1888/89 postal directories

[protohistorian]

Thanks for the kind offer.

An odd, trivial request, but could you possibly look up Miller's Court and settle once and for all the eternal question: apostrophe or no apostrophe?

Thanks

Magpie, the directory was no help. In the pod cast on Dorset Street however it was mentioned that the man for whom the place was named was Miller. That would make it the possessive for or Miller's. Dave

[protohistorian]

Hi Dave, here's a mini-list off the top of my head. Thanks!

Charles Grandy/Grand/Grande
Amelia Marie Pourquoi
Anyone named Buki
John Tyrell/Tysell
Everard or Edwin Smith
James Batchelor
J.H. Batchelor
Any Batchelor w/first initial 'J'
Israel Schwartz
N Benelius

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

O.K. Tom the Buki thing has gotten in my crawl. Could you find the boundaries for knightsbridge please. I will inventory all the streets and check each one. Dave

[doris]

Thanks for the kind offer.

An odd, trivial request, but could you possibly look up Miller's Court and settle once and for all the eternal question: apostrophe or no apostrophe?

Thanks

With an apostrophe, as it is named after John Miller who bought some gardens and built a few one up, one cottages on the location, reached via the passageway.
He called the area Miller's rents, which became Miller's court.

Number 13 appeared much later, when John McCarthy rented a house from a friend and partioned it.

doris

[Tom_Wescott]

Hi Dave, sorry for being so slow in responding. Regarding Le Grand, his addresses in late 1888 were as follows:

35 Charlotte Street
85 Bolsover Street
3 York Place, Baker Street
283 The Strand (office)
10 Agar Street (office)

I have no idea about the boundaries of Knightsbridge. Sorry.

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

[protohistorian]

so I throw the question to the class. Who knows the boundary conditions of "knightbridge in 1888?" Dave

[Septic Blue]

Who knows the boundary conditions of "knightbridge in 1888?" Dave

Any boundaries that the ancient settlement of Knightsbridge may have once had, were long gone, by 1888.

Throughout the nineteenth century, Knightsbridge was an undefined 'area' that straddled the boundaries of no fewer than four parochial entities:

- The Parish of St. Margaret, City of Westminster (Detached)
- The Parish of St. George Hanover Square, Liberty of the City of Westminster
- The Parish of St. Mary Abbotts Kensington
- The Parish of St. Luke Chelsea

Here's the general area, for which you are looking …


Knightsbridge (Click to Enlarge in flickr)
Underlying Aerial Imagery: Copyright Google Earth, 2007
Overlying Plots, Labels and Color-Shadings: Copyright Colin C. Roberts, 2010

[Simon Wood]

Hi Doris,

No apostrophe.



Regards,

Simon

[protohistorian]

Septic you are awesome. Dave

[Natalie Severn]

Septic you are awesome. Dave

He certainly is Dave! But you have done some pretty good stuff yourself !
Are you going to send me the info you pm"ed me about Dave? I am looking forward to it?

[doris]

Hi Doris,

No apostrophe.

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Regards,

Simon

The earliest document that I have read has Miller's court with an apostrophe.

I dont think some chap who makes signs should be considered to be the ulitmate authority on a streets name.

doris

[protohistorian]

thanks to Septic Blue's response

knightsbride east west streets: (according to the bacon maps)
knightsbridge, raphael st, arthur st, montpelier place, exeter street, harriet st, harriet mews, cadogan place, halkin st, anne place, wilton crescent, grosvenor crescent, halkin crescent,halkin st, york st, new st,new street, exeter, quenns gardens, lloyd's place, elizabeth st. north south : hill st, charles st, knightsbridge court, pavillion rd, sloan st, seville st, charles st, harriet mews, pembroke mews, belgrave mews, ? chesham mews, cadogan place, walton place, montpelier place. Dave

[protohistorian]

no Ripper, J.T.

I know it's not likely, but check to see if there's an entry for J.T. Ripper.

Nothing is ever that damn simple! Dave

[protohistorian]

Pearson entries

Happen to have an address? Dave

1888 Pearson entries. Dave

[protohistorian]

O.K. Tom the Buki thing has gotten in my crawl. Could you find the boundaries for knightsbridge please. I will inventory all the streets and check each one. Dave

Here is part two Tom. Dave Quoted the wrong damn message! I simply must be tired.

[protohistorian]

Thanks Dave,

Wolf Levisohn 1888/1889
Severin Klosowski 1888/1889
[and later if possible]

Prince of Wales said to have had a flat near Fenchurch Street/Prince William Street?

Batty Street occupants re Tumblety

re Thomas Cutbush----any Tea Warehouse in the Minories?

Hi Nats! Here is 1888, no luck on special k or his brush selling buddy. I have not yet started on the 1889 directory yet, will do in about a week. Dave