Genealogy Chat

Can any of the Liverpool members please confirm an article I read recently that Liverpool is to put its archives online as part of its City of Culture effort? [from exiled scouser]

I heard this too. How wonderful it will be for us exiled scousers to have acess to records more easily.

To William and Alison, Thank you for the information, just have to posess my soul in patience. Maureen

Fantastic news! That will make life so much easier for us scousers.

and us part scousers.Though if I had patience,I would be a doctor

Brilliant News cant wait,though Im hoping to go up Home later in year Kathleen

Fantastic, if only every other city had the same visionary attitude of our lovely home city.

Is there a board just for scousers? would be great to hear where you are all from and where you live now. personnally i'm from kirkby although the older genereations come from the west derby end. bye for now - i can't wait to get up there either only 2 weeks to go!

wellI was born in Kensington,moved to Huyton then Cantrill Farm (now called Stockbridge Village) Live in Hampshire now.There are some good Liverpool websites Kathleen

I'm a Kirkby girl me-self Kath, know cantril farm well. My family come from around huyton (colwell close, southdene road etc). What are those website you mentioned?

Hi Alison we used to live in Southdene Rd went to The Doms.Try Merseyviews and Mike Roydens site to be going on with .I have the memory of goldfish,so need to find the others,oh yeah Reflections is good some good photos on it,looking at pics of the wash house yesterday My Mum went twice a week when we lived in Kenny Tara Girl

Hi fellow scosers I am in Halewood Village and use Huyton library.It has excellent Liverpool records.I have seen some pics records etc on www.icliverpool.com and www.bbconline/liverpool/These have a few genealogy links.I wish we had are own site as all my family at preaent are based around Shaw Street..Everton..and Toxteth in the 1800s...keep in touch all . see ya later. Regards, Will

Any scousers out there want to get in touch, maybe we could help each other out. Kath my mum used to live at number 181 or 81 (can't remember which when she was a girl int he 30's and 40's) Nanny and grandad lived there until they died in the late 70's (u may remeber the name of Hornby). my email is mittens1atsupanetdotcom

Alison my pc wont send you email please put your email on again. [email protected]

Hey wilf im from huyton myself and will be coming back for my sisters wedding. How extensive is Huyton's records? Where does it cover?

I was brought up in Kirkby and have since moved to Dovecot.Live in Croxdale Road. Anyone who wants to get in touch please do

I emailed Liverpool Central Library today the Record Office Dept.They will do a free 15 min search any more than 15 or for second searches they rcomend their research service.Also rang LPool cemataries central phone no I told them my Grandmas name and approx when she died,they told me the names and date of burial for all family in that grave Very Helpful