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I have come across an 1871 census record but cannot make out the street name... can anyone make it out? It's a Birkenhead (St Anne District) street:

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possibly Harcourt street, which is very near saint anne street, its off duke street

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Possibly Harcourt St ???

On a quick search I can't find any other likely candidate.


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I normally click along a page or two on the census forms to see if i can make out the next Road. Might give the necessary clue.


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Could almost be Hamond (or Hammond, spellings are not always correct)- but there's a suggestion of a capital R just before St. All part of the fun of deciphering census records! Good luck.

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Is it Flamank Street? There was a street of that name in the area.

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Originally Posted by yoller
Is it Flamank Street? There was a street of that name in the area.


I agree.


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This is from the Birkenhead 1909 map. Flamank Street (near the junction of Arthur Street and Price Street) is certainly in St Anne's district.

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Originally Posted by bert1
Originally Posted by yoller
Is it Flamank Street? There was a street of that name in the area.

I agree.


I think yoller and bert1 are right. Fairly sure that the style of writing and census transcriptions have caused problems before and been discussed in a previous post

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It's is Flamank Street. RG10/3748.

Hammond & Harcourt streets don't exist in 1871.

If you get stuck with a street name , the best thing to post is the RG/Piece/folio number on the page, so much quicker to check the street then.

Sorry with the late post, only just noticed it.

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Thanks OxtonHill - you're spot on. I've just checked the record again and it is indeed RG10/3748. How do you go about checking the street via the RG/Piece/Folio number?

Thanks again.

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If you don't mind me asking, where/how are you accessing the old street maps?

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Originally Posted by mb2496
How do you go about checking the street via the RG/Piece/Folio number?


I have a street index for 1871 & 1891 for Birkenhead showing all the streets with their correct RG/Piece/Folio number.

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You can buy the Birkenhead 1909 Ordnance Survey map and other old Wirral maps from The Godfrey Edition -

http://www.alangodfreymaps.co.uk/

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yoller, is the snapshot you posted above a scan from a paper map you have? It's good quality if it is - or is there a way of obtaining digital versions of the maps too? I have had a look at the website you mentioned but all seem to be paper maps. Many thanks.

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