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Newtown Road Newbury - No address.
« on: Tuesday 26 August 08 17:05 BST (UK) »
I've been looking for where my late grandad was born. On his Birth Cert it says 99 Newtown Road. I contacted Reading Library to see if they could look it up on the electoral reg for me from 1920 - 1925.

I got a reply today saying that NewTown Road does Exist, but only Place Names, Not house numbers.

This is really strange and I don't know where to go from here.
I know newburychap told me that it could be another way of saying he was born in the workhouse.
But I wanted to dig a little deeper and see if the house did exist.

From what Reading have told me then, is it likely that the address is real or is it ficticious?

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Re: Newtown Road Newbury - No address.
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 26 August 08 18:45 BST (UK) »
Hello,

According to the 1929 Kelly's Directory for Newbury, 99 Newtown Road does not exist but it does exist in 1973.  Perhaps new houses were built.

Do you know the name of the people occupying 99 Newtown Road?

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Re: Newtown Road Newbury - No address.
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 26 August 08 18:55 BST (UK) »
Well my grandad who was born there, his surname was powell. His mother was powell and her maiden name is seymour.

Was there anyone named kempster living there at all?
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Re: Newtown Road Newbury - No address.
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 26 August 08 19:09 BST (UK) »

 Hi,

    In 1891 in New Road is a William Seymour age 70 b Basildon, Berkshire, occ garden lab

    and his wife Mary Ann age 67 b Mongewell, Oxfordshire. They also have 2 lodgers with them.

      RG12 / 990 / 20 / 10    Address New Road, Pangbourne.

      Could this be your family?


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Re: Newtown Road Newbury - No address.
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 26 August 08 19:27 BST (UK) »
I don't think so.

Is that at 99 newtown road?
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Re: Newtown Road Newbury - No address.
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 26 August 08 19:30 BST (UK) »
Hello,

There is nothing listed in Newtown Road for Powell, Seymour or Kempster in 1929.

There is a George Seymour living at 68 Camp Close which was a road off Newtown Road.
Charles Thos Seymour living a 4 Greenham Road (not far from Newtown Road).
Jn Seymour living at 34 Victoria Street.
Herbt. Wm. Powell living at 72 Russell Rod
Jas. Thos. Powell living at 1 Newport Road
Mrs Powell living at 75 Gloucester Road.
There is nothing listed for Kempster in 1929.

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Re: Newtown Road Newbury - No address.
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 26 August 08 19:51 BST (UK) »
Hmm I suppose my family could have moved away by 1929.

Do you possibly have any entries for 2 Nursery Cottages in Speen?
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Re: Newtown Road Newbury - No address.
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 26 August 08 20:14 BST (UK) »
No Sorry, only 4 Nursery Cottages which was occupied by Silas Coster.

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Re: Newtown Road Newbury - No address.
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 26 August 08 21:43 BST (UK) »
Quote from: berkslass on Tuesday 26 August 08 18:45 BST (UK)
According to the 1929 Kelly's Directory for Newbury

1929 Kelly's?   Didn't realise they were doing Newbury directories that far back.
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