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Offline Chapbrook

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Searching for 2 street names in 1870s Preston
« on: Sunday 23 April 17 17:52 BST (UK) »
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? 

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Re: Searching for 2 street names in 1870s Preston
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 23 April 17 18:09 BST (UK) »
In 1871 Richard St is at rg10 4209 pg 157-158

That may help
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Re: Searching for 2 street names in 1870s Preston
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 23 April 17 18:11 BST (UK) »
Senior street                        RG 10/4208   86-91
Senior Street            RG 10/4209   48-53


Between those you should be able to work out adjacent streets in 1881
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Re: Searching for 2 street names in 1870s Preston
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 23 April 17 19:06 BST (UK) »
In 1871 Richard St is at rg10 4209 pg 157-158

That may help

Ah Pauline brilliant. Many thanks.

I've now located the Richard St entry for 1881 though unfortunately the house I was searching for seems to be unoccupied at that time
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Have to admit when I saw your reply I was flummoxed as to what those references meant or where they came from but pasting them into a search engine I got there in the end ha ha!

An*ces*try doesn't seem all that good when just searching for an address unless you know parish names and/or ecclesiastical district names/numbers.

Once again thank you very much, I appreciate your help
Cheers Spence


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Re: Searching for 2 street names in 1870s Preston
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 23 April 17 19:31 BST (UK) »
1928/9 map

http://maps.nls.uk/view/101101874

Click on and check for FYLDE Road and MOOR Lane in upper part of map and about mid point along.
Senior St is just east of Greenbank Goods station


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« Reply #5 on: Sunday 23 April 17 20:35 BST (UK) »
1928/9 map

http://maps.nls.uk/view/101101874

Click on and check for FYLDE Road and MOOR Lane in upper part of map and about mid point along.
Senior St is just east of Greenbank Goods station

Hi Thank you very much for this. I've located the two streets now though sadly both are now demolished.

I appreciate your help, Cheers Spence