Place Names and the Family Grieves

[Kay99]

Excellent find - Murton Row is the centre of the map by the railway line just to the east of the sign for Percy Ward http://maps.nls.uk/view/102346464

Kay

[WolfieSmith]

Looking at the 1871, I think its Witlow Point. In the 1881 I think first letter is a W not a J, looks like Wicky Point. 1891 looks like Weckly Point. I think its probably Whitley Point. If you google it there are lots of baptisms of children at Tynemouth in the mid 1800's who lived at Whitley Point. Wasn't on the coast, a mention of it being somewhere up river, before Jarrow Quay.

Alan.

[WolfieSmith]

I suspect Whitley Point referred to in various baptisms at Tynemouth etc was the common pronunciation of Whitehill Point, at the bottom of the map.

Alan.