Hi Eileen Have you had a look at http://mapco.net/ for London maps (plus many others) Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 14/12/2012 22:14, Eileen Stonely Phelps wrote: > In reply to Peter Martin, thanks for the info about your experience. I > will save your suggestion and work on a good detailed request. I have a > Thomas Bartlett, file cutter, who came from Birmingham. There seem to be > at least three possible fathers for him, and one name is a favorite > because of finding him as an old man with Thomas' family in a Nottingham > census. I felt that it could be useful to have a closer look at where > the candidates might have lived while in Birmingham christening their > children. > > Most of my English lines have hit brick walls at the point where several > people in the area have the same name. I not only wanted to look at > Birmingham, but at least half a dozen cities, including London before > the fire in 1666. I have found a few maps with parish outlines, but none > that are specific as to streets. > > I like to browse maps, but if that is not allowed I will have to get > very specific, which will take a little time. > > Eileen