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From: "Linda Allred Cooper" <>
Subject: [(ENG-LEIGH)] Re: [(ENG-LEIGH)] Re: [(ENG-LEIGH)] Allred / Aldred
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2004 21:12:26 -0500
References: <002b01c3eb83$ec4fc600$0201a8c0@LindaAllredCooper> <005601c3ebfe$6c4222c0$88f26151@tinypc>


Thanks for the explanation!

Linda

----- Original Message -----
From: "Valerie @ ntlworld.com" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 10:40 AM
Subject: [(ENG-LEIGH)] Re: [(ENG-LEIGH)] Allred / Aldred


> Hi Linda,
>
> Simpson's Houses is indeed an address. It wasn't uncommon in those days
for
> houses to be referred to informally by the name of the person who either
> owned or built them, and often led to the street being called by the same
> name.
>
> Valerie
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Linda Allred Cooper <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 1:03 AM
> Subject: [(ENG-LEIGH)] Allred / Aldred
>
>
> > Hi Valerie:
> >
> > In your last posting, you listed a census record:
> >
> > > 8 Simpson's Houses, Halliwell (Bolton)
> > >
> > > Josiah Aldred, 34, Cotton Spinner, born Chowbent
> > > Sarah, wife, 35, born Sharples (Bolton)
> > > Elizabeth, daur, 8, scholar, born Hindley
> > > Ann, daur, 3, born Hindley
> >
> > What does "Simpson's Houses" mean? Is that an address?
> >
> > Linda Allred Cooper
> > www.allredfamily.com
> >
> >
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