Australia links to Huyton

I received the following email, while not linked directly to the family, it does no harm to include it here :


Hi Dave,

I came across your name today when I googled Tushingham’s Brickworks. I was just spending some time on my family history.  My late father was Dennis Rogers born 1920 and his uncle Frank Short and family had a carting business hauling coal slack to the brickworks.

Also,  my great Aunt Rhoda Short lived in Byron Ave, Whiston.

I believe my Dad attended Huyton Quarry Infant School in Seel Street. His grandparents lived in Elm street, they were Job known as Fred and Martha Short.  My grandparents and great grandparents were married at St Michaels Church in Huyton.

Dad left school at 14 and used to help at the brickworks then the family moved to Wavertree. It was my grandfather Edwin Rogers who sparked my interest in family history many years ago. Edwin refused to discuss his family so it was always a mystery. Sadly I don’t know very much about them even though I have been searching for many years.  Edwin was born in Newport South Wales so his family were not in Liverpool.

We emigrated to Australia in January 1962 – sadly my parents Joan and Dennis (actually Denis – this was discovered when he obtained his birth certificate to emigrate) have both passed away.

I hope this finds you well and it will be nice to hear from you.

Kind regards
Elaine Rosenberg nee Rogers


Emails, like photo's just seem to be lost and stored away in a "drawer" somewhere, so having this here for a reference for future days just seems to make sense.