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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: hatofthecat on Thursday 10 August 17 16:12 BST (UK)
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Am I reading this right as Gilbert Street, St Anne (Limehouse) ??? I'm trying to track it down on maps of the time. There was a Gilbert Wharf, off Narrow Street but no little lane/street running to it. There was also a Gill Street which is making me doubt what I've transcribed. I've managed to easily find Edward Street also mentioned two lines above it but this one is evading me :-\
Pete
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Those may be fillers at the end of the line.
Gill Street is shown in Limehouse, centre of the map-square, behind St Anne's church, running north/south between Gun Lane and Commercial Road ...
http://london1850.com/cross15b.htm
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The 1851 census street index for Stepney shows no other street-name beginning Gil... What date is the will?
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Yup, "fillers" was my suspicion, I went through this will some time ago but hadn't put all the streets on the map. Will was written 1850 and as you've found I can't see "Gil"-anything else at all in Limehouse. I think GILL STREET is the right answer that I suspected. Pin can be stuck in map now :)