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Yorkshire (North Riding) / Re: Middlesbrough - Eston area
« on: Tuesday 04 November 14 10:27 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Linda
The only thing I can add is that Mrs Standley who lived at Heather Lea remarried after her husband Michael died and became Mrs. Horn and in 1917 is still living there and appears to be still trading as an undertaker. Not sure how you would get any further info about the house.

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Yorkshire (North Riding) / Re: Parish records for Middlesbrough? Potentially silly question....
« on: Saturday 22 February 14 14:42 GMT (UK)  »
The Roman Catholic parish records are held at the Diocesan Archives, 50a The Avenue Middlesbrough and can be accessed by appointment with David Smallwood the archivist.

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Yorkshire (North Riding) / Re: Grangetown 1881 - 1911
« on: Sunday 16 February 14 23:25 GMT (UK)  »
myfamhx - I have sent you a personal message re your request. Sorry for the delay in replying.

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Yorkshire (North Riding) / Re: Middlesbrough - Eston area
« on: Monday 03 February 14 12:41 GMT (UK)  »
The churches in Grangetown were St. Matthews - Anglican, St. Mary's - R.C. and the Methodist. All located on Bolckow Road. Probably by the 1930's there was a non-conformist/Baptist chapel - I think this was on Pochin Road.

I don't know of a specific Fire Brigade archive though it is possible that there are records held at either Teesside Archives or at Central Library - the main source of all local material.

Jubilee Road was named when houses were built there and, going by the name, this must have been around the time of one of Victoria's most probably 1887 as the street housing would be completed by then. I do have the census material for that time somewhere - will get back to you if I find anything relevant.

My maternal grandmother's family moved to this area from Norfolk but this was not an unusual move as the agricultural work in Norfolk/Lincolnshire was in decline in mid 19th century and the wages in the ironstone mines and steelworks were much higher.



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Yorkshire (North Riding) / Re: Middlesbrough - Eston area
« on: Tuesday 28 January 14 16:20 GMT (UK)  »
My parents were married at Christ Church Eston in the 1920's & my sister born & lived there until 11(how she knew about the Royal). I was born in Grangetown. So our family is well versed in the area, I still live Middlesbrough area.
I also did an Eston project for my 2nd year of BA (went back to uni on retiring) and my dissertation was on the development of Grangetown. Reason why I have maps & census info. The map of Eston is part of one held at Teesside Archives and I had the relevant part photocopied, have found it really difficult to get one of pre 1920's Eston. One of my father's sisters lived in Jubilee Road - still exists.
Whitworth Road was the where all the shops were when Grangetown was built. It is most likely that the door to the living quarters led to an upstairs flat as there were no houses at all on Whitworth Road, only shops & hotel. It is likely that No. 48 was on the block between Vaughan and Stapylton Streets as Whitworth Road was numbered from the Bolckow Road end. Bolckow and Vaughan sold out the steelworks as a going concern. I have attached a map of the original 8 streets to give you an idea of the area - by 1914 there had been further building behind Bolckow Road and the town continued to grow for many years. The houses on the map were knocked down in the 70's 80's. Let me know if there is any further info I can help with.

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Yorkshire (North Riding) / Re: Middlesbrough - Eston area
« on: Monday 27 January 14 17:22 GMT (UK)  »
Now know exactly where it was - coming from the direction of the hospital and immediately after the police station there was a turning, bit more of an alleyway than a street. This was North Street and the Royal was on that corner with the High Street, only one other building in North Street, a house next to the Royal and backing on to the grocer's shop in William Street. The regulars - and this included my grandfather - used the back entrance off North Street, others the entry off the High Street. My grandfather lived in West Street, California and this was the nearest drinking place, more of a public house than a hotel and is labelled PH on my map from the early 1900's. Grandad had his own seat which was known as John Thomas' seat and if he arrived to find someone sitting in it they were required to vacate it!!! My sister who is 88 remembers the Royal and my grandfather's daily and nightly trips there. The hotel which is labelled H on my map, opposite the Institute, was the Zetland Hotel.

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Yorkshire (North Riding) / Re: Middlesbrough - Eston area
« on: Monday 27 January 14 15:37 GMT (UK)  »
Looking at the census and trade info it would appear that the Royal Hotel was at No. 1 North Street which would have been on the corner of North Street and the High Street. I think this was north of West Street (there are only 2 entries for North Street so this may possibly have been on the corner of the same block as the Police Station) but North Street doesn't appear on any of the maps I have. I will check if anyone I know has any more info.
More info now in my next post.

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Yorkshire (North Riding) / Re: Middlesbrough - Eston area
« on: Tuesday 04 December 12 10:59 GMT (UK)  »
No Ron. She was Emily Wilkinson, my dad was a miner and then a steelworker and they moved to Grangetown in the 1930's. My sister was Joyce Smith before she married and lived in Flatts Lane, Normanby for a lot of years in the late 50's, 60's & early 70's - she was then Joyce Jones. Often heard mum talk about the Kerrisons, think she saw members of the family when she went up to Eston - which was very frequently as we had family there and she went to church there. Were your family Salvation Army? Seems to ring a bell.

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Yorkshire (North Riding) / Re: Middlesbrough - Eston area
« on: Monday 03 December 12 23:38 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Ron Kerrison
My mum knew your grandma (pretty sure you must be one of the old Eston Kerrisons). She was a Congregationalist and later a Methodist and lived in Eston until 1936ish but most Sundays we went back to church there. I think your grandad was a miner, both of mine were, one killed in 1901 and the other lived in California. Mum was originally a Wilkinson, Smith when she married.
Roots die hard.

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