Liverpool & South West Lancashire FHS - Forum

I was searching on the census index for a family in Toxteth Street and found 43 all of the same surname! Can anyone tell me how many houses there were in Toxteth Street and also whether Providence buildings was a part of that street?
Thanks in advance
Barbara

Hi Barbara,

Can't say how many houses there were in Toxteth Street, but it was quite a long street, running between Park Street and Harlow Street. The houses were three story and I think some had cellars and had multiple occupation. So the "family" could have lived in a few houses. My family lived just round the corner in Park Street and a number of married brothers and sisters shared the same house which was similar to the houses in Toxteth Street.

Heli.

Hi Barb

124 with the odd house doubled so two familes living at one number i guess...
Whats the surname ???

Hi Barbara

Checked 1914 Gores, but no sign of Providence Buildings in Toxteth Street.

Can check names for you if necessary.

Cheers
Erika

Hi,

Only Providence Buildings I can find in the area are in Miles Street, this appears to be an early tenement type building.

Heli.

Thanks to all for the great response. The name I was researchig is Peers. I'm really looking for William, b1871, his wife Catherine, b 1874 and their children. The problem is there were multiple Catherines - every Peers man seemed to have married one! I'm also not sure now which children belong to them or to another family. I thought I'd found the right one in Providence Buildings which is why I asked about that location.
i wish Anc** would hurry up and put the flippin' full thing on line!
Barbaran

Hi Barbara

In Gores 1914 there is a Samuel Peers - Shopkeeper at 4 Toxteth Street.

Numerous William Peers but not in Toxteth Street.
Any occupation for him?

Cheers
Erika

Hi Erika
William Peers was a dock labourer in 1901.
I had a look at the index for the unmentionable census and there is a William, born 1872 also Catherine, b 1873 who are living in Toxteth Street. Don't know if it's the right pair. Their children were, I think, Henry,b 1895, Catherine,b 1898, Annie Elizabeth,b 1902. There are others and they went on to have more after 1912 - that's if I've got the right family!
Barbara

Hi Barbara

Unfortunately directories only give householders name so I can't give you any definite matches
No William Peers as dock labourers listed.

I agree I wish An****** would hurry up and put the full census online.
Perhaps you could ask in a roundabout way if anyone with FMP could look them up for you

Cheers
Erika

Didn't have to go roundabout - sorted thanks to SKP's
Barbara

Hi Barbara
Does your last post mean that SKP has done a look up for in the 19## census?
Thanks
And is Henderson Catherine's maiden name
from parents in 1901 census please
I can see two more kiddies George & Georgina after 1911, birth rego Tox Park.

Tina

Hi Tina
Yes to all questions. The Georgina was my great aunt by marriage. I have just had contact from her son in Canada who doesn't know anything about his Mum's family. I had done some research and was trying to update. Thanks to all efforts here I'm now a bit further forward.
Cheers
Barbara

Hi all,
I have come into this rather late owing to a faulty broadband connection that was finally fixed today. It's good to be back!

Found 11 'dwellings' listed in Providence Buildings, Toxteth Park, in that sshhh census.

DS

Great news Barbara.
Did you know my real name is Georgina, posh hey??

D.S
Good title for census, perhaps we should call it SCHWEPPES...

Tina

Hi Tina
Georgina Peers was known in my family as Ena - in fact until I started searching no-one knew she was Georgina. As she married a George perhaps it's just as well!.
As for the census, if you were to put a gin in the schweppes I'd be well suited!
Barbara

Barbara B wrote:Hi Tina
As for the census, if you were to put a gin in the schweppes I'd be well suited!
Barbara

Then we'd have to say we are into ginealogy whenever we mention the schweppes!

DS

Or depending on where you live, maybe Guinnessalogy

Outvoted Mary, D.S has already used Ssshhh in another post
I love the names for this census people come up with...
"Census No Number"...
19 blah blah
19 S.S
1919 minus 8 ....

the list goes on

Tina