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Title: Birthplace name confirmation
Post by: JakeMcGhee on Tuesday 20 May 25 22:31 BST (UK)
Good Evening,

I know this may extremely obvious, but I would rather be safe, as I hate the thought of entering incorrect information on my Family tree, I have my Great x3 Grandmothers birth certificate, where her birth sub district is said to be in Plumstead and Carlton in the County of Kent, but on the actual document it looks like it says 87 soldiers cottages Charlton, Would you say that the Plumstead and Carlton is a spelling error? and should read Plumstead and Charlton?

Kind regards,
Jake
Title: Re: Birthplace name confirmation
Post by: Neale1961 on Tuesday 20 May 25 23:27 BST (UK)
Charlton was a parish in Kent.
Some useful information here. Scroll down for map and further on more detail about Charlton.
https://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/images/Eighteen_Fifty_One_Census/1851-census-vol-4-lewisham-ho-107-1590-91-intro.pdf

Title: Re: Birthplace name confirmation
Post by: mckha489 on Wednesday 21 May 25 01:43 BST (UK)
Details of the Lewisham Union registration district

https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/lewisham.html

I would say Charlton is the correct one
Title: Re: Birthplace name confirmation
Post by: maddys52 on Wednesday 21 May 25 04:23 BST (UK)
Not sure where it says "Plumstead and Carlton"? The birth certificate clearly says Charlton. Useful info from Neale and mckha.  :D
Title: Re: Birthplace name confirmation
Post by: JakeMcGhee on Wednesday 21 May 25 12:35 BST (UK)
Quote from: maddys52 on Wednesday 21 May 25 04:23 BST (UK)
Not sure where it says "Plumstead and Carlton"? The birth certificate clearly says Charlton. Useful info from Neale and mckha.  :D

My apologies for whatever reason the 2nd photo did not attach, this is what I was referring to.
Title: Re: Birthplace name confirmation
Post by: JakeMcGhee on Wednesday 21 May 25 12:36 BST (UK)
Thank you everyone for getting back to me :) I appreciate all the information provided :)
Title: Re: Birthplace name confirmation
Post by: hanes teulu on Thursday 22 May 25 12:21 BST (UK)
Charlton Cemetery opened 1855 and the newspaper snippets below (1854-1868) identify the location of the "Soldier's Cottages" in relation to it..
On this map the road (not named) separating Charlton Cemetery and "The Cottages" to the south is "Charlton Park Lane".
I take "The Cottages" to be the "Soldier's Cottages"?

https://maps.nls.uk/view/103313093#zoom=4.1&lat=1830&lon=2837&layers=BT
https://maps.nls.uk/view/103313093#zoom=4.1&lat=1830&lon=2837&layers=BT
Title: Re: Birthplace name confirmation
Post by: hanes teulu on Thursday 22 May 25 13:28 BST (UK)
You can see "Barrack Field" and the south west gate on the 1st map at reply #6 - close to "The Cottages".

Kentish Independent, 21 May 1870