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• Re: info please by Brian Bowyer (Member 10261447) on 28-Aug-2012
  is that THREE people you want to know about, or just the FIRST mentioned?
  
  I will gladly look people up for you as I live in Birkenhead
  
  Brian

• Re: info please by lisa (Member 10277671) on 3-Nov-2012
  hi Brian ....its is just one person my mum maiden name was Craven she has 1 brother Tom. Sister Norma and she just lost her youngest brother 2 years ago Stephen ....her 1st marriage last name became was Martin then her second one was Clowes. Im a product of the in between so it would be nice to find out info about her life and her 1st marriage if possible ,thank you for your time ..
  Lisa Ann Clow
  es but born Lisa Ann Martin
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• Re: info please by Mike Collinson (Member 10283373) on 3-Mar-2013
  Dear Lisa
  
  I was visiting this website when I happened to notice your message regarding Barbara Craven/Martin/Clowes.
  
  It is likely that you have found the information you need by now, but if not, I can h
  elp you.
  
  My name is Mike Collinson and I am a well known, leading Adoption and Missing people researcher with 15 years' experience of finding missing people worldwide.
  
  I have now discovered most of the details that you are seeking, but can't post some of those details here for reasons of discretion.
  
  I have your own birth record - Lisa Ann Martin, born early [Jan-Mar] 1969, but as you must know, that Birth registration was changed, and shows up some time later, but I won't dwell on that topic here.
  
  Barbara, as you have said was one of 6 children - not 5 - as you haven't mentioned her oldest sibling Norman who died at birth.
  
  As far as Barbara's marriage to a Mr Martin is concerned, there is no visible record in either England or Wales that such a marriage ever took place.
  
  However, when she married Geoffrey, she married as Barbara Martin.
  
  It's very possible that she married Martin somewhere other than England or Wales, in which case there would be no record of the marriage in this country.
  
  I don't know to what extent you are in touch with any of Barbara's surviving siblings, but they may well be able to help, unless you've already tried that route.
  
  Do please get in touch if you would like any help.
  
  Kind regards
  
  Mike Collinson
  e-mail: findmy@btinternet.com
  website: www.findmy-mum.com
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• Re: info please by lisa (Member 10277671) on 13-Apr-2013
  Mike Collinson Thank you very much for this information it has been very helpful :)
  

• Re: Born at Clatterbridge Hospital 1969.Adoption by CHRISTINE (Member 10283717) on 14-Mar-2013
  Hiya.
  I know you have your adoption files but do you know that you are entitled by law to have access to all of your care files? I would like to give you more information so that you may continue with your search. Thanks for taking time to read my message. xxx

• Re: Looking for an old friend by kirsty mcwilliams (Member 10283818) on 17-Mar-2013
  Y u lookin 4 me and my brother 07756068163

• Re: Childrens Homes by alice rawley (Member 10232312) on 28-Sep-2011
  Hi remember McWilliams family in price st went to school with one

• Re: Childrens Homes by Richard McWilliams (Member 10264431) on 20-Oct-2011
  Hi Alice
  
  Have you any information on the McWilliams family that lived in Price Street as they may be related
  
  Richard

• Re: Childrens Homes by Bryan Douglas-Matthews (Member 10267934) on 2-Dec-2011
  Hi,
  
  I spent time in two Childrens Homes in the Birkenhead area in the 1950s. One was at the top of Park Road South, where the road divides to Ashfield Road. Right in the middle of the divide, and long gone, was the Manor Grange Childrens Home, run by Nuns. It overlooked the two roads from its gardens.
  The second Childrens Home was on Overchurch road, right opposite the Overchurch Estate, now p
  rivate homes, alongside the Moreton Spur. That also was run by the Nuns.
  
  Hope this might be of use,
  
  Bryan
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• Re: Childrens Homes by JEANETTE (Member 10123420) on 23-Feb-2012
  Hi I believe my Mum went to these homes, Is there any pics of them anywhere or any more info on them,I think my Mum must have been there late 40s early to mid 50s what where they like? my Mum's name was Margaret Joan Cullen known as Joan maybe you knew her.
  Thanks
  Jeanette

• Re: Childrens Homes by Linda (Member 10246064) on 3-Mar-2012
  Hi there, I am still looking for my brother, who was in Overchurch children's home in 1953/4. He was called Stephen Evans,was about 18months old, and was adopted 1954/5 ? Linda.

• Re: Childrens Homes by Lisa (Member 10271334) on 5-Mar-2012
  My nana was Elizabeth Mary Cullen and her and her siblings were in Manor Grange and Overchurch childrens homes in the 40's. The other Cullen children were Doris Cullen, Margaret Joan Cullen, Stephen Barry Cullen. Does anyone have any personal experience of these homes they could share? Does anyone recollect the Cullen children? Where might I go about researching more about these homes?
  Lisa

• Re: Childrens Homes by Lisa (Member 10271334) on 5-Mar-2012
  Re Bryan:
  It is highly likely you were there at the same time as my nan as she was there from 1939 - 1951. Ring a bell? Elizabeth Mary Cullen. :)
  Lisa

• Re: Childrens Homes by Linda (Member 10246064) on 11-Mar-2012
  Hi Duse any of the people that were in Overchurch Children's Home know of a little boy called Stephen Evans, blonde hair blue eyes, about 18months old then, i think he is still in the Wirral, he was adopted. Linda

• Re: Childrens Homes by Linda (Member 10246064) on 21-Mar-2012
  Hi Bryan D Matthews. could you tell me if you were in Overchurch childrens Home about 1953/4/.Were you by any chance adopted, hope you dont mind me asking you. I ask every body if they were in a home about the same time,because you never know do you. thank you Linda.

