Genealogy Chat

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Just received a birth cert for 1885 LONDON. Looks like 42 Prusson Street ( might not be tho!!) I can't find any Prusson St or anything similar on my maps.... Registration district St George in the East Sub district St John in the County of Middx. So i looked on genuki and found this...... St. George in the East Created 1st July 1837. Abolished 1st January 1926 (incorporated into Stepney district). In Middlesex until 1889. Sub-districts : St. George North; St. George and St. John; St. John; St. Mary; St. Paul. GRO volumes : II (1837-51); 1c (1852-1925). But which St johns is mine?????? the one on it's own or the one with St George?? I'm favouring the one with St George as it is the right area for the family and there is a St John the Evangelist whoes parish borders St George in the East Can anyone find Prusson street for me??? Or something similar???

Send it to me Shelli, just googled for prusson street, nothing found. Heather

Shelli Do you have a scanner? Email it for a fresh pair of eyes. Suzy

And have you found this person on 1891 census? Heather

Hi, Have a look at Greenwoods map c9h Stepney area. Google St George in the east and go from there. Tina.

just scanning it will be in touch shortly and yes i do have the family in 1891 and 1901 but not at this address Census info 1901 William Lawrence (Jnr) is away on a ship The rest of the family are at home in Stepney ..Joseph Street Thomas W Coulby 39 Rotherhithe Elizabeth 38 Rotherhithe Elizabeth 15 St George Ellen 11 “ Florence E 10 “ Margaret 8 “ Thomas 6 “ 1891 St George in the East Buross St J W Coulby 31 Rotherhithe (Could be TW??) Elizabeth 30 “ William 7 St George Elizabeth 5 “ Ellen 1 “ Florence 3mths “ both these addys are in StGeorge int eh East District although differnt sub districts. Hence the reason In opted for the one next to St geo In east LOL

Tina Greenwoods??? not seen that one???

Just googled again, found this site http://users(.)ox(.)ac(.)uk(.)~peter/workhouse/StGeorgeInTheEast/StGeorgeInTheEast/(.)shtml A bit long but takes you to a page about the workhouse area, there is a street called Princess Street clearly on the map, could that be 'Prusson Street' Heather

http://users.bathspa.ac.uk/greenwood/map This is the link bathspa greenwood map there is a Russia street so ccould be on the right track. Tina Add_c9H

Thanks Tina Heather getting page not found?????

Sorry a bit of a mess, i'm just rushing off to work. http://users.bathspa.ac.uk/greenwood/ Then go to place names, Stepney, This is a great map. Tina.

Tina I got urs ok it was heathers I couldn't get thanks anyway

Shelli. I have saved the page will send my email to you, just looked again at map It's'PRUSOM STREET' Heather

Shelli, if you look on www(.)streetmap(.)co(.)uk Prusom st is still there between Wapping and Shadwell, near the Docks. Heather

sorry took so long to get back to you was readin all about the workhouses. V interesting esp as we have quite afew from that area. Thanks for everyones help mystery solved... I couldn't see the wood for the trees as usual Thanks again

Have just realised the workhouse appears to be in Prusom St. So what if they were in the workhouse??? would the address on the cert just show the address or would it state workhouse? Previous ones of mine actaully state workhouse but i realise that may not always be the case. This would explain why they are a bit further away than I thought they should be. Can I find out what the address of a work hosue was???

Can you use ancestry(.)co(.)uk go into the census year you require,scroll down for area you want go into district(1,2,or wherever you need to) workhouse for district 4 I think, it will tell you all people in there for that year. Heather

Heather the family wasn't in the workhouse in a cencus yr as i have them in 1891 and again in 1901. Just wondered if they fell on hard times btween census and entered the workhouse for p'haps just the birth?? That does happen doesn't it? Found this on the website you sent... St George in the East had a parish workhouse situated between Prusom Street and and Princes Street (now Raine Street), Wapping, dating from at least 1824 It also shows a map of 1880 and it is still the same workhouse in the same place!!! OOOHHH Mind going into over drive now LOL

I would think a lot of babies were born in workhouses.Is there a list on that site for the year/person you need info on.