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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Yorkshire (West Riding) => Topic started by: Eilleen on Friday 01 November 13 15:55 GMT (UK)
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Hi :)
has an one any knowledge about the area of this address during about 1908.
26 Court 2 House Attercliffe Road, Attercliffe ,Sheffield,
I am new to researching Sheffield, so could do with some help.
thank you Eilleen.
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Some context from White's 1911 Directory:
Attercliffe Road
Effingham Road
Eclipse ganister works
484-486 beerhouse
488
490
492
Court 20
496
Court 22
504 (victualler) [Sportsman's Inn]
508
534
542
544
546
548 (victualler) [Robin Hood]
Court 26
Court 28
466&568
570
580 Yorkshire penny Bank
Staniforth Road
Most of these addresses are commercial premises. You can see the details at http://www.historicaldirectories.org (http://www.historicaldirectories.org)
Hugh
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If you want more detailed information and are able to visit TNA then try the Valuation Office field books of 1911 - a modern Doomsday book. There is a description of it on the Federation of Family History Societies' website under News for 2 Feb 2013.
Best wishes
Liz
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Hugh and Liz , thank you for your help.
Liz , I have no idea what TNA stands for :) and travelling is out of the question ;)
I suppose I just thought someone with local knowledge might give Me a rough description of that area about that time,
you know the sort of thing, " these where slums , 20 people living to a room ? " or what ever :)
Eilleen.
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Eilleen
It was a 4 roomed dwelling so depending on who the family were who were living there in 1908 would depend on how many were still at home in 1901 there were 8 people living there the following census the same family are still there to find the exact number for 1908 you would have to look at the electoral books
Regards Carolanne
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Thank you Carolanne :)
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Your welcome
Regards Carolanne
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I have no idea what TNA stands for
The National Archives.
Lizzie
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Possibly searching through the 1901 and 1911 census returns, browsing the area may give you the "picture" you seek - If the occupations are all "lowly" and the population dense, even more than one family to a house, then that gives one image. If the occupations given are more "professional" and there are household servants indicated, that gives another image.
Also many local papers nowadays pad out real news with "X in the past" illustrated with old photographs. A query to the local newspaper or library ( asking for any local history archives) may be very helpful.
Does the actual address still exist? If so, "GoogleEarth" is really useful. Type in the address or at least the road, and see if that helps. I've had some good virtual tours round places mentioned in censuses.
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Thank you Threlfallyorkie :)
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There are some interesting old photos of Attercliffe on the Picture Sheffield website - www.picturesheffield.com
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Thank you for that sandrastocks54 :)
I am sat here researching family Stocks :) are you a Stocks branch :)
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I'm a Stocks by marriage Eilleen! Which particular branch are you researching?
Sandra
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Some of my family lived in similar houses in Sheffield. From what my dad remembers of visiting his grandparents he said the court was a series of back to back houses and each house was numbered. Each house had a room downstairs (sometimes this was two rooms, one being a small kitchen), a first floor bedroom and an attic bedroom. The privy for the court was at the back of the houses. The ones in Attercliffe, just like the ones where my great-grandparents lived, were demolished in the slum clearance. Attercliffe today is a retail/industrial area and not much housing.