Thanks for your reply Chris. I gather you have a copy of the Ordinance map? I had a look at the Godfrey site and I will order a map for myself. Another lady replied to my posting and showed me a website with modern Belfast. I had been searching for such a site for a while with no luck. On the map it shows Ardilea St and also Ewarts Row and Lisburn Rd. Only one I haven't found is Silverstream (Rd?). This info should help me when I order the Belfast 1901 census because you can get your bearings when you're scrolling thru the info, I think? Anyway , if this isn't the case, it's still nice to know the locations of your rellies births! P.S. the website is: www.belfast.net/mo/map.htm Thanks again for your help. Regards David ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Morgan" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 6:08 PM Subject: Re: 1901 census- street name : ARDILEA ST. > > > "I have some birth certificates with the districts listed as Belfast Urban 4, Urban 10 and > >Urban 11. I'm trying to find out where these districts are in Belfast so that I can do a > >search on the 1901 census." The Urban 11 certificate has the street name Ardilea St for > >the year 1895. Would anybody know where this is? > > > > Any help appreciated. Also, are there any good websites with street maps of Belfast? > > > > Regards > > David > > Don't know of any websites with detailed good maps of Belfast, but if you want to trace > the old streets you may wish to look at the excellent reproductions of Old Ordnance > Survey Maps published by Alan Godfrey. All of the developed areas of Belfast are covered > at the original scale of 1:2500 for the period 1902-1930 (varies according to sheet). > Website is at http://www.alangodfreymaps.co.uk/ Excellent value, see below. > > However, Ardilea Street still appears in the Index of Streets on my 1998 map, postal area > BT14, in square F6. It is a cul-de-sac, just to the south of Old Park Road, taking off to the > city side of it's junction with Old Park Avenue. St Gemma's Secondary School is between > Ardilea Street and Ardoyne Avenue. > > On the 1901 Shankhill Ordnance map Ardilea Street leads to the back entrance of the large > flax spinning mill, Prospect Mills, immediately next to the Highfield Weaving Factory, > both of which fronted onto Flax Street, itself leading off the Crumlin Road. At that > junction was Brookfield Flax Spinning Mill and the much larger Crumlin Road Flax > Spinning Mill. There were also two reservoirs on the corner. At the other side of Crumlin > Road was the Edenberry Flax Spinning Mill. On the other side of Flax Street was the > Rosebank Weaving Factory. > > The sites of these mills are now occupied by the Hillview Enterprise Park, Ewarts > Industrial Estate, Edenberry Industrial Estate and Brookfield Mill Industrial Estate. They > were big mills! > > Hope this helps. What about the Belfast 4 and 10 birth registrations? > > Chris Morgan > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 >

>Only one I haven't found is Silverstream (Rd?). That one is still there, up the Crumlin Road, past the bend where Ligoniel Road goes off to the west. Turn right onto Bilston Road then immediately left, and you're there. It's roughly parallel with Ballysillan Road, and can be accessed from that side also. Our Lady of Mercy Secondary School is on Silverstream Road. All the other Silverstream streets are in the same area of Ballysillan - Silverstream Avenue, Crescent, Park, Drive, Parade, and Gardens. Take your pick! Chris Morgan