Agnes, known as Aggie, was born on September 26th, 1890 in Birkenhead and her baptism took place there on October 15th, 1890.12
Birth Notes
6 months old in 1891 Aged 10 in 1901
Cheshire Birth indexes for the years: 1890 HALE Agnes Birkenhead, Wirral BIR/163/48
HALE, AGNES BRERETON GRO Reference: 1890 D Quarter in BIRKENHEAD Volume 08A Page 439
Name: Agnes Hale Gender: Female Record Type: Christening (Baptism) Baptism Date: 15 Oct 1890 Baptism Place: Birkenhead, Cheshire, England Residence Place: Holy Trinity, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England Father: Thomas Hale Mother: Ann Hale
Name: Agnes Thomas Date: Q1-1951 Age at time of Death: 60 District: Wirral Reference: 10a, 1249
Probate: THOMAS Agnes of 85 Holmville-road Bebington Cheshire widow died 24 January 1951. Administration 10 February Chester to Albert Thomas traffic clerk. Effects £293 5s 2d
General Notes
Mum rembers meeting Aggie when she was out once with Aunt Margaret, down by Birkenhead Park (when mum was about 7 to 9 and living in Birkenhead).
Agnes doesn't appear to have been living at home in 1911. She was staying with a Robert Hale (b.1871), perhaps a cousin or uncle, also living in Birkenhead.
Her grandmother Esther Brereton left Agnes £200 in her will when she died in 1917.
In 1939, Agnes (56, Wid) was with her mother Ann at 56 Church Street, Burkenhead.
Whereabouts
Aggie lived at 32 Camden Street for two years from September 1899 to after 1901.4
Occupancy/Contact Notes
Home of Thomas and Ann Hale family in 1891 to 1899 Home of Joseph and Ada Shipley (nee Brereton) after they were married and in 1901
In 1901 the Hale family was living in 39 Hemingford Street, opposite Thompson's Mission. The Mission is still there today. Thomas & Ann, with all the children George, Thomas, John, Edward, William, Mary, Agnes, Ann and Florrie B.
Aggie looked after Esther in her latter years. Aggie was richly rewarded in Esther's Will, and was heft the family home at 56 Church Street, Birkenhead.
Name: Margaret A Thomas Mother's Maiden Surname: Hale Date of Registration: Apr May Jun 1920 Registration district: Birkenhead Registration county: Cheshire Volume Number: 8a Page Number: 944
Cheshire Birth indexes for the years: 1918 to 1920 THOMAS Margaret Ann HALE Birkenhead BIR/290/21
Name: Albert Thomas Mother's Maiden Surname: Hale Date of Registration: Jan Feb Mar 1923 Registration district: Birkenhead Registration county: Cheshire Volume Number: 8a Page Number: 793
Cheshire Birth indexes for the years: 1921 to 1923 THOMAS Albert HALE Birkenhead Wirral BIR/303/35