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I am trying to track down my husbands great grandma. we have found out she was born in Kingsland, England. Can any of you English people help us to find out where Kingsland is?? What county etc Thanks Shaylee

Just found this on the Genuki web site: 'KINGSLAND,, WITH THE TOWNSHIPS OF ASTON, LAWTON, LONGFORD, STREET, AND WEST TOWN. KINGSLAND is an extensive parish comprising the townships above named, and situated in a rich valley, watered by the rivers Lugg and Pinsley. It has a station on the Leominster and Kington railway, distant 4½ miles N.W. of Leominster, 16 N.N.W. of Hereford, 10 S.W. of Ludlow, and 10 E.S.E. of Presteigne; is in Stretford hundred, Leominster union, county court district, and petty sessional division, and is a polling place for county elections. The population in 1861 was 1,150; in 1871, 1,138; inhabited houses, 265; families or separate occupiers, 299; area of parish, 4,735 acres; annual rateable value, £10,251 12s. 11d. The Right Hon. Lord Bateman is lord of the manor. The principal landowners are Lord Bateman, Richard Weaver Evans, Esq. (Eyton hall), Benjamin Lawrence Sanders, Esq., LL.B., W.H. Bradley, Esq., John Gethin, Esq., John J. Lewis, Esq., Thomas Roberts, Esq., Francis Parker, Esq. (Worcester), James Bevan, Esq. (Leominster), William Davis, Esq. (Dean park, Tenbury), Rev. W. T. Kevill-Davies (Croft castle), and Arthur H. Wall, Esq. The soil is clay and gravel, and is very fruitful, producing hops, wheat, barley, beans, roots, apples, pears, &c. The parish is generally level, and there is a large portion of excellent meadow and pasture land. The rivers Lugg and Arrow are deservedly famed for trout, grayling, and other fish. The village of Kingsland is about a mile in length, and is remarkably neat and pretty. Most of the cottages have gardens. This parish was anciently a part of the great inheritance of the Mortimers. In the reign of Edward I., Margaret, widow of Lord Mortimer, procured a grant for a market and fair; the former has long been disused. The fair is held on October 11th, yearly, for cattle, sheep, horses and pigs. About a quarter of a mile above the village, at the junction of the roads, stands a neat Tuscan pedestal of white stone, erected by the neighbouring gentry to commemorate the celebrated battle of Mortimer's Cross, fought near this spot, between the partisans of the rival houses of York and Lancaster on Candlemas eve, A.D. 1460, the issue of which proved decisive in favour of the Earl of March, afterwards Edward IV., who commanded in person. On the base of the pedestal is the following inscription:- 'This Pedestal is erected to perpetuate the Memory of an obstinate, bloody, and decisive Battle, fought near this spot in the Civil Wars between the ambitious Houses of York and Lancaster, on the 2nd day of February, 1460, between the forces of Edward Mortimer, Earl of March (afterwards Edward the Fourth), on the side of York, and those of Henry the Sixth, on the side of Lancaster. 'The King's Troops were commanded by Jasper, Earl of Pembroke; Edward commanded his own in Person, and was victorious. The slaughter was great on both sides, four thousand being left dead on the field, and many Welsh Persons of the first distinction were taken Prisoners, among whom was Owen Tudor (Great-Grandfather to Henry the Eighth, and a descendant of the illustrious Cadwallader), who was afterwards beheaded at Hereford. 'This was the decisive Battle which fixed Edward the Fourth on the Throne of England, who was proclaimed King in London on the 5th of March following. 'Erected by subscription in the year 1799.' Kingsland is in the diocese and archdeaconry of Hereford and rural deanery of Leominster; living, a rectory; value, £785, with residence and 63 acres of glebe; patron, W. H. Bradley Esq.; rector, Rev. William Henry Bradley, M.A., of ----- College, -----, who was instituted in 1876. The church, dedicated in honour of St. Michael, was built by Edward, Lord Mortimer, in the reign of Edward I. It is a massive stone building, with square embattled tower (containing six bells), and consists of chancel, nave, two side aisles, porch, piscina, sedilia, font, clock, and some neat monuments. It has been completely restored at a cost of £2,000, raised mainly through the exertions of the late Rev. Richard D. Evans, the former patron and rector, and was reopened September 3rd, 1868. G. F. Bodley, Esq., of London, was the architect. The church is one of much beauty, and is a very interesting specimen of the architecture of the early part of the 14th century. The fabric has not been altered by more recent additions, and therefore shows great unity of style. The nave and aisles are fitted with oak benches, and the chancel with oak stalls. All the windows of the chancel are filled with stained glass, and its ceiling is beautifully decorated. The pavement is of Godwin's encaustic tiles. The nave roof, previously ceiled, has been opened out and restored. There are several memorial windows: one to a former rector of the parish; another placed in the tower by Mr. Edward Russell, jun., to the memory of his wife and child; another given by Miss Weyman, of Stagbatch; and one at the end of the north aisle, by Heaton, Butler, & Bayne, placed there by the patron, W. H. Bradley, Esq., in memory of his eldest daughter. The east window, of painted glass, was erected as a memorial to the late Rev. Richard Davies Evans, the cost being defrayed by the subscriptions of the parishioners and friends of the late rector. The parish registers begin with the year 1564. The charities bequeathed for the benefit of the poor amount to £15 14s. yearly. Here is a national school for boys and girls, under government inspection. It has an endowment of £5 per annum. A new school-room, capable of accommodating 150 children, was erected in 1874, at a cost (including fittings) of about £600. A commodious play-ground has been given out of the glebe by the rector. The old room is now used as an infant's school. There is a Wesleyan chapel in the village built by Mrs. Holloway in 1857, and a Primitive Methodist chapel at Shirl heath, erected in 1861. Street Court is the seat of Benjamin Lawrence Sanders, Esq., LL.B., of Trinity Hall, Cambridge, J.P. and D.L. for Herefordshire and Worcestershire, and lord of the manor of Hinton. This ancient mansion has been beautifully restored. It occupies a healthy and pleasant situation; the old Roman road (Watling street) passes near the grounds. The Rectory is a neat building in the old style, with extensive gardens and grounds, in which is the site of an ancient castle, which tradition states to be the burial-place of King Merwald, founder of the nunnery at Leominster. Aston is a township distant 1½ miles N.E. of the church; Lawton is about 2 miles S. of Kingsland and 3½ W. of Leominster; Longford and West Town form the village; Street is 1½ miles S.W. POSTAL REGULATIONS.-Post and telegraph office, Walter Deane, Sub-Postmaster. Letters arrive at 6.10 a.m.; despatched at 7.25 p.m. Money orders are granted and paid, post office savings bank and telegraph business transacted from 9 a.m. till 6 p.m. Kingsland being what is termed a Railway Sub-Office, letters should be addressed Kingsland R.S.O. (Herefordshire.) Parish Church (St Michael's).-Rev. William Henry Bradley, M.A., Rector; Benjamin Lawrence Sanders, esq., LL.B., and John Gethin, Esq., Churchwardens; James Scandrett, Parish Clerk. National School (boys and girls).-Mr. Walter Deane, Master. Primitive Methodist Chapel, Shirl heath.-Ministers various. Wesleyan Chapel, Kingsland village.-Ministers various. County Police Station.-William Jones, Constable. Assistant Overseer.-Mr. George Joseph Jones, Pembridge. Railway Station (Leominster and Kington Railway - G.W.R.)-James Goodman, Station Master. Carriers to Leominster.-Frederick Bywater (from Wigmore) passes through on Fridays, stops at the Elephant and Castle Inn; J. Griffiths, on Fridays, stops at the Elephant and Castle Inn. Kingsland Friendly Society.-(The annual meeting is held at the Lion Inn on the firs

