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Hi all
looking for further help locating number 42 Gun street, following advice on here I looked at the Insurance map of 1890 ,but numbers of Gun street jump from 40 next to public house across Broomfield street, to number 47 which is next to an Iron mongers numbered (38 Brushfield Street,) no sign of numbers in between 40 and 47 Gun street, 42 is on the electoral roles with Sophia Foreman there in 1841 &1861, so I can't understand why I can't find it, any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks Royfamily
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Previous threads for context etc:
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=865773
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=872708
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I can see the same gap in addresses on the 1910 Valuation map, and in 1901, 1891 and 1881.
Can someone please post more details, or a link, to the census record(s) for Sophia Foreman at this address.
Oh yes, also I searched newspapers for the exact address and only got one hit which was actually to an OCR error (misreading of 49).
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Hello
I think I can see why you're getting a problem. In your earlier thread you mentioned that you can see Sophia Foreman in 1851 and 1861 census at 42 Gun Street. That is correct, but it is Southwark not Spitalfields.
Martin
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Hello
I think I can see why you're getting a problem. In your earlier thread you mentioned that you can see Sophia Foreman in 1851 and 1861 census at 42 Gun Street. That is correct, but it is Southwark not Spitalfields.
Martin
That’s what I was suspecting, but I was too lazy to dig!
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The 1861 Census reads "87 Friar St, 1 Gun St ..."
This shows Friar St off Blackfriars Rd and Gun St https://london1868.com/weller55b.htm
West side of map.
AB - I've been digging.
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https://maps.nls.uk/view/229950230#zoom=3.8&lat=2136&lon=4427&layers=BT
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Gun St beginning to disappear!
https://maps.nls.uk/view/101919831#zoom=5.7&lat=5670&lon=10203&layers=BT
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HT I’ve been struggling to get a good overlay map but I can see that Gun Street became Boyfield Street at some point, and is still there. Apologies if this is already covered by your links.
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FindMyPast address search for Boyfield Street, nothing earlier than 1911
Boyfield Street 1911, 91 households
Boyfield Street 1921, 3 households
[nothing for 1939]
Added: and Gun Street, St George the Martyr last appears in 1891.
Added more: most recent newspaper hit for “Gun Street Southwark” dates from 1909.
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The redevelopment of Gun Street as Boyfield Street by the LCC looks interesting. There are grade II listed purpose-built three-storey tenements with balconies on both sides of the street. They are shown on the 1910 Valuation Survey map but unfortunately there is no information about the interiors. Some of them at least (Clandon Building) are Grade II listed. Well worth a quick look on streetview.
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Thanks for all the great info,knowing Sophia lived in London road just around the corner I should have looked locally.
Cheers Royfamily