Moffat St
(Southampton St to Pym St)
Kellys Directory 1956
Prince Leopold Public House cnr Angrave St and Moffatt St 1971
YO'D MEK APARSON SWEAR BY JOY JAMES
This is the story of life in the St Ann’s district of Nottingham as seen through the eyes of a small child, mine.
The old St Ann's has been largely regenerated and all that’s left of the street I once knew and grew up in is a rather battered sign that reads Moffat Close. The old Moffat Street of the 1940’s was a very different place made up of dozens of run down terraced houses inhabited by poor folk caught up in a poverty exacerbated by war. Despite those humble beginnings, I have fond memories of that area and the folk who lived there who helped colour my life so richly and at times bizarrely.
I moved to number 80 from Aston in Birmingham at the tender age of three whilst war raged. One of my earliest memories is sitting on top of a cart being pushed by my ‘dad’ from one side of Nottingham to the other as we did a moonlight flit! We were a cobbled together family of three kids plus mam and ‘dad’. They were married, but not to each other and trust me, we were NOT the kind of family you wanted moving in next door to you. We were a loud scruffy poverty stricken bunch that brought new life to that terrace, most of it rolled up in our bedding on the back of the cart. Our new home had no lavatory and we had to share with our next door neighbour. It was a route march down the yard past three houses and within a week, we had made it our own, our next door neighbours reluctantly choosing to share with their other neighbours!
My memories of those days are vivid and I wanted to get them down on paper as a history of both St Ann's and our family for my kids to see and read before it’s too late. To my eternal regret I don’t know who my father was and I don’t want there to be a gap in my children’s and grandchildren’s knowledge of where they came from.
So here it is, warts and all.
It's quite a climb, quite a journey.
I hope you enjoy the ride.
This is the story of life in the St Ann’s district of Nottingham as seen through the eyes of a small child, mine.
The old St Ann's has been largely regenerated and all that’s left of the street I once knew and grew up in is a rather battered sign that reads Moffat Close. The old Moffat Street of the 1940’s was a very different place made up of dozens of run down terraced houses inhabited by poor folk caught up in a poverty exacerbated by war. Despite those humble beginnings, I have fond memories of that area and the folk who lived there who helped colour my life so richly and at times bizarrely.
I moved to number 80 from Aston in Birmingham at the tender age of three whilst war raged. One of my earliest memories is sitting on top of a cart being pushed by my ‘dad’ from one side of Nottingham to the other as we did a moonlight flit! We were a cobbled together family of three kids plus mam and ‘dad’. They were married, but not to each other and trust me, we were NOT the kind of family you wanted moving in next door to you. We were a loud scruffy poverty stricken bunch that brought new life to that terrace, most of it rolled up in our bedding on the back of the cart. Our new home had no lavatory and we had to share with our next door neighbour. It was a route march down the yard past three houses and within a week, we had made it our own, our next door neighbours reluctantly choosing to share with their other neighbours!
My memories of those days are vivid and I wanted to get them down on paper as a history of both St Ann's and our family for my kids to see and read before it’s too late. To my eternal regret I don’t know who my father was and I don’t want there to be a gap in my children’s and grandchildren’s knowledge of where they came from.
So here it is, warts and all.
It's quite a climb, quite a journey.
I hope you enjoy the ride.
BREWIN, JOHN
Rank
Corporal
Service number
12267
Date of death
7-Aug-16
Age at death
24
Military Unit
11th Bn Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment)
Family History
He lived at 32 Moffatt Street, Southampton Street, St Ann's Nottingham.
Remembered on
Rank
Corporal
Service number
12267
Date of death
7-Aug-16
Age at death
24
Military Unit
11th Bn Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment)
Family History
He lived at 32 Moffatt Street, Southampton Street, St Ann's Nottingham.
Remembered on
GAITSKELL, John
Family History
He was the husband of Eleanor Gaitskell and the father of John Gaitskell. In 1911 they lived at 19 Moffat Street, Southampton Street, St Ann's Nottingham.
Employment/Hobbies
In 1911 he was a carter.
Age at death
41
Service number
DM2/137177
Military Unit
Army Service Corps
Military History
He was discharged 17/3/1917 and died at Nottingham shortly after (A/M/J/1917).
Remembered on
NO COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES RECORD
Family History
He was the husband of Eleanor Gaitskell and the father of John Gaitskell. In 1911 they lived at 19 Moffat Street, Southampton Street, St Ann's Nottingham.
Employment/Hobbies
In 1911 he was a carter.
Age at death
41
Service number
DM2/137177
Military Unit
Army Service Corps
Military History
He was discharged 17/3/1917 and died at Nottingham shortly after (A/M/J/1917).
Remembered on
NO COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES RECORD
MASON, HAROLD
Rank:
Private
Service No:
201403
Date of Death:
9/06/1917
Age:
22
Regiment/Service:
Royal Scots Fusiliers
1st/4th Bn.
Panel Reference:
Panel 18.
Memorial:
JERUSALEM MEMORIAL
Employment/Hobbies
In 1911 his occupation was 'assisting head'.
Extra Information
Nottingham Evening Post obituary (abridged) 27 December 1919: MASON, taken prisoner of war in Palestine on June 5th 1917 when wounded he is now officially said to have died between June 9th and December 9th 1917. Private Harold Mason, 1/4th Royal Scots Fusiliers, youngest son of Mr and Mrs Mason, 22 Moffat Street, Nottingham. Mother, father, sisters, Nellie, Mabel and Lucy.
