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I'm trying to pinpoint where on the map my family may have lived, now I don't know the area - plus not massively familiar with the regions and how sometimes they seem to shift.

http://cmis.dudley.gov.uk/CMISWebPublic ... ument=5448

The 1885 map I am looking at mainly, and because in my family seemed to live around these parts.

1841

Civil Parish - Hales Owen
Hundred - Brimstree
County - Shropshire
Regional District - Stourbridge

1851

Civil Parish - Cakemore
Eccleastical Parish - Quinton Christ Church
County - Worcestershire
Regional District - Stourbridge

Street - Hurst Green

1861

Civil Parish - Hill
Eccleastical Parish - Halesowen
County - Worcestershire
Regional District - Stourbridge

Street - Brock Street

1871

Civil Parish - Hill
Eccleastical Parish - Blackheath
Town - Crock Street
County - Worcestershire
Regional District - Stourbridge

Street - Crock Street

1881

Civil Parish - Ridgacre
County - Worcestershire
Regional District - Stourbridge

Street - Hagley Road

1891

Civil Parish - Hill
Eccleastical Parish - Quinton
County - Worcestershire
Regional District - Stourbridge

Street - Hagley Road

Now the maps I have there, seems to have Cakemore and Hurst Green right on the edge and then the outskirts of Quinton, so it maybe the case that the map is inadequate.

But if I know the direction, and it is the case that my ancestors lived just off this map, then at least I will have a point of reference for which to build upon.

The one you want is next to to M5 motorway.

Nick, there are plenty of Halesowen Maps on here:-

http://www.halesowenroots.com

Your area's of Hurst Green, The Hill, Ridgeacre, think the other one is Brook Street not Crock Street, are north east of Halesowen, up what is now the Hagley Road on into Birmingham. HTH Linell.

It clearly states on my census though that it's Crock Street, do you think it just could have been written down wrong? How were street signs back then?

Try this link for list of Streets in 1861.

http://www.griffs4bears.co.uk/census/2064.html

Gosh - the first Toye I've ever come across - could it be..................?

Mine from the Cakemore/Hurst Green area

Teifi wrote:Gosh - the first Toye I've ever come across - could it be..................?

Mine from the Cakemore/Hurst Green area

Me too.

Yes sorry there is a Crock Street, I've never seen that one before

Apologies from Linell.

Right so the maps of the Halesowen roots site are showing Cakemore and Hurst Green area, but not Ridgacre or Crock Street.

Ridgeacre is further on, not a Halesowen Parish. Have you tried Google Maps?

http://maps.google.com/maps


Linell.

Well seeing it as it is now is odd as Crock Street is probably no longer there.

I'm currently writing up my findings and I am going to try and match up locations to census's, ready for when I put it all together in my own personal Toye family tree website. (I'm a professional web designer you see.)

Dudley and Quinton and Halesowen and Stourbridge

What are the connections? My family are appearing in these areas through the 19th century.

Just asked me mate Wolvie and ......correct me folks if I am wrong....

Quinton is Birmingham way
Stourbridge is Worcs
and Dudley is Worcs

Dudley is at Dudley archives
Quinton...suppose Birmingham?
Stourbridge worcs and some records at Dudley

Nick if you go here
It gives you the holdings at Dudley for Cof E records
http://www.dudley.gov.uk/leisure-and-cu ... sh-records

and

non conformist
http://www.dudley.gov.uk/leisure-and-cu ... -registers

the other Councils have similar holdings on their sites

any use to you Nick?

http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/quintonhistory

http://www.qlhs.org.uk/archive/archive.htm

Right, I'm trying to build up a trail of movement from one part of the country to the other.

So all useful.