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gemima

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hi,
on the 1891 and 1901 census i have family living on orford st does anyone know where this was?

thanks
 
Hi Gemima, I think there is an Orford Grove in handsworth, Orford Road may well have been demolished. What Parish is it listed under?
Macca
 
Civil Parish: Birmingham Ecclesiastical Parish: All Saints Place: Birmingham -Warwickshire Enumeration District: 31

apologies I am new to looking at these details, still not sure what is what.

thanks :confused2::confused2:
 
aaaahhhhhh!!! that makes sense! thanks is that where Enumeration District: 31 is? digbeth thanks
 
There is an Orford Road listed in All Saints district, what name are you looking for? I'll check the electoral roll for you.
 
1912-1939 27 Orford Road Charles Brettell, wife Annie Brettell. Orford Road is listed as being off Park Road. I think it probably is Handsworth.
 
Hi Gemima and welcome to the forum.
Enumeration district 31 covered the area around Lodge Road and Whitmore St.There is a Ford Rd off Whitmore St/Lodge Rd which is in the Hockley area of Birmingham and still exists.
 
thanks for that all.... park road follows as a possible as in 1904 when they married they both put 258 park road...... was living together allowed back then!?!?!?!!!!
 
he was a silversmith/ jeweller on the marriage certificate and census so it would make sense they live in hockley?
 
Hi gemima,

It could have been a house of multiple occupancy where people rented a room, today it we'd call it a bedsit. The online electoral roll doesn't cover 1904 but if you could get to central library you could find out.
Macca
 
Attached is map showing ford St in 1903. No 27 is shown in Kellys as being occupied by Oliver Hancock, oil dealer. in 1908 it is william Harbon, oil. dealer, and in 1912


Ford_rd_map_1904.jpg
 
Hi Sylvia you are right cos I was born over the road from it ..it was opposite Goode Street:)
 
hi all,

thank you so much. all sounds logical that a silversmith/jeweller would live in hockley. so we'll go with that.

a bedsit also sounds logical - might do a bit more digging into that.... I will try and look into the other side to see where they were.

:D:D:shocked::shocked::shocked:
 
Orford Road,Park Road Hockley is not a road and apparently never had been. It is a terrace yet it is officially designated a road.
 
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