Additional Information:
Son of Henry and Agnes Ellen Mason, of 22, Moffat St., Nottingham
Remembered on
Rank:
Private
Service No:
201403
Date of Death:
9/06/1917
Age:
22
Regiment/Service:
Royal Scots Fusiliers
1st/4th Bn.
Panel Reference:
Panel 18.
Memorial:
JERUSALEM MEMORIAL
Employment/Hobbies
In 1911 his occupation was 'assisting head'.
Extra Information
Nottingham Evening Post obituary (abridged) 27 December 1919: MASON, taken prisoner of war in Palestine on June 5th 1917 when wounded he is now officially said to have died between June 9th and December 9th 1917. Private Harold Mason, 1/4th Royal Scots Fusiliers, youngest son of Mr and Mrs Mason, 22 Moffat Street, Nottingham. Mother, father, sisters, Nellie, Mabel and Lucy.
Additional Information:
Son of Henry and Agnes Ellen Mason, of 22, Moffat St., Nottingham
Remembered on
MAYES, THOMASRank
Private
Service number
22257
Date of death
5-Jul-16
Age at death
18
Military Unit
Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment)
Family History
He lived at 10 Moffatt Street, Southampton Street, St Ann's Nottingham.
Extra Information
Nottingham Evening Post Roll of Honour (abridged) 5/8/1916: 'Mayes. Killed in action July 5th, Pte. Thomas Hayes of 10 Moffatt Street Nottingham, aged 18 years.'
Remembered on
No Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
Private
Service number
22257
Date of death
5-Jul-16
Age at death
18
Military Unit
Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment)
Family History
He lived at 10 Moffatt Street, Southampton Street, St Ann's Nottingham.
Extra Information
Nottingham Evening Post Roll of Honour (abridged) 5/8/1916: 'Mayes. Killed in action July 5th, Pte. Thomas Hayes of 10 Moffatt Street Nottingham, aged 18 years.'
Remembered on
No Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
RUSSELL, GEORGERank:
Private
Service No:
39519
Date of Death:
5/03/1919
Age:
37
Regiment/Service:
North Staffordshire Regiment
7th Bn.
Panel Reference:
Memorial:
BAKU MEMORIAL
Additional Information:
Husband of Alice Russell, of 76, Moffat St., Nottingham.
Employment/Hobbies
He was a tailor.
Remembered on
Private
Service No:
39519
Date of Death:
5/03/1919
Age:
37
Regiment/Service:
North Staffordshire Regiment
7th Bn.
Panel Reference:
Memorial:
BAKU MEMORIAL
Additional Information:
Husband of Alice Russell, of 76, Moffat St., Nottingham.
Employment/Hobbies
He was a tailor.
Remembered on
WARD, ARTHUR
Rank
Private
Service number
4403
Date of death
12-Apr-17
Age at death
23
Military Unit
1st Bn Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment)
Family History
Arthur Ward was born in 1894 the son of Henry and Annie Ward (née Beresford)of 60 Moffatt Street, Pym Street, Nottingham. His parents were married in 1880 at Nottingham and they had further children, Beatrice, Harry, Herbert and Cyril.
Employment/Hobbies
He was a town carter.
Military History
Arthur Ward, enlisted at Nottingham on 4th June 1912 into the Special Reserve Battalion Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment. He attend recruit training from 4th June 1912 until 2nd November 1912. At the outbreak of war he was mobilised and on 27th December 1914 he landed in France. He was wounded in action on 12th March 1915 (details not stated) and returned to England on 14th March 1915. He was declared a deserter on 8th October 1915 and returned on 9th November 1915. He was awarded 14 days detention. He was declared a deserter once again on 23rd December 1915 returning on 22nd January 1916 this time receiving 28 days detention for this absence. He returned France on 1st June 1916.
Memorial
THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
Cemetery/memorial reference: Pier and Face 10 C 10 D and 11 A.
Remembered on
Rank
Private
Service number
4403
Date of death
12-Apr-17
Age at death
23
Military Unit
1st Bn Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment)
Family History
Arthur Ward was born in 1894 the son of Henry and Annie Ward (née Beresford)of 60 Moffatt Street, Pym Street, Nottingham. His parents were married in 1880 at Nottingham and they had further children, Beatrice, Harry, Herbert and Cyril.
Employment/Hobbies
He was a town carter.
Military History
Arthur Ward, enlisted at Nottingham on 4th June 1912 into the Special Reserve Battalion Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment. He attend recruit training from 4th June 1912 until 2nd November 1912. At the outbreak of war he was mobilised and on 27th December 1914 he landed in France. He was wounded in action on 12th March 1915 (details not stated) and returned to England on 14th March 1915. He was declared a deserter on 8th October 1915 and returned on 9th November 1915. He was awarded 14 days detention. He was declared a deserter once again on 23rd December 1915 returning on 22nd January 1916 this time receiving 28 days detention for this absence. He returned France on 1st June 1916.
Memorial
THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
Cemetery/memorial reference: Pier and Face 10 C 10 D and 11 A.
Remembered on
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Name:
John Thomas Pym Birth Year: abt 1890 Residence Place: 26 Moffatt St, Nottingham Occupation: Baker Enlistment Age: 25 Enlistment Year: 1915 Regimental Number: 042260 Regiment Name: Army Service Corps |
Name:
Ernest Mayes Birth Year: abt 1890 Residence Place: 10 Moffatt St, Nottingham Enlistment Age: 25 Enlistment Year: 1915 Regimental Number: 29863 Regiment Name: Notts and Derby (Sherwood Foresters) Regiment |
Name:
Thomas Parr Occupation wireman Residence: 3 Moffat St Regimental Number: 2331 Regiment Name: Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment) |