• Re: Childrens Homes by Linda (Member 10246064) on 21-Mar-2012
  Have found one brother Victor,(change his name) lives by Chester..but has not replyed to my letter yet, so very sad.

• Re: Childrens Homes by Linda (Member 10246064) on 21-Mar-2012
  Looking for people that lived in or around Woburn place Birkenhead, 1940/50ish. and new the Mcmurry's/ Cubbins/ Evans family that lived all in the one house.Till 1954/5/6.

• Re: Childrens Homes by John O,Hara (Member 10159553) on 27-Aug-2012
  My name is John O'Hara, married to Geraldine O'Hara (nee Har). I Geraldine was also in Manor Grange and Overchurch childrens homes at the same period. also my sister Kathleen and brother Ronnie. I do remember the Cullen family. Doris had very bad catatacts, don't know what happened to her. My sister Kathleen says Betty who was probably Elizabeth was absolutely beautiful, I remember Joan was al
  so very pretty. Then there was a Brenda who used to come with me to a family on a Sunday, named Mr and Mrs Fernley at 100 Elmswood Rd Birkenhead, they had a sweet shop it was on the corner just off Borough Rd. I am almost sure they adopted Brenda. Also vaguely remember Joan went there for a while also. Sorry don't remember any boys.
  
  Hope this can help. Please let me know if anyone remembers me. e-mail: gegsy6@hotmail.com
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• Re: Old Photos of Birkenhead by Brian Bowyer (Member 10261447) on 27-Aug-2011
  Here's s good site with pics and info on it, you will have to copy and paste I'm afraid but I think you will find it of interest.
  
  http://www.francisfrith.com/wirral/#utmcsr=google.co.uk&utmcmd=referral&utmccn=google.co.uk
  
  Regards
  Brian

• Re: Old Photos of Birkenhead by Lee Jones (Member 10033339) on 27-Aug-2011
  Cheers - found that site a few days ago. Some interesting pics.

• Re: Old Photos of Birkenhead by sherriruffles (Member 10265412) on 17-Sep-2011
  I am looking for this info alos and have found tons on wikiwirral.co.uk
  
  Try this link
  
  http://www.wikiwirral.co.uk/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/429353/Index_of_Pictures.html#Post429353

• Re: Old Photos of Birkenhead by Angela Rickett (Member 10246109) on 23-Dec-2012
  This site also has some good photos on it
  
  http://www.20thcenturyimages.co.uk/trolleyed/index.html
  
  

• Re: O'Kells Exmouth Street Birkenhead by Brian Bowyer (Member 10261447) on 14-Jul-2011
  Hi,
  As far as I can remember in my old age this is how it went:--->
  on the left hand side, from the top going down to Argyle St were:->
  Stan the butcher's shop,
  Bryants sweet shop,
  Robert's
  tool shop,
  Then ->
  O'Kells clothes shop,
  Candlish the green grocers,
  And I think there was an opticians near the bottom somewhere.
  
  Hope this helps.
  
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• Re: O'Kells Exmouth Street Birkenhead by hazel hackney (Member 10013369) on 17-Jul-2011
  I remember it in New Ferry just up past St Johns church

• Re: O'Kells Exmouth Street Birkenhead by Bryan Douglas-Matthews (Member 10267934) on 28-Nov-2011
  I worked in the Direct Meat Co Butchers that stood opposite the Bakers Arms, Exmouth Street in 1956 and as far as Memory serves O'kells was on the left as you walked from Claughton Road toward Watson Street/Conway Street Junctions.
  O'Kells was a double fronted shop that was four or five shops down in those days and lasted into the 1960s when the slum clearance destroyed it all.
  Hope that helps,
  
  Bryan

• Re: O'Kells Exmouth Street Birkenhead by Bridie Hill (Member 10270931) on 21-Feb-2012
  Got my first (pointy) bra there when I was 12...lol

• Re: O'Kells Exmouth Street Birkenhead by christine clinton (Member 10248235) on 3-Mar-2012
  iT WAS ON RIGHT GOING DOWN ORINGINALLY AND THEN IT MOVED OVER TO OTHER SIDE AS SHOPS STARTED TO BE PULLED DOWN X

• Re: Cammell Laird shipyard and Chealsea Reach nightclub by Helen wilson (Member 10283341) on 1-Mar-2013
  Sharon somewhere in my loft I have a photo of me in the Chelsea Reach circa 1980 with a dodgy perm! I'm sitting in the booths there used to be on the edge of the dance floor!! Please let me know if you would be interested. Tears in my eyes - such happy memories!!