Dear All I have received my GGrandfather Frank VIRGO birth certificate and his place of birth is Soiter Pin East Dean. I have searched maps and cannot find the place, could anyone tell me where this place is. Later when he married he lived in Laurel Cottage Blakeney Hill. Thanks Karen

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Is this Frank in 1881 living with his Grandfather James Virgo ? James is described as a Farmer ,Loiter Pin in the 1876 Morris Directory for Awre ! http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cbennett/awre1876.htm Brains Green is north of Blakeney Hill towards Soudley. If you go to OLD MAPS web site, http://www.old-maps.co.uk/ go to Blakeney as a Place Then pan North on the map, and enlarge . Look for Lowfield and All Saints Church. Pan West and in the Blur (!) you should find Loiterpin Cottage and Loiterpin. ( you will probably spot "Martins" first) Todays OS ref is SO 665073 by eye using the Explorer OL14 map ( or 366490,207665 according to Old Maps) If you use www.multimap.com use Blakeney or http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?X=368000.848787389&Y=207000.043743367&width=500&height=300&client=public&gride=367507.848787389&gridn=207207.043743367&srec=0&coordsys=gb&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=&advanced=&local=&scale=25000&multimap.x=45&multimap.y=84 You will find that Loiterpin is the name of the lane running parallel with Cinderford Road ( that's the road leading to the Dean Heritage Centre) hope this helps S >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> James VIRGO Head M Male 70 Awre, Gloucester, England Farmer (11 Acres) Charlotte VIRGO Wife M Female 67 Awre, Gloucester, England Wife Henry VIRGO Son M Male 31 Awre, Gloucester, England Coal Miner Rosa VIRGO Daur in Law M Female 25 Awre, Gloucester, England Wife Frank VIRGO Gdson Male 5 Awre, Gloucester, England Scholar Emily VIRGO Gddaur Female 4 Awre, Gloucester, England Scholar Harriet VIRGO Gddaur Female 3 Awre, Gloucester, England Edwin VIRGO Gdson Male 1 Awre, Gloucester, England ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Source Information: Dwelling Brains Green Census Place Awre, Gloucester, England