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Cheshire - Mother & Baby home 1950's

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~Looby Loo~

~Looby Loo~ Report 26 Apr 2008 20:04

Does anyone know if there was in the 1950's a Mother & Baby home in Bromborough on the corner of Croft Avenue East? And if so do you know the name of it please?

Thanks Lou

Researching:
Baker, Blann. Coyne, Jackman, Parr, Price,

MrsBucketBouquet

MrsBucketBouquet Report 26 Apr 2008 21:08

Would that be Bromborough, Wirral, Merseyside? Lancs?

It helps members help you if you put the County.

Gerri x

OOps! Sorry Looby...just seen 'Cheshire' in the heading.


Slap my wrist! lol

Researching:
Pool/Poole?Overs/Hovers/Hovard?Bucket/Bouquet? Thank goodness i havent got a Smiff!........yet

~Looby Loo~

~Looby Loo~ Report 26 Apr 2008 21:57

Hi Still Looking,

No problem, we all make mistakes. Lou

Researching:
Baker, Blann. Coyne, Jackman, Parr, Price,

JackieinEssex

JackieinEssex Report 26 Apr 2008 22:44

Don't know if this is what you are looking for : Cheshire and Chester Archives and Local Studies Service: ST BRIDGET'S MOTHER AND BABY HOME [1881-1988]

Researching:
Harris, Essex and Cambs Brassett Essex

~Looby Loo~

~Looby Loo~ Report 27 Apr 2008 22:30

Hi Jacqueline, I'm not sure if that's the one I am after as I thought there was one in Bromborough, but I will certainly check it out. Thanks again to you all for responding, Regards, Lou

Researching:
Baker, Blann. Coyne, Jackman, Parr, Price,

Geraldine

Geraldine Report 27 Apr 2008 22:59

Hi Looby loo

This is the list of mother and baby homes in the Cheshire area from the adoptionsearchreunion web site.

80 Chatham Street
-- MISSING DATA --, Stockport, Cheshire


House of Mercy
St Bridget's, 15 Lache Lane, Chester, Cheshire


House of Shelter
4 Vicar's Lane, Chester, Cheshire


Hoylake Mother and Baby Home
Trinity St, Hoylake, Cheshire


Knowle House
Sagars Road, Handforth, Cheshire


Nazareth House
Ditton, Widnes, Cheshire


Nazareth House
Manor Hill, Birkenhead, Cheshire


Pallotti Hall
Macclesfield, Cheshire


Prospect House
7 Trinity Road, Hoylake, Cheshire


St Barnabas Home for Orphans
19 Montpelier Crescent, New Brighton, Wallasey, Cheshire


St Bridget's Mother and Baby Home
Lache Lane, Chester, Cheshire


St Faith's
Gayten Cottage, Gayten, Heswell, Cheshire


St Faith's
24 Palm Grove, Birkenhead, Cheshire


St Hilda's
28 Stalybridge Road, Crewe, Cheshire


St Hilda's
71 West Street, Crewe, Cheshire


Steel House
4 Wilton Street, Wallasey, Cheshire

I have read (although I don't know if there is any truth to it) that some mother and baby homes were unregistered and privately run.
Hope this helps.
Cheers Gerry

Cheshiremaid

Cheshiremaid Report 28 Apr 2008 01:37


You could email Bromborough library to see if they can give you any info....

[email protected]

Linda

cheekychops

cheekychops Report 28 Apr 2008 22:01

Nudge!!

~Looby Loo~

~Looby Loo~ Report 29 Apr 2008 16:33

Hi Paula, Linda and Gerry, Thank you all so much for the great help you've given me, I shall definately look into the mother & baby homes as well as contacting the library doh!!! why didn't I think of that! honestly sometimes you do wonder where your brain is don't you!!!! Mine must be overworked or clogged up with rubbish.

Some definately possibilities there and will check them out. Thanks again the list is wonderfull I din't know they were so popular or so many in the North West.

Thanks again, and sorry for the late reply, (I'm working too much obviously)

Regards, Lou

Researching:
Baker, Blann. Coyne, Jackman, Parr, Price,