It could just mean the houses around the church. Addresses in small places were still informal back then. "High Street" was the main street, "Market Square" where the market was held. "Horn Street" may have held a pub called the Horn, "Buckingham Road" would have been the road leading towards Buckingham. Formal street names were only used in towns large enough to need them. Paul > > From: "Edgar Cross" <[email protected]> > Date: 2004/12/29 Wed PM 02:23:10 GMT > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ENG-BUCK] 1841 Census Look-up - George CROSS from Winslow > > George CROSS Sr. died in 1844 so he will not appear in the 1851 census. > George CROSS Jr. was living at 154 Market Square in the 1851 census. What > is "Church yard"? is it a street? > > Thanks Paul. > > Edgar Cross > > > >From: Paul Irving <[email protected]> > >Reply-To: [email protected] > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: [ENG-BUCK] 1841 Census Look-up - George CROSS from Winslow > >Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 22:57:56 +0000 > > > >His address? The 1851 census shows a few people living at "Church Yard". > > > >Paul > > > >Edgar Cross wrote: > > > >>My ggg-grandfather George CROSS had a drapery business in Winslow, Bucks. > >>He is listed in the 1851 census living in 154 Market Square. His father, > >>also named George CROSS is listed in the Pigot's Directory of 1844 as a > >>Maltster in Chruch yard. > >> > >>Could SKS look up these two individuals in the 1841 census? What exactly > >>does Chrurch yard mean when referring to Maltster? > >> > >>Thanks, > >> > >>Edgar Cross > >> > >> > >> > >>============================== > >>View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > >>marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > >>http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > >> > >> > > > > > > > >============================== > >Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > >last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > >http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > > ----------------------------------------- Email provided by http://www.ntlhome.com/