Spenceley Street, Woodhouse
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Land owned or occupied by a Simeon Spenceley in The Leeds Tithe Maps http://tinyurl.com/prrpj4tThis is the land & houses he owned http://tinyurl.com/qhk5arj which today ishttp://goo.gl/maps/RBPUk probably the same houseLooking at the 1851 Census he was living at Victoria Road and was "proprietor of houses" Spenceley Street was on the 1850 town plans (attached) , who it was named after I don't know
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Many thanks for all this. There was only one Simeon Spenceley. He came from Reeth to Leeds to make his fortune and progressed from mason to farmer to landlord. He was frequently mentioned in the Leeds Times and Leeds Intelligencer in the 1830's and 1840's. Got a strong feeling that the street was named after him, but may never really know.
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I would say that it is named after him.Woodhouse has a number of streets and courts (basically ramshackle quadrangles of houses centred around an open inner court yard) named after families who had live for some generations in Woodhouse, especially on the 1850 map.I have family who lived there for some time, actually in Woodhouse Carr, called Pickard.There is a street called Pickard Street in Woodhouse Carr itself.There is also a Midgeley Court, the Leeds PR through the years (prior to St Marks church) showing that there was a high concentration of people with this surname in Woodhouse during the 18th century and up to and after St Marks was built.It seems that the quarry attracted people from all over to come and live/ work in and around the quarry at Woodhouse as Delvers and Stonemasons.
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Re: Spenceley Street, Woodhouse
Hi,
Do you know with any degree of certainty who Simeon's parents were?
thx
Do you know with any degree of certainty who Simeon's parents were?
thx
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Re: Spenceley Street, Woodhouse
Hi,
Do you know with any degree of certainty who Simeon's parents were?
thx
Do you know with any degree of certainty who Simeon's parents were?
thx