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1950 southampton directory

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Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 13 Aug 2018 18:03

hi im trying to find out who lived at 122 hill lane,southampton in 1949/1950, can anyone help with a directory entry? id be very grateful :)

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 13 Aug 2018 18:32

Apparently Southampton Archives have that - also the Central Library:

https://tinyurl.com/ybpabjs3
Electoral rolls, voters' lists and Poll books: based in Southampton archive we hold electoral rolls for 1832-1918 and 1930 to date, poll books for the years 1727-1837. The Central library holds electoral registers 1932 to date.


https://www.southampton.gov.uk/arts-heritage/history-southampton/

Researching:
Old genealogists never die.....they just lose their census.

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 13 Aug 2018 18:47

Here it is -

122 Hill Lane, Treetops Guesthouse (Mrs C Parker, proprietress).

That's in both 1948 and 1954 Kelly's Street Directories:
https://tinyurl.com/y9yp7mbx

Can't tell from that who else lived there, of course.

Researching:
Old genealogists never die.....they just lose their census.

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 13 Aug 2018 20:09

thankyou argyllgran, you dont know how helpful you have been, that has just answered a big questionmark :) xxxx im going to winchester records office friday so hopefully will find out some more :-)

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 13 Aug 2018 22:49

This site re. Winchester Records Office states that they do NOT hold Southampton electoral registers prior to 1974.
They can be seen at Southampton Archives.

http://www3.hants.gov.uk/archives/hals-collections/electoral-register.htm

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 14 Aug 2018 10:22

And other links to Southampton Archives and Central Library posted above.

Researching:
Old genealogists never die.....they just lose their census.

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 15 Aug 2018 15:01

thankyou gwyn and argllgran, im still going to winchester friday as there are other things i need from there and i havent been since 2013,lol, and im 10 minites from southampton archives so il pop in there next wk , i appreciate yr info and pointing in the right places, :-)

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 15 Aug 2018 15:12

I see Winchester's opening hours have been reduced since I last went there. Such a treasure trove waiting to be explored there though.I must renew my CARN card and go back sometime.

Enjoy your visit.

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 15 Aug 2018 16:06

thankyou gwen,im getting all my names ready that i want to look up,lol, i used to go a lot as its only about 35 mins away but you know how it,but as im updating and putting my tree online on ancestry im ready to go again ,i have a few block from 2001 i still need to break thro, so fingers crossed they may have some new stuff there :-)