The 1871 census shows Thomas Burgess and family at 9 Insurance Buildings, Union Passage. He is an "ostler hotel". I know where Union Passage is, but anyone with a map or Kellys who can identify those insurance buildings or make a guestimate as to the hotel where he worked with horses.
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Union passage
- Thread starter alandpol
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Unfortunately good maps ar not available for 1871 . by 1889, when they are available, it looks like insurance buildings had been replaced. However, from the directories it looks like Insurance buildings were around the area marked in red on the map, on the east side between union st and new st
Mike
Mike
When you click on it it it goes black for a second with a little whirly thing in th emiddle, but then gives a bigger picture after a couple of seconds That's what happens for me. Try again tomorrow. If you keep on having trouble, then if you send me an Instant message on th eforum with your e-mail address, i can e-mail it to you
Mike
Mike
BordesleyExile
master brummie
Alandpol you could try right clicking on your mouse as this would probably bring up the map more easily for you to see.