Dicksons Row Dublin

[mnbarrett]

Hi all

I hope someone can help point me in the right direction. Thanks to the online census i was finally able to find where my grandfather lived in Dublin in 1911. (i think i have checked almost every street in and around that area looking for a Behan family).

The question is now, does anyone have a link for a good map from around that time.
The address was Disksons Row, in Ushers quay.

I am familiar with Dublin, but its not showing up on Maps, so i'm guessing its long gone...

The new census thing is really great, I have been over 2 years back and forth to libraries and archives trying to find him, and it took all of 2 mins on the site. Yay finally a lead!

Any ideas about a map would be appreciated

Thanks

[ev]

hi mnbarrett

i take it you've found usher's quay
i found it on dublinmapped
no sign of dicksons row
old map is definately required

ev

[mnbarrett]

Yeah I used to work across the street from it.

I am guessing that it was probably knocked some time ago. Its just nice to see exactly where places used to be!

ah well. I can check the thoms at some point to see when it went.

Thanks though

M

[Taidquest]

hi, if you go to the link below and scroll down the page
you will find details about dicksons row and streets around it.
 pleased you got a result,I'm collecting lots of new information on
relatives in the 1911 census too and also coming up with more questions!    
                                           
                                                                         happy hunting.anne
http://familytrees.eshire.net/about.html

p,s. ushers quay is just the name of the electoral ward

[mnbarrett]

Thanks Anne,

Thats a lovely read, very interesting!

Michelle

[Genie72]

Thanks for finding my website! 

My GGG Grandmother Mary Peel (nee Grey) died at 3 Dickson's Row (also spelt Dixon's) in 1873.  Other members of the family also lived there at Number 1.

I got a lot of the information from various Thom's Street Directories. I'm going through the 1911 Census at the moment (mainly the Ennumerator's Abstract and the Outbuildings Returns to see just what these cottages were like.  Having the census online is fantastic.

Unfortunately, I haven't got a map with it on.  I do have a picture of Dickson's Lane which I thought was interchangeable with Dickson's Row but the 1911 Census shows that these were two seperate streets, Dickson's Row off Robert Street and Dickson's Lane off Marrowbone Lane.  You live and learn! 

Lorna

[Taidquest]

hi Lorna, Michelle and Ev,,
              I'm very interested in this topic and have been trying
to find a map for you Michelle but no luck so far.
I wonder does the national library have an old map of the area.
where is trish?(dublin1850) when you need her  (trish also has a great website)
I'm also glad of the chance to thank Lorna personally for her terrific
website which I have visited many times since I first found it a few years back.
on the site lorna you mention some of your family lived at number 93 cork street?
well right next door in number 92 was where my parents spent the first few months
 of their marriage in 1940 .my mam who passed away in june 2006 told many
stories about the area and had a very funny story about her time  living in cork street.
by the 1940s number 92 was divided into seperate rooms and rented out.the census
online has many surnames I am familiar with through my mam's stories
sorry Michelle for hijacking your topic and will keep trying for that map.
                                                                           regards,anne

[Genie72]

Hi Anne

Thanks for your message and I'm delighted that you find my website of use to you.

My Peel ancestors lived at 93 Cork Street between about 1894 and 1902.  My GG GrandfatherHenry Peel, ran a horse drawn cab business from there so I must see what the 1911 Census says about the outbuildings.  I only have one photo of the place from about ten years ago and it was in a very sorry state.  One thing I did notice, though, was that there was a gap in the pavement wide enough to allow a cab through so I'm wondering if there was an archway there allowing access to the rear of the buildings from off Cork Street?

Regarding Dickson's Row, I did buy a set of maps from the National Library a few years ago but unfortunately none of them are detailed enough to show all the Lanes, Rows and Courts.  I'd love to see one that does.

Best wishes

Lorna

[dublin1850]

Sorry, I was away in a very wet and windy Paris.

Here is the relevant part from a 1876 map.
It doesn't actually name Dickson's Row/lane but you can work out which ones they were from Robert Street and Marrowbone lane.

Dickson's Row ran from Robert Street to Bowe's lane (off Marrowbone lane). I think that makes it the one that on the map is directly opposite Newport Street