Longdon Square, Spring Gardens, Buxton

[benjidog1]

Hi

At the side of Boots Chemist, Spring gardens, Buxton is a passageway that leads to a listed building. It was here at number 4 Longdon Square that my mother was born in 1913. Her mother was Gladys Katherine Wood and she worked at the Grove Hotel. I think Gladys maybe lodged at this address while she gave birth before handing the baby over to someone else to raise, and returning to work at the Grove, she was only 17 years old.

The mystery is who raised mum from birth untill 1926 when she arrived in Ashton under lyne  age 13 to live with John Thomas and Mary Riley.

If anyone has any idea who lived at 4 Longdon Square it would be brilliant.

There was no one listed at this address in the electoral roll....maybe there wasn't anyone living there who was eligible to vote. I have no idea how to find out who lived there in november 1913. I have traced both sides of my mum's family way back, and there is no connection to the Riley's.

Please help if you can.

Regards

Lynn

[Marmalady]

How do you know that she didnt raise her own child?

The child could have been looked after by relatives or friends during the day while the mother was out a work

[benjidog1]

How do you know that she didnt raise her own child?

The child could have been looked after by relatives or friends during the day while the mother was out a work

She most certainly didn't raise her. She didn't have anything to do with her.
And that is a fact. Three years later she did it again, and gave another little girl away, my aunt who only died three years ago.

[Marmalady]

at that time adoption / fostering was not regulated -- it was all done informally so you may well never find out who took this particular child in

Sometimes it was arranged through a local church -- but whether they kept any records is doubtful

[benjidog1]

at that time adoption / fostering was not regulated -- it was all done informally so you may well never find out who took this particular child in

Sometimes it was arranged through a local church -- but whether they kept any records is doubtful

All I have asked for is info at a particular address, a really helpful person has provided this.

I am sure you are trying your best, but this information I already know.

[Marmalady]

Fine
Glad you got what you wanted and sorry for wasting your time with my replies

If all you wanted was who lived at that address, then that is the question you should have asked - and not bothered with all the other info

"The mystery is who raised mum from birth untill 1926 when she arrived in Ashton under lyne  age 13 to live with John Thomas and Mary Riley."

You put in a lot of detail about a baby and her mother - so i was trying to  be helpfull with that connection

[benjidog1]

I asked the basic question years ago and didn't get anywhere. The way I decided to write my topic by fleshing it out has led to some good leads concerning the Grove Hotel. So, a good job I didn't keep to the basic question.