Flask Lane, Pimlico flattened for Victoria Station?

[jannorth]

I am looking for information as to the rehousing of families that lived on Flask Lane @ 1860.  From what I can find out the lane was leveled forthe expansion of Victoria station.  Was there something else that happened to Flask Lane first ie flood that destroyed all the houses or were they repossessed for the expansion and if so are there records of where the families were rehoused?  My distant relatives were at number 13 Flask Lane in 1851 census.

[Meliora]

Have you got your family in the 1861 census ?  This might give you an idea of where they went.

Meliora

[jannorth]

I have tried both the 1861 and 1871 Census with no success.  Just hoping that someone may have some other line of research

[Barbara F]

Hello

The Wesminster Archives have this on their web site http://www.westminster.gov.uk/archives/

"The 1841 census for Paddington and the 1861 census for the Pimlico and Belgravia areas of Westminster have not survived"

Helps to explain why you cannot find the family in 1861.

Barbara 

[jannorth]

Barbara,

Many thanks for that I was begining to think they had left the country! 

[meles]

My family were in Pimlico in 1861 and I spent ages trying to find them. Then I discovered that the records were destroyed. Very frustrating, but at least it's a mystery solved.

meles

[Barbara F]

I agree meles - at least you can stop looking!
But why are my relatives always in the missing bits? Part of Paddington in 1841, other parts of London in 1861 and a whole Registration District in Essex (Dunmow) in 1851 
Barbara

[jannorth]

Barbara and Meles,

So what are your plans now?  I guess the only option is visiting what remains of the local churches etc to see what records remain.  Are you both in the UK? 

[meles]

For me, it's not the end of the world. It's only one census record missing. And I do have birth certificates from this period, so I do know where they were and don't really need to go to local churches.

meles

PS I live in London