Grosvenor st Oldham

[MISS MARPLES]

My grandmother Margaret Mason b 1886 gave birth to my mother   Sabina Mason in 1908 in Oldham Lancashire out of wedlock, on my mother birth cert   place of birth says 8, Grosvenor st Oldham, my mother said that she and my grandmother were took in by nuns in a convent, ,can any one tell me if the address she was born at could have been a convent as it is not the same address  as were she lived  which says on birth cert  Rochdale rd Oldham, any help appreciated Regards MM

[Jo New]

Hi MM
have just Google Earth 8 Grosvenor st , Oldham , which brought it up as 8 Grosvenor st Rochdale ( bouldarys must of changed) , and the address is part of a row of terrace houses as far as i can see

hope this helps a bit more

Jo

[MISS MARPLES]

Thanks Jo,I will try to find who lived there at the time it could  have been a relation ,at least i now know it wasnt a convent ,thanks again for your time .MM

[mosiefish]

Hi,

I can tell you that at 8 Grosvenor Street, Oldham in the 1901 census was a Robert Barker aged 62 who was a Lodging House Keeper.  So no help there apart from it definitely wasn`t a convent then . 

Regards,
Mo

[heywood]

My grandfather used to tell me about Grosvenor Street Ragged School which I am fairly sure was just behind Rochdale Road.
However looking at the district description- still near to Rochdale Road (which is a long road  ) but not where I thought it was. It seemed to be more towards the Town Centre.

[LancsLass]

Hi...There was a Convent in Oldham, just off Manchester Rd..In 1907 the Sisters of the Convent of Mercy bought Werneth Grange on Grange Ave. Not sure if they were a Teaching order of a nursing order but there was a Nursing home in the area close by...
LL.

[MISS MARPLES]

Thanks to you all for the info and your time , I have tried to find who lived there in 1908 but no joy, thanks LL maybe that was the convent  you mentioned, I  will keep looking  kind regards MM

[heywood]

Hi,
just got notification that this topic has been split into 'two or more topics' but not sure what that means.
However, I hope that now the 1911 census is published, that you have found some more info MM. Mind you, I have just had a quick look and can't find her as Sabina Mason 
best wishes
heywood

[Gaille]

Hi...There was a Convent in Oldham, just off Manchester Rd..In 1907 the Sisters of the Convent of Mercy bought Werneth Grange on Grange Ave. Not sure if they were a Teaching order of a nursing order but there was a Nursing home in the area close by...
LL.

I think you are thinking of "Woodfield" on Manchester Rd?  (I was born there in 1966)
(it wasnt run by Nuns when I was born tho)

It was up at the top near where the Fire station used to be?

Gaille