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Farm Road Sparkbrook

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A birth certificate of a person I'm researching lists the place of birth (in 1878) as Farm Road, Aston. The Farm Road I can find is located in Sparkhill. Would that have been covered by Aston in the late 1880s and the proper way to nominate the place of birth then (rather than Sparkhill)? If so, it is likely to be the place I'm looking to confirm, as I can't find a Farm Road or anything near to that name in Aston. Any help would be great. Thx!
 
CGR said:
A birth certificate of a person I'm researching lists the place of birth (in 1878) as Farm Road, Aston. The Farm Road I can find is located in Sparkhill. Would that have been covered by Aston in the late 1880s and the proper way to nominate the place of birth then (rather than Sparkhill)? If so, it is likely to be the place I'm looking to confirm, as I can't find a Farm Road or anything near to that name in Aston. Any help would be great. Thx!
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is it possible for you to post us the birth cert please so that we can check the names etc thanks

lyn
 
Thanks for the responses. It is Farm Road (not Street) - at least, that's what the writing looks like (Farm). I've copied here.Thx again
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Pedrocut said:
Sparkhill was in the ecclesiastically part of Aston parish.
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Yes, agree: from 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Sparkbrook as:

SPARKBROOK, a chapelry in Aston parish, Warwick; on the river Cole
 
An observation: the father Harry Smith Cooksey, was an architect by profession. Near to Farm Road Sparkbrook is a road named Cooksey Road. Coincidence? Any connection ?
 
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definately says farm road on the birth cert...on the 1881 they have moved to 51 rugby road milverton..harrys occupation is manager for mansell beer

by 1891 they have moved to leamington..harrys occupation is manager for removing and storing business and public room/s

click on todays st view below..no 12 farm road is still there white door with the window open..hope this helps

lyn

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