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The Carr, Balby
« on: Friday 15 October 10 23:48 BST (UK) »
Can anyone help at all?
I am looking for The Carr, Balby, I believe this could be the name of a house.
My great grandmother (the lady in my profile picture) was born there in 1888, it is on her birth certificate.
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Re: The Carr, Balby
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 16 October 10 08:24 BST (UK) »
Hi

According to the 1881 census The Carr must have been the name of a road or street as there are quite a few entries for it.

I will see if I can find the enumerators route so we can try and find it on the map

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Booth, Hornsby, Northumberland & Durham
Jackson, Northumberland & Durham
Douthwaite, N Yorks & Durham
Geldard, N Yorks
Ward, Cheshire & W Yorks
Swallow, Boid, W Yorks
Kirby, Lowe, Studholme, Geary, Emery, Baldock

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Re: The Carr, Balby
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 16 October 10 10:42 BST (UK) »
Hi
I would think it would be in the Carr Hill/Balby Carr Bank area.

Carr definition
A type of wetland with peaty soils, generally found in low-lying situations, with a distinctive woody vegetation cover consisting of trees.

Coming down Carr Hill from Balby Road is quite steep so we may assume that The Carr was possibly on the flatter, more industrial area further down.

Hope this helps a little.  :)

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Re: The Carr, Balby
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 16 October 10 13:01 BST (UK) »
Thanks both of you. I have been on google maps street view looking up and down Carr House Road, Carr View, etc etc...lol I was hoping I might find photos or something on the internet.
Other addresses I have are 43 & 50 Spansyke Street, those houses are still there. My Grandmas sister was born at 43.
23 Littlemoor Street, 147 Catherine St, 5 Hollindrakes Yard St. James Street and 42 Queen Street.
Was there a railway nearby as my great great grandfather was a railway signamlman.
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Re: The Carr, Balby
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 16 October 10 15:43 BST (UK) »
Hi Gabbers,
There's a Littlemoor Lane in Balby so perhaps perhaps Littlemoor Street came off it at one time.

There used to be a Catherine Street close to the town centre, could that be the one?

At one time the railways were major employers in Doncaster and the Doncaster & District FHS have produced two CDs of staff based at the "Plant Works."

http://www.doncasterfhs.co.uk/node/25

Some other useful links  :)

http://www.davidheyscollection.com/page25.htm

http://www.doncaster.gov.uk/leisure_in_doncaster/libraries/archives_local_studies/family_local_history/railways.asp


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Re: The Carr, Balby
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 16 October 10 15:49 BST (UK) »
Thats great thanks for your help
I will check those out now  ;D
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Re: The Carr, Balby
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 17 October 10 19:42 BST (UK) »
Many aspects have been covered, but as one who worked at Carr Loco Doncaster for some years I would like to make a few additions: 1) The railways at Doncaster were the Great Northern of which Doncaster was the Headquarters, and subsequently part of the LNER, the next in local importance was the Midland railway, followed by the Great Central and a number of small local lines serving local collieries. 2) The excellent CDs of the Plant Works cover staff employed by the main works at Doncaster, and do not cover operating grade staff like signalmen and traincrew etc.3) Carr is a Norse word for fen, and water from the higher ground now Balby Road, and Green Dyke Lane would run down into the lower ground, leaving it often flooded and certainly boggy for most of the year.4) There was a signalbox known as Carr Box, guess where it was situated.
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Re: The Carr, Balby
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 17 October 10 20:30 BST (UK) »
Thats great info, thanks for that.
I am still trawling the web hoping I might find some photos!!!!!!
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« Reply #8 on: Sunday 17 October 10 20:33 BST (UK) »
To clarify my previous posting regarding the Plant Workers' CDs. Don't buy them unless you have people who you know or believe worked in the main works at some time. All other railway staff are excluded.
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