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Title: lost London street
Post by: Curtis on Tuesday 06 December 05 13:51 GMT (UK)
Does anyone know of a Hevells Court, West London?

I can't locate on modern map, so presumably it has been re-built and/or re-named?

I have been told it is in Kensington somewhere ???
Title: Re: lost London street
Post by: jorose on Tuesday 06 December 05 14:02 GMT (UK)
I'm not having any luck at all finding it anywhere - not in Historical directories (tried searching for Hev* Court, Hav* Court).  There was Havil Street in Camberwell, but I can't find much else.

What was the source for this street name?  It seems it must have been mistranscribed/misheard somewhere along the way.
Title: Re: lost London street
Post by: Curtis on Tuesday 06 December 05 14:13 GMT (UK)
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Title: Re: lost London street
Post by: jorose on Tuesday 06 December 05 14:58 GMT (UK)
HO 107/726 is the reference for the Hundred of London Without The Walls, parishes: St Bride or St Bridget & Precinct, (Bridewell Hospital), St Dunstan-in-the-West and Serjeants Inn, Fleet-Street, according to the National Archives.  This is in the centre of London, somewhat east of Kensington.  If this reference is correct, you might want to check old maps for this region to see if you can spot something that might be Hevells Court.

What was William Curtis' occupation?  1841 historical directory shows a William Lamb Curtis, salesman, 25 Newgate St - which is near the area shown and there is a Lovell's Court just nearby, off Paternoster Row (Newgate St being perhaps his work address, Lovell's Court being home?)

The other thing to do would be to go back to the 1841 census sheets and check nearby households to see what other streets were in the vicinity, as this can help place people when street names are difficult to read.
Title: Re: lost London street
Post by: Curtis on Tuesday 06 December 05 15:05 GMT (UK)
According to his sons (George) marriage certificate of 1843, William was a sawyer.

This appears to rule out the Williams you have offerred :-\
Title: Re: lost London street
Post by: Springbok on Tuesday 06 December 05 15:15 GMT (UK)
have you tried Gendocs Victorian Streets?

http://www.gendocs.demon.co.uk/

Springbok
Title: Re: lost London street
Post by: MB on Tuesday 06 December 05 15:54 GMT (UK)
It is Nevills Court Fetter Lane. Fetter Lane is in EC4. The William Curtis listed is a copper plate printer
Title: Re: lost London street
Post by: Bill749 on Wednesday 07 December 05 11:20 GMT (UK)
Quote from: Springbok on Tuesday 06 December 05 15:15 GMT (UK)
have you tried Gendocs Victorian Streets?

http://www.gendocs.demon.co.uk/

Springbok

Have just tried to access this site, but the address failed.  :'(

Regards, Bill
Title: Re: lost London street
Post by: Curtis on Wednesday 07 December 05 13:30 GMT (UK)
Thanks to all for your help.

Bill - just tried the same link and it seems to be working ok :-\
Title: Re: lost London street
Post by: Bill749 on Thursday 08 December 05 12:09 GMT (UK)
Working OK now - I had visited the site before, but it seems to have had a problem last time I tried.   :)

Regards, Bill