LIVERPOOL COWKEEPERS

[denlee]

Does anybody remember the dairy attached to the side of the Willowbank pub on Smithdown Road, 1960's ?

[purplekat]

Welcome to rootschat Carrie and Denlee

Thanks for the link to the photos Carrie my g grandfather was a milk dealer in Liverpool so they are very interesting to me.

Sorry Denlee can't help you with the Smithdown Rd dairy, I'm from Birkenhead 

[ainslie]

Kelly's 1968 Directory has Mrs J Winn, cowkeeper, at 325/7 Smithdown Road, next to the Willowbank.
A

[martin young]

Hello

Could any of you Liverpool experts please tell me anything about cowkeepers in Liverpool. It would seem that there was quite a tradition of people going to Liverpool from the Lune Valley area of Westmorland and West Riding and becoming cowkeepers. They also took local people with them as servants.
My GGF Edward Capstick was a Butcher and cowkeeper at 98 Admiral Street, Liverpool in the late 1800s.
Thank you.

Michael

Your Edward Capstick is listed as a Butcher at 98 Admiral Street in 1908/09 Kellys directory. Some rellies of mine had the fruiterers shop next door at 96 - the Overs.

[Humphpaul]

There was a Capsticks dairy at the top of Marlborough Rd. just off West Derby Rd. Tuebrook about 1945-7. My brother was a friend of the son age about 10.

An auntie of mine knew a Lily Capstick who lived on Queens Drive about that time.

Any help?  Humphpaul     

[garstonite]

<quote>Moneypennys was on the corner of the street (opposite St Georges Street) on Netherfield Road!

I can't remember it being a Dairy, but they did have large back Gates (which would be were the Cow/Cows were kept!). <quote>

Hi Pegasuss,

Only just noticed your reply but thanks for the info.

This was my Great Uncle Albert's shop (christened as Richard!) and it was a grocery shop.  My Dad, Matthew worked there as a young lad and took me to see it once but it was closed.  I have a photo of it from the Liverpool Records Office when it was the only building left standing in that area!

MissM

This is a small world...MissM...was your dad the Scoutmaster in Speke...and do you manage the AllSaints website...?...if so, we were neighbours as children...we lived in 78 Rycot...you lived in about 54 ?.....we have been in touch via the church site...allan

[FELLSMAN]

Hi
a interesting website with some family history of Robinsons cow keepers in Liverpool and farmers in Westmorland is www.strickley.co.uk

Cheers Fellsman

[skyblueFF]

Hello Fellsman

Thanks for that link. I know of that website we are connected to the Robinsons by marriage.
Michael

[MissM]

This is a small world...MissM...was your dad the Scoutmaster in Speke...and do you manage the AllSaints website...?...if so, we were neighbours as children...we lived in 78 Rycot...you lived in about 54 ?.....we have been in touch via the church site...allan

Hi Allan, yes, that's`me!  My Dad Matt was Akela of the Cubs and helped out for` many years before and after that.

We lived in number 60 in the prefabs so not far from you at all.

Have you been on the Spekeliverpool site lately?  I've added more photos to the Scout and Guide pages following a reunion at All Saints.   Let me know if you spot anyone you remember!

Best wishes,
Lynne