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I was born at 2A Broken Cross Place Adjoined to the Broken Cross pub. I remember the canalside shop with its woodyard at the back run by by the Astles family, Amy and Jeff Bosleys farm at the end of the lane, Bradburys farm across the canal and Fletchers smithy across the road from the pub.

Ian

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My relations lived in Bradford farm and 1 canal cottage, Bosley's at the farm and must have been Burgess's and 1 canal cottage
I spent may days during the late 50's and 60's there helping out on the farm and in the shop at canal cottage, I remember the coal yard and watching the horse drawn barges from the canal shop
Ian blore

Chester Records Office hold a lot of ICI records

eat your heart out Miss Marple!!!!!

Fantastic! Thank you to all of you. That's brilliant detective work. It's interesting to note but I've got schofield in my family tree. Be great if they are connected to mine but prob not.

Thank you again. Sorry for delay. I didn't think I'd get anymore replies.

Janet

1,Canal Side is 1 Broken Cross Place.

Maryb

Aha. Looking at google maps I could see that the *street* split into a Y. Perhaps it is the part of the street alongside the canal that is the "canal side" of Broken Cross Place.

In 1881, using "broken" as the address in Rudheath, there are 86 results, i.e. 15-20 households. They'd be quick to look at.

Several addresses are "Boats met with at Broken Cross Rudheath". ;)


Here's the pub:

Name: Joseph Schofield
Age: 40
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1841
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Martha Schofield
Where born: Knutsford, Cheshire, England

>> Occupation: Inn Keeper & Horse Dealer

Civil parish: Rudheath Lordship
County/Island: Cheshire
Registration district: Northwich
Street Address: Broken Cross Inn Broken Cross

Joseph Schofield 40
Martha Schofield 38
Harry Schofield 12
Henrietta Schofield 7
John Schofield 5
Florence M. Schofield 4
Arthur R. Schofield 2


and here's the farm:

Name: Charles Griffiths
Age: 55
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1826
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Mary Griffiths
Where born: Ightfield, Shropshire, England
Occupation: Farmer Of 160 Acres (Employing 6 Labourers)

Civil parish: Rudheath Lordship
County/Island: Cheshire
Registration district: Northwich
Street Address: Broken Cross Farm

Charles Griffiths 55
Mary Griffiths 36
Charles D. Griffiths 21
Elizabeth E. Griffiths 19
Edith Griffiths 8
Ernest C. Griffiths 6
Sidney P. Griffiths 1
Mary Dodd 23
Martha Dobson 30
Sam Audrson 16
Alice Robinson 9
Thomas Platt 24
Thomas Gilbert 30
Thomas Norton 16
Richard Shillot 30
Richard Kelly 30

1911 it goes Bradford Farm 9rooms
1,Broken Cross Place on original view it says
1,canal Side

John George Burgess 52 born Birkenhead Chester Coal Merchant.
Hannah 53 born Chester married 16 years 2 children
Bessie 15
Gerald Ashley 14

Next address is 2,Richard Street off Middlewich road Rudheath.

John George Burgess also there1901 it was also called 1,Broken Cross Place then.

Maryb

Janey and Mary, thank you for your replies. I'll try out your suggestions. Thank you
Janet

Old Broken Cross,Broken Cross Place.

Some great pictures on Google,right beside the canal.
Looks like a detached building now.

Maybe the building was split at one point thus forming 1,Canal Side.

Maryb

The 1881 is free to search at Ancestry and can be searched by address

http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=7572

but I can't find anything for canal in Rudheath or Northwich.

If you just search for place name Rudheath there are only 505 entries so you could browse. ;)

Google maps finds:

Broken Cross?
Broken Cross Pl
Rudheath, NORTHWICH, Cheshire CW9 7EB, United Kingdom
01606 40431
"Category: Drinking Establishment"

but t doesn't give the name of the street it's on. ;)

The only street name I can find that is present both today and in 1881 is Pennys Lane (as spelled by Ancestry), so you could always start there and browse images.

Ann thank you for the surnames. I'll look them up on here.
Vera and Pollypocket thank you for the information. It's so fascinating.

1911 census

Household information
Address Canal Side Farm Rudheath Northwich
Parish Rudheath
Town Rudheath Northwich
Type of Building Private House
Number of Rooms 6 Rooms
Inhabited Y
Reference RG14PN21711 RG78PN1293 RD447 SD4 ED9 SN81
Administrative County Cheshire
Registration District Northwich
Registration Sub District Middlewich
Enumeration District 9

Householder 1
Name Edward Bowden
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Condition / Years Married / Years
Gender M
Age 57
Estimated Year of Birth 1854
Occupation Agricultural Labourer
Employed Y
Working at Home N
Industry Farming
Place of Birth Cheshire Northwich

Householder 2
Name Lavinia Elizabeth Bowden
Relationship to Head of Household Wife
Condition / Years Married / 28 Years
Total Children Born Alive 4
Children Still Living 4
Gender F
Age 48
Estimated Year of Birth 1863
Employed N
Working at Home N
Place of Birth Staffordshire Hanley

Householder 3
Name George Bowden
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Condition / Years Married / Years
Gender M
Age 21
Estimated Year of Birth 1890
Occupation Milk Dealer
Employed Y
Working at Home N
Place of Birth Cheshire Northwich

Old Broken Cross
Broken Cross Place
Rudheath
NORTHWICH
CW9 7EB

01606 40431

the main names in that area are Boden, Senior and Jeffries

Thank you Vera and Ann. The place they are living at was a shop and bakery. There was a stable next door. Friends daughter is saying it wasn't a farm but there was a farm nearby it. Will try Cheshire Family History society but will wait just in case of other replies on here.

1901

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159 BOWDEN, Edward Head Married M 47 1854 Farm Servant On Farm
Davenham
Cheshire VIEW
159 BOWDEN, Levina E Wife Married F 37 1864
Staffordshire VIEW
159 BOWDEN, Joseph Son Single M 18 1883 Farm Servant On Farm
Whatcroft
Cheshire VIEW
159 BOWDEN, George Son Single M 11 1890
Davenham
Cheshire VIEW

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RG number:
RG13 Piece:
3346 Folio:
55 Page:
28

Registration District:
Northwich Sub District:
Middlewich Enumeration District:
10 Ecclesiastical Parish:
Davenham St Wilfrid

Civil Parish:
Rudheath Municipal Borough:
Address:
Canal Side, Rudheath County:
Cheshire



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Regards Vera

you could try Cheshire Family History Society