Hi Robert,
I've had some success in finding farms by following the track of the census
enumerator. If you can find some farms along his/her route you can often interpolate from
the neighbouring farms that the enumerator went to where the farm you are looking for is
even if it isn't named on the map or the name has changed or got mangled. If it
doesn't work on a given census you can try others too.
Since the Old Maps website went through its various unhelpful "improvements" I
tend to use the OS Six Inch England and Wales maps on the National Library of Scotland
Website:
http://maps.nls.uk/series/index.html
Coverage is great and the navigation arrangements outstanding. No search on farm names,
though. That would be too easy.
Regards
Dave in Oz
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Price via
Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2015 2:10 AM
To: POWYS(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: [POWYS] How to find farms listed on 1851 census
Hello All,Years ago I used Old Maps to find small farms in the Llandelio r fan-Merthyr
Cynog area. I was able to enter a farm name and do a search.I looked at Old Maps today and
it has totally changed.How do you go about finding farms on a map?? Kind RegardsRobert
Price