Street names in Stalybridge

[jacybaby]

Hi all

I was wondering if anyone had any pointers/advice about the history regarding the origin of some of the street names in old Stalybridge. The main reason I am asking is that I have linked my paternal Grandmother's HASSALL family to Stalybridge from as early as her 2x Great-Grandfather JOHN HASSALL b.1804 and his own mother SUSANNA HASSALL b.1780. My Grandma herself lived in Hulley Street, Stalybridge until she herself was married. Indeed my Great-Grandmother, LUCY HASSALL (nee LEVER) died in that same house in 1960. Fyi Hulley Street was basically down the side of the station in Stalybridge, running down from where the Q Inn stands now to Water Street (the cobbles remain in place!).
The main reason for my query is that I have tracked down the Voters' Lists for 1853-55 and listed are a THOMAS & WILLIAM HASSALL with a share of freehold houses in Hulley St, Stalybridge. Looking on an 1874 OS map of that part of Stalybridge enclosed between Market St, Hulley St and Water St is HASSALL's COURT!
Surely this cannot be a coincidence?! If anyone can furnish me with any further info I'd be most grateful....

Kind regards

Jason

[Gay J Oliver]

Hello Jason,

Have just looked at an 1825 Trade Directory on my webpage and found that a W Hassall was a carrier by land leaving from Rossbottom on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturdays at 8 in the morning and returning at 6 in the evening. Rossbottom is the old name for Rassbottom, so Hassalls in the right area of Stalybridge as early as 1825. Would need to look at later trade directories also the is a very large scale map of Stalybridge in Tameside Local Studies Library dated 1852. Have you got your family on all the various census returns?

[jacybaby]

Gay,
What a happy coincidence to see you today! Thank you so much for your help & advice today. Sorry I kind of hijacked your meeting with David.
The group meetings you have at Old Hall Chapel in Dukinfield when are they exactly?
If I make any further progress I will let you know. Thanks again and hopefully see you soon.
Take care, Jason

[Gay J Oliver]

Our next meeting is tomorrow night at 7.30pm doors open 7.00. We have got Tony Foster coming along to talk about "A Deeper Look at Civil Registration". Tony is the Lancashire BMD project co-ordinator, and has estimatrd that up to one million marriages are missing from the GRO indexes between 1837-1900.

Good Coincidence today, I enjoyed the session for a change - sometimes it can be very hard work.

very best,
GAY

[jacybaby]

Gay,
Yet another coincidence!! I will do my very best to make it along as I have quite a few Lancs marriages so it could be useful. Is it open to non-members?

I thoroughly enjoyed it too. Research can sometimes be quite an isolating exercise I find.

Jason

[jacybaby]

Gay,

Apologies that I couldn't make it to last night's meeting. Will definitely try and make the next one in May!
I wondered if you had seen this website on your internet travels? Fascinating articles. Not strictly 'Tameside' but still 'Local'.

Jason

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