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From: Dianne Bray <>
Subject: Re: [EOLFHS-MEMBERS] Custom House
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:18:49 -0700
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Thanks Sue - by the way I have Barretts in East London in my extended line
too.

Dianne

On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 9:09 PM, Sue Keene <> wrote:

> Hi Dianne
>
> My husband's maternal grandmother and her siblings who were shown in
> the 1901 census as born Custom House all seem to have been registered
> within the West Ham district - FreeBMD doesn't however list it as one
> of the sub districts or townships in it's description of the district here:
>
> http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/west%20ham.html
>
> I guess this was one of the reasons I wanted to clarify for myself
> the correct location for Custom House. Good Luck with Alfred Jones -
> I thought my BARRETT's were tricky to find!!
>
> Best Wishes
> Sue Keene (nee Lingard)
> Hunter Valley NSW Australia
>
>
> At 02:16 PM 16/01/2009, you wrote:
> >Hi I also have someone on the 1911 census who is living in Mile End
> >with an uncle. He was 10 years old and states the place of birth as
> >"Customs House" Unfortunately his name is Alfred Jones so I might
> >have to order a few certificates to figure out the right one. Does
> >anyone know which registration district this would be in? Thanks
> >
> >Dianne
> >
> >On 1/15/09, Sue Keene <> wrote:
> > > Thanks April - I knew from family movements etc that it was close to
> > > Canning Town - my feeling is that it was/is a little further to the
> > > east - probably north of the docks (Victoria and Albert) but I wasn't
> > > sure how far east it extended - or north for that matter - and
> > > whether it went south of the docks (between them and the Thames).
> > > Custom House came up as a place of birth on the census - guess I'll
> > > have to arrange to order some certificates to get actual street
> addresses
> > >
> > > I'm not sure if it will really clarify it though - I have a death
> > > certificate that shows Catherine Street, Plaistow and a census entry
> > > in Charlotte Street, Plaistow - both of which I would have thought
> > > were closer to Canning Town. I'll have to try to get hold of a period
> > > map so will check out the Alan Godfrey one you mentioned
> > >
> > > Thanks again
> > >
> > > Sue Keene
> > >
> > >
> > > At 07:09 PM 15/01/2009, you wrote:
> > >>Dear Sue
> > >>I think you may find that it is is the Canning Town area. There are
> > >>old maps of London on line, and the Alan Godfrey Map No 66 for 1894,
> > >>is titled Canning Town and Custom House.
> > >>hope this helps
> > >>April
> > >
> > >
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