Station Road, Bill Quay, Gateshead

[Lisa8thompson]

Hi, I'm looking for advice where is best to search history of an address but not a name??

I'm trying to piece together the history of 62 Station road bill quay Gateshead.

Where would be best to search census record?

Thanks x

[ciderdrinker]

Hello
It 's a bit of a struggle but yes I would go for Censuses and Electoral registers first.
It looks like in 1901 that it was a butcher's shop
Thomas Reay 43 butchers shop
Maria 42
Mary E 19
Annie M B 18
Jane E 15
John R 13
Thomas H 11
Theodora P 9
Herbert 7
Victoria E A 3

All born Bill Quay.
They are gone by 1911 when it is a grocers shop from Directories run by Mary Ann smith widow.

Maps could also help,especially the tithe maps if the house was built that early.
The National Library of Scotland has ordinance survey maps for all of the country.

Ciderdrinker

[stanmapstone]

This is Google Street view of the present 62 Station road Bill Quay
https://goo.gl/maps/REdaXvpKLKHuibgKA

Stan

[stanmapstone]

According to the 1911 Census 62 Station Road Bill Quay, along with the other houses were flats.

Stan

[stanmapstone]

Hello
It 's a bit of a struggle but yes I would go for Censuses and Electoral registers first.
It looks like in 1901 that it was a butcher's shop
Thomas Reay 43 butchers shop

The 1901 census does not have any house numbers.

Stan

[Lisa8thompson]

Hello
It 's a bit of a struggle but yes I would go for Censuses and Electoral registers first.
It looks like in 1901 that it was a butcher's shop
Thomas Reay 43 butchers shop
Maria 42
Mary E 19
Annie M B 18
Jane E 15
John R 13
Thomas H 11
Theodora P 9
Herbert 7
Victoria E A 3

All born Bill Quay.
They are gone by 1911 when it is a grocers shop from Directories run by Mary Ann smith widow.

Maps could also help,especially the tithe maps if the house was built that early.
The National Library of Scotland has ordinance survey maps for all of the country.

Ciderdrinker

Thanks, the butchers shop was No21 Station Road.

[Lisa8thompson]

According to the 1911 Census 62 Station Road Bill Quay, along with the other houses were flats.

Stan

Thanks Stan, yes many of them are still flats now.

[stanmapstone]

Thanks, the butchers shop was No21 Station Road.

Google Street View https://goo.gl/maps/3tqtQQqR9Y871bP8A

Stan

[stanmapstone]

These are the two families living in 62 Station Road in 1911, they both had 3 rooms
James Rea   75
John Rea   39
Ellen Rea   24
Thomas Rea   22

William Cameron   35 coal merchant
Mary Isabella Cameron   30
Jane Smeaton Cameron   8
Florance May Cameron   6
Mary Isabella Cameron   4
James William Cameron   6/12


Stan