1851 census address
Hi, on a form I've found on Ancestry it gives the address of a family as Street 29, Ballyhemlin, Ards, Co. Down.
Does anyone know where Street 29 was?
Thanks
chatty133uk
2 replies
chatty:
Can you attach the 1851 census search form or tell us the name of the person on the form?
Roger McDonnell
Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer
Does this form relate to a search for a Mary Ann Allison with a residence in Scotland ?
If so I believe the transcript is probably incorrect.
The 1851 address is for a townland named Ballyhemlin in St. Andrews (aka Ballyhalbert) civil parish, further down is a reference to 'Sheet 29' which I believe refers to the census forms or possibly a map sheet, and not a part of any address. Houses in rural areas would not have had numbers, and usually just a townland name plus family name would be enough to find someone..
The search appears to have been positive as a William and Eliza were located - Mary Ann's parents.
The same form is available on the National Archives of Ireland site :
shanew147IrelandXO Volunteer