I am hoping that SKS can assist me in finding the exact location of Thurman's Yard, Nottingham. I am fairly certain that it no longer exists. I believe that I have narrowed the search to the Finkhill and Orchard Streets area, in present day Maid Marion Way vicinity.   One sees references to Thurman's Yard in mid-19th century (and later) censuses and trade directories. Does anyone know if the entrance to this yard was off Finkhill, or more probably, Orchard Street?   What is the likelihood of consulting a map, viewable online, that would show this place. I recently downloaded the 1901 Ordinance Survey map for south Nottingham and it does not indicate Thurman's Yard.   Many thanks in advance, Vaughn Thurman in sunny (today) Ontario

Hi Vaughn, According to Bedells' 1911 Street Directory, there was a Thurman Yard on Thurman Street, Radford. The Yard was positioned at 16 Thurman Street. Thurman Street is still there running between Alfreton Road and Birkin Avenue in NG7. Whether this Thurman Yard is the same as your Thurman's Yard I can't say, there may have been another one which was demolished before the publication of this directory. Regards, Brian. -----Original Message----- From: Vaughn Thurman Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 3:57 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [NTT] Thurman's Yard, Nottingham I am hoping that SKS can assist me in finding the exact location of Thurman's Yard, Nottingham. I am fairly certain that it no longer exists. I believe that I have narrowed the search to the Finkhill and Orchard Streets area, in present day Maid Marion Way vicinity. One sees references to Thurman's Yard in mid-19th century (and later) censuses and trade directories. Does anyone know if the entrance to this yard was off Finkhill, or more probably, Orchard Street? What is the likelihood of consulting a map, viewable online, that would show this place. I recently downloaded the 1901 Ordinance Survey map for south Nottingham and it does not indicate Thurman's Yard. Many thanks in advance, Vaughn Thurman in sunny (today) Ontario Notts Surname List http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/notts.html ------------------------------- 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

Hi Vaughn >From the 1911 enumerators summaries (RG78) Sneinton road sch 88 Queens Arms Mr SAYUILL? schedules 2 to 42 Mr EATCH (shop) Lower Eldon Street Wagstaff Yard sch 1 to 5 Mr NURSE Thurmans Yard sch 1 to 5 Mr KOHN , Mr CULL, Mrs SMITH, Mr NICHOLS, Mr OGDEN =================== >From the 1881 census Description of Enumeration District Part of the Parish of St Nicholas Begining at Lindleys No4 Castle Gate take the right hand side up Castle Gate and right side down Hounds Gate to No11 then take the right hand side up Hounds Gate from Spaniel Row to Castle Place take? Castle Place and the right hand side down Park st to Spaniel Row including Thurmans Yard Thompsons Yard Truswells Yard St Nicholas st Riadales Yard Rogers Yard Castke Square Wild? Yard or Blacks Yard Park Place Park Yard Collisis? Almshouses & a Yard Back of 36 Castle Gate which I have called Sudburys Yard Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > I am hoping that SKS can assist me in finding the exact location of Thurman's Yard, Nottingham. I > am fairly certain that it no > longer exists. I believe that I have narrowed the search to the Finkhill and Orchard Streets area, > in present day Maid Marion > Way vicinity. > > One sees references to Thurman's Yard in mid-19th century (and later) censuses and trade > directories. Does anyone know if the entrance > to this yard was off Finkhill, or more probably, Orchard Street? > > What is the likelihood of consulting a map, viewable online, that would show this place. I > recently downloaded the 1901 Ordinance Survey > map for south Nottingham and it does not indicate Thurman's Yard. > > Many thanks in advance, > Vaughn Thurman in sunny (today) Ontario

Vaughn, The way I used to approach this problem, especially in 1881 census was to use the "Next Household" button on the old Family Search site and keep going until I came to the next cross street. Not sure about FindMyPast, but you can do a similar thing on Ancestry using forward and back arrows. Of course, you have to have somebody in Thurmans Yard to start with. Another option is to try Old Maps http://www.old-maps.co.uk/index.html Peter