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…

The census records of 1871 show that Harriet Forrester & Ann Stirrup (Harriet’s grandmother) were lodgers living at 5 Poplar lane. In total 14 persons stayed at this one address. Both Harriet & Ann were registered as being machinists. Poplar lane was probably between Victoria street and Whitechapel, closer to the Victoria street side. The…

1871 – After James Forrester passed away sometime in the 1860’s, on the 8th of january 1871 Mary Ann Forester married Michael Davies at St Nicholas church. They lived in at a “house” located in a court off Steven’s lane – Cheapside. I have been unable to discover the exact location of Steven’s lane but…

Hugh Grant Forrester’s grandparents James & Mary Ann Forrester baptized their son James John at St. Peters of Church street on the 17th of May 1872. The record shows that they lived in Cable street and that James still considered himself as being a farmer. Cable street disappeared long ago. We do have a fire…