Miss Weyman, of Stagbatch; and one at the end of the north aisle, by Heaton, Butler, & Bayne, placed there by the patron, W. H. Bradley, Esq., in memory of his eldest daughter. The east window, of painted glass, was erected as a memorial to the late Rev. Richard Davies Evans, the cost being defrayed by the subscriptions of the parishioners and friends of the late rector. The parish registers begin with the year 1564. The charities bequeathed for the benefit of the poor amount to £15 14s. yearly. Here is a national school for boys and girls, under government inspection. It has an endowment of £5 per annum. A new school-room, capable of accommodating 150 children, was erected in 1874, at a cost (including fittings) of about £600. A commodious play-ground has been given out of the glebe by the rector. The old room is now used as an infant's school. There is a Wesleyan chapel in the village built by Mrs. Holloway in 1857, and a Primitive Methodist chapel at Shirl heath, erected in 1861. Street Court is the seat of Benjamin Lawrence Sanders, Esq., LL.B., of Trinity Hall, Cambridge, J.P. and D.L. for Herefordshire and Worcestershire, and lord of the manor of Hinton. This ancient mansion has been beautifully restored. It occupies a healthy and pleasant situation; the old Roman road (Watling street) passes near the grounds. The Rectory is a neat building in the old style, with extensive gardens and grounds, in which is the site of an ancient castle, which tradition states to be the burial-place of King Merwald, founder of the nunnery at Leominster. Aston is a township distant 1½ miles N.E. of the church; Lawton is about 2 miles S. of Kingsland and 3½ W. of Leominster; Longford and West Town form the village; Street is 1½ miles S.W. POSTAL REGULATIONS.-Post and telegraph office, Walter Deane, Sub-Postmaster. Letters arrive at 6.10 a.m.; despatched at 7.25 p.m. Money orders are granted and paid, post office savings bank and telegraph business transacted from 9 a.m. till 6 p.m. Kingsland being what is termed a Railway Sub-Office, letters should be addressed Kingsland R.S.O. (Herefordshire.) Parish Church (St Michael's).-Rev. William Henry Bradley, M.A., Rector; Benjamin Lawrence Sanders, esq., LL.B., and John Gethin, Esq., Churchwardens; James Scandrett, Parish Clerk. National School (boys and girls).-Mr. Walter Deane, Master. Primitive Methodist Chapel, Shirl heath.-Ministers various. Wesleyan Chapel, Kingsland village.-Ministers various. County Police Station.-William Jones, Constable. Assistant Overseer.-Mr. George Joseph Jones, Pembridge. Railway Station (Leominster and Kington Railway - G.W.R.)-James Goodman, Station Master. Carriers to Leominster.-Frederick Bywater (from Wigmore) passes through on Fridays, stops at the Elephant and Castle Inn; J. Griffiths, on Fridays, stops at the Elephant and Castle Inn. Kingsland Friendly Society.-(The annual meeting is held at the Lion Inn on the first Monday in June.) St. Michael's Lodge of Oddfellows.-(The annual meeting is held at the Corners Inn on the first Monday after St. Swithin's day.) Mortimer's Cross Agricultural Society.-Mr. John Taylor, Elsdon, Hon. Secretary' It wouldn't all fit in one message! Joan

