Author Topic: Does anyone know or remember Laxton Cottage in Rothley, Leicestershire  (Read 1321 times)

Offline willow154

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 3,202
  • Mum - Such love
    • View Profile
Does anyone know or remember Laxton Cottage in Rothley, Leicestershire
« on: Saturday 26 January 08 12:51 GMT (UK) »
Please can anyone help me locate the whereabouts of Laxton Cottage, in Rothley, Leicestershire.
Amelia Richards lived there in the 1920s and early 1930s - can anyone help, please? Better still, any photograph?
Thank you.
Paulene.

Offline zena 5

  • RootsChat Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 155
    • View Profile
Re: Does anyone know or remember Laxton Cottage in Rothley, Leicestershire
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 26 January 08 14:05 GMT (UK) »
Hi Paulene
You could try on the Leicester villages.  Rothley is there on the drop down list. I have just had a look lots of pictures but could not see yours . Maybe you could write on the local forum on this site.
Best of luck
Zena

Offline willow154

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 3,202
  • Mum - Such love
    • View Profile
Re: Does anyone know or remember Laxton Cottage in Rothley, Leicestershire
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 26 January 08 15:02 GMT (UK) »
Hi Zena.
I'm one step forward - I've found it was on Swithland Lane, Rothley.
So, just need to know it any cottages still exist there, and if it might be on an old map.
Thanks for taking the time to reply, and for your suggestion - very kind of you.
Kind regards,
Paulene.

Offline zena 5

  • RootsChat Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 155
    • View Profile
Re: Does anyone know or remember Laxton Cottage in Rothley, Leicestershire
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 29 January 08 22:21 GMT (UK) »
Hello Paulene
Any progress on the laxton cottage.Is there a number for it .
Or any other details you may have found ?
Best Wishes

Zena


Offline sandral

  • RootsChat Extra
  • **
  • Posts: 46
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    • View Profile
Re: Does anyone know or remember Laxton Cottage in Rothley, Leicestershire
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 30 January 08 11:21 GMT (UK) »
I live in Rothley and there are some old cottages on the Swithland Lane - sort of row cottages.  The rest are very large and expensive homes.  So it was probably one of these.

Offline willow154

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 3,202
  • Mum - Such love
    • View Profile
Re: Does anyone know or remember Laxton Cottage in Rothley, Leicestershire
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 30 January 08 23:29 GMT (UK) »
Hi Zena and Sandral,
Still not found it.
Sorry I haven't been back to thank you both, but I've been searching for an old map of Rothley in the 1920s or 1930s in the hope that it might name properties - no success, as yet.
It's interesting to see that in the details on Rothley in Kelly's Directory of Leicestershire, 1916, there are lots of properties on Swithland Lane. However, looking through the roads and streets in the 1901 Census I see Swithland Lane is not mentioned.
It might be one of the old cottages you mention Sandral.
Thanks for the suggestions - I'll keep you posted.
Paulene.