Hi Cherrie Charlotte Street, Caledonian Road no longer exists. It ran east from Caledonian Road in Islington, and was roughly where Carnegie Street is now. You can find it on the 1868 map from David Hale's magnificent collection (http://london1868.com/) by going to the square labelled "Lower Holloway, Barnsbury & Islington". Drummond Street still exists (in part at least), running eastwards from Hampstead Road, just north of Euston Road. It used to continue all the way past Euston Station and across Seymour Street (now Eversholt Street). Go to the square marked "Somerstown and British Museum" to find it on the above map. Lower Edmund Street is no more, and was pulled down around 1851 to make way for King's Cross Station. Bury Street is now Bury Place. These would all have been private addresses. Lying in hospitals at that date were very few and far between - the vast majority of births were at home. You say that the father "reputedly died". Is this because Harriet is described as a widow later on? Or was he described as deceased on a child's marriage certificate? London burials are notoriously tricky to find, particularly around the period in question, and searching for one is rarely a short cut to finding a death registration. Where did your original information about Harriet's name, and the new information that it was not LAWSON but SMITH come from? Perhaps if you could let us have a bit more information, such as the names and dates you have for the children and later census information, we could try and help you further. Best wishes Caroline > > I am seeking information for the following addresses, which I have > gathered from > birth and baptismal records: > a)    32 Charlotte Street, Caledonian > b)    133 Drummond Street > c)    47 Lower Edmund Street > d)    2 Berry Street, Bloomsbury Square. > > In respect of (d), I have located a Bury Street near Bloomsbury > Square.  All > addresses are in London. > > The time period for the births/baptisms is 1843 to 1846.  Does anyone > know if > there were laying-in hospitals at these addresses or would they have > been > residential?? > > Also as the father reputedly died in the next few years after these > births, can > you make suggestions as to what church or cemetery would be in the > proximity of > these addresses? > > > I have been searching for information on Henry Sharp for years, the > reputed > father of Eliza and Henry jnr, husband of Harriet.  I have recently > obtained > information that Harriet's last name prior to marriage was Smith and > not Lawson > as I've previously believed.  None of Harriet, Henry or children appear > on the > 1851 census that I can find. I cannot find a marriage record for Henry > Sharp and > Harriet Smith which could be related to this couple. > > Thank you to everyone who can offer advice. > Cherrie from Oz >