which part of london is the bow bells?

[MaryA]

There is a Roman Road which runs between Bethnal Green and Mile End in London E2, I would suspect this is the one she was talking about.

[Wendi]

Hi again Jomalomo

Were you able to ask your nan if she has her own birth certificate?

It would be a good start to get hold of it, as it would confirm her place of birth and both her parents full names.

Wendi

[jomalomo]

on the other side of the the family, my dads dad. ive managed to get back to g g grandad. but every link i click on takes me to blody ancestery.co.uk. what can i do from here? with out paying!?

[MaryA]

You figure out as much of the family as you can, giving dates and places of birth and you ask for a look up.

See, simple really
Mary

[Biker]

Hello

I'm born and bred in East London and live in East London, so yes, I'm a Londoner 

From what you mentioned before about Bow Bells and Roman Road, I think Mary A is right about the location and I suspect like many cockneys she assumed Bow Bells was actually Bow Church bells - not far from Roman Road at all.  Registrations in that district (depending on which part) could be Bethnal Green, Mile End, Poplar or Bromley by Bow.

There's a bit of information about it here (which also alludes to the confusion with the Cheapside Bow Bells).

Hope that helps.

Regards
Jonathan

[bumblebee]

Shoredith is situated around Old Street. to the north is Hoxton and Haggerston, all districts or parishes of shoreditch. Hackney is a bit further north, a matter of a mile or so. My family are from this area for the last 300 years, I was born in Lever Street which runs from Goswell road in the west to City road in the east. My birth cert says this is the district of Finsbury, but I consider it to Shoreditch and well within the sound of Bow Bells