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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Derbyshire => Topic started by: isitdust on Saturday 22 February 20 20:40 GMT (UK)
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Hello
I live in a house that's called Brook House most probably built around 1860
There is a Brook that actually runs under the house!
Address has always been Brook House (as far as I know) Lowes Hill Hammersmith Ripley Derbyshire
Hammersmith was a small village built by the Butterley company and I know Brook House was built as part of this village
I've tried to use FindmyPast but cannot find any info relating to my house
Would some kind person please give me some pointers on where to look in the census from 1841 to 1911 and the 1939 Register as it would be good to know who has lived at Brook House over the years
Regards
Peter
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The name of the house may not be recorded in the censuses, or may be incorrectly recorded.
Are there other houses near yours with distinctive names?
Have you found Lowes Hill in all the censuses?
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Hi
There are other houses on Lowes Hill but they are not close enough to Brook House
I think the problem with searching for the house is the Hammersmith Hamlet built by Butterley Engineering Company
Peter
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Just putting a map:
https://maps.nls.uk/view/114589274
Where is it?
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Have you checked the enumerator's route at the front of each census to see which way the houses were recorded?
Added:
Just found I made a suggestion in 2014
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=707685.0
We cannot look up 1939 for you, but it does have an occupant showing then, and names of property that may be either side of it.
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These newspaper clips may help with a 1939 Register search, the name ROBERTS appears in both articles.
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Look for Louie K Roberts in 1939 ;D
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Hi
The house in question is on the map
It's in a plot of land just below the H of Hammersmith tucked away in the corner
What date is this map thanks
Peter
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THe Hampsons are living in Lowes Hill in 1901. no house number, just before Hammersmith.
Similarly in 1891, just before a Hammersmith section.
Map was revised 1898.
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THe Hampsons are living in Lowes Hill in 1901. no house number.
They can be found in 1911 too in Hammersmith - no house name though.
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Joel
Thank you very very much for that newspaper article
Really interesting and a good start for a search
At least we now know the name of the house to be correct and used for a long time
Thank you again
Peter
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On 1881 census Louisa's mother-in-law, plus family, (1881 is before Louisa's marriage) is at the first dwelling in Hammersmith after Lowes Hill.
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Chempat
Thank you very very much
Now it's getting really interesting
We know most of the local neighbours who have lived in Hammersmith most of there lives have always tthought the house was built as a Flour or at least some kind of mill
However I've been under the house and there is now hole in the ceiling of the tunnel where a wheel might have been fitted same area above inside all sealed off
Also there is never enough water in the Brook deep enough or flowing fast enough to turn a wheel
It may have been an idea to build as a mill but ended up being a house
Regards n thanks again
Peter