Hello There,
Does anyone please know where exactly this street was at all? I know that it was in the parish of St. Mary's Nottingham. But I've been trying to find the exact location on an old map, but not been successful.
What I am trying to do is find a link between this family with the surname of Starr, who were living at Dutch Alley, in the 1851 Census:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG6N-RXHAnd trying to link them to my 3x Great Grandma:
Sophia Starr married Henry Ringrose at St. Mary's Church, Nottingham, on the 9th of April 1860.
Strangely on the certificate, for "Fathers Name and Surname" were written the words: "Sarah Starr" the occupation for this "parent" was put down as: "Chevenier" (whatever that was/is).
The residence of Sophia at the time of marriage was put down as: "Robin Hood Terrace." I believe that this is not very far at all from St. Mary's church. Does anyone please have access to a Nottingham directory/ private residents directory from or around that year to see if there were any other people with the surname of "Starr" on that street? I would be very grateful. Thank you.
The witnesses at the wedding were Joseph Salsbury, and Eliza Shuttleworth.
I think that some of the children with the surname of Starr, that I linked to in the 1851 census, also married at St. Mary's Church Nottingham. Starr, I think is also not a very common surname, and the location to Robin Hood Terrace I think is very close. That is why I believe there may be some kind of link between those Starr's and my Sophia Starr.
Now the main problem is, that there appears to be no baptism or birth registration for Sophia Starr, for the year in which she was supposed to have been born. According to census returns, she was born in 1840/41 in Derbyshire. Henry and Sophia lived all of their married lives in Radford. The transcription on family search from 1860 states that she was born in Derby, in 1840. The transcription from 1871 also states Derby:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBXH-4QMI do not know what the original census image states for her place of birth. It is quite hard to read. I think that one states: "Derby (or could be Denby) Derbyshire." And another states something like: "Darley Dale, Derbyshire."
Sophia died in Radford, on the 19th of June 1886. Her age was put down as 46.
About 35 years ago, before the age of the internet, somebody did some research into the Ringrose family on a type writer. For Sophia Starr, they had written:
"Born and baptised at Denby, Derbyshire. Probably born Sophia Brown, the daughter of William Brown, and moved to Nottingham, to live with her older sister, and took her married name "Starr". But this is uncertain as yet."
I cannot find a Sophia brown being born to a William Brown in Denby. But I did find a Sophia Brown being born to an Abraham Brown in Denby. But this Sophia was in Denby in the 1861 Census. I cannot think also why somebody may take the married name of their older sister either.
I realise that this enquiry is rather long winded. But any information at all regarding the above, would be gratefully accepted.
Thank you very much.
