Thanks very much for this. My ancesters lived in Waterloo St, so was just wondering, what it was like.
If you're not familiar with Brum Waterloo St is right in the heart of the City and runs parallel with New Street. It was and still is to an extent a banking area but some of the banks have closed and turned into pubs and restaurants, here is an example........
https://farm1.static.flickr.com/232/495047958_9d38698fec.jpg?v=0
I'm familiar with the area as one of my favorite real ale pubs "The Wellington" is nearby (it's won lots of awards).
Thanks very much for this. My ancesters lived in Waterloo St, so was just wondering, what it was like.
I was wondering if Your Waterloo Street was the one in town? as there are other roads in Brum with the name Waterloo.
No it's the one in town, my great grandmother was living there(her parents were Irish) in 1899, she married an Italian and moved to Bartholmew St!
Interesting, my Gt Granfathers parents were Irish also but i've had no joy tracing anything in Ireland but have found their graves in Warstone Lane.
My Dad used to live in Gosta Green and knew many Italian families.
Same here, mine were the Farrells, they may have been from Dublin. I have had more luck tracing the Italians, mine were the Tuzzio, they lived in the Italian quarter until the 1930s.
There's a guy called Paul Wilkins that holds ancestory meetings in local libraries. I went to a meeting in Erdington library recently to trace Irish ancestors and it was packed, i don't think he expected so many. He's holding another at Erdington on sat 9th May at 10 am .