Can you help?.

I am trying to help someone in New Zealand trace their Sheffield ancestors. The information below is how I received it.

John Parkin married Clara Bell, they lived at 89 Pitsmoor Road.
3 daughters Annie who married a Mr. Bufton, Florence who married a Mr. Ward, Edith, who was the enquirers grandmother.
3 sons John, died 1917, Alex who died at the age of 2, Ernest who married and had a son named Ernest, who was still alive in 1986, though he would be quite elderly by then, Ernest we think was married so they may be his descendants somewhere. Do any of these names ring a bell or as anyone come across them while researching their own family history?.

The other names I have are, John and Catten Patrick, who had,
4 daughters, Mary, Anne, Ester and Catherine who married a John Angus.
2 sons, William, John.
Catherine and John Angus lived at 72 Bloor Street . Where in Sheffield was Bloor Street?. Catherine died in 1940 in New Zealand.

Can anyone help?, before I make the trip to the Archives.

I belong to an organisation which looks after Ruskin Park which was built on the top of Bloor Street.

Pictures here: Bloor Street piccies (http://www.ianloasby.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ruskin/history.html)

Unfortunately, they only show the street after the houses were gone. I've a couple more so if you pm me your email address I'll send them on.

Parkin 1901
john 38 copper smith
clara 37
florence 12
edith 9
annie 6
john 4
ernest 1
not connected to this family just being helpful
also have them in 1891

THank you for those who have taken the time to bring us some news. The photo at the top of Bloor Street (the grocery) look very like a photo that I have of my grandfather who had a horse outside their shop and delivered groceries. It woul be interesting to know if this was the shop - they came the New Zealand about 1910 from England.

Carol

This may be slightly out of date, but as a new member, I've only just read the original messages.

I lived at the top of Bloor St. for the first few years of my life, and would appreciate any information or pictures being forwarded to me. The house we lived in was directly across the road from the Blake Pub, and was pulled down around 1975.