Genealogy Chat

Sorry so long getting back to this, broadband problems! Thanks for the info Hawkwind, l know who occupied the house as l have checked the \electoral Registers. Mt Gt Grandfather owned this house originally from the 1860s and it eventually passed down to my grandfather,my family had lived in Manchester since the 1870s and the property was rented out, when my grandfather died in 1928 my grandmother put everything in the hands of a solicitor who seems to have somehow got possession of the property for himself, my father was only a teenager but always said they were swindelled by this solicitor, a Mr Isaacs. I am just interested to find out how the house passed out of the grandmothers hands but it looks as if we will never know!

Whilst the Land Registry as we know it today came into being in 1925, it wasn't until well after the second world war that compulsory registration was phased in, starting with the larger cities.

My own parents house, which they bought in 1954 is not registered, and the only way of telling who the previous owners are is to look at the deeds. There is no other official records held anywhere.

When a property is registered for the first time, unless some sort of epitome of title is lodged at the LR, then there is no history of previous owners apart from the seller at the time of first registration. If the property was purchased from a building company then that is all it will tell you.

To add insult to injury, old deeds tend to get lost, mislaid or even destroyed once a Land Certificate is issued.

Have you tried to find the Electoral Rolls for a couple of years either side? Whilst they won't tell you who the owner is you may be able to see there was a change of occupier at some point.

Dear Lynne

Hello

Not sure about this.

Perhaps if you contacted the archive and history centre for that area, they would be able to help you.

Perhaps another GR member will be able to advise on this.

Best wishes
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I am trying to find details of the sale of a family property in about 1928/9. I have been on the Land \registry website but it doesnt seem to go back that far. Can anyone tellme how l can find out who the property was sold to?