1861 Census, Deal

[mandmsports]

Hi,

I am looking for EASTES in the 1861 census for Deal, Kent.  My great grandmother, Angela Charlotte EASTES was born there in 1853. Any help is, as always, appreciated.

Thank you,

Mike in Canada

[casalguidi]

1861

South Rope Walk, Deal, Kent

Edward S? EASTES head mar 44 bricklayer b.Deal
Mary E wife 39 b.Margate
Frances H? dau 16 dressmaker b.Deal
Emily P dau 15 pupil teacher b.Deal
Mary E dau 10 b.Deal
Angela C dau 7 b.Deal
John P son 6 b.Deal

RG9/543 folio 25 page 44 and the following page

Casalguidi

[mandmsports]

Wow, that is fast. Thank you Casalguidi. Can you tell me if South Rope Walk is the name of a town or a borrough within Deal?
Thank you.

Mike in canada

[casalguidi]

Hi Mike

South Rope Walk was the name of the "road" in St Leonard's Deal

Fellow Rootschatter Bill may be able to enlighten you more when he's next online

Casalguidi

[mandmsports]

Thank you, once again, casalguidi. 

Mike in Canada

[Bill749]

Hi Mike

I can place "Rope Walk" today, but I will check for "South Rope Walk" (1861) tomorrow when I'm in Deal if I have time.

Regards, Bill

[mandmsports]

Bill,

Thank you, so much. I will check back later in the week.

Mike

[Bill749]

Hi Mike

I have tracked down "Rope Walk" on a map from 1874, which appears to tally with the enumerator's route, taking him from Prospect Place (now Victoria Road) via South Rope Walk (Gladstone Road) and South Sandy Lane (Blenheim Road) to Upper Queen Street.

The map shows a rope walk along one side of Gladstone Road in 1874 but there were no houses on it.  However, there were houses on the other side of the road.

I suspect that the road may have been called South Rope Walk in 1861 before being re-named in honour of William Gladstone.  Unfortunately there are no earlier maps to confirm this.

I will keep trying to find proof; in the mean time, I have some photos of Gladstone Road today, showing where the rope walk was (adjoining the wall of the Royal Marines Hospital), if you would like to see them.

If you go to http://www.old-maps.co.uk/, search for "Gladstone Road, Deal", and click on "Enlarged View", you will see Gladstone Road going South West from Deal Castle with the dotted line representing the parish boundary through the middle of it.  The tapered area on the east side of the road, adjacent to the grave yard, was the rope walk.

Hope this helps.

Regards, Bill

[mandmsports]

Bill,

It looks like the road runs diagonally, south west from the Castle, past the graveyard on the west side of the Marine Barracks. I would imagine that Deal, being a coastal town, would have had the protection of the Royal Marines for the last couple of centuries. Thank you for your help and yes, I would very much like to see some photos

Mike