In the very early part of the 20th century John Brady and his wife Mary were living at 1 Albert Street Ushaw Moor together with their daughter Mary; John Hagan was their lodger for a time. Billy and Emily Nicholson lived nearby with their children Mary and John.
John Brunskill and his wife Emily were not far away in Albert Street; their children were Candais, Hannah and Jane; Tommy Price lodged with them.
There were quite a lot of lodgers in the village and perhaps that reflected a shortage of housing as well as itineracy. Lodgers contributions no doubt enabled some tenants to survive economically.
Do you recognise any of those names?
WB
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Wilf,
ReplyDeleteWhere was Albert Steet in the village? The only old property I can remember being demolished in the village was Broom Lane which stood opposite the Aged Miners Homes. Was Albert Street in Ushaw Colliery?
Hi Brian. It seems so to me. The census enumerator's route in 1901 included - in sequence: Ladysmith Tce.,Temperance Tce., South View, Cockhouse Lane, Colliery View,East Street, George Street,Albert Street, William Street and West St. So yes - I am confident that it was located at the colliery.
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