Victoria Avenue Borrowash

[aliwood]

Hi I just wondered if anyone could help me?
We have just moved into a new house and wanted to know if it had ever had a house name. We think it was built just before 1878 andwondered if a name would show on any census's as all the other houses nearby seem to have a house name.
The address is 182 Victoria Avenue Borrowash Derby.
I think from the Land Registry that some of the previous owners may have been:
Clementina Holbrook and Sarah Jane Louisa Holbrook
Mr John Anthony

Thank you, Alison

[Necromancer]

can you put any dates against those names ?

The only census with street index that most have access to is 1881 .... 1901 also for some....

[aliwood]

Hi those names are 'from a conveyance of the land' in August 1878.
Thanks Alison

[Necromancer]

OK, I'll look at those names next - looking at the actual Districts in 1881, it seems to come under Ockbrook Parish - but none of the 3 Enumerators pages mention Victoria Ave .....

[Necromancer]

Only an Ann Holbrook - but John Anthony is there ....

1881 - RG11; Piece: 3392; Folio: 64; Page: 11 - Ockbrook, Shardlow Dist
Green Lane

John Anthony 51  Head BUILDER born Ockbrook
Ann Anthony 63  Wife Matlock


any landmark buildings near this Victoria Ave today - Churches / Pubs / Vicarages etc ?

[Tati]

Hi both 

Both Clementina and Sarah are married by 1881, none at the mentioned address:

http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1881&indiv=try&h=2649919

http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1881&indiv=try&h=2726315

[Necromancer]

Its there in 1901, but I cant get access at the moment past the first page of Dist #4 - which has no names or numbers - just 'Victoria Ave'

[aliwood]

I might have a few more clues that may help.

Victoria Avenue was apparently called Ockbrook Lane until 1897.

The houses weren't numbered until the late 1890's

There's Homes Dale, Tranquil Vale, 2 more houses then us!


Hope this helps
Alison