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History of your house

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yorkshirelass79 · 03/03/2006 13:50

Has anyone ever researched the history of their house? I would really like to do this but as our house was built in the early 1900s there is nothing on the 1901 census - am I best to start in the local library or is there a better place to look?

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littlerach · 03/03/2006 14:07

There si omewhere at Kew records office that holds all the 1910 details.

Read the book Home by Julie Meyerson - tells tyou ally ou need to nknow.

DumbledoresGirl · 03/03/2006 14:20

Do you want the history of the building or the people who lived in it? If you are interested in the building itself, you could try your local records office. I am going to do it myself for our house one day. It was built in the eighteenth century as a cottage for the overseer of the local workhouse (opposite us).

poppiesinaline · 03/03/2006 14:32

We used to live in a little Victorian Cottage. It used to be the workers cottage for an old railway that ran behind the house. No idea where you would find that information out though. The people that lived there before us told us that. Suppose the local library would be the best place to start.

queenrollo · 03/03/2006 14:43

do you have any local historians? we have a few locally who are always happy to help, either by telling you what you woul dlike to know or pointing you in the right direction.
our house was originally a primitive methodist church, then converted into a cinema (sounds grand but it's not really!)and finally into a flat. we're quite fortunate that local history is a big interest around here.

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BettySpaghetti · 03/03/2006 14:50

Do you have any info with the deeds?
When we bought this house there was a pile of paperwork that confirmed some of the history we'd been told about the house. Part of it dates back to 1840's -it was for the "chauffeur" of a local Lord and Lady so the paperwork included very beautifully written and sealed documents confirming their terms etc.

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yorkshirelass79 · 03/03/2006 15:05

Thanks all, we do have a local historian who writes in the paper each week, I might see if I can contact him.

I'd like to know about the building and the people who lived here.

By records office do you mean registry office where birth certificates, etc, are?

I'd love to uncover a great story but knowing my luck it'll be something very dull!

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sharklet · 03/03/2006 15:20

I'd definately try the local library. Our village created a millenium bok where every house in the parish was drawn and a short history of it, inhabitants, former inhabitants and the road it was in was covered. its like the ultimate spy handbook to a newcomer you get to suss who everyone is!

You never know there might be something similar.

hamster · 03/03/2006 15:23

Slightly off track here...but shortly before DP and me moved in to our Victorian house, the gentleman who lived here had a heart attack and died in the bath. Neighbours say he was there a few days before they found him.
We didn't know this until we'd been here for 6 months! (makes you think-eh?!)

Have you got a local heritage centre?

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yorkshirelass79 · 03/03/2006 15:38

Shock hamster!

What's a heritage centre? I don't think we have one.

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DumbledoresGirl · 03/03/2006 15:44

By record office, I mean the county record office. Usually situated in the county town. I assume all counties have them. They contain all the county archives which could be old census returns, Births, Deaths and Marriages records, but also masses of records about buildings, businesses etc in the local area. Basically, any old records.

Or are you in London? Not sure where is it is for London but might be Kew.

hamster · 03/03/2006 15:46

We had a heritage centre in the last town we lived in, it's just a place where there's history on your town(a bit like a museum, only a lot,lot smaller).
Look on the net, or at you local library.

DumbledoresGirl · 03/03/2006 15:46

Also, look out for you local history society which sahould be able to point you in the right direction if they know nothing themselves.

DumbledoresGirl · 03/03/2006 15:48

Which county are you in Yorkshirelass? (Don't tell me, Yorkshire?) If you google County Record Office you will find them all there. \link{http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=1348|this is Gloucestershire's where I live for example}

DumbledoresGirl · 03/03/2006 15:49

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yorkshirelass79 · 03/03/2006 15:57

I'm in North Yorks - I think I have found a phone number for the county records office so I'll give them a try, I'm going to start off at the library tomorrow.

Thanks all

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