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Split Doctor's yard posts into the new topic at https://www.bedlington.co.uk/forums/topic/9243-doctors-yard-top-end/

Getting back to Puce Bush: You may need to zoom in to read the original but here is how the enumerator describes ”Peas Bush” in his area description for the 1861 census. Notation, upper left corner of text: “My district comprises Whinney Hill Scotland Gate Choppington Colliery Peas Bush” Note the spelling of Peas Bush instead of Puce Bush. 'Peas' is clearly how it was pronounced in 1861. Third- and second from last lines of the text: “Peas Bush is an old sort of a place being formerly an off onstead for Choppington farm but now occupied by Choppington colliery” Note: onstead, a word I’ve never come across before, means “a farmhouse with its buildings” (Miriam Webster). Some other online sources define it simply as a farm outbuilding. The map shows several large buildings so I think Webster gives the more likely definition.

Well done! It's not easy in the beginning!

Aha! @Alan Edgar (Eggy1948) I’m very slow on to the uptake but getting there eventually 😁x. Moving away from Sunnyside to look at Doctors yard on behalf of Josephine- I think she’ll eventually get stuck into this group- slow, like me x

@lilbill15Glad you liked it. I thought it would be a good starting point for you. It makes a nice framework to build on. PS. There's no such thing as a daft question.