Hi, I am trying to figure out what church would have been near where the WRIGHT family lived in 1851 & 1861. In 1851 they lived at Sussex Street. On today's streetmap, I find that between Effingham St and Cricket Inn Road. and google shows the Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Paul about half a mile away. Would this have been the nearest church in 1851? By 1861 they were living at Artizan Street. I can't find that in Streetmap, but google gave me some OS coordinates that come out south of Rutland, near today's Dixon St and Cornish St. This still seems to be with half a mile of St Peter and St Paul.? What other churches would have been nearby at that time? The 1851 marriage took place at the Parish Church in the Parish of Sheffield. However, looking at the list of Sheffield Churches on Genuki, I cannot figure out which one would be the parish church at that time. Would it be the Cathedral mentioned above? I have printed out a parish map of Sheffield, but am having difficulty figuring out where the parishes were in relation to the streets in existence then. Thanks Charlotte Edwards Vancouver, BC, Canada

Hello Charlotte, When a church is described simply as 'The Parish Church of Sheffield' it almost always means the original parish church of St Peter and St Paul which is now the Cathedral (but it only became a Cathedral in 1914). Until the mid 1840's Sheffield was one huge parish. As well as the Parish Church there were several chapels-of-ease which later became parish churches in their own right. After the mid 1840's many other parishes were created with newly founded churches. In 1851 the nearest church to Sussex Street was one of those new churches, St John, Park. This church is still in use and has its own website: http://stjohnparkchurchshef.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/ But note that Sheffield parish church continued to be used by many people for some time - a question of habit and family tradition I think. Artisan Street is shown on the 1855 ordnance survey map at http://www.old-maps.co.uk - coordinates 434700 388400. It was a stone's throw from St Philip's Church, one of the chapels-of-ease which was opened in 1828 and became a parish church c1848. There is no trace left of this church. However, I also wonder whether there may not have been an Artisan Street in Heeley, quite a different part of the city, where there is a street called Artisan View . Do you have the 1861 census reference which would quickly confirm or refute that possibility? Hugh ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charlotte Edwards" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 10:56 PM Subject: [SHEFF] Sussex Street in 1851, Artizan Street in 1861 - what Sheffield churches? > Hi, > > I am trying to figure out what church would have been near where the > WRIGHT family lived in 1851 & 1861. > > In 1851 they lived at Sussex Street. On today's streetmap, I find that > between Effingham St and Cricket Inn Road. and google shows the > Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Paul about half a mile away. Would > this have been the nearest church in 1851? > > By 1861 they were living at Artizan Street. I can't find that in > Streetmap, but google gave me some OS coordinates that come out south of > Rutland, near today's Dixon St and Cornish St. This still seems to be > with half a mile of St Peter and St Paul.? What other churches would > have been nearby at that time? > > The 1851 marriage took place at the Parish Church in the Parish of > Sheffield. However, looking at the list of Sheffield Churches on Genuki, > I cannot figure out which one would be the parish church at that time. > Would it be the Cathedral mentioned above? > > I have printed out a parish map of Sheffield, but am having difficulty > figuring out where the parishes were in relation to the streets in > existence then. > > Thanks > Charlotte Edwards > Vancouver, BC, Canada