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London & Middlesex Completed Lookup Requests / Re: Rufford Row Islington
« on: Sunday 05 July 15 20:01 BST (UK) »
Hi Jenny
What an interesting reply you got from Trystan. I would just like to add: I have a newspaper clipping regarding a Great Grand Uncle Henry Smith that was murdered in 1896 Islington.
Copied from the Newspaper:
Most of the inhabitants of Upper Street Islington, remember when the strip of ground lying between the Unitarian Church and Cross Street was known as Rufford's Row and was numbered 1-15 counting from the end towards the 'Angel'. This row of shops had then a raised pavement some four feet above the road way running in front of them and it was about were 296 Upper Street Islington now that about forty years ago Mr. Smith was in business as a Gas Engineer at No.11 or 12 Rufford's Row. This is clearly established by Mrs. Bland who remembers being taken there as a little girl by her mother.
I hope this is some help to you. Oh and Mrs. Bland is Henry Smith's niece. The newspaper was dated Feb 1896
What an interesting reply you got from Trystan. I would just like to add: I have a newspaper clipping regarding a Great Grand Uncle Henry Smith that was murdered in 1896 Islington.
Copied from the Newspaper:
Most of the inhabitants of Upper Street Islington, remember when the strip of ground lying between the Unitarian Church and Cross Street was known as Rufford's Row and was numbered 1-15 counting from the end towards the 'Angel'. This row of shops had then a raised pavement some four feet above the road way running in front of them and it was about were 296 Upper Street Islington now that about forty years ago Mr. Smith was in business as a Gas Engineer at No.11 or 12 Rufford's Row. This is clearly established by Mrs. Bland who remembers being taken there as a little girl by her mother.
I hope this is some help to you. Oh and Mrs. Bland is Henry Smith's niece. The newspaper was dated Feb 1896