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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Staffordshire => Topic started by: Bellini on Tuesday 18 October 16 12:15 BST (UK)
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My great great grandfather Abel Goodwin born about 1790 was living at Biberystone in 1841 census. Haven't been able to trace on maps or by Googling. I wondered if anyone with local knowledge could tell me whereabouts this was. Abel was a coal miner yet he seems to be surrounded by farms.
Reference 1841 census Piece 1005 Book 4 Folio 7 page 6
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The Enumerator's District names Leek Frith. This map locates Leek Frith
http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/sidebyside.cfm#zoom=15&lat=53.1405&lon=-1.9814&layers=6&right=BingHyb
If you pan to the left with that map you will find that Leekfrith is also an area.
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And this map shows Upper Hulme village with coal shafts identified in the area.
http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/sidebyside.cfm#zoom=15&lat=53.1564&lon=-1.9854&layers=6&right=BingHyb
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Many many thanks for your help. Bellini
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Hi Bellini. Just in case you have not got it, Abel was baptised 6 February 1791 in Quarnford St Paul. Father Abel, mother Elisabeth. It is possible Abel senior died in 1797 and Abel junior in 1853. He possibly married Sarah Nadin in 1815.
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Thanks Mike
My great great grandfather was Abel Goodwin ( junior) -he died in 1853 at Gib Tor Gate and was married to Sarah nee Nadin/ Naden. Sarah Goodwin was a toll gate keeper and silk button maker.
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This is an extract from British History online. Shaw House is on the present maps about a mile and a half north of Upper Hulme
The digging of coal was included in the licence granted in 1596 or 1597 by Sir Henry Bagnall, lord of Leek manor, to Thomas Jolliffe, a Leek mercer, to exploit the waste in Leek and Leekfrith, and coal pits recorded in Leek manor in the early 18th century were probably in Leekfrith. (fn. 162) Six colliers lived in the area around Shaw House on the east side of the Roaches in 1841, but only one in 1871.
Chris
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Very helpful, chrissiel, will follow this up.