PopT Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 i have been looking at the electoral registers for the area & some family are listed as living at Little Matlock, others at High Matlock & others at Greaves Lane. Can anyone tell me the difference in these locations, I can guess but I do not want to record them as living in the wrong places. Help appreciated. Popt Happy Days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillsbro Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 (edited) Hi PopT - a map of 1901-03, and earlier ones, show High Matlock only as the name of a farm or small group of buildings a short distance from the Robin Hood Inn, though I imagine High Matlock might have comprised a slightly larger area on the south side of the valley. Edited January 18, 2016 by hillsbro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopT Posted January 19, 2016 Author Share Posted January 19, 2016 Many thanks for the copy of the old map of the area Phillip. It clearly shows the different areas. I was told the one time owners of the Gannister Mines lived at High Matlock. Due to the number of miners living in Huts, railway carriages & even tents ,many of them do not appear on the records. With this map at least I can see the different areas where some of my ancestors lived. Happy Days! PopT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillsbro Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 The map came from the National Library of Scotland website http://maps.nls.uk/, a very useful resource. Here is a link to an 1890 map on the site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now