stockton on tees

[Malshie]

Hello Amanda

Thank you so much for your recent reply on Stockton on Tees.

Yes I am still doing my research into my father's family. That was kind of you to have a look on the old map for me. I did look on the internet myself to see if I could find Headlam Street, but drew a blank. So your finding is much appreciated.

I had been in touch with Middlesbrough Archives  in search of School records but drew a blank once again. Very difficult at times searching for information but wonderful when you add a few "branches" to the tree.

Thanks once again
malshie

[amanda t]

Hi again Malshie
I have no knowledge of the school based around St Mary' s Church but if you do find out any info please let me know. My maternal grandmother was born at 1 Joseph Street (on the northern side of Portrack Lane, now demolished) in the late 1890s and may have attended the Roman Catholic school before she was sent off to live with her grandparents in Tyrone Ireland. She returned to Joseph Street when she was in her teens and was married at St Mary's in 1919.

I am fascinated with this area and visit it whenever I have the chance to travel north (I am now based in Surrey). The area was a mixture of Welsh and Irish who migrated to the area to work in the steel mills that existed between Portrack Lane and the current site of the Tees Barrage.

Have you tried tracing any of your Irish family in the on line 1901 and 1911 Irish census?
Amanda 

[slaw]

I attended St Mary's School Major Strteet Stockton, The school was infants(boys and girls)Juniors(boys and girls) Senior school was all girls, I left in 1958/59. The christinings for St Mary's church are held at Teesside Archives, I have viewed them myself on several occassions.
Sheila

[Malshie]

Hello Amanda

I am afraid I really have no information on the area in question other than the name of the road were my grandparents lived between 1913 and 1939,
i.e. 68 Headlam Street. The family name was Larkin and my Grandfather Patrick worked in the Iron Industry.

I would of liked to have found out where my father went to school.

I had been in touch with Teesside Archives as they hold school attendance records.  I was interested in St. Mary's RC School as I thought this would of been the nearest school to where they lived.

They found no record of my father or his two sisters who were born in 1918, 1916 and 1914.  So I really have no idea where they attended school or infact any information of their life in Stockton on Tees. The only thing is my Grandmother was a school board teacher so maybe they were home schooled, but I don't remember my dad having mentioned this when he was alive.

The family then moved to South Shields where the rest is history so to speak!

My Larkin family had came over from Ireland in the 1870's so although I have looked at the 1901 and 1911 Irish Census thanks, I have made no connections at this present time.
If I do across come across anything on Stockton I will certainly let you know.

Best of luck with your own research.
malshie

[slaw]

Their was a infant and Junior school in Tilery, the school is now amalgamated with what was Portrack primary school, also at Portrack was the catholic primary school called Carlisle Memorial, I attended it before going to St.Mary's, the Archives has some attendance books for this school, I have had a look through them myself,I'm sure the archives would do you a look up or at least tell you what years they cover.

Sheila

[amanda t]

Hi Slaw
Were these schools Roman Catholic, C of E or Welsh Baptists? The area would have been quite mixed when Malshie's father and my grandmother were at school. I would be looking for an RC primary school between 1900 and 1910.
Amanda 

[slaw]

Carlisle Memorial was a catholic school, it was very small, you left when you where 7 to go to St Mary's, Tilery and Portrack school were C.of E. My mother was born 1914 and went to Carlisle memorial school. There was a catholic church next to the school called Sacred Heart, it it still there but is now a community centre.

Sheila

[slaw]

Malshie, have yopu asked the Archives to have a look for the christenings of your family? if they where catholic the would certainly have been christened at St.Marys.

Sheila

[Malshie]

Morning Sheila thank you for your reply. I didn't know about Carlisle Memorial School. I wonder if that is where my dad Joseph who was born in 1918 attended.
Certainly looks like a possibility.
Dad's sister Theresa was born in 1914 maybe she and your mum new each other as little girls.

I have been in touch with someone at the archives on two occasions but they couldn't find any school record. I am sure the person I emailed had looked at another school in the area but drew a blank. The archivist did mention they didn't have records for all the local schools.                 
I think the only way is too spend time looking for myself. maybe I will visit Stockton in the summer.

I did know all of their dates of birth, so I didn't think of looking at Baptism records. Maybe I should as it would be good to know who were the sponsers at  their Baptisms.
Thanks again

Regards
malshie