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HELP....Deciphering Street name

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Leeanne

Leeanne Report 31 May 2005 16:38

Hi..Need help working out what street name is listed on the census return.. If someone could kindly help..I have the details Frank Knott Source inf: RG13/487 Folio 44 Page 41 It is not Shelbrook...Thelbrooh, Helbrook, Threlbrook...really am very stuck Thanks Leeanne

Unknown

Unknown Report 31 May 2005 16:43

Leeanne I can't access the image, but which town is this - if the street still exists you could find it on www streetmap uk co. Which streets are before/after it on the census? nell

Leeanne

Leeanne Report 31 May 2005 16:48

Hi Nell Thanks for replying...The adress in 1891 was 78 Hawksley Rd Hackney....The adress from 1901 seems to be Shelbrook or similar looking in Wandsworth...the parish was St Andrews....but when I try to look up the parish it doesn't co-incide with Wandsworth.....frustrating....

Leeanne

Leeanne Report 31 May 2005 16:51

Hi Dea Tried on Booths map to locate the spelling of Threlbrook....no good...have tired various spellings...an am stumped...

Montmorency

Montmorency Report 31 May 2005 17:31

I think it's Skelbrook. Some people used to write a k like that, eg compare with the k in Jenkinson on line 2 or Bricklayer on line 7

Phoenix

Phoenix Report 31 May 2005 17:33

Why don't you look to see if it is listed on the enumeration description?

Unknown

Unknown Report 31 May 2005 17:38

Robin could be on the right track, I've found a Skelbrook Street in Earlsfield west of the A217. Earlsfield is in the London borough of Wandsworth. Skelbrook joins Steerforth St and is between Summerley and Trewint Streets, so if they are nearby on the census, I reckon that's it. Oh, and this might clinch it - the A217 is called Garratt Lane and there's a church on it called St Andrew's. nell

Trudy

Trudy Report 31 May 2005 17:42

Hi Nell You just beat me to it, I was about to post the same info. Trudy

Montmorency

Montmorency Report 31 May 2005 17:43

bingo, it's between Somerley St and Trewint St on the census

Unknown

Unknown Report 31 May 2005 17:46

Skelbrook Street is still there today ;;it is in the Earlsfield district of Wandsworth;;;there may have been two main churches and it would have been listed to the one nearest;; but this could differ from census to census;;;and in 1901 the whole street may not have been built;; try doing an address search in 1901;; kay;

Leeanne

Leeanne Report 1 Jun 2005 12:49

Thankyou Thankyou Thankyou... Sorry about the late reply....I'm in Australia...I wrote it before I went to bed... Again Thankyou