Genealogy Chat

Hi i have an old address where my relations used to live in 1901 it is 31 Homewood Road, Surrey. Is there anyway i can find out who lived there on the 1901 census i know that there surname is Clarke there maybe a Mary and Charlotte living there. Would i have to go through all of the Charlotte and Mary Clarkes? Many thanks Jen

You can do an address search on the 1901 site, not ancestry pay per view http://www.1901census.nationalarchives.gov.uk/

What is the full address? Glen

Hi Glen the only address i have is 31 Homewood Road Surrey. Sorry i have only little info. Jen

There is a Holmwood Road in Chessington which also runs into Ewell - I guess that might be the area you are looking for. Hope this helps. Bernadette

There's a 31 Homewood Road in Mitcham..... Merry

Oh merry thats the one that i am looking for can i ask where you have found it please. Jen

But there's no Charlotte Clark(e) in Mitcham! Do you know anything else at all about these Clarkes?? Were they married or single? Children or elderly? Related to each other? Any ideas?? Place of birth? Merry

I did an address search on TNA version of the 1901 census. You used to be able to pick up the refs for the page and then, with a sub to Ancestry, view the page., but (not surprisingly) this facility has been withdrawn!! Merry

Hi Merry i have been reading through my grandads book that he did for me of his family and he can remember living there when he was born in 1905 and his family had lived there for about 7 years. I know he had an Aunt Dorothy, Uncle Ernie, Uncle George, Aunt Charlotte, Aunt Mary. This is all i know so far so was trying to find out what Clarke lived there in 1901 so i could call my grandad and say hey is this who you meant lived there, and see if when i say the names it will ring any bells with him. Jen

I've found Homewood Road on Ancestry 1901. The residents at 31 are Jonathan E Tyler (48) and his wife, Ann (49) and a whole lot of children. Merry

Here's all the names, in case they mean anything: Household Members: Name Age Willard Edward Haynes 1 Ann Tyler 49 Edna Ann Tyler 26 Edward Wm Tyler 8 Emily Tyler 23 Frances Ridley Tyler 13 Harriett E Tyler 24 Jonathan E Tyler 48 (Black Japan Maker) Ruth Tyler 18 Merry

I tried the spelling Holmwood, but there are no numbered properties and they are dotted about all over Surrey (probably including the area Bernadette mentioned earlier!) Merry

Surrey has something like 130 parishes,(Croydon has between 40 and 50 subdistricts.) Thats one heck of a lot of possibilties when you look at the county as a whole. Glen

Thankyou Merry i will get onto my grandad and try and get some more info out of him as obviously they weren't living there. Thanks again Jen

So, he's still alive then???!!!!! Do you think he might know what the parents, or father of this Clarke brood did for a living? Even if he can't remember the father's first name, this still might help. Merry

I've looked at all the Dorothy Clarkes livng in Surrey and viewed the names of the siblings. None with a sister Charlotte (I picked these two names because they are probably the least common of those you gave) Were all the children older than your granddad? Merry

Oppps appology Merry i think i may of confused you. My grandad was born in 1928 in Croydon surrey and the address i am looking at is the address where his father lived when he was born. His father is called George Richard Clarke born 1905 his sisters are Charlotte and Mary. I know that Mary is younger but i am unsure how much younger. I think i need to sit down and write a list of questions to ask my grandad. Sorry if i have confused you i really am. I think it may just be easier and just order the 2 birth certs i have found for George or would it be easier to order his marriage cert 1st and then get his mothers maiden name and go round it that way? Thanks and sorry again Jen

Ah right!!! Got it! You really should get the marriage cert for George Richard Clarke. This will tell you his father's name and occupation and should help you to know that you have the right birth cert - you can order certs with a checking point of the father's name to help you with this. Do you know his exact date of birth? Merry

Jumping ahead, might this be his birth reg (only one in Surrey, 1904-1906) Name: George Richard Clarke Year of Registration: 1905 Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar District: Kingston County: Middlesex, Surrey Volume: 2a Page: 424 Merry