Hi Anne What a fabulous resource - thanks for sharing. It seems strange that the 1881, 1891 and 1901 census all refer to Whistley Bridge Road yet it doesn't appear on a map of the time. The map will be useful any way. Many thanks. Roger Woods On 18 April 2016 at 10:14, P A Wallbank via <eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Hi Roger, > > Looking at an old OS map covering the period 1888-1913, Fishtoft Drove > existed then with Church Lane heading north from it. Look at > http://explorer.geowessex.com/ which is primarily for the Dorset area but > does cover quite a large area of the country as well. > > On the home map page, at the RHS choose Ordnance Survey maps from the Base > layer, (first rectangle shape below* ?*) then from Layers control (second > box -2 rectangles superimposed) click on OS historic maps, then the one you > want from the opened list, I looked at > > NLS OS 6 Inches to the Mile Second Edition (1888 - 1913). I had located > Boston first then zoomed in after I had chosen the right historic period. > > > I cannot see a Whistley Bridge Road near to Fishtoft. > > > Regards, > > Anne > > > > > > On 18 April 2016 at 08:01, <eng-lincsgen-request@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > 1. Re: Whistley Bridge Road (Roger Woods) > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: Roger Woods <woodsfamilyhistory@googlemail.com> > > To: ERIC JOHNSON <eric.johnson.wrg@btinternet.com>, > > eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com > > Cc: > > Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2016 21:44:42 +0100 > > Subject: Re: [LIN] Whistley Bridge Road > > Hi Eric > > > > Thanks for your reply. Looking at the census data I believe that > Whistley > > Bridge Road is the road now called Fishtoft Drove or possibly Church > Road. > > > > The 1901 census however describes Whistley Bridge Road as a western > > boundary Fishtoft Drove which doesn't make total sense if I was > correct. I > > was hoping someone with an old map could clarify. As the dwelling still > > existed in 1911 I thought it may still exist today and I could see where > my > > ancestors lived. > > > > Regards. > > > > Roger Woods > > > > On 12 April 2016 at 11:45, ERIC JOHNSON via <eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com> > > wrote: > > > > > Hi Roger > > > I can't find it but dare I ask if you are looking in the right area?The > > > 1881 census that has Whistley Bridge Road on it is not the census for > > > Fishtoft but the census for Fishtoft Drove, part of Frithville. The > > street > > > previous to this record is Sibsey Road which goes NNE out of > Boston.Sorry > > > if you knew all this already > > > Eric > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > ENG-LINCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > > the > > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > To contact the ENG-LINCSGEN list administrator, send an email to > > ENG-LINCSGEN-admin@rootsweb.com. > > > > To post a message to the ENG-LINCSGEN mailing list, send an email to > > ENG-LINCSGEN@rootsweb.com. > > > > __________________________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > ENG-LINCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com > > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the > body > > of the > > email with no additional text. > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-LINCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >