Liverpool & South West Lancashire FHS - Forum

I am researching my great grandmother's family - the Eschwege family - who lived in Liverpool from around 1870 onwards.

I am interested in knowing a number of things
1. History of Jewish families/community in the West Derby area of Liverpool around turn of century (1870 - 1910)
2. Whether anyone has any photographs of Benson Street, Hope Street or Kensington (where my family used to live) from turn of century.
3. Whether anyone knows anything about Beatrice Eschwege who died in Sefton in Liverpool in 2001.

I am also interested in the Annoni and Lennon families who also lived in Liverpool and would be interested to know if anyone else is researching them or has a connection to them.

Thanks in advance for any help or interest in this enquiry.

Ed Osborne

Hi

Welcome to the forum. Here is a history of Jewish people living in the Liverpool area:-

http://www.liverpooljewish.com/communit ... -jewry.php


Blue

Hi and welcome to the forum.

I notice Beatrice left a Will, you may get some useful information from this about her relatives https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Wi ... alse#wills

There are many photographs held at the Liverpool Record Office whose catalogue you can search via the link down this page https://liverpool.gov.uk/libraries/arch ... y-history/
Also http://inacityliving.blogspot.co.uk/ is a very good site for Liverpool street photographs
There are also many Liverpool Facebook Groups where members post the old photographs of Liverpool in their possession and I'm sure would check their own personal archives if you asked.

The Liverpool Record Office also hold many archives which you might find useful, especially if your family came from Germany, there are the records of the German Church which might be checked.

Liverpool c1900s Postcard - Hope Street, South End, looking North:-

https://www.flickr.com/photos/54996985@N00/5018436867


The First Philharmonic Hall, Hope Street:-

http://www.chesterwalls.info/gallery/ph ... icold.html


Blue

Hi Ed,

Do you know Beatrice May Eschwege, Bn 26 May, 1905, spent a number of years in the USA?

Beatrice M. Eschwege

Last Residence
800 (U.S. Consulate) London, United Kingdom
BORN:
26 May 1905
Died:
2 Jun 2001

U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

Hi not sure if this is of help, I've found a Simon, Secretary of the New Liverpool Houghton Club Ltd, 2 Houghton St Lpool.
1894 Gores/Kellys Directory.
and a Maurice pawnbroker in 1911 Directory Exchange Bank 47 Lime St

Tina, Bert, Mary and everyone else who has replied to my query.
Thanks so much for taking the time to respond.

Firstly I am aware of Simon and his children (including Michael). I am also aware that Beatrice and her sisters did emigrate to the US. However, I wasn't aware that Beatrice had left a will (so thanks for that). I am trying to work out if she or her sisters had any descendents and hence to find distant cousins who might know more about the family. I have gleaned quite a bit from the records for instance I am aware that Simon was a businessman (import/exporter of fancy goods) and I was aware that one of his sons was a pawnbroker. I also have an old photo of him and his wife as well.

Thanks for all your help.

Ed

Hi Ed , so you have all the census for Simon? He has a son Morris would that be Maurice?
Tks

Daughter Eleanor Hannah who was born in Lpool, after her father's death looks like she too headed off to America, dep July 1904 aged 21 to N.Y aboard Celtic.
You will have info on Michael? He died young only 40 yrs in Lpool, jewellery dealer like his father.