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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Shropshire => Topic started by: P.P.Power on Friday 30 December 22 16:26 GMT (UK)
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Hello all. I wonder if anyone could shed light on the actual location of "Railway Cottages" in Cruck Meole around the year 1901.
I have an ancestor attending Cruck Meole National Church of England School around that time and living at No. 2 Railway Cottages, Cruck Meole (Ref Census 1901).
I haven't found any maps with that level of detail as yet.
Any help/pointers would be appreciated. (Probably a difficult ask).
All the best for the New Year :)
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It may help us if you give us the name of the person in question and the 1901 census reference :)
Have you tried looking at adjacent streets on the census or going back to the enumerators route at the beginning to get some idea of the location
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Thanks rosie99.
Ethel Beddoes - RG13 / 2533 / 66 / 15 (Household Schedule Entry No. 87).
I currently don't have any further Census info other than "No. 1 Railway Cottages" previous schedule entry 86, "School House" schedule entry 88, and "Cruck Meole Mills" schedule entry 91. Remaining adjacent entries state "Cruck Meole".
Unfortunately I don't have the enumerators route.
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https://maps.nls.uk/view/101594371#zoom=5&lat=5118&lon=6304&layers=BT
Possibly the building shewn below the. Co. of short hill colliery, looks about big enough to be a pair of cottages, and built on railway land.
Mike
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1911 Census - completed by occupier -
John Delamare, address Railway Bridge House, Hanwood, 5 rooms
Thomas Griffiths, 1 Railway Bridge Cottages, Hanwood, 5 rooms
As transferred to Enumerator's List -
Cruckmeole; Colliery Building; (not used as dwelling)
Address - Railway Bridge Cottage, Hanwood; Private House; Mr Delamare
Address - Railway Bridge Cottage, Hanwood; Private House; Mr Griffiths**
Hanwood; Lock up shop (not used as dwelling)
Old Blacksmith's Shop; Private House; Mr Crow
See Mazi's map which has a "Smithy" close to the railway bridge. Two entries after the Blacksmith's shop is Orchard Lane - so appear to be progressing west/east along the present A488?
I'm tending to plump for one of the blocks between 261 and 258 on the map as Nos 1 and 2?
** note - this is not the Mr Griffiths at Railway Cottages in 1901.
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1911 Census - completed by occupier -
John Delamare, address Railway Bridge House, Hanwood, 5 rooms
Thomas Griffiths, 1 Railway Bridge Cottages, Hanwood, 5 rooms
See Mazi's map which has a "Smithy" close to the railway bridge. Two entries after the Blacksmith's shop is Orchard Lane - so appear to be progressing west/east along the present A488?
I'm tending to plump for one of the blocks between 261 and 258 on the map as Nos 1 and 2?
** note - this is not the Mr Griffiths at Railway Cottages in 1901.
I would agree, Railway cottages you would expect to be occupied by railway workers, railway bridge cottages is a good description of their location.
Mike
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Thanks mazi.
The head of the family in 1901, Henry, was a "Railway Platelayer".
However by 1903 the family had relocated to Shrewsbury. (Henry was then a "Railway Clerk" and by 1911 he was a "Brewer").
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Railway Cottages, Cruckmeole were indeed sited near Shorthill.
My Wife's family lived there until 1960's.
Twin cottages adjacent to the Minsterley railway. No road access, just a footpath along the lineside.
Now demolished but site still evident from brickwork in field, plus the old Walnut tree still standing in the former garden.
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A very warm welcome to Rootschat and thanks for the update.
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The railway ran from Snailbeach Lead mine.
I lived with a branch line running behind the cottage.
There was a smelthouse part way along and passengers could ride to Minsterley where there were a few shops and also Pontesbury .
We branched off at Plox Green when going to Snailbeach ,the road we left went to Bishops Castle .
Despite the evidence of mining a lovely place.
Viktoria.