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Title: Property Ownership data, 1930s and 1940s
Post by: PeterProg on Wednesday 04 June 25 07:25 BST (UK)

Are there records accessible to the public that might show ownership of a particular property in the Gerard's Cross area in the 1930s or 1940s?

Or would that timeframe be still too recent to address privacy concerns?

Title: Re: Property Ownership data, 1930s and 1940s
Post by: KGarrad on Wednesday 04 June 25 07:41 BST (UK)

Try The National Archives?
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/land-ownership-records-and-deeds-an-overview/

Title: Re: Property Ownership data, 1930s and 1940s
Post by: hanes teulu on Wednesday 04 June 25 07:51 BST (UK)

Recent Rootschat thread -

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=889370.0

Title: Re: Property Ownership data, 1930s and 1940s
Post by: PeterProg on Wednesday 04 June 25 08:27 BST (UK)

Cheers, perfect.

Title: Re: Property Ownership data, 1930s and 1940s
Post by: MollyC on Wednesday 04 June 25 15:14 BST (UK)

The modern Land Registry commenced in 1974, but not all counties were included until later dates.  The recent thread relates to London which partly includes one of only three counties with much older Registries of Deeds, from the early 18th cent: Middlesex and the North and West Ridings of Yorkshire.  Their records are all held by local archive services.

Buckinghamshire Archives probably has local authority rate books which name owners and occupiers.
Also, if individually constructed during that period, a building plan, which names the person who submitted it.

Title: Re: Property Ownership data, 1930s and 1940s
Post by: PeterProg on Thursday 05 June 25 01:28 BST (UK)

Many thanks Molly.