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Title: 1853 Street name help
Post by: stormswift on Saturday 24 January 15 15:46 GMT (UK)
I have a baptism entry at St Martins on 20 jun 1853 for a Joseph Gibbins son of Edward & Ann. The abode appears to read " Century Row " . Would anyone know where abouts this might be?
Title: Re: 1853 Street name help
Post by: JohninSussex on Saturday 24 January 15 15:51 GMT (UK)
Where is this St Martin's of which you speak?  somewhere in Warwickshire presumably.
Title: Re: 1853 Street name help
Post by: stormswift on Saturday 24 January 15 15:53 GMT (UK)
Where is this St Martin's of which you speak?  somewhere in Warwickshire presumably.

Bull Ring, Birmingham
Title: Re: 1853 Street name help
Post by: ShaunJ on Saturday 24 January 15 16:09 GMT (UK)
Could it be Centre Row?
Title: Re: 1853 Street name help
Post by: stormswift on Saturday 24 January 15 16:18 GMT (UK)
Could it be Centre Row?

Don't think so, definitely looks like a 'u' after the t to me
Title: Re: 1853 Street name help
Post by: ShaunJ on Saturday 24 January 15 16:21 GMT (UK)
There is no Century Row listed in Slater's General & Classified Directory of Birmingham for 1852-53.

Centre Row was at 59 Inge Street
Title: Re: 1853 Street name help
Post by: stanmapstone on Saturday 24 January 15 16:28 GMT (UK)
Is it Centre Row? There is no Century Row in the 1851Census Street Index. If it is Centre Row then, according to the 1851 census description, it was in the area of Hurst Street and Smallbrook Street http://maps.nls.uk/view/101584678#zoom=6&lat=1949&lon=2253&layers=BT although it is not marked on the map.

Stan
Title: Re: 1853 Street name help
Post by: stormswift on Saturday 24 January 15 16:40 GMT (UK)
Is it Centre Row? There is no Century Row in the 1851Census Street Index. If it is Centre Row then, according to the 1851 census description, it was in the area of Hurst Street and Smallbrook Street http://maps.nls.uk/view/101584678#zoom=6&lat=1949&lon=2253&layers=BT although it is not marked on the map.

Stan

Sounds plausible. Parents from Smallbrook street and Holloway Head. Edward himself at Holloway Head and then High Street. Could well be the way it was pronounced to the vicar?
Title: Re: 1853 Street name help
Post by: stanmapstone on Saturday 24 January 15 16:46 GMT (UK)
If you go to http://is.gd/eRtmin then zoom out you can see Centre Row marked, on the 1:500 Town Plan.

Stan
Title: Re: 1853 Street name help
Post by: stormswift on Saturday 24 January 15 16:58 GMT (UK)
Many thx for the replys. Centre Row it is lol :)
Title: Re: 1853 Street name help
Post by: jim1 on Sunday 25 January 15 10:14 GMT (UK)
Centre Row 1851
Title: Re: 1853 Street name help
Post by: stormswift on Sunday 25 January 15 13:05 GMT (UK)
Thx Jim