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Title: Finding streets St GEORGE COLLYHURST
Post by: thefisherman37 on Wednesday 25 March 09 14:28 GMT (UK)
Can anyone please help me with finding two streets in the Collyhurst area of St George the first is Husband street the second is Lindley street my eyes are burning staring at the map knowing me probably got the wrong map  :-\ Thank you Jo.
Title: Re: Finding streets St GEORGE COLLYHURST
Post by: mosiefish on Wednesday 25 March 09 17:51 GMT (UK)
Hi,

Husband Street ran parallel to Thornton Street.  If you go to google maps and type in Robert Malcolm Close Collyhurst you should see the area.  It was  between this and what is now Harrowby Drive. 

This should help you find it on whatever old map you are using.

Try the manchester 1930 map here:

http://www.artus-familyhistory.com/source/Early%20Maps.html/source/Early%20Maps.html

Look for Miles Platting Station and go diagonally down and left from the P in Platting. It is marked Hus ban d   ::)

Regards,
Mo
Title: Re: Finding streets St GEORGE COLLYHURST
Post by: willow154 on Wednesday 25 March 09 17:54 GMT (UK)
http://www.lordoflucies.com/tng/showmedia.php?mediaID=324&medialinkID=682
Title: Re: Finding streets St GEORGE COLLYHURST
Post by: mosiefish on Wednesday 25 March 09 19:10 GMT (UK)
Hi Willow 154,

That is a link to a map of London not Manchester. 

Kind regards,
Mo
Title: Re: Finding streets St GEORGE COLLYHURST
Post by: willow154 on Wednesday 25 March 09 20:52 GMT (UK)
Hi Mo,
Sorry to trouble you, but I'm a bit confused about the link? 
This is the page it relates to:
http://www.lordoflucies.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I513973401&tree=Walsh
I thought the map was of Colleyhurst, Manchester - with Husband Street in the top left hand corner :-\ Am I missing something?
Kind regards,
Paulene :)
Title: Re: Finding streets St GEORGE COLLYHURST
Post by: mosiefish on Wednesday 25 March 09 21:19 GMT (UK)
Hi Pauline,

The map link is definitley a London one.  Seeing Golden Square in the bottom left hand corner did it for me!  Click on the link below and then click on Great Portland Street on the second row.  Scroll down to just below Oxford Street and you should see Golden Square. Little Windmill Street, Broad Street etc. etc.
http://archivemaps.com/mapco/bowles1775/bowles05_02.htm

Regards,
Mo
p.s. nice website!  :)
Title: Re: Finding streets St GEORGE COLLYHURST
Post by: willow154 on Wednesday 25 March 09 21:26 GMT (UK)
Hi Mo,
I can see now - took me a while to find Husband street on your map; but now comparing the two I can see they are COMPLETELY different!  :o
Sorry about that - I just took it for granted that they'd put the right one on the site. Not knowing the area personally, and taking the site information at face value I couldn't tell.
It's a good job someone does know! ;D
And, it looked so promising!
Never mind - we know now. Thanks for putting me right, Mo - most appreciated.
Kind regards.
Paulene :)
It's a wonderful map site; the one you sent.
Title: Re: Finding streets St GEORGE COLLYHURST
Post by: willow154 on Wednesday 25 March 09 21:30 GMT (UK)
P.S. Where do you find all these wonderful maps, Mo?
Title: Re: Finding streets St GEORGE COLLYHURST
Post by: mosiefish on Wednesday 25 March 09 22:39 GMT (UK)
P.S. Where do you find all these wonderful maps, Mo?

I have them stored in "my favourites"  as lots of Rellies came from the  Manchester area and my GGG grandmother was from London.

Jo,

I am still looking for Lindley Street which was according to my 1922 index  is in the same square as Husband Street.  I have had a magnifying glass on the map but still can`t spot it.  Will have another look in the morning.

Regards,
Mo
Title: Re: Finding streets St GEORGE COLLYHURST
Post by: Barbara.H on Wednesday 25 March 09 23:10 GMT (UK)
Hi Mo & Jo   :D

I found a Lindley St a bit further north of Miles Platting Station, near the junction of Oldham  Rd and Ten Acres Lane. Its tiny and on the 1930 map, one of the lines of the map squares goes right through so very hard to read.

Barbara
Title: Re: Finding streets St GEORGE COLLYHURST
Post by: thefisherman37 on Thursday 26 March 09 10:14 GMT (UK)
Thanks for your info it probably is Miles platting I just havent got a clue if Miles platting was in the sub registration of St george as it as says on the census  :)
Title: Re: Finding streets St GEORGE COLLYHURST
Post by: thefisherman37 on Thursday 26 March 09 10:31 GMT (UK)
Just been looking at the link Willow 154 left on this page about a Richard sadlers genealogy, its really spooky my grandads dad lived on Husband street just as this persons relation and also theres a birth certificate on the page for a Richard Sadler and his address was 21 Thornton street same address as my grandad was born and his dad had the same job as the person on the certificate, how spooky is that? :o Thanks again Jo.
Title: Re: Finding streets St GEORGE COLLYHURST
Post by: willow154 on Thursday 26 March 09 17:33 GMT (UK)
 :o :o :D
Hi Jo, That is a coincidence isn't it - is that telling you there might be a family link, I wonder?
I'm so glad that the post was fruitful in the end.
Great to see all these wonderful map sources.
Good luck with your research.
Paulene :)
Title: Re: Finding streets St GEORGE COLLYHURST
Post by: LianneY on Saturday 05 August 17 20:20 BST (UK)
My relatives also lived in both streets mentioned. :-)
Title: Re: Finding streets St GEORGE COLLYHURST
Post by: Viktoria on Saturday 05 August 17 21:06 BST (UK)
Down at the bottom of Oldham Rd. is St. George`s in the Fields.Probably now a factory or demolished.
Previously it was on a street  near  what is now Rochdale Rd which at that time was called St. George`s Rd.
On census returns the area was known as St. Georges.I`m speaking if the mid to late 1800`s.

St George`s church had a group of their boy Sunday school children dressed as sailors ,in white suits and sailor hats, straw at first but later a white version of the classic naval hat, they carried Union Jacks or to be correct The Union Flag.This was for Manchester`s Whitsun- tide walks.
The band always played "Sons of the Sea"
The Whit walks were very sectarian in those days.
                                                                      Viktorian.

P.S. Family history stuff& old maps as yet unpacked after a traumatic move to MUCH smaller house
or I`d give more info.V
Title: Re: Finding streets St GEORGE COLLYHURST
Post by: LianneY on Saturday 05 August 17 21:12 BST (UK)
I have a picture of my grandfather dressed in a union flag outfit as a young boy. This would be why. :-)
Title: Re: Finding streets St GEORGE COLLYHURST
Post by: Viktoria on Saturday 05 August 17 21:44 BST (UK)
Well as I said the Whit walks were very sectarian and even patrioticso as well as St George`fs sailors most churches had a big bonny girl dressed as Brittanai and a boy as John Bull, with Union jack waistcoat etc.
Can you post it?Viktoria.
P.S. Sitting in just lamplight so my spelling is hit and miss.V
Title: Re: Finding streets St GEORGE COLLYHURST
Post by: LianneY on Saturday 05 August 17 21:53 BST (UK)
I don't have it scanned, but will post it for you tomorrow. Remind me if I forget. :-)