On Dec 27 2011, 2:27 pm, "Pat Wade" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I am still trying to tie up loose ends with my > CAITHNESS family of Williamstown. > > I now have notes  - > 1)  1864 Council Rates Marg. Caithness rented a > timber house in Little Nelson St, Williamstown. > > 2)  1864 - Marriage certificate of her daughter > Jane Caithness said Margaret lived at 13 Nelson > Street, Williamstown. > > There is NO Nelson Street (that I can find) there > is Nelson Place and Little Nelson Place and Street > in 1905. (it is the same road way but in the > middle it is called Little Nelson Place.) > > Now from checking things Nelson Place and Little > Nelson Street are two different streets and it > would appear if I have read things correctly that > Little Nelson Street/place is now Aitken Street. > > I wonder if any ones knows if there are any Sands > & McDougall or other directories that are around > 1864, that I could check out what they have for > the address?? > > Thank you > Pat You are right. There was originally a Little Nelson Street and around the corner was Nelson Place. The name "Little Nelson Street" was changed to Aitken Street around 1930. My ancestors lived at 11 Little Nelson Street for over 40 years. (1878-1920). It was a really rough area and they were a really rough family. Bill