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153 Ladywood Road, Birmingham B16

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michellemac

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Hello

I wonder if anyone can shed any light on a sticking point with my family research.

My grandad was born at 153 Ladywood Road, Birmingham in 1909. I have found on the 1911 census that a CMB Nurse lives there as well as rescue workers and a number of young single females and babies (all a few months old) who are referred to as 'Inmates'. I have not been able to identify which charity organisation is linked to this address. I have also checked the Kelly Trade Directories for this period and the address appears as a residential address. I found my Grandad living as a 'boarder' age 1 year old in a different part of Birmingham on the 1911 census. As I understand it Adoption was not given legal status until 1926 and prior to that children were referred to as 'boarded out' instead of being adopted.
Can anyone help or give any advice as to where I go next?
 
It is listed as a private address, but is a very large property, as can be seen ( in blue) on the map c 1914.
Mrs Axten is listed as the occupier in 1912 and 1913. I note that just down the road (in red) is the Salvation Army Rescue Home for Women (The Hawthornes). Could it be that no 153 is a mother & baby unit for the Salvation army?
Mike

Salv_army_home_and_153_ladywood_rd_c_1914.jpg
 
Mike

Thanks very much I have been trying to find out this info on and off for about a year - I should have joined sooner. Where did you obtain the map? It looks like there is a large green area and tennis courts now at the same spot! The building is referred to as a 'rescue training home', on the 1911 census. Did the salvation army deal with adoptions do you know?

Cheers Michelle
 
Mike - you are always so good at finding information for other members - well done!

michellemac - welcome to the forum - of course you should have joined earlier - this is a great forum!

Polly:)
 
Hello

Rang the Salvation Army this morning and they confirmed that 153 Ladywood Road was one of their Rescue Training Homes. I'm sending them more information and hopefully there will be able to answer a few more questions!

Eeee its good this geneology lark.

Michelle
 
Thats good news Michelle - I hope you get all your questions answered - let us know how you get on.
Polly :)
 
Could someone tell me, what was at 168 ladywood road, birmingham in 1939. Have come across a distant relative who was described on the 1939 census as an inmate of the home? Thanks
 
From the 1939 Kellys:
168 Salvation Army Maternity & Industrial Home for Women (Maj. Drury, warden) (The Hawthorns)
 
mikejee said:
From the 1939 Kellys:
168 Salvation Army Maternity & Industrial Home for Women (Maj. Drury, warden) (The Hawthorns)
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Hi, I found this thread when googling The Hawthorns, and thought it might be helpful if I clarified a few points.

Posts Nos.2 & 6
153 Ladywood Road wasn’t one of ours, although I haven’t been able to find out who did run it.

Post No.4
The Salvation Army did arrange a relatively small number of adoptions in the UK between 1885 and 1953, although the vast majority of adoptions of babies born from our maternity homes and hospital were arranged by local authorities or other adoption societies.

As a result, we do hold a small number of adoption records, although they make only up a small percentage of the records in our possession. Sometimes these records do contain the name of the adoption society concerned.

I have attached a brief history of the home which might be of interest.

Sally Ann Major

Social Historian
The Salvation Army International Heritage Centre
 

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Hi,
My grandad was born in the maternity home at the hawthorns in June 1929, this is registered as his address on his birth certificate. Does anyone have any links to where I may be able to find out any information regarding this?
Many thanks
Madaline
 
Hi there, I'm looking for information about 168 Ladywood road in 1939. My great nan would have lives there at some point in that year with a 1 month old Baby Boy. Could anyone give me any information or any ideas on where to look for it please.
 
Welcome to the Forum.
I am not sure what you are looking for.
Names can be checked on sites like Ancestry and Find My Past. If you are after info about her then posting a name will mean we can look for you.
1939 is tricky because it marked the start of WW2. You can check 1939 eroll and 1939 register.
We have a thread for "Ladywood Road"
There may be photos so check carefully from the start but individual house pictures are rare.
Shortie

Thread 'Ladywood Road'

Can anyone tell me where on Ladywood Road this photograph was taken please? Is the road with the Cadbury's advertisement Friston Street by any chance? This shows that Ladywood Road was a holloway at one time, but where was the raised pavement?

I think this is the area which part of my family lived. The photo was in an album collected between 1905 and 1920 by a gt gt aunt, and I suspect it was to illustrate their home ground, so to speak.

Shortie
 
pjmburns said:
Welcome to the Forum.
I am not sure what you are looking for.
Names can be checked on sites like Ancestry and Find My Past. If you are after info about her then posting a name will mean we can look for you.
1939 is tricky because it marked the start of WW2. You can check 1939 eroll and 1939 register.
We have a thread for "Ladywood Road"
There may be photos so check carefully from the start but individual house pictures are rare.
Shortie

Thread 'Ladywood Road'

Can anyone tell me where on Ladywood Road this photograph was taken please? Is the road with the Cadbury's advertisement Friston Street by any chance? This shows that Ladywood Road was a holloway at one time, but where was the raised pavement?

I think this is the area which part of my family lived. The photo was in an album collected between 1905 and 1920 by a gt gt aunt, and I suspect it was to illustrate their home ground, so to speak.

Shortie
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Thank you.

I'm trying to find any information on a Margaret Ryan, all I have is her name the the two addresses on my granddads birth certificate. I unfortunately don't have any information such as a date of birth or age, but I have contacted the Salvation Army to see if they have any archives from this time.
 
ctay13 said:
Thank you for looking into this for me. I'm unsure if Margaret would be on the eroll if she was staying at the house.
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There are 2 problems with eroll as she may have been under 21 and also not listed if she was only temporarily at that address.
She should be on the 1939 but, again because age, may be redacted.
 
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