Sun street west in 1891

[Marg I]

My grandparents both lived in sun street in 1891 .number 6 was grans family named Baker .number 7 was Woodward’s .my grandad was the eldest son there .he married the girl next door .does anyone know the name of the nearest churches to this area .they married in edgebaston I think .was this a poor area . ? I would love to go back in time .

 

[Astoness]

hello marg and welcome to the forum...we do have sections for most topics so i will move this thread from forum rules to the neigbours street and roads section where you may get more of a reponse.....pretty sure we may have a few photos of the street before demolision..another tip is to use the search box at the top right of the page..just type in what you are looking for...edit...here are a few photos of sun st to be going on with the 4th photos says its sun st west...sun st west was a continuation of lee bank as you can see by the signs on the wall above the shop

lyn

 

[rosie]

Hello Marg, I think your grandparents married at St Thomas Church (part of it is still there, it was bombed!).

June !st 1895, Samuel Robert to Agnes Edith Lee. Samuel was a pattern maker and Agnes came from !8 Cregoe Street, nearby. (from Ancestry)
St. Thomas is mentioned on the Forum and it was incorporated into the "Peace Garden".
Hope this helps.
rosie.


See edit below

 

[rosie]

I've just re-read your post and I've made a mistake, was grandfather Baker or Woodward? Sorry!

 

[Pedrocut]

hello marg and welcome to the forum...we do have sections for most topics so i will move this thread from forum rules to the neigbours street and roads section where you may get more of a reponse.....pretty sure we may have a few photos of the street before demolision..another tip is to use the search box at the top right of the page..just type in what you are looking for...edit...here are a few photos of sun st to be going on with the 4th photos says its sun st west...sun st west was a continuation of lee bank as you can see by the signs on the wall above the shop

lyn


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Is the first picture looking along Sun Street towards the Church of St Luke? Will the No.8 arrive shortly?

 

[MWS]

I've just re-read your post and I've made a mistake, was grandfather Baker or Woodward? Sorry!

Frederick William Woodward married Gertrude Annie Baker 1900 at St Bartholomew, Edgbaston. On Ancestry he's (mistakenly) listed as Woodworth.

 

[Astoness]

hi pedro i think you are correct about the church being st lukes

lyn

 

[Radiorails]

hi pedro i think you are correct about the church being st lukes

lyn

.................and a No.8 bus!

 

[Marg I]

I've just re-read your post and I've made a mistake, was grandfather Baker or Woodward? Sorry!

hi rosie . my grandad was frederick william woodward he married annie gertrude baker in 1900 or 1901 . can you find them ? are on ancestry .com ? thank you for helping us .

 

[pjmburns]

The marriage was in 1900 on 27 Sept at St Bartholomew's Edgbaston. She is listed as Gertrude Annie.

 

[Marg I]

Thank you .can you find his or her christening so ?1875 onwards .also their daughter .1915 .nancie Beatrice Woodward .

 

[rosie]

I will have a look later Marg. (The marriage for a Samuel Baker I quoted was at 6 Sun Street by the way.)
rosie.

 

[Astoness]

mike photo 1 and 2 on post 2 show both ends of sun st the one photo taken from new spring st end...could you work out please if no 6 is showing in either of those photos..thanks mike

hi marge not sure if you have seen the photos i posted

lyn

 

[rosie]

Marg, I haven't found baptisms for either of those but there is an extensive tree on Ancestry with photos. It might be an idea to sign up for a free trial or a short sub. Don't believe everything you read on public trees though!!
rosie.

 

[mikejee]

I'm afraid the two photos of Sun St only show the side that the sun is on, and not no 6. the position of that is shown in red on the c1955 map below