To my ears, and, I suspect, to those of others from the same district, "Lister's" sounds more likely than "Sister's". If that doesn't satisfy you (and of course it shouldn't), then all I can suggest is that you look at either Electoral Rolls or, if from out of area, at a Trade Directory of the period, some of which are available on-line. Many of the older buildings of New Elvet have now been demolished, especially those on the river side of the street, most of which went in the ?1960s, to make way for new university buildings, including lecture rooms and an ugly concrete Student's Union building. Geoff Nicholson -----Original Message----- From: J Malcouronne <[email protected]> To: northumbria <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, 25 Feb 2013 10:48 Subject: [NMB] New Elvet 1883 Hello, Can anyone tell me whether it is 'Sister's Buildings', New Elvet, Durham or 'Listers Buildings'. I am having difficulty reading the copy of my grandmother's birth (b.1883) certificate that I have just received. Many thanks .. Please remember to snip most of the earlier message before you post any reply...... Thank you! The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
In the 1911 Census the enumerator entered the address as Listers Buildings. One of the occupants wrote Lidster, but it seems likely that Lister is correct. Adrian On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 3:51 PM, Geoff Nicholson <[email protected]> wrote: > > To my ears, and, I suspect, to those of others from the same district, "Lister's" sounds more likely than "Sister's". If that doesn't satisfy you (and of course it shouldn't), then all I can suggest is that you look at either Electoral Rolls or, if from out of area, at a Trade Directory of the period, some of which are available on-line. Many of the older buildings of New Elvet have now been demolished, especially those on the river side of the street, most of which went in the ?1960s, to make way for new university buildings, including lecture rooms and an ugly concrete Student's Union building. > > Geoff Nicholson > > > -----Original Message----- > From: J Malcouronne <[email protected]> > To: northumbria <[email protected]> > Sent: Mon, 25 Feb 2013 10:48 > Subject: [NMB] New Elvet 1883 > > > Hello, Can anyone tell me whether it is 'Sister's Buildings', New Elvet, Durham > or 'Listers Buildings'. > > I am having difficulty reading the copy of my grandmother's birth (b.1883) > certificate that I have just received. > > Many thanks > .. > Please remember to snip most of the earlier message before you post any > reply...... Thank you! > > The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of > the message > > > .. > Please remember to snip most of the earlier message before you post any reply...... Thank you! > > The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message