pjd
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Post by pjd on May 3, 2009 13:20:19 GMT
1861 & 1871 censuses list various of my Driver ancestors at Smithy Houses, Morton - they are numbered 1-8 & listed between Dunkirk & Kiln Bank. I can find Dunkirk Rise on current maps but not Kiln Bank or Smithy Houses & wonder if anyone can help me locate them?
In 1881, the dwellings are listed as 1-7 Smithy, Morton
Various members of the Driver family were blacksmiths going back to 1700s - so just where was this Smithy?
Any info would be much appreciated
thanks
Jill
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Post by Admin on May 3, 2009 15:09:57 GMT
Hi Jill
Kiln Bank and Dunkirk are also both areas of Riddlesden, did not realise Morton had similar named places.................we live and learn.
WIll have a look on my old maps for you.
Jan
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Post by pjd on May 3, 2009 16:20:03 GMT
Yes this part of (West) Morton & Morton Banks are now part of Riddlesden - not sure when (many years ago) or why that happened, presumably to do with administrative boundaries - keeps us all on our toes!
Jill
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Post by pjd on May 5, 2009 18:04:09 GMT
Found it!!  'The Smithy' appears on a couple of maps of Morton Banks, Riddlesden on old-maps.co.uk including 1895 - YORKSHIRE 1:10,560 & is between Dunkirk Wood, Bank House and Kiln Bank as indicated on census returns (surprise, surprise!) Does anyone know if Keighley library has this map or similar & is it possible to photocopy sections? Jill |
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Post by anorak on May 5, 2009 20:47:24 GMT
Aren't Smithy cottages still on Banks Lane close to the Kiln Bank/Slade Lane turn off?
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Post by pjd on May 6, 2009 8:33:58 GMT
That would be right - need to go exploring next time I'm in the area
I didn't expect them still to be there
I wonder if there are any old photos . . . .
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Post by birman17 on Dec 11, 2011 15:42:22 GMT
We must share the same ancestors as my g-g-grandfather lived at Smithy Houses. He was Fred Driver b c 1854.
I am very confused with all the Drivers in my family tree as it looks like my g-grandmother annie Driver married a cousin called Thomas Driver.
Do any of these names mean anything to you?
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Post by pjd on Dec 12, 2011 14:59:33 GMT
I've sent a personal message with census details etc
Hope this helps to sort those Drivers out a bit!
Jill
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