Hi Linda, Many thanks for your follow up and comments. Your mention of a Samuel Thompson as Victualler in BH in 1818 had me sitting up. I have a Samuel Thompson bn c. 1770. Now if only I can get Historical Directories to co-operate! Bryan >Hi Bryan, according to Stan Hills Book on Brierley Hill, Mill Street >runs from 5 Ways High Street, and descends steeply to cross the >Dudley Canal at the top of Nine Locks and on to join Mount Pleasant >and Delph Road. Probably named after the former Nine Locks Saw >Mills belonging to Roberts and Cooper. > >Hill Street descended from the point where High Street becomes >Church Street to Potter Street which lead to lower Delph Road. >After slum clearance and flats development of the 1960's the road >continues to Delph Road, just below the Baptist Church. > >A Samuel Thompson is listed from the 1818 Staffordshire Directory as >a Victualler of 'The Star Inn with Stables' Level Street. > >Hope this helps best wishes from Linda. > >--- On Sat, 24/10/09, Bryan Slim <[email protected]> wrote: > > >From: Bryan Slim <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [Black Country] Mill Lane/street Brierley Hill 186Os >To: [email protected] >Date: Saturday, 24 October, 2009, 8:22 PM > > >Thanks Peter, > >I have both Mill lane and Mill street in the 1861 census for Brierley Hill. > >My thought is possibly Hill Street erroneously entered up as Mill st > >My surname interests are Garvey, Thompson, Moren, Pearsal and Brettell > > > > >>Peter Willets wrote >> >>I have ancestors whose Brierley Hill address on the '41 and '51 >>census is 'Back of Mill Lane'. >> >>On later censuses they were at Cottage Street, Chapel Street and >>Brick Kiln Street, all of which border Mill _Street. >> >>_I have not done detailed research on this, but it may be a fair bet >>that Mill Lane was renamed as Mill Street. >> >>I would be interested to know who were your folks in this area. >> >>Regards >> >>Peter >> >>Bryan Slim wrote: >>>Is there SKS who can tell if there was a Mill lane in Brierley >>>Hill in 1860s - '70s. >>> >>>If so where was it? >>> >>> >>>Currently cross eyed by searches of the relevant Godfrey maps and A/Z >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>Thanks >>> >>>Bryan Slim >>>Vancouver, Canada >>>------------------------------------- >>>The only List that specifically covers the whole of the Black >>>Country. Run by Black Country folk who were born and still live in >>>the area. >>>------------------------------- >>>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>><http://uk.mc870.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>[email protected] >>>with the word 'unsubscribe' >>>without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>>------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>> >>>No virus found in this incoming message. >>>Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.423 / Virus Database: >>>270.14.29/2455 - Release Date: 10/24/09 06:43:00 >>> >>> > >------------------------------------- >The only List that specifically covers the whole of the Black >Country. Run by Black Country folk who were born and still live in >the area. >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ><http://uk.mc870.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>[email protected] >with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >the body of the message