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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Hampshire & Isle of Wight => Topic started by: deoxy on Monday 01 February 10 19:27 GMT (UK)
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Does anyone know if there is a way of finding out the family name for an address in Beaulieu in 1957. My mother worked there and left as an unmarried mother to have me. All I know about my father is that he died of bowel cancer in the 1960's, but I wonder if he may have been the head of the household or a son at the place where she was working.
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Your best bet is the electoral register of the period, a search on the address will tell you who was living there and was eligible to vote at that time.
The registers are often held at the nearest main library, but if you contact the local authority they should be able to tell you where they are held.
www.hants.gov.uk
Jebber
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Thanks very much Jebber. ;)
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You could also try going to the local Library and see if they have a Kellys directory. These gave out information on who own the houses and who were the tenants. Do you have the name of the house in which your mother worked.
I worked in a Water company in the 70's and we used to use Kellys all the time. They give out quite a bit of information.
marcie
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Hello Marcie, Thanks for your suggestion. The address was 'Woodside' at Hilltop in Beaulieu. Deoxy :)
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Have you tried the Parish Records.? Are you local to the area of New Forest
marcie
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Hello Marcie, No I'm not local to the area. I'm in Portsmouth. I don't suppose there's any other way of accessing them is there? Thanks, Deoxy
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Hi All
i assume its ok to post a link here that might help, the Kelly's street directories have an occupiers section as well.
http://www.plimsoll.org/
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is that not just Southampton Street Directories?
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i don't know to be honest, i am still stuck in the 1920's
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is that not just Southampton Street Directories?
I used to work for a waterboard (1st job infact) they use Kellys directories all the time.
They contain information on the owners of properties (if landlords) and who is living in them,
that is how a friend of mine tracked down my husband (before we married obviously) They even used to say unoccupied. You would be sent a new one every year for each area.
Does that answer your question?
marcie
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Hello Marcie, Thanks for your suggestion. The address was 'Woodside' at Hilltop in Beaulieu. Deoxy :)
Have you tried doing a search for just the address. This is something I know you can do, but do not know how you do it. If you go into the area on How To which I think is in the General Section it would tell you, or you can ask and one of the Mods such as Berlin-bob might assist.
marcie
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is that not just Southampton Street Directories?
I used to work for a waterboard (1st job infact) they use Kellys directories all the time.
They contain information on the owners of properties (if landlords) and who is living in them,
that is how a friend of mine tracked down my husband (before we married obviously) They even used to say unoccupied. You would be sent a new one every year for each area.
Does that answer your question?
marcie
No, it doesnt - the question was about the Link that BEST posted just before my question ..... :D
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Hello, Thanks for the help. The 'plimsoll' link gives a lot of interesting information but I can't find the address I was looking for. However. I have seen bits of the directories on the net but without the dates. Now I can access it properly through the link and follow the addresses of my birth family on my mother's side. I'm related to all the Frecknall's as my gg grandfather brought the name to Lymington from Nottingham in the 1860's. I'll give the general secion on here a try as suggested. Thanks again. :)
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No, it doesnt - the question was about the Link that BEST posted just before my question ..... :D
Some of the best Reference Libraries have Kellys Directories going back over years back to when they first appeared. If this does not help but you know his trade, there are also trade directories which exist going back even further. Or you can try the local parish councils for their enrolment lists etc.
marcie
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Thanks very much Marcie. ;)