Charing Cross Road in 1891 COMPLETED

[Brian]

Nick and David, going back to my original question where should I be looking in 1891 for No 40 and its surrounding properties?  I find this all very difficult and am trawling through the descriptions of enumeration districts with no luck as I simply do not know enough about the parish layout of the area and cannot find anything particularly helpful anywhere.  The GENUKI outline map is terribly vague and gives no indication of the adjoining areas either

[behindthefrogs]

Wyndhams Theartre still exists and is very close to Leicester Square Tube Station on the eastern side of Charing Cross Road.  That is just south of the junction with Cranbourne Street.  Its address today seems to be 32-36 Charing Cross Road.  The tube station was opened in 1906.

David

[Nick29]

David, take a look at RG12 Piece 88 Folio 206 Pages 44 and 45 - this covers 43, and 55 to 143 Charing Cross Road (with some gaps) and also Albany Mansions and Gloucester Mansions - numbers 50 to 56 are described as "empty" - maybe for demolition ?.

Could you give us references for the censuses where you've found him ?

 

[Brian]

Thanks Nick, I take it you mean me for the references

Census 1861 RG9/195/67/10/54
Census 1871 RG10/326/81/14/62
Census 1881 RG11/319/105/52/422

Census 1901 RG13/2806/59/18/126

[Nick29]

Yes, thanks 

[Brian]

Well yesterday I had a look at RG12 Piece 88 Folio 206 Pages 44 and 45 and then trawled through St Anne Soho Districts one to eight, suffering from glazed eyes so taking the morning off to see snowdrops!  Will do the rest of the districts later and move on to St Giles in the Fields.

[Nick29]

I don't envy you.   He does seem to be very prepared to travel.  He could have been many miles away from the area before the procedings started.  I've been looking for him or his family in the 1911 census with no joy - unfortunately Ellis is a very common name, and his wife and children didn't have christian names that would set them apart.

[kevan]

All,
   I run the London Pubs history site, on which there are many entries for Charing Cross Road, over the years - eg. http://deadpubs.co.uk/LondonPubs/StMartins/Porcupine.shtml
  If you use the search engine it can be useful as an early street directory; and also lists many people who can be used as a census search for a period in time.
  There are also links to some excellent map resources. All free.
Best
Kevan

[Nick29]

I've used your excellent site Kevan 

It helped me find out the name of the pub that my grandfather was living above in Maze Hill Greenwich in 1905.

Keep up the good work !