New Row West Coleraine

[Cazzie2000]

Hi, I was wondering if anyone knew of any information regarding New Row West in Coleraine? My Dad was born there in 1945 and I can't locate any information on it.  His mother could have been an unwed mother at the time; my Dad doesn't have a father's name on his birth certificate and her first husband had died before my Dad was born.

[Kiltaglassan]

Welcome to RootsChat 

Here's New Row and New Row West in Coleraine (from Google Maps).
https://www.rootschat.com/links/01qr3/
https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/4540828#map=17/55.12992/-6.66981

It's also on the PRONI Valuation Revision Books-
https://apps.proni.gov.uk/Val12B/ImageResult.aspx

KG

[Kiltaglassan]

New Row West in Coleraine in the 1911 census.
https://www.rootschat.com/links/01qr4/

.....and in 1901 census.
https://www.rootschat.com/links/01qr5/


KG

[Kiltaglassan]

Griffiths Valuation of 1859 has New Row, West recorded.
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=nameSearch
https://www.rootschat.com/links/01qra/

KG

[Cazzie2000]

Hi thank you the for information.  Unfortunately the date I am looking for information in respect of New Row West is in 1945.  According to my father's birth certificate he was born there.  I noticed from sometime ago another user had asked a similar question to me.  He was wondering if it was a place where unwed mothers went to have their babies during the war or afterwards?  So I was also wondering is anyone knew whether this was the location of a mother and baby unit in 1945? It just seems strange that two people who were unrelated were born here in the 1940s and both mothers were not married at the time. 

[aghadowey]

Welcome to Rootschat 

If no father listed on birth certificate then the child would have been illegitimate. Sometimes a father might be listed in a baptism record but 1940 too recent to be online (lots of churches in Coleraine- Catholic, Church of Ireland, Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist, Congregationalist- and more outside Coleraine). Remember that 1945 was wartime and there were soldiers stationed in the area, local men going off to fight, people moving from Belfast to escape bombing, etc. so lots going on in the area.

This topic which mentions New Row, although a good bit earlier, might be of interest-
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=794540.0

As you can see from these photos New Row West has changed a bit since 1940s-
https://www.geograph.ie/photo/2886347
https://www.geograph.ie/photo/2873700

If you have a street number there might be a listing in local directories although 'New Row West' might be as much detail as you'll get. It's possible relatives lived in the house where your father was born and it might be possible to get more information.

Once you've made 2 or 3 posts you'll be able to exchange information by PM (Personal Message). If you need help with details you'd rather not post online get in touch and I'll try to help.

Added-if you put 'new+row+west' into search box for 'townland or street' in 1911 census you'll see all 21 people living there on 2 Apr.1911-
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/

[aghadowey]

Strangely enough this post wasn't showing when I posted earlier-

Hi thank you the for information.  Unfortunately the date I am looking for information in respect of New Row West is in 1945.  According to my father's birth certificate he was born there.  I noticed from sometime ago another user had asked a similar question to me.  He was wondering if it was a place where unwed mothers went to have their babies during the war or afterwards?  So I was also wondering is anyone knew whether this was the location of a mother and baby unit in 1945? It just seems strange that two people who were unrelated were born here in the 1940s and both mothers were not married at the time. 

There was a Martin family living in New Row West in 1940s- son James was in North Irish Horse and wounded around August 1944. Also a McCloskey's Garage in New Row West as well as a McFall family (sort of connected to me).

[Kiltaglassan]

I noticed from sometime ago another user had asked a similar question to me.  He was wondering if it was a place where unwed mothers went to have their babies during the war or afterwards? 

See also this thread for more information-
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=794540.msg6514600#msg6514600

[aghadowey]

See also this thread for more information-
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=794540.msg6514600#msg6514600

Same thread linked in reply #5