Martha Ann Lloyd shore street

[bisjam]

Hi my great great grandmother Martha Ann Lloyd lived at 32 shore Street at the time of her marriage to John Reid on 12th January 1888. At St. Paul's parish church. Am wondering where exactly Shore street is. I am imagining it is about the Shore Road somewhere. Martha was originally from Walton in the Hill in Liverpool and I am still intrigued as to how she came to Belfast. Am also still trying to find a birth certificate for her daughter Florida Lloyd who is down as as Reid on the Census of 1901 and 1911 as John brought her up as his own. She was born on 29 October 1885 but I am not sure if Martha was still in England or had moved over her by that stage. Thanks

[aghadowey]

Lots of discussion about the Reid/Lloyd marriage, Florida's birth, etc. on your earlier topic-
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=587017.0

1890- SHORE STREET off York Road some small houses
http://www.lennonwylie.co.uk/scomplete1890.htm

1900- Shore Street- Milewater Street to North Derby Street (households listed)
http://www.lennonwylie.co.uk/scomplete1901.htm

[scotmum]

Only mention of a Florida Lloyd I'm seeing in Irish indexes is a marriage in Belfast in 1912. already mentioned on other thread


No obvious birth entry. Neither is there an obvious birth entry in England in FreeBMD indexes. There was a female Lloyd born in Belfast area in 1883, but no forename noted on index I am using.

*The 1883 birth seems to have had a mother's maiden name of Purdon, so can be ruled out.

[bisjam]

Hi all I have discovered that Florida Lloyd was born in the. Belfast workhouse . Her mother is listed just as Annie Lloyd and no father is listed . As Martha Ann was from Liverpool I am still intrigued as to how she ended up in Belfast . Are there any records of the Belfast workhouse anywhere . Am
Going to assume that John reid who married Martha Ann several years later isn't the father and raised Florida as his own child .

[Elwyn Soutter]

Hi all I have discovered that Florida Lloyd was born in the. Belfast workhouse . Her mother is listed just as Annie Lloyd and no father is listed . As Martha Ann was from Liverpool I am still intrigued as to how she ended up in Belfast . Are there any records of the Belfast workhouse anywhere . Am
Going to assume that John reid who married Martha Ann several years later isn't the father and raised Florida as his own child .

Belfast workhouse records are in PRONI (the public record office) in Belfast. They are not on-line and a personal visit is required to view them there.

I can't really answer your question as to why Martha Ann came to Belfast with any certainty, and I doubt anyone can. However Harland & Wolff the ship-builders had yards in Glasgow, Liverpool & Belfast. They moved their skilled staff around according to business needs. So if you look at the 1901 & 1911 censuses for Belfast you'll find carpenters from Glasgow, and welders from Liverpool etc working there. So perhaps Martha Ann formed a relationship with someone working in Liverpool who moved to Belfast for work reasons. And she followed him there. Just a suggestion.