Hi, I have a Thomas Shields living at 51 Ship Street, Belfast. ( Bookkeeper) This was taken from a Street Directory 1861. Could anyone tell me where Ship Street, was or is. If I have the correct Thomas, He had sons Robert,John & daughters Matilda & Sarah. Any help would be appreciated. Louie, Ontario.

Hello Louis, Ship St. was on the North end of Sailortown. Here is a map: http://www.sailortownbelfast.org/streets.htm You can also find a couple of maps of the Sailortown area on Jean McCarthy's web site at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jeanmccarthy36/index2.html Look for Belfast Maps on the left. Ship St. is about where York St. turns to the left and becomes York Rd or Carrickfergus Rd. Andy Airriess