West Bar is in Sheffield, and in 1950 was the site of the Central Fire Station; on my map, it looks about 1/2 a mile north of the town hall. I found an Ebenezer Place near the Industrial Museum of Kelham Island. Worcester is a long way from Sheffield; but ancestors of my wife travelled further seeking employment, and maybe her parents came to Sheffield looking for work. Stoney Middleton is near Sheffield. It is set in a limestone valley, where we explored caves and old lead mines as boys and teenagers. Now cement is made from lime; lime is made by burning limestone in kilns. That would have been a good trade near a growing city, needing cement for building. So they may well have lived in Stony Middleton, and worked in local lime works or cement factories. Eyam is not far away; it is famous for the story of its outbreak of plague (http://www.peakdistrictinformation.com/towns/eyam.php) two hundred years earlier. Sheffield might have been the home of Eliza's family at the time of her marriage. I don't think my Bennetts are connected to Eliza John Fisher ----- Original Message ----- From: <eng-sheffield-request@rootsweb.com> To: <eng-sheffield@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 5:00 PM Subject: ENG-SHEFFIELD Digest, Vol 5, Issue 53 > Are Ebenezer square & West bar names of streets or areas? How close are > they actually to Sheffield? Isaac was born in Stoney Middleton, > Derbyshire, and Eliza was born in Worcester, Worcestershire. How far > are these > birth towns from Sheffield. I?m wondering why they married in Sheffield? > In > 1855 > what main occupation would there have been? Miners, Weavers, > Blacksmiths? > Other? Later years census info states Isaac?s occupation & the same for > some of his sons as Lime Burner?..Anyone know what that is and where one > would work to do that? All of their children appear to be born in the > Stoney > Middleton area as well, and I?m just curious how Sheffield came into > their > lives. > the Ebenezer Square & West Bar. The census of 1861 & 71 show them living > at > civil parish of Eyam, Derbyshire, Bakewell & Tideswell.