Hi all
Re. William TRAIES of Powell Street, buried Bunhill Fields Burial Ground.
Kerry wanted to know which family he belonged to and Bob asked where is Powell Street. I don't know which family he belonged to, but I have now been able to locate Powell Street.
Try going to
www.archivemaps.com. Near the top of the page you will see London Maps printed. Click on this and up comes a variety of interesting maps of London. Click on the one called 'Mogg's Strangers Guide to London 1834'. There is a street index which tells you which section you need to click to locate the street you require. Powell Street is listed as Section E1. Look for a small green square called Kings Square and just below it is Powell Street. Powell Street leads into City Road.
Bunhill Row is on Section E2 of the map. Bunhill Fields Burial Ground is on land that stretched from Bunhill Row to City Road, so was very close to where little William TRAIES had lived. I think Powell Street would have come under the parish of St. Luke's, Old Street.
Bunhill Fields has a very interesting history and was originally called Tindals Burying ground - some early maps still use this name. I first became interested in Bunhill Fields when I discovered three of my own ancestors had been buried there in the early 1800's.
On the same site that I used to find Powell Street in 1834, other maps and plans are available. One that may be of interest to Kerry, is St. Marylebone church in 1829. Just click on it and it a good picture of the church and surrounding area at that time comes up - sadly it doesn't help us to find those missing baptisms though! However, we do know that this was where 'your' Samuel and 'my husband's' Ann TRAIES were christened.
best wishes
Bernice
