Family tree....
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Nancy R wrote:
Kestrel, regarding Gin: She married a Harry Harris. I just noticed I have her date of death as Dec. 1987
Thanks for the other dates!
Its strange but I still can't find any registration for her death at all, not in England and Wales at least.
I did find her marriage registration though, in Liverpool in Q1 1937, but it was to a Henry Harris !!
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Kestrel wrote:
Nancy R wrote:
Kestrel, regarding Gin: She married a Harry Harris. I just noticed I have her date of death as Dec. 1987
Thanks for the other dates!
Its strange but I still can't find any registration for her death at all, not in England and Wales at least.
I did find her marriage registration though, in Liverpool in Q1 1937, but it was to a Henry Harris !!
Harry is a nickname for Henry. (Prince Harry's real name is Henry) Everybody seemed to have a nickname or went by their middle name in those families!
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Nancy R wrote:
Harry is a nickname for Henry. (Prince Harry's real name is Henry) Everybody seemed to have a nickname or went by their middle name in those families!
That's why I couldn't find a Harold Harris then?
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Kestrel wrote:
Nancy R wrote:
Harry is a nickname for Henry. (Prince Harry's real name is Henry) Everybody seemed to have a nickname or went by their middle name in those families!
That's why I couldn't find a Harold Harris then?
Right - his real name was Henry, not Harold.
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Video of Paul, Linda and Paul's father Jim, with other McCartney family members, at a pub in Liverpool, 1973. Part of the "James Paul McCartney" special.
A few minutes after his father is seated at the pub, Paul introduces a lady to Denny Laine and says "This is my Auntie Dill"... which might be of interest to Mike who created this "Family Tree" thread and was asking about Auntie Dill.
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LadyLeslie wrote:
Video of Paul, Linda and Paul's father Jim, with other McCartney family members, at a pub in Liverpool, 1973. Part of the "James Paul McCartney" special.
Some background info about the film clip. The 'pub' was really a nightclub, called the Chelsea Reach, and it was situated in Victoria Road, New Brighton (the Wirral), on the other side of the River Mersey from Liverpool. The club had opened in 1971 and was formerly the Old Ferry Hotel. Paul's cousin, Ian Harris, had done electrical work at the club and it was Ian who organised the event, on 22nd March 1973. Ian later revealed that the club was so busy that night, he couldn't get within 15 feet of Paul and Linda. He hadn't realised until the last minute that there was going to be a television crew in attendance and that the party was set up for inclusion in a television special. The Chelsea Reach later closed down and the building converted into appartments, known today as the Chelsea Plaza.
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Kestrel wrote:
LadyLeslie wrote:
Video of Paul, Linda and Paul's father Jim, with other McCartney family members, at a pub in Liverpool, 1973. Part of the "James Paul McCartney" special.
Some background info about the film clip. The 'pub' was really a nightclub, called the Chelsea Reach, and it was situated in Victoria Road, New Brighton (the Wirral), on the other side of the River Mersey from Liverpool. The club had opened in 1971 and was formerly the Old Ferry Hotel. Paul's cousin, Ian Harris, had done electrical work at the club and it was Ian who organised the event, on 22nd March 1973. Ian later revealed that the club was so busy that night, he couldn't get within 15 feet of Paul and Linda. He hadn't realised until the last minute that there was going to be a television crew in attendance and that the party was set up for inclusion in a television special. The Chelsea Reach later closed down and the building converted into appartments, known today as the Chelsea Plaza.
Thanks for that background info, very interesting! Thanks for clarifying that it was a nightclub, rather than a pub, there is a difference. A pub is a relaxing place to get a drink after work and a nightclub would probably have space for dancing and live music. I'm sure Paul and Linda's appearance was good publicity for it at the time!
Nancy, were you ever able to see this place when you were in Liverpool? (or you, Kestrel?) I imagine the renovated apartments are quite nice, and with the LIPA renovation in the 1990s and Beatles tourist attractions in Liverpool, the city has become more upscale, with a good economy, but still artsy and bohemian.
The shipping lines industry (from England to the US) used to be centered in Liverpool, which provided a lot of jobs, but now that seems to have been moved to Southampton. Three of my grandparents are from Denmark, and they all immigrated to the US via ships sailing from Liverpool.
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No, never got to see that nightclub. Got to see a few places on the Wirral in 2016: Hulme Hall, "Rembrandt" (the house Paul bought for his dad) and Barnston Women's Institute. Only got to see inside Hulme Hall.
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LadyLeslie wrote:
Nancy, were you ever able to see this place when you were in Liverpool? (or you, Kestrel?)
I didn't either. The association with Paul is so slight it wouldn't have been worth the effort to be honest. I've only visited the Wirral once and that was to have a look round Port Sunlight and Neston Gardens. I did see Hulme Hall but unlike Nancy, I didn't go inside.