GREENWAY, Drybrook 1920s (General)

by cloviscat , Tuesday, April 30, 2013, 21:36 (4226 days ago)

Good evening.

I have just joined - although I've been following family history elsewhere around the country. I'm now trying to follow a thread that my late father had started on, based upon memoirs from my grandmother. But she had delusions of grandeur so of course the records and the memoirs don't always match!

In c1927 she went to stay with relatives THOMAS WILLIAM GREENWAY and ANNICE BLANCHE GREENWAY in Drybrook.

Annice was a midwife - and that's how she shows up on the censuses - though my grandmother claimed she was a matron, and describes her as some sort of local hero, well-known in the area. She died in Nov 1929 and my grandmother talked of some sort of memorial or commemoration at Hope Mansel church or hospital. I've found the parish burial record on this for Annie (sic) Greenway on 7 Nov, so that fits - but is there really a memorial, I wonder. Does anyone know?

And I'd love some insight into the address, as I'm finding it hard to track the places online (I'm in Scotland.)
In 1911 their address is just 'The Hawthorns, Drybrook'
In 1927 when my grandmother stayed, she said their address was Holly Cottage
In 1929, on the burial record, the address is 'Star Beach, Drybrook'

Can anyone help me unpick how close these places are, and what sort of homes they would have been at the time. I notice there's a Greenway Farm campsite at Drybrook - coincidence?

Any local insight would be very gratefully received.

Kind regards

cloviscat