Crozier family living at The Grange, 53 Wake Green Road, Moseley in 1925

[planehome]

My mother-in-law was born at 'The Grange', 53 Wake Green Road, Moseley in October 1925 to an unmarried mother from Rochdale.  It would appear that the Crozier family at this private address helped out women in such a situation.  My mother-in-law's subsequent adoption was authorised by May Crozier at the above address.

Looking for any information/pictures about the property, the Crozier family or the adoption process, as she is now approaching 90 and desperate for some closure on this part of her life.

Thank you.

Pete Lane

[LisaRobinson87]

Hi

When typing the place into google it came up with this thread with lady's speaking about there time there and also people having been born there might be worth a look.

http://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=7054&page=3

[rosie99]

What information do you have on the Crozier family.  Have you found a street directory/electoral register for the property in 1925. What evidence suggests that at the time of the 1925 birth this was a private residence.

The link posted by Lisa mainly refers to children around the 1960's and after the address mentioned is also different 42 Park Hill Moseley.

Rosie

[planehome]

The information on the Crozier family that I have is from two sources:

1.  The informal letter of adoption for my mother-in-law is signed by May Crozier, The Grange, 53 Wake Green Road, Moseley and dated 22 October 1925.   Even with my healthily cynical genealogist head on, I can think of no reason why any of this would be a lie.

2.  There is then the information in the Birmingham Family History group thread.  I do not have access to electoral rolls and local Birmingham documents, so just trust the people who have responded.

The one lack of clarity appears to be over who was actually resident at 53 Wake Green Road Moseley on electoral rolls in the 1920s, especially 1925 and 1926.

[jennifer c]

There were no legal adoption orders until 1927.

Jennifer

[rosie99]

The one lack of clarity appears to be over who was actually resident at 53 Wake Green Road Moseley on electoral rolls in the 1920s, especially 1925 and 1926.

Not helped by the fact that most women did not have the right to vote until the late 1920's.  Presumably there are no male Croziers mentioned.

OK answered my own question 1927 has Wilhelmina, David & Ronald Godfrey Crozier & Robert Paul Scott Mason

[jaywit]

The 1927 Electoral Roll has Wilhelmina, David and Ronald Godfrey Crozier at that address.

[rosie99]

The 1927 Electoral Roll has Wilhelmina, David and Ronald Godfrey Crozier at that address.

Thanks jayywit I just found them   

Looks like they were taking in a 'Nurse child' in the last census and maybe two young expectant Mums

Rosie

[jaywit]

Looks like the Crozier family were originally from Ireland and arrived in Birmingham via Manchester.

I suspect they were the type of people who did 'good works' by helping unmarried women and their babies.