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www.childrenshomes.org.uk seems to mainly list more recent places on The Wirral.

There is a section at https://www.workhouses.org.uk/Birkenhead/#Homes which explains that from the early 1900s the Union (which ran the workhouse) began making extensive use of scattered homes to house its children and gives a bunch of addresses, none of which appear to be in Woodchurch.

It does not list the places I mention above, presumably because these were run by the church. I suppose there may have been others run by the church.

I wonder if anyone knows of any orphanages in Woodchurch, Birkenhead, that would have existed in the period of around 1905. I am trying to see what might have happened to a certain Marjorie Crowe born in 1905 in Hoylake. (N.B. This is not a request for lookups, as I already have information about her on the census, birth record, etc.)

There are two pieces of evidence that suggest she spent some time in Woodchurch after her birth:

(1) Her birth, on 16 January 1905, was registered in the sub-district of Woodchurch on 6 February 1905.

(2) On the 1911 census, her adoptive parents, George and Mary Carrington, give her place of birth as Wirral, Woodchurch, Cheshire. This suggests that the Carrington's did not know that Marjorie was actually born in Hoylake, which reinforces the idea that she was living in Woodchurch when she was adopted.

I am aware of perhaps a couple of orphanages near Woodchurch:

(1) The one at 1 Christchurch road, Birkenhead, which is referred to here: https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=310212.msg5108271#msg5108271

(2) The one referred to here: http://christchurchbirkenhead.net/pages/history/je06.htm

As I understand it, these are both near to, but not actually in Woodchurch. Does anyone know of any such places in Woodchurch where an infant (actually from birth) could have been placed in 1905? Or is it possible that the places mentioned above could have been considered as being in Woodchurch at that time?

I also wonder if the two places listed above are connected and they seem to be close to each other, unless I am mistaken, which is quite possible!

Many thanks,

Alan

Apologies ShaunJ for the duplicate post. Thank you DCB, and CaroleW. Yes, I do have the information on Marjorie's family. My question was mainly about what publication this would have been advertised in and any suggestions as to other places to look. The adresses for the birth registration and Christening were different numbers in Back Sea View.

(Dear moderator, I realise that I should have put the local question in the Cheshire forum, so I will post it there. Please remove from here if you think it's inappropriate.)

Trying to help someone identify the birth mother of their grandmother, Marjorie Crowe, born in 1905 to one Eleanor Crowe and later adopted. DNA suggests it might be a certain Sarah Eleanor Crowe, who would actually be my half 1st cousin one removed. However, I need to find some firmer evidence for or against this theory. Marjorie's birth and Christening certificates show that her mother was living in Back Sea View in Hoylake cum West Kirby at the time.

Given that Marjorie was born in 1905, which is in between the 1901 and 1911 censuses, does anyone have any suggestion as to any other records that might shed light on this research?