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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Northumberland => Topic started by: downswilliam on Monday 25 June 12 14:07 BST (UK)
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In 1911, Newspaper compositor William Hutchinson and his family are living at Tweddle's Court in the Elswick district of Newcastle upon Tyne. Not been able to find this on old maps - can anyone help me please ?
Thanks.
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The Parish of St John's, one of the four ancient parishes of Newcastle, covered the western part of the city centre.
The parish consisted of four " townships" running westwards in this order from the centre..
St John's, Westgate, Elswick and Benwell. Elswick appears on modern maps.
Many streets in this locale were demolished in early C20th.
Michael
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its west of the railway station towards scottwood
it appears on most street map - even today
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Thanks for the info 'terianne' - I do have a modern A-Z of the area, but i am still unable to locate.
So you can list the roads that surround the Court please.
Downswilliam.
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Googling Tweddle's Court Elswick shows a census entry saying it's off Sycamore Street.
I found Sycamore on an old OS reprint of Alan Godfrey's but there wasn't any obvious court or any area marked Tweddle's Court.
"Court" implies an interior area in the middle of surrounding streets, usually back streets or yards.
Gen in NBL England
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According to 1911 enumerator Tweddle's Court was part of Maple Street.
A bit of Maple Street still stands.
Michael
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1911 census description:
Sycamore Street (both sides) from Gloucester Street to Maple Street including Tweddle's Court"
Looking at the OS map of Newcastle & Gateshead for 1894, at the east end of Sycamore Street it met Maple Street at a t-junction. There are a couple of what look like "courts" at this junction end of Sycamore Street with narrow lanes running into them then widening out between the back of the houses in Sycamore Street, Maple Street and Oak Street (the street on the south of Sycamore)
These could possibly be the location of Tweddle's Court but it's not definite as they aren't named on the map.
The three census returns I looked at were all 2 roomed dwellings.
Gen in NBL England
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From the info you have given - I have now located Tweddle's Court.
Oak Street ran paralel to, and between Sycamore Street and Scotswood Road.
No.25 Oak Street is also listed as on the Court.
If you look at -
http://yourarchives.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php?title=Place:Newcastle_upon_Tyne_Registration_District,_1891_Census_Street_Index_S-T
it is listed as Tweddells Court.
Thanks to you all - very kind people.
Downswilliam
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Hello
I realise this research is quite old but when I put Tweddles court into Google it came up with your chat. I was totally amazed as you were researching my grandfather so I wondered if you are a distant relation.
I am researching my mother (Eleanor on the 1911 census) who died in 1960 and not having much luck. Do you have any information on the Hutchinson family that may be of help to me.
Charliea
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Hi Charliea
Welcome to rootschat. It seems Downswilliam hasn't been on this site since December 2016 but if the email address hasn't changed he will still get a notification of your post.
Why don't you start a new thread and tell us why you are stuck - see if we can help.
Christine