Genealogy Chat

Hi Karen A kind member has just looked up the 1841, 61, 71 and 91 but nothing could be found for the address, so maybe it was built later

As it is a council property, then either the council built it, or they bought it off a private owner. Either way, they will have the history of the house - they may or may not be prepared to tell you anything. If they built it, then it certainly wont be much older than 1920s/30s at the most and you should be able to find out what was there before by looking at local maps in the library, or maybe a street directory. OC

Lee, have you tried putting the address into Ancestry? I know this is possible with some of the censuses, but I can't remember which. Does anyone else know?

If you download the title register from the land registry it only gives you the present and previous owner and when it changed hands and how much it sold for. Roy

Ann As a tenant you could ask the landlord if they would give you details of previous owners and dates... If not then you can get the info from the Land Registry but they make a hefty charge :( See their website for details. Chris

You could Google the name of the street and village and you may find a mention in a census. This would give a guide and you could then look in previous census. Your local library may have maps of the area and these could help determine the age of the house. In some cases a replacement house may have been built nearby and the old house name kept so you will need to consult other documents if this could be a possibility. On the other hand the house name could change. My great grandparents are shown on parish records at The Shop and at School Cottage, which was in fact the same building. Gwyn

Hi Thanks for the information, but its a council property with hopefully a chance to buy in the next year or so. Lee

Lee If you are buying... It is possible that when you complete you will be given the Tiltle Deeds as many mortgage companies no longer chose to hold them. The deeds will include a land plan and a list of the owners so that will give you a good starting point. Fingers crossed for you that the deeds are passed on to you :) If not you can probably get a photocopy from whoever is holding them but I expect they would make a charge for it. Chris

As a tenant without the deeds?

If you have the deeds they should tell you who owned the land and when the house was built plus my deeds have all the previous owners on them with all the dates that they perchased the property Roy

I'd also be interested in a source of this type for a georgian business premises. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Hi I dont post much, but was hoping someone would be able to help my find out the history of my new house which I will be moving into in 3 weeks time. I know from locals that it was built some time ago, and the town is an old mining village, I was just hoping to find out how long its been built, and who,s lived there since it was built...if possible. Any ideas?? I dont want to post my address on here so could someone please send me a pm if they can help. Thankyou for all your time Lee