I have found out that my Grand Mothers side of the family came from Ireland to Birmingham in about 1849. But I cannot find the streets they lived in on any current map. They lived in Norfolk Street in 1851 and Benacre Street in 1861 and 1871. I can only assume that these Streets diappeared in the slum clearances, can anyone throw any light on this please.
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Benacre Street
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davidfowler
Exiled Brummie
Here's Benacre Street from a 1954 atlas, it's halfway down on the right off Bristol Street. Can't find a Norfolk STREET.
Thanks you both for the information, its all coming in to place now. My Grandfather and Grandmother both lived in Ashley street when they got married in 1913, different houses of course. Benacre Street was the next street up off Bristol Street, when they married they lived in Vere street which ran off Benacre Street. My Grandmothers Grandfather came over from Ireland in about 1849 and lived in Norfolk Street in 1851 then moved to Benacre Street by 1861. Looks like nobody moved to far in those days.
By the way David can you please check the date of your map with Benacre Street on, as I was told Ashley Street was distroyed by a German Landmine in 1941.
Many Thanks
Kevin
By the way David can you please check the date of your map with Benacre Street on, as I was told Ashley Street was distroyed by a German Landmine in 1941.
Many Thanks
Kevin
davidfowler
Exiled Brummie
Hi Kevin, my atlas is a John Bartholomew one dated 1954. It doesn't give the date it was actually surveyed.
Many of the houses in the street were destroyed, but the church at the end on the Bristol rd and some buildings at that end on the opposite side to the church did survive.There is a picture which the forum determined was Ashley st in 1944 which shows this at:
https://forum.birminghamhistory.co.uk/showthread.php?t=22263
Anyway , even if buildings were destroyed, it did not destroy the street, it took the demolitions of the 60s to do that in many cases
mike
https://forum.birminghamhistory.co.uk/showthread.php?t=22263
Anyway , even if buildings were destroyed, it did not destroy the street, it took the demolitions of the 60s to do that in many cases
mike
Phil
Gone, but not forgotten.
I thought you might like to see some photo's of the Benacre St Area. My family on my fathers side used to live in Benacre St in the early 1900's as far as I am aware.
Phil
Phil
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Susansdaughter
Brummie babby
I have been looking for Benacre Street at well - my mother is registered as being born at "9 Back 50 Benacre Street". Surname of Palmer
Susansdaughter
Brummie babby
Thank you for both sets of plans! I can see No. 50 and appreciate how densely packed all of it was.
Susansdaughter
Brummie babby
Thanks for the photos - they do look grim, don't they? At the time my mother was born in 1923 she had five siblings - she was the youngest. She never spoke about her upbringing at all. I've pieced all this together from Census and Certificates.
Hello all, first time posting here. I am researching my ancestry and found my great grandfather Alfred Walter Waight lived at 82 Benacre Street in 1909, it's either 9 back, or 9 flat 82 Benacre Street and he married Elsie Scott, it would be great if anybody remembers the names at all or any stories or pictures 
My father was born at the back of 55 Benacre Street in January 1919.
Pedrocut
Master Barmmie
Back-to-back houses in Benacre Street, photographed in 1965. In Court 14 (right) both the two- and three-storey versions can be seen. At some stage the ground-floor accommodation was improved by converting the tunnel entries into doorways and hall passages, with an additional window being inserted where the old door had been. Benacre Street, which has now disappeared altogether, was situated between Bristol Street and Sherlock Street, and was almost entirely lined with back-to- back courts.
The making of Victorian Birmingham by Skipp, Victor (1983)
The making of Victorian Birmingham by Skipp, Victor (1983)
Hi - looks like they were neighnojrs with my great great grandparents, who were at number 80 in 1909!Hello all, first time posting here. I am researching my ancestry and found my great grandfather Alfred Walter Waight lived at 82 Benacre Street in 1909, it's either 9 back, or 9 flat 82 Benacre Street and he married Elsie Scott, it would be great if anybody remembers the names at all or any stories or pictures
First time posting for me, too.
My grandparents Ernest Bevan Hudson and Alice Wigley lived at 4 back 57 Benacre Street from just before the First World War. They had at least seven children, five of which survived into adulthood. My father was born in January 1919. My grandfather died in 1927 and I am unsure whether the family were still living in Benacre Street.
My grandparents Ernest Bevan Hudson and Alice Wigley lived at 4 back 57 Benacre Street from just before the First World War. They had at least seven children, five of which survived into adulthood. My father was born in January 1919. My grandfather died in 1927 and I am unsure whether the family were still living in Benacre Street.
Hi cousin! I've posted details for you about the Palmers at 9/50 Benacre, 1921 - 1925, in the surname section of the forum; thread title is "Palmer family 9/50 Benacre Street." Harry (Henry William), the eldest of the children, is my half cousin.
This is fantastic, thanks! - I have family that were at 9/50 Benacre.
I have a couple of questions -
First - which is 9/50? Nos. 1 - 6 are at the back of 55 - 60, but it looks like 49 - 53 are full front - back houses, so is No. 9 the one in the yard opposite?
Second - I can find streets OK on the 25" OS maps on the Nat'l library of Scotland site, but for street numbers, I was using a 1950s plan on a different site - now defunct. Do you have a link you can share to the plans that you are posting - they're exactly what I'm looking for!
Yes - that's exactly right. Thanks!
