Thompson Rose Marie Ledsam Street

[Searchingforrosethompson]

Hello there

I am searching for my grandmother Rose Marie Thompson (maiden name) who was registered at living at 185 Ledsam Street in 1953 when she gave birth to my father - Michael.

On the birth certificate it mentions that she is registered as living at a curtain ring manufacturer in ledsam street.

Wondering if anyone knew a rose Marie thompson who lived in ledsam street in the 50s?!

any help / pictures would be amazing!

 

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Hello there

I am searching for my grandmother Rose Marie Thompson (maiden name) who was registered at living at 185 Ledsam Street in 1953 when she gave birth to my father - Michael.

On the birth certificate it mentions that she is registered as living at a curtain ring manufacturer in ledsam street.

Wondering if anyone knew a rose Marie thompson who lived in ledsam street in the 50s?!

any help / pictures would be amazing!

 

[MWS]

There's a little info and a couple of photos here...

Ledsam street

hi mike when time permits could i have a map please showing back of 40 ledsam street...it was the address given at the time of my grandads baptism in 1888..just found it on ancestry thanks mike lyn

birminghamhistory.co.uk

There are no births for a Rose M Thompson registered Bham, nearest are Smethwick (1934) & Wolverhampton (1928). There is a marriage registered in Bham 1958 to a Raymond Sheward. No way to know if they are relevant.

 

[sospiri]

Neither does she appear on the Birmingham Electoral Rolls on Ancestry as Rose Marie Sheward, nor could I find the birth of a Michael Thompson in Birmingham in 1953, though if he was adopted if could well have been withdrawn from the public domain or have been registered with the surname of the biological father. Not exactly a rare surname and perhaps we don't know the full circumstances. Maybe the Smethwick connection is someone else entirely.

Maurice

 

[MWS]

I assumed it was the Michael Thompson, mmn Thompson registered Meriden 1953.

 

[pjmburns]

On the 1955 e roll there is no 185 Ledsam Street. Perhaps the property was empty by then?
In 1950 the entry was

Intervening years are not on Ancestry so I can't check 1953 for you.

 

[MWS]

There's a Raymond & Rose Sheward living at 127 Queen's Road in 1960.

 

[sospiri]

MWS,

I didn't go as far out as Meriden and only checked the 1950s on e-rolls. Until the OP provides a little more detail from Michael's birth cert., we're probably stuck there.

Maurice

 

[sospiri]

There's a few pics of Ledsam Street here http://www.oldladywood.co.uk/ledsam street.htm but 181 is as close as we can get I think.

Maurice

 

[RobT]

There are many excellent photos of near 183 Ledsam Street on Mac Joseph's wonderful site

ledsamstreet

 

[pjmburns]

Have replied on your other thread.

 

[Vivienne14]

Thanks Janice. I’ve merged the duplicate thread with this one. Viv.

 

[Alberta]

Does the birth certificate say the baby was born in Ledsam street , the Meriden entry is a possibility because she could have given birth at Marston Green maternity hospital or St josephs in Coleshill which had a maternity hospital for unmarried mothers , being born in either of these meant being registered Meriden, The registrar used to come to MG to register babies born there.