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Claverdon Street

Maris

Maris

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I`ve just started tracing my family tree and 1st off what a great site this is !
My Great x3 Grandfather was Charles Keight who lived at No 5 (ct 1?) Claverdon St in 1861. According to current maps it no longer exists and would appear to be roughly where Bloomsbury Walk is now. I was wondering if anyone had any more info ?
Thanks
Maris
 
Map replaced , but not by same map

map claverdon st. c 1902.jpg
The Red cross shows Claverdon St and I thought you might like these from 1891. Because Cromwell St is just to the left of the cross .... Couldn't find your John, but if he was a coal carter he may have been on the canel in 1891 with his family at the time the Cen's was taken.

Place: Aston -Warwickshire
Civil Parish: Aston
Ecclesiastical Parish: St. Catherine
Address: 154 Cromwell St

Surname First name(s) Rel Status Sex Age Occupation Where Born
KEIGHT John Head M M 65 Iron Founder(Notem) Leicestershire - Inkboro
KEIGHT Ann Maria Wife M F 44 Warwickshire - Birmingham
HOLDCROFT Elizab Dau S F 18 Bullet Sharpener(Em'ee) Warwickshire - Birmingham
KEIGHT Saml Son - M 14 Kettle Maker(Em'ee) Warwickshire - Birmingham
KEIGHT Thomas Son - M 12 Scholar Warwickshire - Birmingham
KEIGHT Gertrude Dau - F 9 Scholar Warwickshire - Birmingham
KEIGHT Ada Dau - F 3 Warwickshire - Birmingham
KEIGHT Ann Maria Dau - F 4m Warwickshire - Birmingham

Place: Aston -Warwickshire
Civil Parish: Aston\
Ecclesiastical Parish: St. Catherine
Address: 156 Cromwell St

Surname First name(s) Rel Status Sex Age Occupation Where Born
KEIGHT John Wm Head M M 44 Brass & Iron Moulder(Em'ee) Warwickshire - Birmingham
KEIGHT Emma Wife M F 39 Warwickshire - Birmingham
KEIGHT Albert L Son S M 16 Brass & Iron Moulder(Em'ee) Warwickshire - Birmingham
KEIGHT Percy D Son S M 14 Litho Printer(Em'ee) Warwickshire - Birmingham
KEIGHT Rose E Dau - F 12 Scholar Warwickshire - Birmingham
KEIGHT Lilian E Dau - F 7 Scholar Warwickshire - Birmingham
 
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Hi Pomgolian, thanks for the reply. Interesting that there is a John Keight from - "
Inkbow, Leicestershire" think this should be Inkberrow Worcestershire, the Keights seem to originate from Inkberrow around this time, see here​
My John Keight and his family was in the 1881 census and he was a coal carter, then in the 1901 Census as a Gas works labourer, I cant find him or anyone from his family in the 1891 census so maybe he was on the canal, even with 5 children ?
What exactly was a coal carter ?
Thanks
Maris

Pomgolian said:
Place: Aston -Warwickshire
Civil Parish: Aston
Ecclesiastical Parish: St. Catherine
Address: 154 Cromwell St

Surname First name(s) Rel Status Sex Age Occupation Where Born
KEIGHT John Head M M 65 Iron Founder(Notem) Leicestershire - Inkboro
KEIGHT Ann Maria Wife M F 44 Warwickshire - Birmingham
HOLDCROFT Elizab Dau S F 18 Bullet Sharpener(Em'ee) Warwickshire - Birmingham
KEIGHT Saml Son - M 14 Kettle Maker(Em'ee) Warwickshire - Birmingham
KEIGHT Thomas Son - M 12 Scholar Warwickshire - Birmingham
KEIGHT Gertrude Dau - F 9 Scholar Warwickshire - Birmingham
KEIGHT Ada Dau - F 3 Warwickshire - Birmingham
KEIGHT Ann Maria Dau - F 4m Warwickshire - Birmingham
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A Coal Carter shipped the coal by Barges (Whole families were involved and lived on the Barges) from the coal mines up /down the canals to the Gas Works. There were three Gas Works in the area of Birmingham close to where your Keight's lived.
Put Barge, or Canals in the search box at the top of the page and heaps of threads and posts with pictures and info' will come up. I would also say that both the families in Cromwell St were related to your own in some way.
 
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