Who lived at ...?

[MKG]

Hello again

I haven't the faintest idea if such a search is even possible, but I'm looking for the occupants of 67 High Street and 3 Walkergate Lane, both in Berwick upon Tweed, in 1891. I tried to make a start with the 1881 census on FamilySearch, but that won't allow an address search. Doesn't really matter - as I said, it's 1891 I'm really interested in.

Mike

EDIT: Just tried 1901CensusOnline. According to them, no-one lived at either address between 1841 and 1901. Both addresses were shops (at least, they were in 1891). Could this be true, or is it a ruse to get me further into their site?

[Gadget]

Hi 


No 3 Walkergate Lane as such that I can see. 1 & 3a are the nearest. Not sure if you have access so will give the ref:


1 & 3a Walkergate Lane
RG12/4267 F 104 P 1

Head: Margaret Piercy, wid, 46, Pawn Broker, b. Scotland



I don't see a High Street listing for Berwick 

Gadget

[Evie]

Hi Mike

Just had a look at Watergate Lane in the 1881 census. Have seen 1, 5, 2 and 4 but no 3. Very strange. However those numbers mentioned were fishmongers, a pawn broker and a furniture dealer. So this leads me to thinking that if 3 did exist at that time it would have been a shop.

For reference if you want to have a look number 1 and 5 Watergate Lane was on record

RG11/5130/10/13

Might be worth looking for those names in the 1891 census to see if they are still there.

Evie

Added: You beat me to it Gadget might as well post anyway. Interesting no 3 for you either.

[Gadget]

Just noticed that Mike doesn't have full access so:

1 & 3a Walkergate Lane
RG12/4267 F 104 P 1

Margaret King, wid, 46, Pawn Broker, b. Scotland
Andrew, s, 16, ? commercial,
Elizabeth  A or O, d, 12
John T, s, 10
Ellen, s, 8
Thomas,  s, 6
James A, s, 4
Henry Black, son in law, 22, Draper, b. Alnwick
Margaret Jane, d, 22
Margaret P, grddaughter, 3 months, b. Berwick

Others b. Ord


Gadget


Added - looks to me as if No 1 was a residential property where the Piercys lived,  No 3 was a Pawnshop/Drapers with the Black family living above at 3a. They all, however, appear to be living as one household.

[Evie]

Nope cannot see a High Street on 1881 either. So I tried putting in various occupations that I would have thought would be on a High Street, grocer, inn keeper, chemist, general dealer, confectioner, tobacconist, etc but no luck I'm afraid.

Evie

[Gadget]

The only way of finding if there were any households in High Street, is to go through each Enumeration District description (there are 14 plus the hospital and the workhouse) and see if High Street is mentioned. Walkergate Lane is in District 9 and doesn't include High Street.

I did a thorough address search for High Street and nothing came up.


Gadget

[Gadget]

According to the Postcode finder on Royal Mail, there is no such place as High Street, Berwick upon Tweed 

I don't see it on Multimap either - could it be the continuation of Castlegate/Marygate on the A1167 which is the main thoroughfare, parallel to the river.

Or it could be High Greens.

Gadget

[Evie]

Interestingly in the 1911 (as well as the 1901 as you found Mike) an address for High Street Berwick does show up 328 results, 80 of which are Head of household. I know not much help, but it does now exist. I wonder if there has been a change of street names over the decade of 1891 and 1901.

Evie

[Gadget]

Can you click on the ED header, Evie and see where it is close to