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Title: 1901 census - how do I find an address?
Post by: Trunkybun1 on Thursday 10 December 09 12:09 GMT (UK)
How do I find out who was living at a certain address at the time of the census? I am a member of Ancestry but I only appear to be able to search on someone's name. In the 1891 census George Mercer and his family were living at Griggs Farm, Headcorn, Kent. I think by 1901 the mother had died, the children were farmed out to relatives and there is no trace of George (b abt 1837 Headcorn) I believe Grigg Farm to be in enumeration district 4 of Headcorn, but don't know how to access it. It would be interesting to see who is living at the farm at that time.
Title: Re: 1901 census - how do I find an address?
Post by: RichardK on Thursday 10 December 09 12:14 GMT (UK)
Ancestry isn't too good for addresses, but Findmypast has address searching.  Can't see a specific 'Griggs Farm' from a quick look, but there is a Grigg Lane with four properties listed in enumeration district 4, one of which is headed by a farmer called James Field: RG13/772/52/5
Title: Re: 1901 census - how do I find an address?
Post by: Tati on Thursday 10 December 09 12:17 GMT (UK)
Hi Trunkybun (and Richard!),

You can't do address searches easily on ancestry.
Registration distict 4 is here
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=7814&iid=KENRG13_770_772-0527

This however could be a good reason why you can't find George ...

Death registration
George Mercer age 58
Mar 1896
Hollingbourne 2a 470
Title: Re: 1901 census - how do I find an address?
Post by: Trunkybun1 on Thursday 10 December 09 12:20 GMT (UK)
Oh thank you for looking. It is definately listed as Griggs Farm in the 1891. Ah so I will have to set myself up with credits for Findmypast then.
Title: Re: 1901 census - how do I find an address?
Post by: Nick29 on Thursday 10 December 09 15:14 GMT (UK)
Looks like the name may have changed to Grigg Pit Farm by 1901.

Title: Re: 1901 census - how do I find an address?
Post by: Trunkybun1 on Friday 11 December 09 10:48 GMT (UK)
Cheers Tati, Nick and Richard!

Thanks to the link to the census I can see that although the family name :) at Griggs Farm had changed to Chantler - it was still in the family. Curiosity satisfied!
Title: Re: 1901 census - how do I find an address?
Post by: gini on Friday 29 January 10 11:45 GMT (UK)
Hi, sorry to jump in on your query, but I have a query myself regarding Griggs Farm, Headcorn.  I am a Griggs and apparently we owned the farm back in the 1500s, one Roger Griggs.  I just wondered, as you say you lived there once if you know any of the history of the farm as I have only just found this out and would love to know anything about the farm.
Regards
Gini
Title: Re: 1901 census - how do I find an address?
Post by: jajaja on Monday 20 June 11 19:50 BST (UK)
I have a 1950s Sharps toffee tin showing Griggs farm at Headcorn. It was made by Sharps,  a Kentish firm. !
Title: Re: 1901 census - how do I find an address?
Post by: Trunkybun1 on Friday 24 June 11 14:34 BST (UK)
Yes, my mum has one too! We were very excited when we realised what the picture was on it  ;D