaddy@saber.net Descendants of George Galloway:- 1 George GALLOWAY b: 19 March 1828 in Cuthberts, Midlothian, Scotland d: 13 July 1893 Birkenhead, Cheshire, England . +Elizabeth CHISHOLM b: Abt. 1832 in Scotland m: 01 January 1851 Edinburgh, Edinburgh Parish, Midlothian, Scotland d: 1896 ... 2 John Chisholm GALLOWAY b: 1853 in Edinburgh, Scotland d: 1932 England ....... + Lillie (Lily) JONES m: 1879 (possibly St. Paul, Tranmere) d: 1920 ... 2 George GALLOWAY b: 23 September 1855 in George St., Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d: 20 January 1935 Liverpool, Lancashire, England ....... +Christina MENZIES b: 03 January 1862 m: 01 January 1895 Aberfeldy ... 2 Robert GALLOWAY b: 24 June 1857 in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland d: 1940 ....... +Ellen GRANT b: Abt. 1857 in Kerrimiur, Scotland m: 1886 d: 1932 ... 2 Elizabeth GALLOWAY aka: Bessie b: 15 August 1859 in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland d: 1886 London, England ....... +David Whilton MCINNES m: 1884 Birkenhead, Cheshire, England d: 1909 ... 2 William Chisholm GALLOWAY b: 24 November 1861 in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland ....... +Ellen Margaret M A MUNDAY aka: Nellie b: in Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England m: 1890 Barton Regis, Gloucestershire, England ... 2 Isabella GALLOWAY aka: Belle b: Abt. 1864 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England d: 1923 ....... +Robert Buckham JONES m: 1901 [Brother of Lillie JONES wife of John C GALLOWAY above] ... 2 James GALLOWAY b: Abt. 1866 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England d: 1896 ....... +Adelaid Elizabeth ELLSWORTH b: Abt. 1871 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England m: 1892 ... 2 Margaret GALLOWAY b: 1868 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England d: 1954 ... 2 Mary GALLOWAY d: 1905

List , After a 9 month wait, I was finally able to look at the film of “Burials in consecrated ground, 1864-1883” for Flaybrick cemetery. The following entries are the brother and daughter respectively of my great grandfather Thomas Ramsbottom: No. 916 8782 # In Order Book 925 7 Buried 26 Feb 1866 7 Feb 1882 Name Henry Ramsbottom Elizabeth A.Ramsbottom Age 7 4 Months Mode of Burial Public Grave Public Grave Section 8 8 Grave # 187 473 Is there anyone familiar with the records for this cemetery that could answer a few questions: What is the definition of a public grave? Do families own the plot or are people that are buried in public graves just put in the next available grave? Is any of the information from the two records above sufficient to lead me to the rest of the family’s graves? Tom Wood Pittsburgh, PA USA _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx

Hello Listers, This is a historical question. I am researching information on a cousin - George FARRALL - who was born in Pennsylvania, USA in 1911, but raised by his family relatives both in Crewe and Oxton. I have a photograph of young George, dated 1925, standing beside a milk wagon. Also in the photograph are seven other staff members with their horse and wagons and all in front of a brick building bearing a road sign reading "SYCAMORE ROAD". The wagon beside young George reads: "Smethwick's Safest Milk" on the front and "Bray & Bailey, Sycamore Road" on the side. Does anyone have a clue where Sycamore Road may be located? Is there any historical information on Smethwick's Safest Milk? I would appreciate any information you might have. Thanks and regards. John Farrall Burke, Virginia USA

Interesting site: http://sites.archivenet.gov.au/Genies/ with lots of bits and pieces: you can use the search engines for places as well as names. For example: search Yorkshire: FIRTH, Frederick Wounded AIB 01st Jul 1915 Next of kin: Joseph Firth, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England KNAGGS 11 Dec 1914, at res. Leigh, Omaha, George, h/o Isabella, formerly of Kilham, Yorkshire, England, aged 70. [WN 17.12.1914] SORBY 12 March 1915, Whangarei, William, h/o Myra, late of Sheffield, Yorkshire, aged 76. [AWN 18.03.1915] or Huddersfield: WOOD, Bertram Barrett Sgt Rptd wounded May 9 : Died of wounds Canty Inf.Batt May 20, 1915 M: Mrs G W Turner, Highfields, Huddersfield, Eng or on the mariners page: searching Birkenhead: HARDIG ANDREW FIREMAN BIRKENHEAD CREW JONES THOMAS AB 29 BIRKENHEAD CREW Cheers Jane in Munich

Could someone please tell me if there are indexes available for the "1891 census" for Birkenhead. If so, I would appreciate a look up of my Ggrandparents ... Owen Jones and Margaret Durning. Last know address was 48 Dacre Street, Birkenhead. >> in 1881<< They had one child at that time > Mary E. born in 1881. Hoping to hear back and I thank you in advance. Regards Margie bmpage@sympatico.ca

Hello all, Back to searching for my GGrandparents "Owen Jones" and "Margaret Durning". Married in Birkenhead in the December quarter of 1878. I have the 1881 census but would like to have the 1891 if possible. Could SKS please do a look up for me. Your help would be very much appreciated. Regards Margie bmpage@sympatico.ca

Hello Andy. Yes it should have been roasties, cream corn, roast beef, yorkshire pudding, and for desert perhapes BAKEWELL pie ~ grin~ my married name, and yes they come from Nottingham, Shepshed, Loughborough, Leistershire. As for cottage pudding, it is a cake base with a lemon sauce. Very simple ingredients. Are you coming over. huh. Pat and Bill pat0bill@telusplanet.net

Hey Pat and Bill - It HAS to be roasties (roast potatoes) with roast beef; corn on the cob?? with roast beef?? oh well, whatever! but pray, what on earth is cottage pudding? Andy _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com

hELLO lISTERS - I wonder if someone would have a book that gives the definitions , origins and uses of surnames . I Just received such on the name of EVANS and would like to see something on the following names is SKS would be willing to look them up. Names I am interested in are GLAZEBROOK, SHIMMIN from the Isle of Man, and GOAT. I would much appreciate seeing any results. Joyce

I hope this from Gloucestershire's County Archivist may be of use. John Cordwell From: "KINGSLEY, Nick" <nkingsle@gloscc.gov.uk> The registration service White Paper is the product of a very long debate within Government, which has included consultation with a number of archival bodies. It includes a number of measures (such as the proposed transfer of original registration records to local record offices) which the profession widely welcomes. Having said that, the completed document is clearly not as well thought-through as I would have expected, and there are specific concerns about the impact it might have on the research resources of the genealogical community. I am addressing this on a number of levels. In my capacity as Chairman of the National Council on Archives, I sit on the Government's Interdepartmental Committee on Archives. I raised my concerns at the most recent meeting, and have secured a meeting between the relevant Deputy Registrar General and the Association of Chief Archivists in Local Government at which ways round the problems we have identified will be sought. The Public Record Office is also pushing for some changes to the proposals, including a clear commitment to designate the Registrar General's records as Public Records, which would provide a number of safeguards. If the Federation of Family History Societies or other family history bodies have points which they wish to ensure are raised, these can be sent to Jonathan Pepler, the County Archivist of Cheshire <PEPLERJ@cheshire.gov.uk>, who leads on Registration matters for the Association. The National Council on Archives will also be making a formal response to the White Paper, and any views from family history bodies can be copied to me for inclusion in this. Nick Kingsley

There was mention earlier this month of a St, Anne,s Church in Flamank st.Would this have been the nearest Catholic church to Field st in 1900.? Elsie Mcleod.