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Offline Trunkybun1

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1901 census - how do I find an address?
« 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.
Champion, Offen, Sanders, Mercer, Edwards, Baker, Kemp, King, Bell - Kent
Richards, Dening, Zealley/Zeally - Dorset
Hills, Cottington, Osborn/e - Sussex
Faithfull - Hampshire
Corp, Sutton, Knight, Newport, Evans, Smith, Hayward, Jacobs, Giddings - Somerset and Wiltshire

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Re: 1901 census - how do I find an address?
« Reply #1 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
Kelly, Birkenhead & Co. Kildare
Marshall, Luton & area
Reid, Co. Kildare & Dublin
Cox, Barnack Northamptonshire
Edwards, Pagham, Sussex & area
Scott, Roxburghshire & Perthshire
Mitchell, Warwickshire
Savage, Hampshire

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Re: 1901 census - how do I find an address?
« Reply #2 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
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Re: 1901 census - how do I find an address?
« Reply #3 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.
Champion, Offen, Sanders, Mercer, Edwards, Baker, Kemp, King, Bell - Kent
Richards, Dening, Zealley/Zeally - Dorset
Hills, Cottington, Osborn/e - Sussex
Faithfull - Hampshire
Corp, Sutton, Knight, Newport, Evans, Smith, Hayward, Jacobs, Giddings - Somerset and Wiltshire

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Re: 1901 census - how do I find an address?
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 10 December 09 15:14 GMT (UK) »
Looks like the name may have changed to Grigg Pit Farm by 1901.

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Best Wishes,  Nick.

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Re: 1901 census - how do I find an address?
« Reply #5 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!
Champion, Offen, Sanders, Mercer, Edwards, Baker, Kemp, King, Bell - Kent
Richards, Dening, Zealley/Zeally - Dorset
Hills, Cottington, Osborn/e - Sussex
Faithfull - Hampshire
Corp, Sutton, Knight, Newport, Evans, Smith, Hayward, Jacobs, Giddings - Somerset and Wiltshire

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Re: 1901 census - how do I find an address?
« Reply #6 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.
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Gini

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Re: 1901 census - how do I find an address?
« Reply #7 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. !

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Re: 1901 census - how do I find an address?
« Reply #8 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
Champion, Offen, Sanders, Mercer, Edwards, Baker, Kemp, King, Bell - Kent
Richards, Dening, Zealley/Zeally - Dorset
Hills, Cottington, Osborn/e - Sussex
Faithfull - Hampshire
Corp, Sutton, Knight, Newport, Evans, Smith, Hayward, Jacobs, Giddings - Somerset and Wiltshire
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