Hello Hazel "12 House 6 Court Fleet Street" Fleet Street, Birmingham - like many other streets in English towns and cities in C16-19 - had a number of houses built behind the street frontage properties that were reached by footpaths running between (or even through) the 'front' properties. The groups of houses were known by varying names in differing parts of the country - Courts, Lokes, Snicketts, Entries, Alleys, etc - which could be either numbered or named. [There was a Tysoe's Alley in Tewkesbury, GLS, that ran beside/beneath my 2g-gfthrs shop]. However, as 'names' were apt to be changed when the owner of the frontage-property changed, the Post Office began to insist (shortly after the introduction of the Penny Post in 1840) that all such back-developments in any street be numbered, and to use the same Basic Name. And that the houses in each 'Court' should also be numbered. *Most* of these 'Courts' had been demolished by the 1960s. So your 1881 JENNENs family were living at House No 12, Court No 6, Fleet Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire. A 1:2,500 - or, if you're lucky, a 1:500 - Ordnance Survey Map of the mid 1880s should have it named - as well as all the other Courts off the street. HTH Gus ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hazel Magann" <hmagann@bigpond.net.au> To: <WARWICK@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 12:49 AM Subject: Re: [WAR] JENNENS/JENNINGS Hello I am new to the list and already have read a couple of emails and delighted to find the list of County's which possibly will help me in the furture with my research. I am researching many of my local families here in Mount Druitt, NSW, Australia. One I am having trouble with is a gentleman named JOSEPH JENNENS on his second marriage certificate here in Oz he gives his birth place as Birmingham his age 58. He was married in 1935 and on the certificate his father was William Jennens and his mother Mary Ann Parker. A kind gentleman yesterday told me to check the LDS 1881 Census I found who I believe is my Joseph born circa 1879 Birmingham with a father William their surname is spelt JENNINGS. I am hoping someone would be kind enough to have a look at the 1881 Census and give any further information perhaps mother and siblings. Under dwelling is the following: 12 House 6 Court Fleet Street, Birmingham, Warwick, England. Would this entry on dwelling mean there are 12 houses in the street? If anyone is researching this family I would appreciate hearing I do have some of Joseph's documents in Australia and willing to share. Warm Regard Hazel in Lethbridge Park, NSW ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WARWICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message