Tomblins Ditch, (General)

by helenium235 , Gloucester, Friday, November 13, 2009, 11:45 (5562 days ago) @ fredb

According to the Census records held by Gloucestershire Archives, Tomblin's Ditch has this brief history. 1851 it is part of Christchurch, 1871 part of Five Acres and by 1891 had disappeared completely. I don't know this area but an OS map shows me the Five Acres crossroads and an abandonned quarry opposite Five Acre Farm.

My great, great grandfather Thomas Pullen is listed as living at Tomblin's Ditch in 1851, Berry Hill in 1861 but Berry Hill Road in 1881. This narrows down the area as I cannot imagine that the family moved around much.

Des Johns