i am aware of booth's london maps, but they are too late for what i want. is there anywhere to get information on what westminster would have been like to live in during the 1830's and 1840's? speicifally the parish of st anne soho (though i doubt there is specific information). my family from what i can tell (since 1800) up to 1851 were from westminster, and i want to know if it was good place to live, and maybe figure out what may have caused them to move across the river to newington in surrey by 1851. and i suppose figure out what kind of areas newington and brixton were.
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I find it useful to browse the census for places I want to get a feel for. Number of people in a household, occupations etc can help paint the picture. An 1841 address search on FMP for St Annes Soho brought up a 3 page long list of addresses/street names - a fair sprinkling of public houses and inns, a number of alleys and courts a couple of stable yards and mews suggests a mix of well to do in houses on better streets and poorer folk in back alleys etc but looking at the images themselves would give a good idea of the area.Judith passed away in October 2018
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thank you elaine, they deal with london up to 1801. but i did have a good look before i made the post on the site. very interesting, and some amazing information there.
hi judith, yes i read on london lives, westminster was a mix of the posh classes attached to parliament and the servants who worked for their houses. my ancestor was a coach trimmer, and in 1841, most families in st anne soho seem to be artisans, but i can't tell what reputation westminster area had in those days. like how east london was supposed to be very poor in the late century.
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High resolution scans from the David Hale Map Collection. These high quality digital images of rare London maps are an excellent online resource for historians, genealogists, archaeologists, tourists, and lovers of fine art. The MAPCO collection of London maps is unique, and has received high praise from archival depositories around the world.Joy
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from the links i have now found the rough area my family in. they lived at 36 crown st, in the parish of st anne soho, which is now charing cross road (the current street was heavily remodelled in the 1870's apparently). so it's not as simple as renaming the street, but good to know roughly where it was. very close to the church anyhow.
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I love this website http://www.victorianlondon.org/ he has loads ofreally interesting snippets for all areas of London.Sue
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