Myra Duffy <myra.duffy(a)myraduffy.me.uk> wrote:
I have just joined the list and am seeking help as I know so little about any records in
Wales. His grandmother was born MARY POWELL in 1858. I have found a census return showing
her family in 1861 from which I gleaned the following information: Census place: Perloyne
(RG 9/1840)- (Can't find it on the map! Can you tell me where it is?)
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Dear Myra,
Welcome to the List.
The census place which
Ancestry.com has transcribed as "Perloyne" is actually
PURLOGUE
which is a township in Shropshire at coordinates 328390,277060, about six kilometres north
of Knighton (RAD).
Pulogue is shown on the detailed UK Ordnance Survey 'Landranger' 1:50,000-scale
map. You
can see the relevant 3-kilometre square section of this map at the Streetmaps website
www.streetmap.co.uk/
In the search section near the top of the Streetmaps homepage, select the 'OS
grid' option,
enter 328390,277060 into the search field and click the Search button. When the initial
map
appears, change to the more useful Landranger map format by clicking the area midway
between the [+] and [-] zoom buttons at bottom right of the map.
You'll see Purlogue identified by name and by a small orange arrow near the centre of
the
map.
You can call up a highly detailed (1:10,560-scale) late 19th century map of this area by
going to the Old Maps website at
http://www.old-maps.co.uk/
On the main page, select the "Co-ordinates" option in the search facility (near
top left of
the page). In the search field enter the co-ordinates 328390,277060 (without any spaces)
and click the Search button.
When the small map appears, click on the "Enlarged view" button below the map. A
highly
detailed large map of the area will open in a new window, centred approximately on
Purlogue.
As your interests lie so close to the English border, you may find it helpful to subscribe
also to RootsWeb's MidMarch mailing list which specialises in the border area (known
as the
Marches). The subscription address is <midmarch-request(a)rootsweb.com>
Kind regards,
John
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John Ball, Ystalyfera, near Swansea, Wales, UK
E-mail: john(a)jlb2005.plus.com
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