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From: April Ashton <>
Subject: Re: [EOLFHS-MEMBERS] Custom House
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2009 08:08:45 +0000
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Dear Sue

What / who / when are you looking for - I may be able to advise you
further- Tower Hamlets Library are a fount of information 0n the East
End of London, as is the East of London FHS who have an excellent
website; there are some graveyards with M.I.s on line - maps on line,
the list is endless.............

April

On 15 Jan 2009, at 11:25, 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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