Street names

[Silver surfer]

Does anyone know if there is any info anywhere on the naming of Streets particularly in the Dudley area. Obviously some were named after locations, brook, spring, park etc and some were named after influential people. Just wondered where the name of Martin Hill Street in Dudley originated. I found a will fairly recently of my 4xgt gd mother's brother, Thomas Martin. He owned vast amounts of land, mines, a pool and 'the great hill' as well as scores of properties along the High St and many in Cradley Heath, later to become Tibbetts Garden. Wm Tibbetts was one of his many gt nephews and it was one of his properties that became the gathering place for the new Methodists in CH. I believe Thomas acquired his wealth from his late sister Sarah Lay. If anyone wants to read the will go to

http://www.blackcountryhistory.org.uk/default.aspx and search for "thomas martin" and look at the Dudley results. All the 9 results pertain to the family.
If anyone likes to solve puzzles or is deep thinking, have a look and see what you make of it.

My belief is that Thomas was leased some property between 1790 -1820 by Henry Shaw surgeon of Stourbridge and Edward Bridgewater. Were they related I wonder? Thomas's sister Sarah married ? Lay (can't find this) and then Joseph Bridgewater. Back to my first question of naming of streets. Was Martin Hill street named after Thomas? There was also a rellie named John Fisher who lived round the Dudley Port area. Thomas's daughter Maria married him at St Giles 6 Nov 1849. Was Fisher St named after him? Saw somewhere that it was first called Fisher Lane so probably not.

Oh well, gonna make a connection if it kills me.

[Northern Lass]

Not sure on street names in Dudley I have the Street Names of Stourbridge and its Vicinity vol 2
nothing in there ...

I had a look last time I went and there doesnt seem to be a book that they have but I can ask again.
But they do have an index system so the name might be filed under there and info.
If you add it to the look ups I will try and have a look

This is that Thomas Martin on connections...make that connection SS cos he is mine too!! (sort of)
The will is on here

http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... onnections

[grangers14]

Anything else to add or can this be archived?

[mallosa]

Rollason Road Blackheath, Dudley was named after A.A.Rollason

The Old Non-Parochial Registers of Dudley (1899) were published by Arthur Rollason in his attempt to make sure that their contents were not lost. He was a member of the Harleian Society and also the British Record Society, and lived in Dixon`s Green in Dudley.

See.... here

[gardener]

It seems a pity to archive this when the family hastened been added to BCC.

Or is it better to break it off to a new post?

John Martin = Sarah Cook
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... =755238557

Possible children:


JOSEPH MARTIN 16 APR 1738 Rowley Regis, Stafford, England

JOHN MARTIN 06 APR 1740 Rowley Regis, Stafford, England

THOMAS MARTIN 30 JUN 1743 Rowley Regis, Stafford, England

WILLIAM MARTIN 17 NOV 1745 Rowley Regis, Stafford, England died 17 MAR 1751

ELIZABETH MARTIN 10 JAN 1748 Rowley Regis, Stafford, England

SARAH MARTIN 08 APR 1750 Rowley Regis, Stafford, England

ANNE MARTIN 08 OCT 1752 Rowley Regis, Stafford, England

CATHARNE MARTIN 02 MAR 1755 Rowley Regis, Stafford, England

WILLIAM MARTIN 30 MAR 1755 Rowley Regis, Stafford, England

HANNAH MARTIN JAN 1760 Rowley Regis, Stafford, England

MARY MARTIN 25 DEC 1763 Rowley Regis, Stafford, England

We must be able to find marriages for some of those with the help of the will on BCC.

[Northern Lass]

Looks like Peterd has added that Gardener so we can run with it in BC section

[grangers14]

Can this be archived now?
Jo