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Title: Gordon House Deal, Street Directory
Post by: Heather from Battle on Tuesday 14 February 06 14:48 GMT (UK)

 :-\
 Gordon House, Golden Street ,Deal c1922.
Trying to find who lived there and what the "house" was

Cheers Heather

Title: Re: Gordon House Deal, Street Directory
Post by: Bill749 on Wednesday 15 February 06 11:33 GMT (UK)

Will be in Deal later this week - will see what I can find for you if I have time.  Golden Street is a small street connecting Middle Street to the Sea Front; I think it was just a private dwelling - many of the houses have names.

There is a picture of Golden Street looking up from Middle Street on my website: http://www.eastkent.freeuk.com/deal/middle_st/middle_street_3.htm

Regards, Bill

Title: Re: Gordon House Deal, Street Directory
Post by: Heather from Battle on Wednesday 15 February 06 14:31 GMT (UK)

Thanks Bill.
Looking forward to what you may find.
 

Best wishes
Heather

Title: Re: Gordon House Deal, Street Directory
Post by: Bill749 on Friday 24 February 06 14:48 GMT (UK)

Hi Heather

Gordon House is No. 1 Golden Street and was occupied in 1922 by a Mrs E Smith.

Best Wishes, Bill

Title: Re: Gordon House Deal, Street Directory
Post by: Heather from Battle on Friday 24 February 06 23:32 GMT (UK)

Thanks Bill,
At least I now know that it must have been a private house but Smith was not the name I'd Hoped to find. Perhaps the person I'm looking for ( Lily Edith Banks) was a lodger or a relative.
 Have just notice that you are looking for Banks too. Is that name familiar?
The only one I found with that name was born in Maidstone 1884.
I would be more than interested if you have any info.
Thanks again,

Heather :)

Title: Re: Gordon House Deal, Street Directory
Post by: Bill749 on Sunday 26 February 06 16:06 GMT (UK)

Hi Heather

My BANKS - Margaret Mary - came from the Shepherdswell area.   She was born about 1825, possibly the daughter of William and Catherine (or Mary?).  She was my great-great-grandmother.

Unfortunately it is a fairly common surname in this part of Kent and is not a line I have really followed up.

If you have any details of Lily I will see if I can find out anything more about her.

Regards, Bill

Title: Re: Gordon House Deal, Street Directory
Post by: Heather from Battle on Sunday 26 February 06 16:59 GMT (UK)

Hi Bill,
 All I know about Lily Edith Banks is the name and that she gave her address as Gordon Hse in 1922 and her occupation as "mental nurse".
Rumour has it she went to Australia shortly after this date .Until recently I hadn't even found a birth for her. I'd been looking for a younger person. Again rumour led me to believe she was a "young girl" in 1922. The only Lily Edith I've found was Maidstone 1884 and that was spelt LILLY.
There is a Lily with that birth date on the 1891 census living in Dartford. But I have no idea if I'm on the right track!
If you do find anything I'd be most gratefull as this looks like a looming brickwall!!
Cheers ,Heather