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  Roy Batham Added: 7 Jan 2022 05:50 GMT | Batham Family (1851 - 1921) I start with William Batham 1786-1852 born in St.Martins Middlesex. From various sources I have found snippets of information concerning his early life. A soldier in 1814 he married Mary Champelovier of Huguenot descent By 1819 they were in Kensington where they raised 10 children. Apart from soldier his other occupations include whitesmith, bell hanger and pig breeder. I find my first record in the 1851 English sensus. No street address is given, just ’The Potteries’. He died 1853. Only one child at home then George Batham 1839-1923, my great grandfather. By 1861 he is living in Thomas St. Kensington with his mother. A bricklayer by trade 1871, married and still in Thomas St. 1881 finds him in 5,Martin St. Kensington. 1891 10,Manchester St. 1911, 44 Hunt St Hammersmith. Lastly 1921 Census 7, Mersey St. which has since been demolished. Source: Batham/Wiseman - Family Tree Reply |
  Susan Wright Added: 16 Sep 2017 22:42 GMT | Ada Crowe, 9 Bramley Mews My Great Grandmother Ada Crowe was born in 9 Bramley Mews in 1876. Reply |
  Joan Clarke Added: 2 Feb 2021 10:54 GMT | Avondale Park Gardens My late aunt Ivy Clarke (nee Burridge) lived with her whole family at 19 Avondale Park Gardens, according to the 1911 census and she was still there in 1937.What was it like in those days, I wonder, if the housing was only built in 1920? Reply |
 ken gaston Added: 16 Jan 2021 11:04 GMT | Avondale Park Gardens My grandmother Hilda Baker and a large family lived in number 18 . It was a close community and that reflected in the coronation celebration held on the central green . I grew up in that square and went to school at Sirdar Road then St. Clements it was a great place to grow up with a local park and we would also trek to Holland Park or Kensington Gardens .Even then the area was considered deprived and a kindergarden for criminals . My generation were the first to escape to the new towns and became the overspill from London to get decent housing and living standards . Reply |
  Norman Norrington Added: 28 Dec 2020 08:31 GMT | Blechynden Street, W10 I was born in Hammersmith Hospital (Ducane Rd) I lived at 40 Blecynden Street from birth in 1942 to 1967 when I moved due to oncoming demolition for the West way flyover. A bomb fell locally during the war and cracked one of our windows, that crack was still there the day I left. It was a great street to have grown up in I have very fond memories of living there. Reply |
  john ormandy Added: 20 Mar 2021 17:48 GMT | Mary Place Workhouse There was a lady called Ivy who lived in the corner she use to come out an tell us kids off for climbing over the fence to play football on the green. Those were the days. Reply |
john ormandy Added: 20 Mar 2021 17:30 GMT | Blechynden Street, W10 Went to school St Johns with someone named Barry Green who lived in that St. Use to wait for him on the corner take a slow walk an end up being late most days. Reply |
Norman Norrington Added: 8 Jun 2021 08:08 GMT | Blechynden Street, W10 Lived here #40 1942-1967 Reply |
john ormandy Added: 14 Mar 2021 18:59 GMT | Avondale Park Gardens, W11 We moved to number 6 in 1950 an family still live there now. I think i remember a family name of Larter living in the house you mention also living in the Gdns were names Prior, Cannon, Parsons Clives at number 26 who i went to school with. Reply |
Brian Lucas Added: 15 Mar 2021 16:02 GMT | Avondale Park Gardens, W11 I also lived here at No. 15 1854 then move to No. 23 The Lucas Family Reply |
john ormandy Added: 20 Mar 2021 17:21 GMT | Avondale Park Gardens, W11 Remember the Lucas family think the eldest was about same age as me cant remember his name though seem to rember had several younger sisters may have been twins!! Reply |
john ormandy Added: 20 Mar 2021 18:02 GMT | Avondale Park Gardens, W11 Went to that coranation party with my two younger brothers who both went to St Clements along with Alan Mullery the footballer. I went to St James before moving on to St Johns along with Alan who lived in Mary Place where we were both in the same class. Reply |
David James Bloomfield Added: 13 Jul 2021 11:54 GMT | Hurstway Street, W10 Jimmy Bloomfield who played for Arsenal in the 1950s was brought up on this street. He was a QPR supporter as a child, as many locals would be at the time, as a teen he was rejected by them as being too small. They’d made a mistake Reply |
 Added: 19 Jun 2022 16:58 GMT | Runcorn Place, W11 Runcorn place Reply |
 Mark Biddle Added: 13 Dec 2023 17:23 GMT | Avondale Park Gardens, W11 My Grandparents David John and Esther Evans had a dairy shop 14 sirdar road from 1940s until 1973 when it was knocked down they moved to wilsham street lived until 1994 when Esther died Reply |
 Christine Smith Added: 7 Jan 2025 18:02 GMT | East Row, W10 The bombed out church was St. Thomas’. It was later rebuilt. I went to the primary school in East Row, St. Mary’s from 1960 and we used their old church hall for our dinners. I had a large number of relatives living in the area. Reply |
Donald Daniel Added: 6 Jan 2025 09:41 GMT | East Row, W10 Daniel family lived at 6 East Row until 1960 when we moved to St Pauls Cray Kent...remember the bombed out church opposite...cannot remember other people living there three families i think...we had the upstairs flat Dad was Thomas mum was Elizabeth (Betty)...i was only 9.with my twin Kenneth..... Reply |
Lindsay Trott Added: 1 Jan 2025 17:55 GMT | Lockside not on 1939 Register I have the Denby family living in Lockside in 1938 but it does not appear on the 1939 Register. Reply |
 Janelle Robbins Added: 27 Dec 2024 18:47 GMT | Harriet Robbins Please get in touch re Harriet Robbins Reply |
 Dave Hinves Added: 27 Nov 2024 03:55 GMT | he was a School Teacher Henry sailed from Graves End 1849 on ’The Woodbridge’ arrived South Australia 1850. In 1858 he married Julia Ann Walsh at Burra, South Australia, they had 3 children, and 36 grand children. Died 24 June 1896 at Wilmington, South Australia. He is my 1st cousin 3x removed. Reply |
Kevin Pont Added: 23 Nov 2024 17:03 GMT | St Georges Square This is rather lovely and well worth a visit! Reply |
Simon Chapman Added: 22 Nov 2024 17:47 GMT | Blossom Place My Great Great Grandmother, Harriett Robbins lived in 2 Blossom Place in 1865 before marrying my Great Great Grandfather. They moved to 23 Spitall Square. Reply |
Mark G Added: 26 Oct 2024 21:54 GMT | Skidmore Street, E1 Skidmore Street was located where present day Ernest Street and Solebay Street now stand. They are both located above Shandy Street and Commodore Street. Reply |