Help needed.....looking for location of Thorncroft in Monmouth, we know Henry Peill Family lived there in 1881 to 1891,address on 1881 census is Lower Landscheme Thorncroft. On the 1891 census adjoining property is Prospect Cottage and Prevy??Farm and ---ston Estate. Any information or picture would be greatly appreciated. Thank you Grace

I start with http://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/rectype/census/uk/default.aspx and keyword(s) Lower Landscheme Thorncroft http://content.ancestry.co.uk/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=8059&path=Monmouthshire.Monmouth.ALL.1.3 so by the Priory Farm Hereford Road http://content.ancestry.co.uk/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=8059&iid=MONRG11_5224_5229-0882 is the Description of the District today Osbaston Infant School, Monmouthshire LEA: Monmouthshire Telephone Number: 01600 712901 Fax Number: Address: Osbaston Road Monmouth Monmouthshire Post Code: NP25 3AX gives a clue Osbaston Monmouth, Gwent UK http://maps.google.com/maps?num=100&hl=en&q=Osbaston,+Monmouth,+Gwent,+United+Kingdom&ie=UTF8&cd=1&geocode=0,51.823305,-2.721066&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=51.576045,100.019531&ll=51.82304,-2.711327&spn=0.00496,0.012209&t=h&z=17&om=1 show hereford Road and Priory Lane leading to a farm so Thorncroft was a group of houses or a row of cottages close by http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~familyalbum/ ROYAL MONMOUTHSHIRE ENGINEER MILITIA Head Quarters, The Castle. Lieut.-Col. W. E. C. Curre, C.E. (hon. col.) Majors The Lord Raglan (hon. lieut.-col.) Major The Hon. G. W. R. Somerset (hon. lieut.-col.) Adjutant, Captain H. Bland Instructor of Musketry, Capt. R. J. S. Price Quartermaster, Lieut. W. J. Shute Civil Medical Officer in charge, T. G. Prosser is what one of the neighbours was in ======== KELLY'S DIRECTORY OF MONMOUTHSHIRE 1901 The Monmouth Hospital and Dispensary in St. James's square, was opened in 1868, and has nine beds; during the Year 1899, 69 inpatients were received, also 1,072 Outpatients were treated. In 1900 a large plot of ground, situated on the Hereford road, was acquired through the kindness of the Duke of Beaufort, and a new hospital and dispensary are now in course of erection. Beaufort estate records may be worth searching Lewis Albert A. farmer, Priory farm, Hereford road http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~familyalbum/kmon6.htm in 1901 http://content.ancestry.co.uk/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=7815&iid=MONRG13_4923_4928-0008 the Knoll then Priory Farm Upper Osbaston (Thorneycroft) http://content.ancestry.co.uk/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=7815&path=Monmouthshire.Monmouth.ALL.1.6 lastly http://www.old-maps.co.uk/ NP25 3AX has gone commercial and is not so useful 1892 map shows Thorn Croft over Prospect Villas 350600, 214200 http://maps.google.com/maps?num=100&hl=en&q=Osbaston++monmouth&ie=UTF8&ll=51.824625,-2.716327&spn=0.00124,0.003052&t=h&z=19&om=1 probably the house with the large drive in or close to it the old Map shows it on Prospect Road enjoy Hugh W On 11/10/2007, Wilfred & Grace Walsh <wgwalsh@shaw.ca> wrote: > Help needed.....looking for location of Thorncroft in Monmouth, we > know Henry Peill Family lived there in 1881 to 1891,address on 1881 > census is Lower Landscheme Thorncroft. On the 1891 census adjoining > property is Prospect Cottage and Prevy??Farm and ---ston Estate. > Any information or picture would be greatly appreciated. Thank you > Grace > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MONMOUTHSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- For genealogy and help with family and local history in Bristol and district. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Brycgstow/ http://snaps4.blogspot.com/ photographs and walks main blog GENEALOGE http://hughw36.blogspot.com/ MAIN BLOG