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Trying to locate Rushton's Court, Birkenhead - have gone further back in the family tree and found someone of mine living at no.5.
Have had a quick scan of old-maps.co.uk and not found it....
Thanks again everyone for the Millers Place stuff..
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The 1861 Directory places Rushton or Rushton's Court adjacent to 11 Chester Street. This was in the section of Chester Street between Rose Brae and Church Street; the properties here were demolished some time before 1875 in preparation for the building of Woodside Station, so they don't appear on any of the OS maps.
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Superb - absolutely brilliant - my reference was for 1861 - so that fits in.
Suspected by the 'court' name that it was back-to-back housing - there is an oft-published picture of barefoot kids in rags 'in the Chester Street' area - wonder if this was it ....
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Rushton Court was still there in 1881,
Example, Samuel Pritchard, 1 Rushton Court RG11; Piece: 3574; Folio: 134; Page: 24;
Last edited by bert1; 4th Sep 2013 3:11pm.
God help us, Come yourself, Don't send Jesus, This is no place for children.
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God help us, Come yourself, Don't send Jesus, This is no place for children.
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If you look at the photograph here ... https://www.wikiwirral.co.uk/forums..._Shakespeare_Hotel_234_C.html#Post726273... it shows the view east along Waterloo Place from Chester Street. Co-ordinate with Bert's map and you'll see Rushton's Court is first on the left just past the Shakespeare pub (the Shakespeare is the pub on the left, the Prince Alfred is on the right).
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There appears to be 2 Rushton Courts? marty99fred'S Chester Street between Rose Brae and Church Street;
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bert1's (can't really make it out on the map)Waterloo Place
Last edited by derekdwc; 4th Sep 2013 8:37pm.
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Thanks All - much appreciated. This fits in with early family I have confirmed in the Jackson Street area. They gravitated westwards to St John Street and Conway Street areas - posh heh ?.
Thanks Again
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