Southampton Row Gosport

[gilesc]

Hello,
I have just found my long lost Hampshire family, I'm thrilled.
In the 1841 census my George Roper b 1808 is living in Southampton Row Gosport. I've searched online but I can't find any references to this address in Gosport.
Do any chatters know anything at all about this address? Any historic street plans available? Other historic records?
I would be really grateful for any help.
All the best
Carolyn

[PaulineJ]

Try looking backwards/forwards from the census entry for other streets/reference points.
There is also a description of the census district for each piece (Book?) Read that .

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M79F-ZJ7 for full census reference

[gilesc]

Hello Pauline
Many thanks for your quick reply. I now know that Southampton Row was in St George's ward. I'll press on and try to find the address on a street plan
Regards
Carolyn

[locksmith]

Carolyn,

You are looking in the wrong place, although born in Gosport, he was living in Portsmouth (Portsea) in 1841 which is across the water from Gosport.

Looking at old maps I can't find it yet but will keep looking, sometimes 'rows' are part of other streets. I have found one reference that suggests it might be around Kent Street which still exists in Portsmouth.

Simon

[locksmith]

Carolyn,

Found it. It used to go north between Kent Street and Queens Street.

Hope this link works.

http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=18&lat=50.7998&lon=-1.1028&layers=168&b=1

Simon

[Daisypetal]

Hi,

I agree that he is in Portsea. Here is another link that shows where Southampton Row was/is,

https://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101271859-the-beneficial-school-charles-dickens-ward#.WigdmWdLGrd

This link tells that Curzon House Row was built to replace White's Row. I think that was much later in 1912.

If you look for Curzon row on Google maps and go to satellite image you can see a pathway going behind the houses from Kent St. to Queen St. I think that is where Southampton Row was.

The Groundlings Theatre was once the Beneficial School,

http://www.memorialsinportsmouth.co.uk/dockyard/beneficial_school.htm

Perhaps some of the children went there

This page tells more about it and even mentions "on the Southampton Row side",

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01l5c/


Regards,
Daisy

[gilesc]

O you marvels. I can't thank you enough for your help
All the best
Carolyn

[gilesc]

Me again,
You have inspired me to delve further. I have ordered Dickens and the Victorian City.
Carolyn x