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I am working on a profile of Hardshaw in 1851 which has arisen out of my research into my own family who lived in Moor Flats at this time and were coalminers...if anyone can help me I would be grateful....I am particularly interested in finding colliery records for that time and the location of a) schools and b) public houses...

Hi Brian
Guess what I did, looked for Hardshaw family in 1851 census

Tina

The 1st edition 6 inch to the mile maps were produced around this time 1847-1853 ish and they should give a reasonable picture of the area at the time. St Helens Library might be prepared to do a copy for you or Lancashire Record Office would.

The tithe map of the township of Windle (Hardshaw was within this township I believe) could also be helpful but for this you would probably need to visit Lancashire Record Office at Preston.

I have no idea about colliery records but I'm sure St Helens Library Local History would be able to able you and possibly suggest books etc.

Ed Officer

I had a google and came uo with these

I'd tried Access to Archives on the National Archives site

The National Archives | Access to Archives
9 and 10 on the Moor Flat, Hardshaw within Windle, subject also to yearly rent of 7/6. [no title] DDCS/45/20 29 Dec. 1826. Contents: ...
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/A2A/

Bygone Street names. - St Helens Connect
Hardshaw hamlet was a berewick - a small division of the larger Manor of Windle, originally created in ... Baldwin Street was originally called Moor Flat. ...
www.sthelens-connect.net/forums
Baldwin Street was originally called Moor Flat. Baldwin was the name of the proprietor of a town centre coal pit.


You could try these for more information.

Ed Officer

The map of the area on http://www.old-maps.co.uk/ is dated 1850, this might help.

If you have not come across it already, a 'must-read' is 'A Merseyside Town in the Industrial Revolution - St Helens, 1750-1900' by two eminent historians of the town, Barker & Harris.
D