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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Lancashire => Topic started by: thefisherman37 on Wednesday 25 March 09 14:28 GMT (UK)
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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.
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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
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http://www.lordoflucies.com/tng/showmedia.php?mediaID=324&medialinkID=682
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Hi Willow 154,
That is a link to a map of London not Manchester.
Kind regards,
Mo
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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 :)
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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! :)
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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.
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P.S. Where do you find all these wonderful maps, Mo?
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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
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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
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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 :)
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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.
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: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 :)
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My relatives also lived in both streets mentioned. :-)
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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
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I have a picture of my grandfather dressed in a union flag outfit as a young boy. This would be why. :-)
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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
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I don't have it scanned, but will post it for you tomorrow. Remind me if I forget. :-)