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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Lancashire => Topic started by: Althea7 on Sunday 02 December 18 16:09 GMT (UK)
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I was wondering if there is a simple way to find an old map of Manchester, from the nineteenth century, that I am able to put markers on for the various places my ancestors lived, maybe just circles with numbers on the map with a key underneath showing the addresses where my ancestors lived and details about the family who lived there and the dates they lived there?
One of my ancestors lived in Sandywells, Salford, and he had a baby daughter in July 1867. His parents lived in Ancoats and his mother died at the end of December 1867. I am trying to understand the family relationships and how they would keep in touch with each other, and the distances involved. Sandywells seems to be a part of Salford that was close to Manchester centre, yet still just on the Salford side of the river Irwell. They were very poor, so presumably they would have walked these distances? I wonder how the mother would have transported the baby? Did poor people have prams back in 1867, or did they carry their baby in their shawl?
I am finding that locality is a vital factor in understanding these ancestors.
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Paper maps - try Alan Godfrey Maps - http://www.alangodfreymaps.co.uk/lancashire.htm
Online maps try Old Maps - https://www.old-maps.co.uk/#/
or NLS maps - https://maps.nls.uk/geo/find/#zoom=5&lat=56.0000&lon=-4.0000&layers=102&b=1&point=0,0
There may be other sources :-\
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Try the site National Library of Scotland. They have a wide range of old UK maps from mid 19th century onwards. I often use this site.
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This is Salford 1880s, can’t find sandywells tho
https://maps.nls.uk/view/101103782
Mike
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I looked at that nls map and it only names the bigger streets. One of my ancestors, Rebecca Greenwood, was born in July 1867 at 3 Sandywell, Greengate, Salford, which is on her birth certificate. I assume that could mean Sandywell lane? Which seems to be in the top corner of where the river Irwell comes closest to Manchester centre, just inside the Salford side of the river Irwell, which I understand to be the border between Manchester and Salford?
On the 1871 census, Rebecca and her parents Hiram and Mary Ann Greenwood were living at 25 Ravald Street, Salford. This is also the address on her death certificate on 25th April 1871. After that her parents moved out of central Manchester, which was probably seen as not as healthy as the clean air in areas just outside of Manchester? So many of my ancestors in this family died of lung diseases, from asthma and bronchitis to tuberculosis (Hiram). Rebecca died of measles.
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Try the site National Library of Scotland. They have a wide range of old UK maps from mid 19th century onwards. I often use this site.
Thanks, I will have a look.
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The page in link map is 1886 to 1930
http://british-library.georeferencer.com/map/qPtLcIwkERZKlb1RwR5oYw/201312031354-imhjDM/visualize
Fire insurance maps and plans - The British Library
http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/firemaps/fireinsurancemaps.html
A selection of historic fire insurance maps and plans from the British Library. ... at the turn of the twentieth century; publication dates range from 1886 to 1930.
http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/firemaps/england/northwest/mapsu145ubu17u1uf001r.html
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I’d start by looking here - https://luna.manchester.ac.uk/luna/servlet/browseByCategory
This one is from 1794 - https://luna.manchester.ac.uk/luna/servlet/detail/maps002~1~1~414966~211054:%3Ca-rel=-license--href=-http---creat?qvq=w4s:/what%2FManchester%2B(England)--Maps--To%2B1800;lc:maps002~1~1&mi=9&trs=10
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I have been looking at an old Manchester and areas A-Z C 1970s and both addresses are in the same grid. Although the writing is very tiny and difficult to make out without a magnifying glass. I found a Sandywell St off Springfield Lane which joined Greengate and then into Blackfriars Road. As mentioned it does seem to be in the top left hand corner of the River Irwell.
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Thanks for those links.
I am finding more addresses on birth and death certificates, that I want to be able to place on a map of Manchester. Also it is very interesting how Manchester changed over time before, during and after the Industrial Revolution.
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Interesting website about the history of Ancoats, and Manchester in general. I was searching for an image of a nineteenth century court, to see what the houses looked like.
https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/ancoats/ancoats/
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https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.com/2018/05/walking-streets-of-manchester-in-1870.html