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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Cheshire => Topic started by: TWIGG on Tuesday 22 August 06 20:25 BST (UK)
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can anyone tell me who lived in 6 norton st runcorn 1911
regards twigg
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Hi Twigg
I have to visit the Library tomorrow for another member.I will have look in the directories while i am there.I have to say though although they have the full set for the 1800's the 1900's are sparse. Don't remember ever seeing a 1911 though,will have a look see anyway :D
Celia
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I havent forgotten you twigg going to the library today.They have the 1912 but not 11
Celia
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Hi Twigg
the only Norton street i could find in the 1912 directory was
Norton Street Bootle Peel road. Norton Street west London Road. Number 6 Cohen,Jacob, Bazzar. So it looks like it was off a very long road if its yours.
Celia
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thank you for your time .it was very kind of you ,
i got that address off my dads birth records .how can that be wrong
regard twigg
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celia
that is very king of you
regards
twigg
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It doesn't mean the address is wrong Twigg,it's just that i never found it for some reason.I will re-Check the directory on my next visit to the library next week. The directories were printed every other year.So there wont be a 1911.
Celia
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Hi Twigg
I checked the directory again,Norton St is the only St, the others are Roads,they are not in Runcorn though.
Celia
Can anyone throw any light as to why Norton St in Runcorn is not in the Cheshire directory ???.Or is it one of those streets that is off another very long one :-\.This does happen.
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I was brought up in Norton village, which is very close to Runcorn. I don't know of a Norton St. There was a Norton Hill though, and a Norton Brow.
Jackie
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There appears to have been a Norton Street in 1895, my GGrandfathers death certificate gives his address as 38, Norton Street Runcorn
Pete
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Hi Pete
Please could you let me know your ancestor's name so I can track around the area in the census and see if I can work out where it was.
Sounds daft I know, but I have a 1905 map of Runcorn, and can't find Norton St on there either.
Thanks
Jackie
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hi peter
my dad was born at 6 norton street in 1911 he was a boatman
arthur twigg
regards twigg
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My grandfather was a Boatman his name was david Goben
In the 1891 census his address was 56 Spring Gardens Runcorm but at the time of his death his address was 38 Nortom Street Runcorn.
Pete
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Found it! ;D
Norton Street is marked as being off Canal Street, which runs alongside the Bridgewater Canal. It looks like it was back to back with Pennington's Row (no longer standing), which in turn was opposite Mason Street (which I think is still there).
Twigg - I have found a burial record for Runcorn for a John Frank Twigg, son of William Twigg, who died aged 9 months (29/03/1914) at 6 Norton Street.
Hope this helps
Jackie
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Sorry - I mean that Pennington's Row ran PARALLEL to Mason Street :)
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Found it! ;D
Norton Street is marked as being off Canal Street, which runs alongside the Bridgewater Canal. It looks like it was back to back with Pennington's Row (no longer standing), which in turn was opposite Mason Street (which I think is still there).
Twigg - I have found a burial record for Runcorn for a John Frank Twigg, son of William Twigg, who died aged 9 months (29/03/1914) at 6 Norton Street.
Hope this helps
Jackie
I visited Runcorn about 18 Months ago and tried to find Mason Street with the aid of a satnav ( my Grandfather was born there) it took me to a building site where the old houses had been demolished and new houses where being built so I don't think that Mason Street exist any more.
Can anyone tell me if Spring Gardens or White Street where in the same area around 1880 - 1900.
Pete
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Hi Pete
Spring Gardens was at the top of Mason Street. It was probably knocked down to make way for the Astmoor industrial estate. I'll keep looking for White Street.
The map I have is the Godrey Edition 'Old Ordnance Survey Maps 115:13' of Runcorn 1905.
Jackie
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I've managed to find White Street. There was a road called Caithness Street which was off the bottom end of Ellesmere Street (part of which at least is still there). White Street was off Caithness Street running parallel to the Bridgewater Canal.
Hope this helps
Jackie
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Mason Street maybe still there but that area behind Canal Street is a new housing estate called Linnet Park. Canal Street was the home of Runcorn FC (the Linnets)
Elesmere street does exist but is also a newish estate maybe 10/15 years old
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Hello
I was born and lived at 89 Spring Gardens, Runcorn. Spring Gardens has been demolished. It was by the Swing Bridge over the Manchester Ship Canal and backed onto the old brickfield of Billy Moore`s brick works.
Eileen Wiggins (nee Griffiths)
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Sorry - I mean that Pennington's Row ran PARALLEL to Mason Street :)
Thank you Tilly, I was trying to find the same addresses.
Pete have you found this website yet ?
on the watermen on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, there is a searchable index at the bottom.
http://www.boatfamilies.website/index.php