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Thanks for all your responses. I have managed, with your help, to find out when the street of Springcliffe was built. Since I know others may look for it in the future, here is how I traced the history of Springcliffe or Spring Cliffe, off Heaton Road and Church Street, Bradford.

I believe Springcliffe came before the neighbouring residental street of Springcliffe Street.

Plots of land for "Spring Cliffe" were being advertised within the Bradford Observer in 1853. Springcliffe first appears in the 1854 Bradford Parliamentary Register as a place of residence though it does not appear in the Directory of Leeds and Bradford 1854, also Lunds' Directory of Bradford 1856. By the 1861 census, Springcliffe appears with 4 residential houses. By 1871 census, there are 14 residential houses on Springcliffe, alongside the "Springcliffe Club Houses". By the Post Office Directory of Bradford 1878-79, there are 25 residential houses.

Whilst I cannot yet confirm my relative's role in the building of these houses, it has helped narrow down where and when he was involved.

My sources were: Genuki, British Newspapers Online, Historical Directories of England & Wales (University of Leicester), UK Census 1861 & 1871.

What a dunce I am I'll have a look at those. Thanks.

Hi KGarrad

I had typed the information out myself. I did find information on Find My Past but had transcribed the salient details for the enquirer including the catalogue name and page numbers etc (the latter were subsequently removed by the mod). I believe my format of entry might have been mistaken as 'copied and pasted' from the mod's point of view but it is my normal way of presenting information clearly. I will be more careful in future. Thanks for responding.

Would anyone be able to provide me with further information above person?

I'm researching him on behalf of a friend and would like to know if there is any record of him at St Peter's Church in Ugborough?

Francis was born in Dorset c1650, son of Robert Hodder, a Yeoman but seems to be one of the first Hodders to move to Ugborough c1677 as vicar to the parish. His wife was Judith (possible surname Miller from my research) and one of their sons was named Servington after the local landlord, Servington Savery Esq; a tradition which seems to have been held down the generations. I've found him in Friends of Devon Archives and old ecclesiastical books online but something that isn't online would be much better.

Any further information will be appreciated.

Kind regards

Relatively

Hi Rootschat,

I've been left in something of a muddle about what I can post within my responses. I understood it was correct to state where you have sourced your information e.g. record collection etc. for the enquirer to source the original record for themselves. I have several years experience of copyright in academic research and the public sector so understand what I can and cannot put online but a recent incident in your Hampshire forum has left me hesitant about what I can post on this website but naturally I don't wish to be left open to accusations of breeching copyright. Is there a help section I can look in? 

Kind regards

Relatively