William Bailey & family....Where is Westoe & Shiney Row??

[bendywendy]

Hi Stan
Hahahah silly me...but the map link you sent me gives me the layout at the time nearest the census, googlemaps show a area of clearance.
Bendywendy

[d.smith107]

I lived in number 20 Havelock Street, it was in the Laygate area of South Shields but alas it was demolished many years ago.

Westoe covered most of South Shields in the 1800s, Westoe village was on the outskirts of the town.
The mine in the 1800s would probably have been St Hildas which closed down just before WWII. There was also Harton Colliery in the town.

[bendywendy]

The Bailey family lived at 22 on 1881 cen and 44 on 1891 cen.
Do you have any photos or know where any are on internet??
Bendywendy

[d.smith107]

Have a look here: http://www.southtynesideimages.org.uk/frontend.php

enter "Havelock Street" then tick "search all text filds" then search at the bottom of the page.

[d.smith107]

There was no Shiny Row in South Shields. Shiny Row was and still is a very small village at the foot of Penshaw Monument, between Sunderland and Chester le Street.

[stanmapstone]

I lived in number 20 Havelock Street, it was in the Laygate area of South Shields but alas it was demolished many years ago.

Westoe covered most of South Shields in the 1800s,

As my map shows 

Stan

[stanmapstone]

I lived in number 20 Havelock Street, it was in the Laygate area of South Shields but alas it was demolished many years ago.


The mine in the 1800s would probably have been St Hildas which closed down just before WWII. There was also Harton Colliery in the town.

You can see the relative positions of St. Hilda's and Harton Collieries from the map at http://www.dmm-gallery.org.uk/maps/1898-07.htm St. Hilda's, opened in 1810 and closed in 1940. Harton Colliery opened in 1844 and closed in 1969.

Stan

[stanmapstone]

There are a number of "Rows" in the South Shields Registration District in the 1911 Census, but no Shiney Row, the only ones beginning with "S" are Single Row, and Short Row.

Stan

[d.smith107]

To be more precise, Havelock Street was in High Shields and about 100 yards from High Shields Railway Station.

John Street was in the centre of the old part of South Shields (it was still classed as Westoe) this map shows the location of where it was, it is now a car park.

My father worked at St Hildas Colliery prior to joining the Durham Light Infantry.