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Biberystone Leek Staffs
« on: Tuesday 18 October 16 12:15 BST (UK) »
My great great grandfather  Abel Goodwin born about 1790 was living at Biberystone  in 1841 census. Haven't been able to trace on maps or by Googling. I wondered if anyone with local knowledge could tell me whereabouts this was. Abel was a coal miner yet he seems to be surrounded by farms.
Reference 1841 census Piece 1005 Book 4  Folio 7  page 6

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Re: Biberystone Leek Staffs
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 18 October 16 13:19 BST (UK) »
The Enumerator's District names Leek Frith.  This map locates Leek Frith

http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/sidebyside.cfm#zoom=15&lat=53.1405&lon=-1.9814&layers=6&right=BingHyb

If you pan to the left with that map you will find that Leekfrith is also an area. 
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Re: Biberystone Leek Staffs
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 18 October 16 13:30 BST (UK) »
And this map shows Upper Hulme village with coal shafts identified in the area.

http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/sidebyside.cfm#zoom=15&lat=53.1564&lon=-1.9854&layers=6&right=BingHyb
Transcriptions and NBI are merely finding aids.  They are NOT a substitute for original record entries.
Remember - "They'll be found when they want to be found" !!!
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Archbell - anywhere, any date
Kendall - WRY
Milner - WRY
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Re: Biberystone Leek Staffs
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 18 October 16 16:55 BST (UK) »
Many many thanks for your help. Bellini

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Re: Biberystone Leek Staffs
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 18 October 16 19:16 BST (UK) »
Hi Bellini.  Just in case you have not got it, Abel was baptised 6 February 1791 in Quarnford St Paul.  Father Abel, mother Elisabeth.  It is possible Abel senior died in 1797 and Abel junior in 1853.  He possibly married Sarah Nadin in 1815.
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Re: Biberystone Leek Staffs
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 18 October 16 20:53 BST (UK) »
Thanks Mike
My great great grandfather was Abel Goodwin ( junior) -he died in 1853 at Gib Tor Gate and was married to Sarah nee Nadin/ Naden.  Sarah Goodwin was a toll gate keeper and silk button maker.

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Re: Biberystone Leek Staffs
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 18 October 16 22:07 BST (UK) »

This is an extract from British History online.  Shaw House is on the present maps about a mile and a half north of Upper Hulme

The digging of coal was included in the licence granted in 1596 or 1597 by Sir Henry Bagnall, lord of Leek manor, to Thomas Jolliffe, a Leek mercer, to exploit the waste in Leek and Leekfrith, and coal pits recorded in Leek manor in the early 18th century were probably in Leekfrith. (fn. 162) Six colliers lived in the area around Shaw House on the east side of the Roaches in 1841, but only one in 1871.

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Re: Biberystone Leek Staffs
« Reply #7 on: Friday 21 October 16 14:00 BST (UK) »
Very helpful, chrissiel, will follow this up.
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