Coutman

G/Day Rob

 

I will proceed to introduce my self,I am a fourth  generation Australian my name is Athol Coutman.  My great grandfather on my mothers side (Alfred John Baguley) migrated from Macclesfield arriving in Australia on the 29th march 1883. Joining the building of the railway from Bolivia nsw to the Queensland border. He then settled at Sandy Flat ,Some 12 miles south of Tenterfield. He was one of the Pioneering families to settle there.I have a lot of information about the Baguleys which has come from the Cheshire Historical society and a few churches in England.

 

But i am having a lot of trouble trying to track my Dads side of the Family (James Edward Coutman) he was born in Liverpool in1833 exact date not known.  He came to Australia in 1855,i dont know if this is correct or not.  Maybe another year or broke the journey.His Father in England was Benjamin Coutman born 1807 i think ,Mother unknown.  I dont  know how he got to Australia, maybe he swam .But the information.i have may not be accurate.  Rob is there anyplace in Liverpool that i could contact by e mmail that would have this information.  Rob is there any Coutmans listed in the local phone book.

 

I havent had any trouble with the Baguleys there ancestral home is Macclesfield and surrounding districts.  I have a lot of information from St Marys church at Bowdon. There is an effigy of Sir William Baguley in the church plus a lot of other information.  Sir William  i have tracked back to the 13th century.

 

 But the Coutmans are very hard to track ,So Rob if you could help in this matter it would be greatly appreciated.If you require any information about the Baguleys  I can forward it by a postal address

 

Thanking You

Kindess Regards

 Athol Coutman

Liverpool Registrars building destroyed during the second world war

I am enquiring to ask if you have any record of the Liverpool Registrars building being destroyed during the second world war. My reason for asking is that I am trying to trace some family records regarding my wifes family who lived in Liverpool in the early to mid 1930's and have been totally unsucessful..It has occurred to me that if the records were destroyed during the war this would account for my inability to find them.

Mr Howard Haywood

44 Western Avenue

Prudhoe

Northumberland

The De Wolf Family

The Commanding Officer at the T.A. Barracks at Chetwynd , Oxton, Birkenhead asked me to investigate the History of their site. The most notable feature is the Victorian mansion in the centre of the base. Today this houses the Officers Mess and Cadets Training School. This large detached mansion  "Chetwynd" was lived in byone of the Laird family for a decade or so and then by the De Wolf family for a similar time at the end of the 19th century . The De Wolf family were shipowners of French Canadian extraction . They originated in  Liverpool, Nova  Scotia which is on the estuary of the River Mersey !   I would like to find out if  this family have any links with the  Wolf family of Harland and Wolf  Shipbuilders . 

I tried E Mailing  Belfast History Society in Northern Ireland but they did reply but were not able to help at all. I have got  pages and pages of info from  the Internet on the exploits of the De  Wolfs in the Pacific . I have searched for the origins of the Belfast shipyard but there is no mention of   origins  of  the names of the company founders. Have been prompted to try you by the recent question on the L.H.S.  site  about Nova Scotia in OUR Liverpool . I worked at Mann Island  myself for a  few years in the Merchant Navy Establishment Office that  was 1966/1967 .

Any suggestions from yourself or Rob or anyone else please ?

Regards

Roy Dennett
Birkenhead History Society

Grove House, Penny Lane

Dear Sir/Madam,

I have just discovered that two members of my family lived at Grove House, Penny Lane in the 19th Century - Andrew Kurtz and his cousin (and housekeeper) Julia Williams Turner.

Can you provide me with any history and/or images of the house, or direct me to someone who can assist ?

Sincerely,

Steven Turner

Melbourne, Australia

Dovedale Towers (Grove House) Penny Lane Liverpool

29 Church Street Liverpool

I  am looking for the name of a jewellers that used to be in 29 Church Street Liverpool I think it was about 1920 it was called something and lloyd I would like to know when it opened and closed or is it still open .

Posted by Anonymous

Lusitania Postcard

Hi

I have a Lusitania Postcard from 1909 adressed to a Mrs G Henderson  at no 5 Gainsboro rd off Smithdown

sent from seacom Birken head 6th August 1909.

What do you think?

Please let me know.

Kind Regards

Diana

Submarine Sunk in Liverpool Bay

Whilst recently searching through newspapers from 1939, I came by chance upon the drama of the submarine sunk in Liverpool Bay with the loss of 80 men.  

 

Maybe I missed it, but I can find no links on your website.

 

Best wishes for the future development of your excellent site.

 

David Harding