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Skewedhalo

Skewedhalo Report 26 May 2005 21:21

Could someone with access to the 1861 census on Ancestry have a look at it for me please. I can't make out the person's occupation or address. It is for Thomas T Haines, birth year 1836, birthplace Westerham, Kent. His occupation looks like 'Jewellery (coml) driver', but I am really not sure, and that sounds like an odd occupation to me! Can anyone make out the address as well please? Thanks in adavnce, Sharon

Heather

Heather Report 26 May 2005 21:28

Hi, It reads Traveller's (Commercial) driver.

Debby

Debby Report 26 May 2005 21:33

The address looks like 8 Colchester St, Bethnal Green or 8 Coleheston St, Bethnal Green Debby Well done to the others for the occupation - I couldn't read that at all!

Heather

Heather Report 26 May 2005 21:36

Looks like 8 Coleharbour Street to me?

Skewedhalo

Skewedhalo Report 26 May 2005 21:37

Blimey! You lot are quick! And I could have sworn it said Jewellery %3A-%29 I thought the address said Colchester Street, so am more than happy that some of you agree. Thanks everyone, Sharon

Heather

Heather Report 26 May 2005 21:40

Just had a quick google: 1807 Nag's Head Field, 8 a. of Milkhouse Bridge between Allport's and Pritchard's estates, was leased for 80 years to James Waddilove and John Crispin of Cambridge Heath and Charles Fichet of Hackney. Thirty-eight houses had already been built, mostly two-storeyed and fronting Coldharbour (or Coleharbour) Street at the western end From: 'Bethnal Green: The North West: Hackney Road', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume XI: Stepney, Bethnal Green (1998), pp. 112-14. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=22748. Date accessed: 25 May 2005.

Skewedhalo

Skewedhalo Report 26 May 2005 21:43

%3A-%29 You lot really are good, aren't you? Thank you so much. Well I am posting another poser in a minute, so sort that one out too! LOL Sharon

Heather

Heather Report 26 May 2005 21:44

I do think it is Coleharbour as the district is also right, St Thomas' Hackney Road, Bethal Green as per the image ref on ancestry: Source information: RG9/251 Registration district: Bethnal Green Sub-registration district: Hackney Road There is no Colchester Street in Hackney Road, Bethnal Green - there is one in Whitechapel though.

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 26 May 2005 22:09

Hi Just to endorse what others have written.I read it the same. 8Colchester street Bethnal Green etc. Shirley

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