Hi
Whilst researching my McClarnan family in Preston in the second half of the C19th I've come across a couple of addresses that I don't seem able to locate, either on current maps or an older one I have from abt 1900.
On the online parish council website for Preston marriages (Marriage date was 15th April 1876) I found an entry for Elizabeth McClaren (should be McClarnan) her address is given as Richard Street, her husband's (Thomas Pickup) address is Senior Street. I've also seen the banns entry from 6 wks earlier which confirms these addresses.
I know that they were living at 4(?) Richard St four years later in 1880 as that is the address given when their son Henry (DOB 20/8/74) enrolled at English Martyrs Roman Catholic School. Come the 1881 census they'd moved to 34 Lockhart Rd.
However, whilst trying to discover another family member (who was living at 4 Richard St in 1879) I tried to locate this address on the 1881 census to see who was there then but with no joy. Equally I've been unable to find Senior Street either. Looking on Google maps I can find a modern day Richard St at Kirkham, Preston but am unsure if this is the same s it seems to be further out of town. The marriage in 1876 incidentally took place at St John's.
Perhaps these two streets have long been demolished but I find it strange that they don't show up on older maps either.
Could anyone help please?