In the 1841 Census Report on Warwickshire, Walsgave on Sowe - then known simply as "Sowe" - was described as straddling a now-long-abolished boundary. Some 1,190 acres were in "County of Warwick; Knightlow Hundred; Kirby Division"; and a further 1,110 acres were in "County of the City of Coventry". The "County of the City of Coventry" was abolished in 1842 (when the charter of Henry VI was revoked) - but I am attempting to produce a map of Warwickshire as of the census Date in 1841, and cannot identify where the boundary ran across the Parish. Ordnance Survey Maps - the earliest accurate series at any rate - only date from the 1880s, and obviously do not include 40-years-dead boundaries. A Tithe Plan - if one was prepared at all for Walsgrave/Sowe - does not exist. Kain & Oliver's "Historic Parishes" CDs do not show it (they apparently use the 1880s OS map). Is there anyone out there who might be able to point me towards some other source that might hold the answer? Gus

Hi Gus, Here is a website that you may possibly find useful. freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com~genmaps/genfiles/COU_Pages/ENG_pages/war.htm It has Warwickshire maps dating from the 1600's to the 1900's. One of them may have the boundaries that you are looking for. Best Wishes, Cheryl ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gus Tysoe" <gustysoe@tiscali.co.uk> To: <WARWICK@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 9:12 AM Subject: [WAR] Walsgrave on Sowe Parish > In the 1841 Census Report on Warwickshire, Walsgave on Sowe - then known > simply as "Sowe" - was described as straddling a now-long-abolished > boundary. > > Some 1,190 acres were in "County of Warwick; Knightlow Hundred; Kirby > Division"; and > a further 1,110 acres were in "County of the City of Coventry". > > The "County of the City of Coventry" was abolished in 1842 (when the > charter > of Henry VI was revoked) - but I am attempting to produce a map of > Warwickshire as of the census Date in 1841, and cannot identify where the > boundary ran across the Parish. > > Ordnance Survey Maps - the earliest accurate series at any rate - only > date > from the 1880s, and obviously do not include 40-years-dead boundaries. > > A Tithe Plan - if one was prepared at all for Walsgrave/Sowe - does not > exist. > > Kain & Oliver's "Historic Parishes" CDs do not show it (they apparently > use > the 1880s OS map). > > > Is there anyone out there who might be able to point me towards some other > source that might hold the answer? > > Gus > > > > ------------------------------- > 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

Should be :- http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~genmaps/genfiles/COU_Pages/ENG_pages/war.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cheryl Levick" <cheryllevick@btinternet.com> To: "Gus Tysoe" <gustysoe@tiscali.co.uk>; <WARWICK@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 10:37 AM Subject: Re: [WAR] Walsgrave on Sowe Parish > > Hi Gus, > > Here is a website that you may possibly find useful. > > freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com~genmaps/genfiles/COU_Pages/ENG_pages/war.htm > > It has Warwickshire maps dating from the 1600's to the 1900's. > > One of them may have the boundaries that you are looking for. > > Best Wishes, > > Cheryl > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gus Tysoe" <gustysoe@tiscali.co.uk> > To: <WARWICK@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 9:12 AM > Subject: [WAR] Walsgrave on Sowe Parish > > >> In the 1841 Census Report on Warwickshire, Walsgave on Sowe - then known >> simply as "Sowe" - was described as straddling a now-long-abolished >> boundary. >> >> Some 1,190 acres were in "County of Warwick; Knightlow Hundred; Kirby >> Division"; and >> a further 1,110 acres were in "County of the City of Coventry". >> >> The "County of the City of Coventry" was abolished in 1842 (when the >> charter >> of Henry VI was revoked) - but I am attempting to produce a map of >> Warwickshire as of the census Date in 1841, and cannot identify where the >> boundary ran across the Parish. >> >> Ordnance Survey Maps - the earliest accurate series at any rate - only >> date >> from the 1880s, and obviously do not include 40-years-dead boundaries. >> >> A Tithe Plan - if one was prepared at all for Walsgrave/Sowe - does not >> exist. >> >> Kain & Oliver's "Historic Parishes" CDs do not show it (they apparently >> use >> the 1880s OS map). >> >> >> Is there anyone out there who might be able to point me towards some >> other >> source that might hold the answer? >> >> Gus >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

I will send a map direct Peter R Thompson Bedworth Warwickshire UK ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gus Tysoe" <gustysoe@tiscali.co.uk> To: <WARWICK@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 9:12 AM Subject: [WAR] Walsgrave on Sowe Parish > In the 1841 Census Report on Warwickshire, Walsgave on Sowe - then known > simply as "Sowe" - was described as straddling a now-long-abolished > boundary. > > Some 1,190 acres were in "County of Warwick; Knightlow Hundred; Kirby > Division"; and > a further 1,110 acres were in "County of the City of Coventry". > > The "County of the City of Coventry" was abolished in 1842 (when the > charter > of Henry VI was revoked) - but I am attempting to produce a map of > Warwickshire as of the census Date in 1841, and cannot identify where the > boundary ran across the Parish. > > Ordnance Survey Maps - the earliest accurate series at any rate - only > date > from the 1880s, and obviously do not include 40-years-dead boundaries. > > A Tithe Plan - if one was prepared at all for Walsgrave/Sowe - does not > exist. > > Kain & Oliver's "Historic Parishes" CDs do not show it (they apparently > use > the 1880s OS map). > > > Is there anyone out there who might be able to point me towards some other > source that might hold the answer? > > Gus > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Many thanks to Cheryl, Ken and Bill for directing me to the Genmaps site - which was totally new to me, and which provided a pair of mutually-contradictory possible solutions. But it was Peter who provided what I am taking to be The Answer - from the Cassini edition of the 1830s-40s Ordnance Survey 1" maps. This differed from both of the other maps (!) but while even the OS has been known to be in error on occasion I nevertheless feel that they are apt to be more reliable overall than any other mappings. I'd always known that this list contained a lot of knowledgeable and helpful people, but I never really expected I'd so quickly get an answer to such an abstruse question! Gus