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Where is "Huddlestown" or "Middletown" in Yorkshire?
« on: Thursday 02 February 17 13:44 GMT (UK) »
Does anybody know where these two towns or villages are?
(Huddlestown or Middletown)

I'm trying to locate the date and place of birth of John Brook, born circa 1850, and he gives these two places of birth in the 1881 and 1901 censuses respectively.

Thanks!  :)

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Re: Where is "Huddlestown" or "Middletown" in Yorkshire?
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 02 February 17 14:12 GMT (UK) »
There's a Huddleston within the area of Sherburn in Elmet.

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Re: Where is "Huddlestown" or "Middletown" in Yorkshire?
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 02 February 17 14:13 GMT (UK) »
Huddleston cum Lumby was 8 miles N.E. of Pontefract, according to Bartholomew's Gazetteer (1904).  There's no entry for a Middletown in Yorkshire - but more than one entry for Middleton.

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Re: Where is "Huddlestown" or "Middletown" in Yorkshire?
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 02 February 17 14:21 GMT (UK) »
They could have been mispelled by the Enumerator or mis-transcribed...

Huddleston or Middleton sound more likely. In any case I don't know were they are?  ???

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Re: Where is "Huddlestown" or "Middletown" in Yorkshire?
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 02 February 17 14:35 GMT (UK) »
Have you looked at the "Where in Yorkshire" database on GenUKI?
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/Misc/Where/index.html

Huddleston, West Riding, in the parish of Sherburn in Elmet

Middlestown in West Riding. See Thormhill
+ 12 entries for Middleton
Garrad (Suffolk, Essex, Somerset), Crocker (Somerset), Vanstone (Devon, Jersey), Sims (Wiltshire), Bridger (Kent)

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Re: Where is "Huddlestown" or "Middletown" in Yorkshire?
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 02 February 17 15:57 GMT (UK) »
Huddleston cum Lumby is the same place as Huddleston in the parish of Sherburn in Elmet.

http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/sidebyside.cfm#zoom=13&lat=53.7921&lon=-1.2692&layers=6&right=BingHyb
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Re: Where is "Huddlestown" or "Middletown" in Yorkshire?
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 02 February 17 16:19 GMT (UK) »
1871 John is said to be born Middlestown, living in Altofts with his grandparents Barney and Elizabeth Bramley.

Middlestown to Altofts is about 10 miles.

1891 he is living in Altofts with wife Julia (Fisher) and a number of children - all children born Altofts, John is born Middlestown.



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Re: Where is "Huddlestown" or "Middletown" in Yorkshire?
« Reply #7 on: Thursday 02 February 17 17:06 GMT (UK) »
Could this be John's baptism?  The church at Middlestown doesn't come into existence until 1877.  Middlestown is in the area of Thornhill.  Smithy Brook is mid way between Thornhill and Middlestown.

St Michael and All Angels, Thornhill - 3 June 1849

John son of Joseph (Wheelwright) and Susannah Brook of Smithy Brook.

http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/sidebyside.cfm#zoom=15&lat=53.6585&lon=-1.6111&layers=6&right=BingHyb

1851 census  Joseph and Susan with John and two sisters at Smithy Edge.  HO107 2325 folio 446
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Re: Where is "Huddlestown" or "Middletown" in Yorkshire?
« Reply #8 on: Thursday 02 February 17 19:55 GMT (UK) »
Thank you BumbleB, and thank you all!!!  :)
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