Orphanage at Hunts Cross

Post by **Hazel Rees** » 15 Jan 2010 12:11

Hi everybody and thank you to all those who took time to reply to my request for information on the orphanage. I have now found out that the orphange was call Druids Cross (which seems a bit of a anomaly if it was run by the Nuns) but I suppose it could have been a nickname for the place.

I was told that in the early 30s the 4 girls were placed in the orphanage and their father paid a shilling a week to the nuns to help towards their keep.

anyway thanks again

names I am researching in Liverpool (Toxteth area) are
Rees, McDonough, Power, Rogers, McConville, Graham and Birkenhead area are Palios, Dora, McDonough

Post by **MaryA** » 15 Jan 2010 14:28

Background information to this post can be found here
http://liverpool-genealogy.org.uk/phpBB ... ght=#72745

Post by **MaryA** » 15 Jan 2010 14:31

Records held at Liverpool Record Office - Druids Cross Catholic Orphanage A Reg. Girls Oct 1909-Mar 1954 Reference 352 EDU/1/69

You will find that it's the name of a road, try www.maps.google.co.uk

Post by **Tina** » 16 Jan 2010 08:53

Hi Hazel
Kicking myself...I knew of Druids Cross. It was, in my memory a reformatory school in Wavertree.
I never linked it to Hunts X or the Nuns.
Cuz Tommy mentioned it to me & I discounted it.
Live and learn

Tina

Post by **Hazel Rees** » 16 Jan 2010 13:52

Hi Tina

please don't berate yourself it showed me that with perseverence one can find these things out eventually although the name would appear to be strange being run by Nuns but then if it was the street name that would be understandable. The next step will be a trip to Liverpool to find where it was and check the records

thanks again

Hazel