Place name not found

[lesd]

I have a relative (William Shaw) with a number of christenings for his children from 1766 to 1779 and the place he was living on each occasions was either "Dodgroid" or "Dodegroid" in West Yorkshire and all christening in Almondbury.

Would appreciate if anyone can advise where or what this name is ?

Thanks

LesD

[Cas (stallc)]

http://archive.today/lXoA

Could it be Digley Royd?  click supplementry link.. on link, it seems to be a farm house.  Was he a farmer??

[lesd]

Thanks for the fast response,  but no,  seven christenings is "Dodgroid and one Dodgeroid" and listed as Clothier.

LesD

[Craclyn]

Google indicates that there are lots of Royds in Almondbury. Found Sharp, South, High and more. Your best bet might be to get an Ordnance Survey map of the area and just work systematically through until you find something that seems to fit.

[J.R.Ellam]

Hi

I would think it was Dods Royd, also spelt Dodds Royd.

John

[lesd]

Checked some further parish records and would like to confirm the name as Dodge Royd still have no idea where it is, seeing all parish records for this person (William Shaw) are all from Almondbury All Hallows church.

Lesd

[Goughy]

Newspaper archives refer to Dodge Royd as being near Triangle, Halifax.  If you look at Triangle on a map there is a Dodge Royd Wood and on old maps Dodge Royd is marked on Longley Lane to the right of Triangle

[Mike in Cumbria]

Good find. Triangle is about 12 miles from Almondbury though, so there may have been another Dodd Royd or Dodge Royd closer than that, unless he had particular family ties that took him back there for family christenings.

I grew up in the West Riding, and Royd is an extremely common element in place names, many of which could have been lost over time. In my own home town, for instance, there were areas called West Royd, Water Royd and Fox Royd.

Mike

[lesd]

Thanks for the assistance,  all the family back too 1706 were christened at Almondbury All Hallows,  so could be the reason,  other familr before this one lived at Castle Houses,  and have not found that either.

LesD