house in runcorn

[peteg]

There appears to have been a Norton Street in 1895, my GGrandfathers death certificate gives his address as 38, Norton Street Runcorn

Pete

[tillymintoid]

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

[TWIGG]

hi peter
my dad was born at 6 norton street in 1911 he was a boatman
arthur twigg
regards twigg

[peteg]

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

[tillymintoid]

Found it! 

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

[tillymintoid]

Sorry - I mean that Pennington's Row ran PARALLEL to Mason Street 

[peteg]

Found it! 

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

[tillymintoid]

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

[tillymintoid]

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