Kingsland is also an area of London between Hackney and Islington. Rose

Only one listed on GENUKI: LEOMINSTER REGISTRATION DISTRICT Registration County : Herefordshire. Created : 1.7.1837. Sub-districts : Bodenham; Kingsland; Leominster. GRO volumes : XXVI (1837-51); 6a (1852-1930). Parishes in Herefordshire (1837-1930): Aymestry, Bodenham, Croft, Docklow, Eye Moreton and Ashton, Eyton, Ford, Hampton Wafer (from 1858), Hatfield, Hope under Dinmore, Humber, Kimbolton, *****Kingsland,***** Laysters, Leominster Borough, Leominster Out, Lucton, Luston, Middleton on the Hill, Monkland, New Hampton (from 1858), Newton, Orleton, Pudlestone, Shobdon, Stoke Prior, Yarpole. Registers now in Leominster district.

Give us the lady's name and rough date of birth and we can probably find out whether she is from the Kingsland in London or Kingsland in the countryside. nell

I am having the same problem with Kingsland. I have a James Kidd, Port Surgeon, living at 1 Southgate Terrace, Downham Road, Kingsland in 1859 but I can't find him on any census because I'm not sure about 'Kingsland'.

I have a few born Kingsland - in East London.

Jeanne, Southgate Road is the Kingsland in London. Use the postcode N1 3LF in multimap. Rose

But the address is actually Downham Road, isnt it. The terrace would just be the name of a number of houses within that road. Woo hoo, just googled at its near Kingland Station in Hackney. If you go to this addy you can see Booths map of the area and also an up to date one. Looks like your bloke was middle class according to Booths notes: http://booth.lse.ac.uk/cgi-bin/do.pl?sub=view_booth_and_barth&args=532958,183893,2,large,1

Downham Road is N1 5AH and crosses Southgate Road. Rose