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History of a house....
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Kate | Report | 7 Jan 2005 20:29 |
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Thank you all for your assistance (sorry I didn't get back earlier - finished work, cook dinner, feed the cat, wash the dog or should that be wash the children!!) I have since spoken to a lady in the local records office, she says they have lots on the village so that should be a good starting point. |
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Janet | Report | 7 Jan 2005 17:02 |
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The County Record Office will have all the tithe maps and the history of the area that you can work through. You can also use the census to find out who was at the property from 1841 onwards. I did this with a small cottage in Cornwall which I thought was a tied farm cottage turned out to be a tin miners cottage. You will see the house on the various maps from the early years and find out what the house was and go from there. You can obtain 1600+ maps (Ogilvie) which will show you more info as well. Some of that map work I did through the British Library in London but probably Suffolk CRO will point you in the right direction. If it is a farmhouse now you should be able to use the Land Registration Docs to find out more to see how long it has been a farmhouse. Pigots Directories will take you back to late 1700's. Janet |
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Hawthorn | Report | 7 Jan 2005 16:59 |
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I have researched several Victorian built houses near to where I live and apart from the obvious, census, directories (Ward's, Kelly etc.), try Rate books at the nearest Record Office. They will tell you who owned the property over a period of time. I didn't go any further back than 1870 with my research. |
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Gwyn in Kent | Report | 7 Jan 2005 16:45 |
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Can you find it by Googling or on A2A, the documents online site? That might help to locate records, perhaps at the record office or nearby library. |
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Heather | Report | 7 Jan 2005 16:44 |
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Dont know a lot about it, but there is an article about house history in the Norfolk Roots magazine this month. As you are just over the border, you can probably get it locally too. |
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Kate | Report | 7 Jan 2005 16:41 |
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Would any one be able to point me in the right direction to find out the history of a particular house. I am trying to research a 17th century farmhouse in Suffolk. Where would be the best place to start - I do live in Suffolk so could be leg-work rather than internet based research!! Thank you |
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