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Topic: 1913 Bournemouth Address - anyone recognise it? (Read 736 times)
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DudleyWinchurch
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Hi all,
I have an address in Bournemouth, given in 1913, that I am trying to make sense of but can't relate to modern maps etc.
It looks like "Via Christ Rd".
Does anyone recognise this or can anyone local suggest what it might be?
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DudleyWinchurch
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Yes, but this is a full address and written with a capital so if it is "Via Christ" then it would mean "The Way of Christ" Rd.
I am trying to find out if that was a real address at the time or if I am completely misreading it.
Was there even a "Christ" or "Christ's" Road in Bournemouth in 1913?
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stockman fred
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Could it just be short for Christchurch Road? There is still one in Bournemouth as Christchurch is the old port just to the East, although it's now part of the same built up area.
Fred 
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DudleyWinchurch
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Hi Fred,
It's always possible, as the address had to fitted into a relatively small box on a form.
However, as it's a "next of kin" address for someone goimg to the US, who never lived in that town, as far as I am aware so far, then I wouldn't expect her to use any non-standard abbreviations.
And the handwriting isn't particularly cramped in so it would have made more sense to use the full form, unless that was given to her as the address (being in common usage).
I guess I may need to wait for the 1911 census to find out what her unmarried daughter was doing in Bournemouth, and more precisely where.
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roz.ronly
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Hi
As it is supposed to be a Bournemouth address, I would say it has something to do with 'Old Christchurch Road'. This begins at the Square and there are 5 Churches in the immediate vicinity, but at the big roundabout it changes to 'Christchurch Road' and heads towards Boscombe d Christchurch.
If it says 'via Christs Road' what is the actual address ? There is St Stephens Rd, St Peters Rd and Parsonage Rd, off the Square.
Probably the older part of Bournemouth is in the vicinity of Christchurch Rd rather than Old Christchurch Rd. There are elegant old houses and avenues of trees. In the 1900's Bournemouth was considered to be the place to be and everyone came for weekends and holidays. There was a huge call for catering staff, servants, waitresses etc. She could have been working ?
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DudleyWinchurch
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Hi Roz,
thanks for your input. It's from the Immigration document of the passenger list of a ship to the US. The address given is clearly meant to be a full address and begins with a number (122). The next word is badly faded and part is obscured by a loop from a letter above. It begins with a rounded capital letter.
I've looked at it again and it could possibly be Old Christ Rd (rather than Via ...). But there is no indication of an abbreviation or of the word church anywhere. Perhaps the person who wrote it down accidently left out that bit (although it's in a different hand to the entries above and below, it's very different from the style of another document written by the passenger herself).
Are any of those churches catholic? Other young women in the near family went away for teaching and/or training?
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roz.ronly
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I would say it is most definately 122 Old Christchurch Road.
The only Catholic Church in Bournemouth at the time and now, is The Sacred Heart which was only fully completed in 1900. It is on Richmond Hill which runs down to Old Christchurch Road.
I wonder if the Church would still have old records which might mention your relative or can point you to who holds them.
Roz
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DudleyWinchurch
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Thanks Roz,
that's all most helpful. I'll check if they have a diocesan archive. I've Googled and there seem to have been several schools and convents, so that does seem likely. They have an extensive web page so I'll go through it carefully tomorrow (should be asleep now!!)
thanks again.
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