Forum: Wirral and Birkenhead

Can anyone help me find information about the Dean family? Henry Dean was born in Upton St. Leonards, Gloucestershire in 1838. He married Mary Bailey in St. Nicholas's at the Pierhead in Liverpool then moved to Birkenhead. Their children are as follows:- Charles b1873, George Henry 1874. Margaret...

Hi, In the 1851 England Census a family, who may (or may not) be my ancestors, were recorded as residing at 63B Field Street, Birkenhead. I believe that Field Street was a row of tenement houses near the docks and has since been demolished. Does anyone have an old map of Birkenhead that...

I am seeking the location of the grave of the racing motorcyclist Eric Fernihough who was born in Wallasey on the 17th February 1905 and died on the 23rd April 1938. Can anyone help.

Good afternoon all, I have recently discovered 3 relatives who were placed in a childrens home. My great grandmother died and left behind 8 children. The 3 youngest children were put, by their father, into a childrens home. The family lived in shotton, wales but had family in birkenhead and the...

Hi Can anyone help me, I'm trying to get information on George Latham, he died in Birkenhead in 1874. He was born in 1844 in Walsall staffordshire. I do have a death certificate ref no: 8a 301 (Apr,may,June) . He was a ship joiner and was married to Harriet with two sons. I'm trying to find...

I have been looking at a film of Bebington Baptisms which I found to be incomplete. The baptisms film started in 1878 and the bishop's transcripts for the years between 1875 and 1892 were missing. If there is anyone who could look up a baptism of Edith Jones born 1876 probably Sept or October,...

What happened to Great-grandfather Rudolph Gustav Paul Heise? I can find no record of him on any census returns, only on birth and marriage certificates. There are various Heise families around the country but they don’t seem to be any connection. The most promising ones are on the 1901...

I have been wandering all over Merseyside looking at info already online out there, but can't quite answer my query. Can anyone tell me if Cemeteries I now know are under 'Landican' have computers where a visitor may key in a name to see if that person is interred there please? Similarly...

Hi All. I'm trying to trace information on my great great grandfather JOSEPH KORN. In 1911, I have him at The Stork Hotel at 43 Price Streer. Licen' Victualler with his wife Mary assisting. I think he died in 1915 at the age of 70 - I'm presuming in the Birkenhead area. Would anyone have...

Purchased a small silver medal at a car boot sale this morning at Parkgate. On the reverse the medal is engraved with the words 'Wirral Football combination challenge cup winners 1930-31'. Have googled this but with no result. Does anyone know anything about this - who were the winners? Who were...

Dear Wirral and Birkenhead Forum Please may I ask would it be possible for anyone to kindly help me regarding my ancestral research regarding the surname 'Whitworth.' Further to my research my nana's mum's maiden name was 'Mary Ellen Whitworth' born approx. 1870, Liverpool, Lancashire. I...

Hi, My branch of the Dutton family came to the Wirral in the early 1860's from Saighton outside Chester. Interested in exchange of information with anyone else interested in tracing the Dutton family history. regards Roy dutton

hi there, trying to trace my grandfather, william C. Hendren, i beleive he was born 1901 in Birkenhead, trying to find out if he had any brothers or sisters. i know that he married lilian dawson in 1923 in birkenhead. any help or advice would be much appreciated many thanks

Can anyone suggest a place of burial for Henry Dean. He died at 56 Church Road, Tranmere 9/9/1926. His home address was 10 Shaw St. Wallasey and his death was registered by his daughter-in-law E. Dean of 13 St. Andrews Road, Bootle. Although baptised and married CofE, his wife was irish and buried...

Hi Could someone tell me where i will be able to find the burial records for Landican Cemetery, Birkenhead, Cheshire. Have found out that a lot of my ancestors are buried here. Also was there a diphtheria epidemic in Birkenhead in 1921. How would i go about looking for a burial at...

I am looking for any relatives of Tom And Annie Jones who lived in Moreton. They had two sons and two daughters. I cannot mention their names as it is possible that they are still alive. Toms father and mother were Samuel and Elizabeth who once lived Devonshire Road Birkenhead. They had...

I have just got two gt uncle's and a gt aunt birth cert. Two were born at Dock Cottages and one Vine St. Birkenhead when born. William Robinson 1863 Mary Ann Robinson 1858 Rosanna Robinson 1861 The family were Roman Catholic and parents came from IRELAND, married Liverpool but the marriage...

Hi to Wirral Hope you are out there somewhere. can you tell me if any handleys are listed in the tranmere area of birkenhead about 1940. They lived in what became known as "donkey town" I believe this area to be off Old Chester Rd. regards