Fawcett St, Hulme, Manchester

[SimonM]

Hi all

Just researching family history, GF and GGF families all seem to have lived in the Chorlton-On-Medlock / Hulme area.       One address I have is 1 Devonshire Street, which looking at old and current maps of the time looks like it is right underneath the Mancunian Way.      The family then seemed to have moved to Chapman Street, I can't find any mention of this anywhere, has anyone any ideas?      I remember my late Great Aunt (1899 - 1999) talking about going to school in Webster Street, guess this would be 1905 - 1913; she would have lived in Chatman Street.     Tracing back to her father (1861 - 1940), the family lived at that time in Billington Street - anyone any idea where that was?

Has anyone investigated the local church records (are there any left standing  that area??) - if so, have they been centralised at a central Manchester or other remaining local church?

Hope someone can help

SimonM

[Barbara.H]

Welcome to rootschat Simon 

Chapman St was near the old streets of Warwick Street and Preston St. It was near one of the old theatres, the Grand Junction and Floral Hall, later Hulme Hippodrome.  John Nash Crescent looks like the nearest to Chapman St on a modern map
 http://www.rootschat.com/links/04lt/    for aa article about the Hulme Hippodrome, contains a link to a google map, this will show you roughly where Chapman St was.

Billington St was between Cambridge St and Lower Chatham St which are still on the map, though Billington St itself has gone.  You are spot on about Devonshire St!

  Barbara

[Toronto]

I lived in Devonshire street during the war years. Number one would be at the top end by Oxford road and across from All Saints church (Grovenor Square)

Chapman street existed in this time period. Upper Jackson street ran from the west into it.
Webster street and the school were in the south tip of Hulme on the west side of Greenheys. Webster street ran south into Warwick street. Warwick street was one street parallel and to the south of Chapman street.

Billington street was north a short distance from Devonshire street on the east side of Lower Cambridge street.

Regards
Mike Morris
Toronto Canada

[SimonM]

Thanks to Barbara and Mke for the reply.

Given this new information, will be visiting the area later this week with old and new maps and  try to plot out where everything was!

Simon
Wirral, UK

[Toronto]

Simon,
I think unfortunately your trip will be a wasted journey. From what I saw the streets also were changed in their positions. Nothing looks the same anymore in Hulme or Chorlton on Medlock. You best bet is just to look for them on the old maps. The places I listed were all there in the late 1950's.  I wnt to Cavendish school on Devonshire street, it was just after four houses from Oxford road and on the same side. The church had been bombed during the war.

I walked from Devonshire street past Chapman street to get to the movies. There were two picture houses. The Popular and the Crescent.

Regards
Mike Morris
Toronto Canada

[silver55silver]

Hi
The info on this thread is great. My Gr, Gr Grandfather Henry Bowman was living at 13 Fawcett St in 1851 with wife Elizabeth and 7 children. He was a Mechanic/ Machine Maker/ Turner and was born in Carlisle circa 1810.  His wife was born in Manchester at about 1810. In 1841 the family was at 17 Galloway St. Is this on the map?

It seems to have been an area for craftsmen.

All the best
Jeannie

[Toronto]

Galloway street was just a couple of streets north of Fawcett street. My grandmother lived two streets to the west of Fawcett street during the war. This was Daniel street.
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I have a map of the area dated 1894 showing both of your streets.

Sad to say both of these streets were flattened during the war.

Kind regards
Mike Morris
Toronto Canada ex Manchester England

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[silver55silver]

Hi Mike
Thanks for the info. Half of my forebears were in Hulme, Castlefield and around the Cathedral. The other half were Ardwick, Gorton and Openshaw. I really ought to buy myself a map. Have you any tips on what is available and where from?
Jeannie

[0rinoco]

There is an 1857 map of Manchester and Salford at www.artus-familyhistory.com/source/Early%20Maps.html  Click on the Early Maps link.
Good luck!
Eric