Sydney Suburb

[adcor]

Godd afternoon,
-
I have just received my grandfather's Birth Certificate - Oswald James Hall McLean Howell.  He was born on the 20th April 1909.  His place of birth has an address of 163 Palmer Street (Tuesday).  His birth was registered as Sydney but there is no suburb where this Palmer Street is.  I was amused that they bothered putting the day of birth but not the Suburb.  Also his mother's maiden name is listed as Little - but was Liddell.
His parents Robert Howell and Isabel Jessie Liddell were married at the congregational Church Randwick.  Could someone please confirm a suburb of birth for my grandfather.  Many thanks Debbie

[Neil Todd]

Well palmer Street as I know it now runs through a couple of suburbs. From Darlinghurst down through Kings Cross and onto Wooloomooloo. It nowadays is disected a bit by the Southern distributor however.

Neil

[muppetprincess]

Hi Debbie,
Palmer Street is in the suburb of Darlinghurst. I think that in 1909 Sydney was a lot smaller than it is today, and "everyone" knew where Palmer St was. The street runs at right angles to Oxford St, and runs down to Woolloomooloo (which, of course, means that it could be the suburb of Woolloomooloo, if the address is at that end of Palmer St  ).
Cheers,
Jude

[majm]

Hi

Palmer St Sydney was in the boundaries of the City of Sydney in 1909 so the 'suburb' is Sydney

Cheers JM

Godd afternoon,
-
I have just received my grandfather's Birth Certificate - Oswald James Hall McLean Howell.  He was born on the 20th April 1909.  His place of birth has an address of 163 Palmer Street (Tuesday).  His birth was registered as Sydney but there is no suburb where this Palmer Street is.  I was amused that they bothered putting the day of birth but not the Suburb.  Also his mother's maiden name is listed as Little - but was Liddell.
His parents Robert Howell and Isabel Jessie Liddell were married at the congregational Church Randwick.  Could someone please confirm a suburb of birth for my grandfather.  Many thanks Debbie

[cupoflife]

I believe you are referring to 165 Palmer St Darlinghurst NSW 2010. Palmer Street has much historical significance and is the locality of infamous Tilly Devine & the Razor Gang. There is a lot of information online.

cheers
cupoflife

Correction: sorry for the typo, meant to write 163 Palmer Street Darlinghurst NSW 2010

[Neil Todd]

163 Palmer is on the crn of Stanley street which is one street up from and parallel to William Street.
see.

https://maps.google.com.au/maps?hl=en&tab=wl

Neil

[a chesters]

I believe you are referring to 165 Palmer St Darlinghurst NSW 2010. Palmer Street has much historical significance and is the locality of infamous Tilly Devine & the Razor Gang. There is a lot of information online.

cheers
cupoflife

Even in the late 1960's it was a street of much interest and notoriety. I lived nearby for a while, and it was most interesting to walk through getting to my "digs"

[wivenhoe]

City of Sydney Assessmant Book 1925

Alexander LIDDELL at 163a Palmer St

death
8403 / 1926 HOWELL Isabel                  parents  Henry / Mary I          Chatswood
133 / 1937  LIDDELL Alexander Hubert  parents Henry / Mary       Sydney

maybe a brother to Isabel?

[adcor]

Thank you so very much for that info,

My great grandmother Isabell Jessie Liddell was born in Newcastle to Henry Liddell and Mary McLean 1870 or 1871.  we have never been able to find her birth cert. - thank you so much.

Regards
Debbie