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From: NHodge <>
Subject: Re: [AYR] Riccarton Address Help please
Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2005 20:36:53 +0930
In-Reply-To: <55.70727558.2f818c79@aol.com>


Edward,
Portland Row was a "Miner's Row", providing cheap accommodation for local
coal mine employees. It was situated in the village of Hurlsford, about 3
miles east of Riccarton. If you do a Google search on "Portland Row" you
will find quite a bit of information.
No idea what the middle word would be.
Neil


At 02:14 PM 3/04/2005 -0400, wrote:
>I have an extract from the 1871 Census in Riccarton, where the address is
>not too legible, and I cannot find the address in the modern day
>Streetmap. Can
>anyone help me please?
>
>It looks like 3 words:
>
>Portland ??? Row
>
>TIA
>
>edward paxton
>Surrey
>
>
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