Alma Road & Cranbrook Street

[kellysmith]

I will do that.  Thanks very muchfor your help Biker.

Kelly x

[AnjiM]

Hi Kelly,

Our ancestors may have been neighbours!  My Grt Grt Grandmother lived in both Alma Road and Cranbrook Street between 1888 and 1892.  She moved to many places in the Bethnal Green area

Try the Booths Maps again. B349 pp208-209 has a small description on Cranbrook Street.  "Unrespectable" is the heading!  pp210-211 then appears to include a mention of Alma Road.

Biker - thanks for the advice on the Tower Hamlets Archive.  This is one the Archives at the top of my list to visit.

Anji

[kellysmith]

What numbers did she live at?  My ancestors lived at 5, 6, 9 and 36 Alma Rd and 61, 62 and a few more in Cranbrook Street!!

It'd be interesting if they were neighbours!!

Kelly x

[AnjiM]

Hi Kelly,

Sarah Ann Montague lived at 15 Alma Road in 1888 and 104 Cranbrook Street in 1892.  She also lived in Ruston Street, Old Ford Road, Armagh Road and Palmers Road over a 15 year period.  Apparently it was common for people to move homes a lot.  Perhaps to find better places, or avoid the rent man!  Who knows?

Life must have been pretty tough for Sarah.  She was unmarried with 6 children during the time she lived in the area.  I've records of her having to go to the workhouse on a couple of occasions.  I'm fascinated by what her life must have been like.

Anji

[ruby day]

I know your posting is old but are you still interested in Alma Road?

[kellysmith]

Hi, yes I'm very much interested still. Anything you know about this area would be greatly appreciated x

[ruby day]

Hi Kelly
They changed Alma Rod to Doric Road, I suspect because of the war.  So we moved to Doric Road about 1939 (I guess).  The plaque on the wall said Doric Road formerly Alma Road.  So we lived at number 29 Doric Road.  It was a cul de sac and at the bottom of the cul de sac was a place called Alma Wharf.  We were all young kids and would play outside and annoy the workmen in the wharf.  This wharf opened out onto the canal at the back.  I went to Cranbrook School which was just a few minutes away.
Best wishes Ruby

[Carolbarrell]

Hi Kelly, my grandparents lived in Cranbrook Street and we lived in Type Street which was just around the corner.  I think they lived at 83 Cranbrook Street and we lived at 6 Type Street.  I was born in 1951 and we moved from Type Street when I was about 7 ish.  I remember there was a pub on the corner called  the Lord Nelson, and a corner shop called Churchlows plus Cranbrook Street School where some of my relatives went.  Apparently me, my brother and sister and our parents house was a one bedroom.  However I remember my dad had about 10 brothers and sisters and their house in Cranbrook Street was a two bedroom (possibly 3) and they rented one out to lodgers!!  He also had other relatives in Cranbrook St and the surrounding streets.
Re burials - I would imagine they used Southern Grove Cemetery which is now a nature park.  Its in Southern Grove, Mile End (just behind Mile End Underground station).  Its no longer used for burials but its a really lovely place and they do all sorts of organised walks in there or you can just go and look at the gravestones etc.
My single name was Chalkley as was my grandparents
Hope this helps
Best wishes, Carol

[juless]

18 Alma road 1881 Eaton family