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Title: Port Sunlight - Help needed please
Post by: Angel260268 on Tuesday 02 June 09 23:06 BST (UK)
My Woods Great Grandfather lived at Port Sunlight when my Grandmother was born. He died in 1933. On his death cert it states he was a Wagon Attendant at the Soap Factory. This is the famous Soap Factory set up by Lord Leverhulme.

I found a website about Port Sunlight Village and discovered there is a museum there. I have emailed them asking if they have any records of his employment at the Soap Factory. Their reply was no however they did find his obituary which was in the Port Sunlight News. I have been informed by the lady at the Museum that the obituary was really sad, he wife died about a week after him leaving 7 children. My nan was only 13 at this time. I have no idea who brought her up.

If anyone is in the area or who is able to visit the Museum for me to collect a copy of the obituary and then forward it to me I would be extremely grateful.

If you are able to help me please pm me for further information.

Many Thanks
Title: Re: Port Sunlight - Help needed please
Post by: CaroleW on Tuesday 02 June 09 23:16 BST (UK)
Hi

Port Sunlight is in Wirral which comes under Cheshire so I will ask for your post to be moved to the Cheshire board
Title: Re: Port Sunlight - Help needed please
Post by: km1971 on Wednesday 03 June 09 07:15 BST (UK)
Why not send them an SAE?

Ken
Title: Re: Port Sunlight - Help needed please
Post by: charlotteCH on Wednesday 03 June 09 07:40 BST (UK)
Ken's idea of an SAE is a good one- it shows the Museum lady you are keen and have taken the inititive and will almost certainly result in you getting the material.

charlotte
Title: Re: Port Sunlight - Help needed please
Post by: nestonlad on Wednesday 03 June 09 09:16 BST (UK)
Hi i work at unilevers in port sunlight and the museum is just around the corner,i will p.m you my email and if you send me the details i can pick it up,scan it and email it to you

                                     Andy
Title: Re: Port Sunlight - Help needed please
Post by: charlotteCH on Wednesday 03 June 09 12:40 BST (UK)
WOW Angel, things just get better and better ... what a great offer Andy.

charlotte
Title: Re: Port Sunlight - Help needed please
Post by: Angel260268 on Wednesday 03 June 09 22:00 BST (UK)
hi,

Thanks for all your comments/suggestions.

Andy, I have pm'd you the relevant information and Charlotte as you say things get better and better.  I cant wait to read it.  Many Thanks for the offer.  I really do appreciate it.
Title: Re: Port Sunlight - Help needed please
Post by: charlotteCH on Thursday 04 June 09 09:59 BST (UK)
Angel,
 Get back to us and tell us how this all pans put please.  ;D

charlotte
Title: Re: Port Sunlight - Help needed please SORTED Thanks
Post by: Angel260268 on Sunday 05 July 09 10:42 BST (UK)
I would just like to publicly thank Andy for his help in getting to me the obituary for my Great Grandfather which was found at the Museum at Port Sunlight.

Many Thanks Andy, your support is very much appreciated.

Regards

Angel260268
Title: Re: Port Sunlight - Help needed please
Post by: charlotteCH on Sunday 05 July 09 10:48 BST (UK)
Angel260268, what a great result from your original post...

and thanks for getting back to us to tell us... obits are so often very informative.

charlotte
Title: Re: Port Sunlight - Help needed please
Post by: Angel260268 on Saturday 04 September 10 22:01 BST (UK)
Having just come back to this site, I can now tell you I have my Great Grandfather Woods war records and also his will.  I have just returned from a couple of days in Port Sunlight.  A lovely sunny time was had.
Title: Re: Port Sunlight - Help needed please
Post by: carol8353 on Saturday 04 September 10 23:24 BST (UK)
We spent a couple of days up there last December.What a wonderful place it is.The architecture of the houses and the museum(and the lunch we had there!) was wonderful. We happened to be there the same day as a funeral was taking place of a young soldier killed in Afghanistan.The turnout of the beautifully dressed soldiers,boys and girls was amazing,very moving and something I'll never forget.

Carol
Title: Re: Port Sunlight - Help needed please
Post by: junev on Sunday 05 September 10 15:24 BST (UK)
Hi,

You need to write/contact Unilever Archives & Record Management, PO box 69,Port Sunlight CH62 4ZD or phone 0151 641 4557 or e-mail archives@unilever.com

Junev
Title: Re: Port Sunlight - Help needed please
Post by: archives 1 on Sunday 05 September 10 15:45 BST (UK)
OR, try the local press, BBC. Radio Merseyside is excellent at this sort of task  ;)..Betcha someone 'out there' will have 'just the answer.'   :o
Title: Re: Port Sunlight - Help needed please
Post by: Certacito on Monday 06 September 10 23:02 BST (UK)
I have a photo of the magnificent war memorial and all the names on it if you want to pm me I will email.