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I'm trying to do an address search for the 1841 census in Find My Past.
I'm getting no matches at all for Bethnal Green Road (or any variation of). I know that bethnal Green Road was called that in 1841 because I have an 1827 map with it on.
Can someone else with Find My Past please try to search on Bethnal Green Road Middx in 1841 and tell me what they get please?
Thanks
Tsu
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FindMyPast address search regularly drives me mad! It is really quite bizarre. Often if you put in a whole word for the street name it gives no results, but put in the first few letters and an asterisk as a wild card search and you get the whole word you were looking for in the first place ::)
A search on Beth* with residential place Bethnal Green and county Middlesex yields:
Bethnal Green
Bethnal Green North Side
Bethnal Green North Side Guardian Society
but not Bethnal Green Road
Does that at least get you close enough to navigate to where you want to be?
Anna
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I'm looking for whoever was in charge of the coffee house at 315 Bethnal Green Road. In 1861 it was John Hosford, but I can't find him in the 1841 census. He was born in Ireland in 1816, but was married in London in 1840 (to Jane Innocent) so would certainly have been living here in 1841.
I don't have access to the 1851, so haven't found him then, either.
He passed the coffee shop to his son in law Edwin Stanley when he died in 1874. Edwin was my great great grandfather.
We want to know how he went from Silk Weaver to Coffee House Keeper and when.
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Have you tried Piggots or Kellys directories, just a thought
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Hi Tsu,
1851 Census, the family were living with another family of silk weavers in Spital Street, Stepney
John Hosford Head, 34, Silk Weaver, b Ireland
Jane wife 28 " Shoreditch, Middlesex
Mary 7 Bethnal Green
Jane 3 "
Alice 1 Christchurch, Mdx
The reference is HO107/1544 Folio 237 Page 38
I'll have a look on the 1841 too,
Yorkslass
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OOh! Thanks Yorkslass.
What was the name of the other family? and can you see the name of the street?
Doh! Just seen it was Spital Street. I'm so used to seeing Spitalfields. ::)
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I'm getting no matches at all for Bethnal Green Road (or any variation of). I know that bethnal Green Road was called that in 1841 because I have an 1827 map with it on.
It will only show up as that on findmypast if that address was actually used in the census
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Hm. I can't imagine what they would have called it. There are nearly five hundred households on Bethnal Green Road...
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Have you tried Piggots or Kellys directories, just a thought
Are they available online?
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Hello again,
It looks like 9 Spital Street, and the other family were
John Kingston(Kingdom?) 38, Silk Weaver, born Ireland
Ephebia? 29 " Bethnal Green
Hannah 11 "
Jane 5 months "
I've had a quick look at the 1841, but can't immediately find John Hosford, but there is a William Hosford living in Bethnal Green with his family, who was also a silk weaver.
Do you want those details?
Yorkslass
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Thanks Yorkslass, if you can give me the ref, I have acces to the 1841.
You've been a great help, thank you.
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Hi Tsu,
It's HO107/694, Book 2, Enumeration District 5, Folio 29, Page 13.
Good luck,
Yorkslass
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Here's a possibility in 1841
HO 107/ 711/ Book 5/ Folio 28/ Pages 18 and 19
Hobson Place, Mile End New Town
George Horsford, 50, silk weaver J, I
Mary Horsford, 48, I
John Horsford, 25, silk weaver J, I
Eliza do, 22, I
Alice do, 19, I
George do, 13, I
William do, 5, Y
Jane do, 19, Y
John do, 2m, Y
Jennifer
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I looked in Pigots 1839 which is by name not address. There were no Hosfords, Horsford or anything similar. Sorry
Sylviaann
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John do, 2m, Y
John Hosford born 2nd q 1841, St Luke (Middlesex) 2, 239
Possible death, 4th quarter 1849, Bethnal Green 2, 46
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I think you may have something there Jen. Although Hobsons Place is in MENT, it's still in Whitechapel. I think this may be him.
I wonder where Jane Innocent was? Her family were living in Little York Street in Bethnal Green, but there's no sign of her.
I love this site, you're all so helpful... :)
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I thijnk Jane Horsford in the 1841 census is Jane Innocent. I just realised they got married in July 1840...
This must be the right family!
Thanks again for all your help.
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I thijnk Jane Horsford in the 1841 census is Jane Innocent. I just realised they got married in July 1840...
That's why I put her in bold ;D
This family certainly looks promising.
Have you got John's marriage certificate?
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John and Jane? No, but I think my cousin does. I feel an email is in order...
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John and Jane?
Yes.
I feel an email is in order...
Let us know what the reply says!
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Will do, although I've got acces to her tree on GR and John's father's name is George!! I didn't know she'd put that on there.
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John's father's name is George!! .
Excellent! What was his occupation?
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Tailor I think.
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Tailor I think.
It would have been better if he was a silk weaver :(
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I'll wait for sight of the certificate.