A view of Cranworth Street carpark, just off Westbury Street, Thornaby c1980.
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A view of Cranworth Street carpark, just off Westbury Street, Thornaby c1980.
Anyone know about an old WW1 solider who lived in Cranworth Street he was called Charles Mayle he lived at number 2
I think I may have known Mr Mayle but my memory is vague, my Grandparents (John and Lilian Tippey), lived at # 44 Cranworth Street, my Grandmother passed away in 1965, and my Grandfather lived there until circa 1971, when he had to move due to compulsory purchase. I remember an old gentleman who lived in the house directly opposite my grandparents, this will have been around 1964, he was frail and elderly then, I remember taking errands to him and distinctly remember that his bed was in a downstairs room. I seem to recall my grandparents saying that he had been a soldier and was a very brave man. If Mr Mayle lived in #2 and my grandparents lived at #44 (opposite), I’m not sure how the street was numbered, but the name “Mayle” stuck with me for almost 60 years!
Yes his bed was down stairs in the back room he had a Victorian type cooking range with loads of pictures of him in uniform and his rifle was in that room, he had me running to the shops for him.
Does anyone know whether Charles Mayle had a son with his wife Annie Campbell? I’m researching family history and would be very interested.
TIA
Hi Kate,
Unfortunately, I’ve not been able to find any children for Charles and Annie.
Looking on the birth index the only children that I can find who were registered with the surname ‘Mayle’ and mother’s maiden given as ‘Campbell’ are Terence David Mayle (born 1972) and Martyn Paul Mayle (born 1975). I’m fairly confident that Terence and Martyn are not Charles and Annie’s children though, as both were born in Chelmsford, Essex and 27 – 32 years after their marriage.
Kind regards,
Hannah
Stockton Reference Library
Thank you that’s very helpful.
Do you know by any chance whether Annie Campbell had any children prior to her marriage to Charles Mayle? TIA
Hi Kate, do you have any further information about Annie, e.g. approximate birth year, was she born in Stockton, do you know of a previous marriage for her?
I have checked the birth index for children registered with the surname Campbell and the mother’s maiden name also Campbell but I have been unable to find any results for the Stockton area.
Kind regards,
Hannah
Hi Hannah is there a private channel that I could message you on please? Thanks Kate
Hello Kate – you can email us at reference.library@stockton.gov.uk or call 01642 528079.
Have you had any joy with the Mayle ancestry?
44 Cranworth would of been opposite the side of St. pats church
…and I almost forgot, Ronnie Melouish, hope I’ve spelled that right, lived about three quarters of the way down. He was a D.J. and knew everything there was to know about pop music with expertise on the Beatles in particular. He was my brother Tony’s mate. He sadly drowned beneath Victoria Bridge I think that was in the early 70’s. R.I.P Ronnie!
Sorry to hear about Ronnie – I had no idea he had become a DJ and tragically passed away so long ago. He lived next door to my friend, Janet Longstaff but when she went away to college in Newcastle and subsequently moved up that way permanently I lost touch with anything happening in Cranworth street.
Used to play cricket on that before the carpark was layed. We found a long piece of hardboard and layed it on the over grown grass for the wicket.
My old schoolpal, Janet lived approximately where the new tree on the right of the picture stands. In the 50’s, when we both attended Westbury Street school, the side of the street where the Catholic church and hall stood was classed as a ‘Parking street’ and seemed to be the only place in the vicinity that cars were parked in those days.
My mate Phil Cunningham’s dad parked his car there, it had to be on the left side facing Westbury Street and we had to connect the parking light, (by law)! A very small light connected to the battery and fitted to the drivers window! We’d pretend we were driving, this must have been about 1962!