Guildford Street - Woolaway Family?

[izmoll1]

Hi,
Does anyone remember the Woolaway family living at number 179 ? My mother Sylvia sadly died last year, and told me very little about her childhood home and life, so I am interested in any information about the street, local schools, catholic church etc.

Izmoll.

 

[Astoness]

hi izmoll 1....there is a large thread dedicated to guildford and one or two of our members lived there so you may want to take a look at it and ask your question again..just type in guildford in the search box top right of the page...there are also lots of photos of the street....

lyn

 

[DaveG]

Hi izmoll1,

I seem to recall an Ernie Woolaway who was in my class at Lozells Rd. Junior school back in 1948-49. We would both have been about 8 or 9 at the time. Does this name ring a bell ?

 

[izmoll1]

Thanks Lyn, will have a look!

Izmoll.

 

[izmoll1]

Hi DaveG,

I am not sure that the name Ernie fits, but the dates do - will investigate further.Thanks for responding.

Izmoll

 

[Astoness]

your welcome izmoll..if you have any problems finding the thread let me know...

lyn

 

[izmoll1]

Hi Astoness - my biggest problem is that I am unfamiliar with forums, and so am sending replies out all over the place and in the wrong order! Please forgive me until I get the hang of it.

Izmoll x

 

[Astoness]

dont worry izmoll we were all beginners to start with...it will take you some time to get the hang of it but i am sure you will


lyn

 

[smtr]

Hi Izmoll

Don't know if the following is of any help?

179 Guildford Street
1945 Kathleen Woolaway
1950 John E & Kathleen Woolaway
1955 John & Kathleen Woolaway

In 1939 at 237 Summer Lane
John Ernest & Kathleen Elisabeth Woolaway

Suzanne

 

[billyboy]

hello izmoli
there was a family called woolaway lived in geach st. remember terry woolaway, his brother worked for ovreton ths bookies in geach st.

 

[misfit]

hey billyboy you knew my dad terry woolaway,were you friends ?

 

[izmoll1]

Hi Suzanne,
Sorry for the delay in replying. Yes, that sounds like my grandparents, who sadly, I never met. How did you know of them?

Many thanks,

Izmoll

 

[izmoll1]

Hi Misfit,
I am wondering if maybe your Dad is related to my Mum, Sylvia (Sylvesta) ? I believe she was the oldest of 12 children - her parents were John and Kathleen Woolaway?

 

[smtr]

Hi Izmoll
I don't know them. The details are from the electoral rolls on line up to 1955 at www.midlandshistoricaldata.org

regards
Suzanne

 

[misfit]

hi im sorry my dad terry woolaway is not related to your mom,best of luck to you in your search.sorry i could not help you...misfit

 

[TOPSYTURVEY]

My Hubby remembers a Woolaway family in Guilford St. They were a bigger family than his so you are talking 16/17 kids. We also had Woolaways live close to me in Clifford St who went to Lozells School.

 

[des darbyshire]

Hello
As regards the woolaway family they resided in the next yard to us ,my mom always regarded them as a bit of a rough lot and did not encouragh us to mix with them, hoever being kids we did cant remember any names but do remember that they were a large family

 

[des darbyshire]

Hello
yes there was a woolaway family in the next yard and and oh boy there was a lot of them

 

[regan]

hello misfit
i knew your dad. he was older then me .we lived the bottom end of geach street

 

[Astoness]

hi regan and welcome to the forum..there are plenty of pics of geach st on the geach st thread...would you be related to billy and john regan..

lyn

 

[BOB1]

Hi DaveG,

I am not sure that the name Ernie fits, but the dates do - will investigate further.Thanks for responding.

Izmoll

Hi Izmoll1

I happened to see this old message, DaveG is correct Billy the eldest lad ( real name was Ernest) was at Lozells street school at that date. Unfortunately their father gave most of them nick names by which they were generally known.
I was friends with the 2 eldest Lads Billy (Ernest) and Tony and I vaguely remember remember your mother Sylvia.

BOB1