Does anyone know of "Havannah, Tanfield, County Durham" ?

[Tanfieldancestor]

Hi,

I am researching the Richardson Family, but I have heard of some Wilds don't know if they lived in Havannah though, mainly Dalton on Tees.

[StewAnglais]

Hi,

My great great grandmother was born in Havannah in 1857. It was in the ecclesiastical (church) district of Tanfield, and that is where she was christened. I have seen an old photograph of it dating back from the 1870's which shows a short terraced row of houses in the middle of a field. I'm not sure if it could be said to be part of anywhere - I've always understood it to be of the tiniest of little hamlets.

Stew

[Tanfieldancestor]

Hi Stew,

Oh that is great Stew,  do you have te old photograph, as I would love to see it.

Thanks again,

Regards,

Ryan

[StewAnglais]

Hi Ryan,

I saw the photograph in a book about towns & villages in County Durham at my local library. If I have time this week, I'll see if I can get it up for you.

Best wishes,

Stew

[Tanfieldancestor]

Hi Steew,

Oh Thank you very much.

Regards,

Ryan

[rupiezucki]

Which family are you researching from that area?  My great(x4)-grandma, Anne Wild, was born in Havanah in 1775

Hi Silverhawk,  You may already have this, but just in case...

from the Lanchester & Esh BTS, Burial 7 Aug 1771 Robert Wild of (W?) Havanna

If you're accessing it through Family Search or Ancestry, it's on page 41/844.  There are actually a few Havanna listings in here.

Cheers,
Rupie

[barryd]

Normally I would call it Havannah, West Stanley. Or as the Americans would call it "Downtown" West Stanley. Tanfield has it own church down the bank from West Stanley. The latter has its own Church called St. Andrew's, Beamish but the Church is not really in Beamish. If you have a Morris Minor leave it at home in the Winter. Havannah is on a plateau. Hills North and South of West Stanley. East to Chester-Le-Street, West to Consett are a bit flatter.  Lanchester is the Registration District. Same as the Motor Car or Submachine Gun. 

[stanmapstone]

See https://maps.nls.uk/view/102341512#zoom=5&lat=5343&lon=5849&layers=BT

Stan

[rupiezucki]

Great map Stan.  Do you know if anyone has software, or if there is a website which will allow the fading from an old map to a present day map?  I know that there is a tool available to to do this with the Irish Griffith's Valuation maps.  It allows you to exactly pinpoint an old location in present terms.

The reason I ask, is that 'your' map was surveyed in 1857, when some of my family would have been living on West Stanley Farm.  It's location is not indicated, but I have sussed that it was down the line from West Stanley Colliery, and is probably just above the words 'West Stanley' on the map.

It would be nice to know.

Cheers,
Rupie