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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Leicestershire => Topic started by: chirp on Sunday 06 April 08 13:27 BST (UK)
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In 1841 my ancestor's address is given as Morledge St., St Margaret with Bishops Fee, Leicester. Is this the name of a parish? Does anyone know whereabouts it was/is? Thanks
Chirp
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Greeting’s & Welcome Chirp….
Morledge Street is still there today although it’s undergoing major redevelopments at the moment & in the future it will be part of
The St. George’s Quarter of Leicester.
It runs south from Humberstone Road to Southampton Street.
Second on the right going out of the City along Humberstone Road from it’s junction with Rutland Street.
St. Margaret’s with Bishops fees ? ……
At that time St. Margaret’s Parish was the biggest Parish in the Borough of the City, taking up the whole of the Eastern side of the City. going from the North round to the South.
Because of the vast area the Church of St. Margaret’s remained as the Mother Church
Several Churches were built on the outskirts and could only perform certain services Baptisms Burials....So had to pay a fee to the Bishop……. But the marriages had to be in the Mother Church. Untill much latter when these Churches became a Parish in their own rights.
( Southampton Street is in the Parish of St.George’s )
Hope this helps ?
MIKE.
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Hello Mike
Thank you so much for that - it is very helpful. I knew there would be a kind and clever soul out there who could help!
Chirp
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" Your very welcome Chirp. "......
If we can help you further then just ask....
MIKE.
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Hi Mike,
I too have a relative in this strange sounding parish, and I can't even read the name of the street on the 1841 Census. It seesm to be 'Bysell Square' or something begining with B, next to 'Rufus Square' or something begining with R... Any thoughts?
Thanks
Andy
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Greeting’s & Welcome …Andy.
No Problems……It’s RUSSELL SQUARE.
It's the old fashioned double ss = ff which is confusing....
This was half way down Wharf Street.
The Road widened out to form a wide Square
With shops on both sides with an Island in the Middle
An Old Time Theatre stood at the beginning to this Square
My Ex Wife’s Aunt kept “ The Marvin Clothing Stores” on this Square.
It lasted well into the 1960’s before the Council redeveloped the area to become St: Matthew’s Estate….
Hope this helps .
MIKE.
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Hi Mike
Fastest website service in the West! That's great - thanks for your time!
Andy
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Mike (or anyone else), do you know if all the redevelopment in the area was done at the same time, in the 1960's?
Many of my ancestors and family lived in the Wharf St area. The Holylands ran a shop selling sewing machines, mangles etc at 3 -5 Wharf St and my gran grew up in a pub just around the corner (the name momentarily escapes me).
My grandmother eventually became a non-resident landlady for several properties in the area and never forgave the council for compulsarily purchasing then from her - I think she felt that she'd been done out of a fortune! -- though from what I understand they were pretty much slum dwellings :-\
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Greeting’s Again. …Annie.
I recall the development started mid 60’s and had been finished by 1976.
I have, and still use an old Street guide dated 1976 and all the old streets had gone by then…….
Was the Pub “ The Three Cranes ? “ which stood on the corner of Wharf Street & Humberstone – gate and is still there but renamed with one of those silly modern names now…….
MIKE.
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I've just found the pub name and started another thread.
It was the Sir Thomas White Inn, 34, Russell Street
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My mother remembers, as a child, being taken around the houses with her mother to collect the rent.
How they came to be owned by my family, I don't know; the family wasn't wealthy and still isn't!!
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I am looking for the exact location of Granby Square which is where my husband's ancestor was in 1841. Is it off Granby Street?
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Looking at the addresses on the Census, the sequence is Granby Street, Granby Square, Granby Row, Granby Street, Creswell Place, Chapel Square, Granby Street.
I can only find Granby Street on the old maps.
David