Ponteland square

[caroclay]

After 3 years of not looking at my tree I have decided to start again and today I found a death certificate and the address was given as Ponteland square Craigneuk does anyone have any idea of were a outs in craignuek this was
Thanks

[philipsearching]

Could you tell us the year of the death certificate? - this may help the search.

Another thought - could this be a mis-spelling of Portland Square?

All the best
Philip

[caroclay]

It was March 1933 I've not heard of anything close to this name so just wondered were abouts in craignuek it was

[Lodger]

It was definitely Portland Square. I can't find it on any of the old Ordinance survey maps but my Wishaw street directory for 1925 has it listed beside Cowies Square. This was (if you know the area) approximately near the top of the Beehive Brae, left hand side going up, so Portland Square must have been around there somewhere. Perhaps where Craigneuk Belhaven Church now stands.

Looking at the directory, there were quite a few shops there, so it may have just been a long row of buildings on the main road, rather than an actual "square". Almost all of the occupants were in the coal mining trade, so the houses may have been owned by the mining company. I will ask around, I have some friends who were born & raised around that area.

[caroclay]

Thanks lodger that would fit in as my dad thought they stayed in dymocks buildings but must just have been around the beehive brae area, it was not a street or name that had popped up before thanks for your help

[fifer1947]

That address was still in existence in 1930 if you can find a map from that era.  It's given as home address of the bride here http://meehan.familytreeguide.com/getperson.php?personID=I96&tree=T1&sid=agsearch

[fifer1947]

This map is the only one I could find which shows Craigneuk in relation to Motherwell and Wishaw (it's about halfway between the two as the crow flies) but unfortunately it isn't detailed enough to show street names.

http://maps.nls.uk/view/74400709

Added the Carfin to Wishaw road runs right through what was Craigneuk

[caroclay]

The address was number 24 and certificate from March 1933 it was given as home address, I can image were about it is my dad was born in the miner rows just up a bit at Carfin road

[Lodger]

I checked the 1925 directory for 24 Portland Square, it was occupied by Joseph Forrest, miner.

In the 1921 directory it was the same Joseph Forrest - but the address is PONTELAND Square!