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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => London and Middlesex => Topic started by: JOOBLES on Saturday 01 July 23 14:08 BST (UK)
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I’ve just received a birth certificate for someone in 1873 but I’m struggling to find the location of the address.
I realise street names changed and places were demolished but if anyone could help I would be very grateful.
I’d like to find it on a map !
It is……. 1,New Street Cottages, New Street, East Street, Lambeth.
How many ‘Streets’ does one person need in an address ?!!!!
Many thanks
Update, New Street was off Princes Street so we’re getting nearer !
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1,New Street Cottages, New Street, East Street, Lambeth.
In the 1871 census, 1 New Street Cottages is listed immediately after "New Street, East Side".
So might that be East Side rather than East Street?
If you got the certificate from the GRO it's most likely a transcribed copy and errors do creep in.
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Ah that’s interesting.
The certificate is a copy of the original entry rather than a recent handwritten one.
It clearly says East Street.
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There are some newspaper references at around that time to New Street, East Street, Lambeth
1871 census street index, Lambeth
New Street
Nearby street East Street
Reference RG 10/665
Folio 65-70
New Street Cottages
Nearby street New Street and Esher Street
Reference RG 10/665
Folio 71
See ED description, Lambeth Church 2nd, ED 16
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More for New Street Cottages
Nearby street New Street and Esher Street
Reference RG 10/667
Folio 88-89
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How many ‘Streets’ does one person need in an address ?!!!!
It was common to do this, I think for small streets, and where there was more than one street with the same name in an area
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Much appreciated thanks guys.
Now I need to find it on a map !!
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Here you can see New Street running between East Street and Union Street on this 1871 map:
https://maps.nls.uk/view/103313078#zoom=5&lat=10389&lon=5946&layers=BT
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By the time this map was surveyed New Street had become Topaz Street and East Street had become Lollard Street (as it still is):
https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=18.0&lat=51.49341&lon=-0.11466&layers=168&right=osm
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That’s great, thanks everyone.
I’ll have a look on Google to see if there any old photos.