Genealogy Chat

Thanks everyone for your replies. I have myself been several times to Rosebery Road when I was little to see my nanna and grandad. I remember there used to be an American car garage just down the road. According to my dad my nanna lived at #47 until she married my grandad and then moved to #7. After grandad died in 1983 she then moved to New Malden and stayed there until she died two years ago. Isn't it funny how some people stay in one place all their lives??

Rosebery Road is a side road off of Cambridge Road in Kingston. Naomi

spooky - I park in Rosebery Road when I'm down at home and go to the football!! Kingston Local History Centre are incredibly helpful. They have directories, electoral roles and a ton of other useful books going back well into the 1800s. They also have a full index for the 1841 census. Try calling or emailing them - the dayI was there they were fairly busy with requests but they will getback to you. Kingston Local History Room, Room 46, North Kingston Centre, Richmond Road, Kingston upon Thames KT2 5PE. Telephone: +44 (0)20 8547 6738 local.history (then the A T sign) rbk.kingston.gov.uk

This is the email address for the Kingston History Centre [email protected] They have all the old maps so probably will be able to tell you when Rosebery Rd (Norbiton) was created.

Caroline, I have just re looked on the map and like Linda i have found a Rosebury Road just off of Douglas Road in Norbiton. Kingston have a museum which might be on the councils website or it may be part of the Kingston library. I would e mail them i'm sure they would be happy to help you Anna x

Hi Caroline, I live in Epsom which is also very near to K-O-T. Our local housing association is the Rosebery Association. I have a Surrey A-Z (in the car) so I'll have a little look up later. I will say that K-O-T has changed an awfiul lot over the past few years with one way systems and so-on, so roads could have been lost. Naomi

Hi Caroline, I used to live to Kingston Upon Thames (lovely place ... good shopping. if you ever want an excuse for a day trip!!) I found a Rosebery Avenue in New Malden and a Rosemont Road also in New Malden. New Malden is a small town within the borough of Kingston upon Thames. I hope this might help Thanks Annax

thanks shelli, I did do a search for old maps and it definately looks like the houses were built after the 1901 census....oh well! :o)

Caroline, try this site http(:)//www.old-maps(.)co.uk/ remove the brackets i searched for rosebery road and a map came up dated dated 1871-1874. but comparing it to a morden map there just fields shelli

Hmmmmm, I suppose if they were built after the census that would make sense as to why I can't find them! Will have a look for an old map. Thanks to you both

could well be that the road has had a name change, they did this quite often . Best to find an old map and see what it was called. Try google old maps and see what you can get . There are some sites where you put in current post code and the map from1886 comes up. You should then be able to locate road by comparing it to new map. Don't forget the districts we now know probably weren't the same and the town border may have changed or known as something else... KIM

on the 1901 census, in particular Rosebery Road. I've searched under Surrey and London but no luck. Any ideas?