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Posted By: RUDEBOX Russell Place, Birkenhead - 23rd Feb 2011 5:40pm
Anybody know where Russell Place is/ was?
Google maps takes me to Russell Street.
This is in relation to a registerd birth at 'no 2' in July 1917.
On the cert. It says '2 russell place U.D'?
it is a replica, dated 1933 to "be used for the employment of child or young person".
Posted By: LisaW Re: Russell Place, Birkenhead - 23rd Feb 2011 6:50pm
Hi, going by the 1881 census, it looks like Russell Place was off Cleveland St. I'm looking on old maps to see if i can narrow it down for you
Posted By: RUDEBOX Re: Russell Place, Birkenhead - 23rd Feb 2011 7:00pm
Oh brilliant. Thankyou very much laugh
Posted By: uptoncx Re: Russell Place, Birkenhead - 23rd Feb 2011 7:01pm

The 1938 Kelly Directury puts Russell Place between 21 and 23 Cleveland Street.
Posted By: diggingdeeper Re: Russell Place, Birkenhead - 23rd Feb 2011 7:39pm
Interesting, there was a Russell Place in Tranmere.
Posted By: RUDEBOX Re: Russell Place, Birkenhead - 23rd Feb 2011 7:49pm
Thanks everyone so far...interesting, indeed.
Posted By: RUDEBOX Re: Russell Place, Birkenhead - 23rd Feb 2011 7:55pm
Originally Posted by diggingdeeper
Interesting, there was a Russell Place in Tranmere.
I wonder then whether the 'U.D' distinguishes which 'one'?
'urban district' or something? think blush -just a wild guess
Posted By: uptoncx Re: Russell Place, Birkenhead - 23rd Feb 2011 9:48pm
There's only one Russell Place listed in the 1911 Census, at that time No 2 was occupied by Samuel Davies, his wife Louria? and their son Charles.
Posted By: RUDEBOX Re: Russell Place, Birkenhead - 23rd Feb 2011 9:56pm
Thanks uptonx, differant peeps in 1917.
Mathew Grant, a Private with the Royal Welsh fusiliers and Sarah Grant nee Finnigan. smile
(On cert. Listed as parents)
Posted By: diggingdeeper Re: Russell Place, Birkenhead - 23rd Feb 2011 10:05pm
Here is the Cleveland Street one on a 1911 map, funnily enough, it is a bit of a distance from Russell Street. The Tranmere Russell Place is in the 1861 and 1871 census



Attached picture RussellPlace1911.jpg
Posted By: LisaW Re: Russell Place, Birkenhead - 23rd Feb 2011 10:43pm
DD, do you have the 1911 map covering St Georges Mount at all?

Apologies for hijacking your thread Rudebox smile
Posted By: RUDEBOX Re: Russell Place, Birkenhead - 23rd Feb 2011 10:43pm
Thanks D.D
Posted By: LisaW Re: Russell Place, Birkenhead - 23rd Feb 2011 11:00pm
Originally Posted by RUDEBOX
Thanks D.D


Did you spot Russell Place straight away? It took me a while laugh
Posted By: RUDEBOX Re: Russell Place, Birkenhead - 23rd Feb 2011 11:03pm
I havent had a proper look yet. I'm on phone but its there for when i get to a p.c tomorrow smile
Posted By: diggingdeeper Re: Russell Place, Birkenhead - 23rd Feb 2011 11:05pm
I used Upton's information that it was at about 32 Cleveland St, which is the Town Hall end.

I have a lot of maps for different years, Birkenhead is the best coverage I have but some other areas of the Wirral as well.

I'll start up a new thread for St Georges Mount in a minute.
Posted By: RUDEBOX Re: Russell Place, Birkenhead - 23rd Feb 2011 11:09pm
Ooh am glad its up Town Hall end. Will go and have a look tomoz, over that way. Thanks grin
Posted By: diggingdeeper Re: Russell Place, Birkenhead - 23rd Feb 2011 11:16pm
The whole of that block has been replaced with the Social Services Building (I think it may say Municipal Offices on it.
Posted By: RUDEBOX Re: Russell Place, Birkenhead - 23rd Feb 2011 11:54pm
Aha! Now i know that, wasnt somebody else looking for a road/ st in that area, a while back? I'll go find that thread.
Posted By: derekdwc Re: Russell Place, Birkenhead - 23rd Feb 2011 11:56pm
1916 Wilmers

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Posted By: RUDEBOX Re: Russell Place, Birkenhead - 24th Feb 2011 12:07am
Thomas Edge? crazy
wrecking my head now, this damn certificate.
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