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Northamptonshire / Re: Where was Cleveland Road?
« on: Saturday 11 February 23 16:17 GMT (UK) »
Hi Paul, apologies I'm very late to the party on this one, but I came across your post whilst searching Kettering myself and thought I would share with you (or everyone else) what I came across recently in relation to this subject.
Having searched my grandfather whose family were all based in Islington on the 1939 census, I was surprised to come across someone who seemed identical to him but was in Kettering, Beds. It just had him down as at school, and tbh I was starting to wonder if he'd been sent off to some kind of boarding school etc... that is, until I came across this informative story posted on the BBC site https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/81/a4148381.shtml - at this point, I realised my Granddad must in fact have been an evacuee! He is listed in Cornwall Road, with a retired/elderly couple and an adult female lodger (of a different surname) I presume who was a solicitor's clerk.
From the BBC lady's story (link above) it seems most households were asked to take a child - or children - in. My Granddad would've been 13yrs old & his brother who was 15 stayed in Islington with their father and had a job.
Anyway, hopefully someone will find that info on Kettering evacuees of use. I'd love to speak with the author Iris Roberts (Nuttgens) further about this, if anyone has any info on her please feel free to contact me. Sadly my Grandfather died when I was young, but if anyone's elderly relative that was evacuated to Kettering recalls a Vic/Victor Adams I'd love to hear from you.
Thanks in advance,
Michelle
Having searched my grandfather whose family were all based in Islington on the 1939 census, I was surprised to come across someone who seemed identical to him but was in Kettering, Beds. It just had him down as at school, and tbh I was starting to wonder if he'd been sent off to some kind of boarding school etc... that is, until I came across this informative story posted on the BBC site https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/81/a4148381.shtml - at this point, I realised my Granddad must in fact have been an evacuee! He is listed in Cornwall Road, with a retired/elderly couple and an adult female lodger (of a different surname) I presume who was a solicitor's clerk.
From the BBC lady's story (link above) it seems most households were asked to take a child - or children - in. My Granddad would've been 13yrs old & his brother who was 15 stayed in Islington with their father and had a job.
Anyway, hopefully someone will find that info on Kettering evacuees of use. I'd love to speak with the author Iris Roberts (Nuttgens) further about this, if anyone has any info on her please feel free to contact me. Sadly my Grandfather died when I was young, but if anyone's elderly relative that was evacuated to Kettering recalls a Vic/Victor Adams I'd love to hear from you.
Thanks in advance,
Michelle
Hello everyone,
I just received a copy of the 1939 national register for one of my ancestors, he was recorded living at 40 Cleveland Road Northampton, in 1939.
Does anybody know where this Road was located to please?
Northants FHS website has a picture of the street stating that it was demolished
http://www.northants-familytree.net/northampton%20town%20street.htm
in the photo there appears to a church with two towers at the end of the road, can anyone also tell me what church this was please?
My ancestor was evacuated to Northampton from London in 1939, Were very many children evacuated to Northampton during the war? And does anyone know which school would have been the closest to Cleveland Road that he may have attended upon arrival from London?
My fingers are crossed for some answers to these queries!
Many thanks,
Paul
