I am looking at a marriage certificate from 1877. The marriage took place in St John's Church in the parish of St Luke, Chelsea. The problem is the residence of the groom (and bride) which is: 30 F. Street, Queen's Park If this was Washington DC I wouldn't have a problem but I have never some across this sort of address anywhere in the UK, least of all in London. I have scoured a (modern) map of the area and have drawn a blank. The writing on the certificate (presumably by the curate, The Reverend Mr A Carney) is perfectly clear. There is absolutely no scope for misinterpretation. Any suggestions? -- Derrick Porter Email: [email protected] Web: www.pluckrose.org

Hello Derrick, ----- Original Message ----- From: "Derrick Porter" <[email protected]> >I am looking at a marriage certificate from 1877. The marriage took > place in St John's Church in the parish of St Luke, Chelsea. The > problem is the residence of the groom (and bride) which is: > > 30 F. Street, Queen's Park > > If this was Washington DC I wouldn't have a problem but I have never > some across this sort of address anywhere in the UK, least of all in > London. > > I have scoured a (modern) map of the area and have drawn a blank. > > The writing on the certificate (presumably by the curate, The Reverend > Mr A Carney) is perfectly clear. There is absolutely no scope for > misinterpretation.> > Any suggestions?> > > -- > Derrick Porter > Google is your friend :-) See this thread http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/LONDON/2001-07/0995031970 There should also be something about it in the VCH at British History Online. The area surrounding these streets fell at the junction of several parishes - Hammersmith, Willesden, Paddington, Kensington and a detached portion of Chelsea. The streets themseves were originally given letters of the alphabet, but subsequently acquired names - see London County Council's guide to streets in the administrative county of London for more detail. Kind regards. John Henley