Hello Chris, Thanks for those links but the ones to the National Archives give me the following: Ordering and viewing options This record has not been digitised and cannot be downloaded. Request a quotation for a copy to be digitised or printed and sent to you. As this is a distant branch of my family, I have decided to not follow it further for now and concentrate of those closer. Thanks once again, Di "Chris Dickinson" <chris@dickinson.uk.net> wrote in message news:mailman.8.1378396088.26270.genbrit@rootsweb.com... "Di Maloney" apparently wrote: <snip> > I am looking for King Street Maryport in the 1850's - I have looked at > British History OnLine and old.maps.co.uk and can see King Street Maryport > but it is not detailed enough. > If anyone knows of a map giving good detail of the streets that show those > streets or lanes that may have been closed, would you please reply to the > newsgroup. I suspect that you are only going to find a detailed map offline, either at Whitehaven or Carlisle RO or through Maryport planning office. Your best bet may be an 1844 tithe map. This would be available through the record offices above or TNA: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=C2299738 However, King Street may not have been in a tithable area. Railway companies produced detailed maps. There is one of a docks extension in 1859, but I don't suppose that would include King Street: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=C9091068 This looks possible. Two maps of the town (c1750 and 1860): http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=C4048122 OS maps of Maryport: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=C9093713 http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=C9093712 I trawled quickly through the 1894 Kelly's Directory of Cumberland. http://www.historicaldirectories.org/ This has the following in King Street: a Friends' Meeting House Christ Church (chapel of ease) a large number of retail/commercial premises apparently no private residents. If you are looking for an 1850 retailer, there's a chance the family name may still be there in 1894. Also No, 2, King Street at: http://www.geog.port.ac.uk/webmap/thelakes/html/lgaz/NY03f.htm Chris

Di Maloney wrote:   > Thanks for those links but the ones to the National Archives give me the > following: > Ordering and viewing options > This record has not been digitised and cannot be downloaded. > Request a quotation for a copy to be digitised or printed and sent to you. > > As this is a distant branch of my family, I have decided to not follow it > further for now and concentrate of those closer.     Before abandoning entirely, it might be worth emailing Whitehaven RO to ask them whether they have copies or microfilms of the maps; and, if so, whether these have the detail that you need.   If so, then you could try local mailing lists and message boards to see whether anyone would do a look-up for you.     Chris