The baptism of George Lockley Wycherley is the earliest record of our family living in Liverpool. The record shows that Ann Wycherley and Thomas Wycherley were living in Greenland street when they had their son baptized at saint Peter’s church. He was a stonemason. The record is not true, because in fact they were only…

Thomas Wycherley and Ann Martin already had 3 children when they married on the 12th of January 1845. The marriage took place at st. Peters parish church on Church street (later demolished and replaced by Woolworths). Unfortunately Thomas died within 4 months and was buried in Much Woolton, where he was probably employed in the…

We do not know what the circumstances were but on May 2nd 1877 Harriet Forrester and her son Hugh Grant Forrester ended up in Brownlow Hill workhouse. On May 18th Hugh was separated from his mum and sent to Kirkdale Industrial School. Harriet came out the workhouse on 11th of September of the same year…

In 1880 when Harriet Forrester married George Fowler they lived in Northampton street (judging by records probably in one of the tenements). Harriets brother and his wife lived around the corner in Lower Milk street and were witnesses. St Paul’s church was located on the other side of Exchange station. Like so many other Liverpool…

By 1901 Mary Ann and Michael Davies had moved to 9 Smithfield street and were sharing this house with two other families. Smithfield street still exists today but is a lot shorter than it used to be. I’m sure though that Michael & Mary Ann would be delighted to see their local pub still exists…

John Stevenson and Mary Ellen Hampson lived in Roberts street when they got married. One of the witnesses Mary Brown was in fact John Stevenson’s half sister Mary Fowler. Was he thinking about the overhead trains when he said his father’s name was George Stevenson? Robert street still exists, located in the same area but…

When Ann Wycherley married William Stirrup on November the 7th 1845 they lived in Mill street east. Later records indicate that this probably in dwelling located in one of the courts on the east side of Mill street. Unfortunately Mill street is very long (but in this period not quite so long) and so a…

Anne Stirrup was living with her son John at 25 Princes street during the census of 1861. Ann had two lodgers to help share costs. Apparently she reverted to using the surname stirrup once all the Wycherley children moved out of home. This would be less confusing for John Stirrup, the last child she had….

Lower Milk street was located very close to Cheapside on the other side of Tithebarn street. The SuperLambanana is a good reference site if you want to explore the area. The census’s of 1881 & 1891 demonstrate that the family supported one another. According to the 1881 census Mary Ann Davies lived with Michael Davies…