Knigsley road . northampton .how do i start to reasearch the history of my house

[kingsleyj]

jeuel,

I pland to vist the records office but am unsure what it is i am looking for or how things are catorgrised. am i searching for info on my adress or past inhabitents?

what sort of records do these places keep?

[carol8353]

what sort of records do these places keep?

Look at their website http://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/en/councilservices/community/ro/pages/default.aspx

Email them and tell them what you are hoping to do and see what suggestions they come up with. They are really helpful there,and the parking is free too 

Carol

[kingsleyj]

i will do that tonight and see what they suggest , thanks carol

[slippery]

Jay

These are the 2 sites I use they are pay sites I do not know if you have to be a member to look at the family trees.

http://www.ancestry.co.uk/Default.aspx

http://www.GenesReunited.co.uk/home/

If you have a problem let me have all the information of one of the families and I will look for you.

Peter

[Jeuel]

Archives may have maps showing your house, perhaps architects' plans, old rates books, residential directories, electoral rolls etc.

Local newspapers might have information about events in the street - some archives have indexes for this kind of thing.

[LizzieL]

When we bought our last house, all the old conveyances were with the solicitor who handled our purchase. ( He referred to as pre-registration documents). Once a property is registered with the land registry, the deeds just become a computer print out. We did not realise this until several months after completion we received a letter from our solicitor saying he had this bundle of pre-registration documents which were no longer required by the Land Registry. He said if we didn't want them he would shred them. Although at the time we did not know what he meant, I went to collect them, thinking we could shred them just as easily. I was glad I did. Although our house was only a 1960's build, it had been built as a close of 14 houses on land sold off by the local Manor House. It contained copies of conveyances going back to Victorian times for the Manor House.

[veeblevort]

Hi.

the national archives has put a webpage up with some advice on
researching house history. I have put a short link to the page here:

        http://tinyurl.com/3y6vaos

I think you may already have progressed to a level where there is
nothing new for you there though.

[kingsleyj]

i got a nice reply to my email from the records office , i am going in over the holidays.

Peter , your offer is one that is too good to refuse!! please find the peoples details below.

1911 census

Holmes , James  , age 45  born 1866 in n,pton , st peters. Occupation Boot manufacturer.  At the same time his company operated on Clarke Road , Northampton
married to
Holmes , susannah  age 48 born 1863 in Horrold Beds
NO CHILDREN (so maybe not tracable)_

1901 census ( more intersting i think??? )

Collinridge , Thomas (thor )  ,Head ,  48 born 1853 @ Hethe br Oxfordshire
Collinridge  , Sopy ( sophia ) Wife  48 also born Curragh Boy Roscommon Ireland
Collinridge  , William B  son born 1883 , pupil to mechanical engineer ,, born n.pton
Collinridge , Francis J son born 1891 School Boy born n,pton
Collinridge , Constance M Daughter born 1884 School Girl Born in northampton
Snoy , Robert , border , male , born 1880 ( 20 yrs) Baron of the Kingdom of Belguim Brussels Belguim Subject
Rother , Fredrico , Border male born 1883 (18 yrs )  Ragionere Italy  Milan Italian Subject
Plus 2 sevents , a Parsons Harriet married female of 26 years born in npton
and Williams , Gertrude , single female 15 yrs born in Daventry

The above couple are in a different local address in the 1881 census with 2 more sons and another daughter. at which point Thomas is a manager of Leather Works.

So there you go guys you now know as much as my internet delving!!!!

Thanks in advance peoples.

[carol8353]

i got a nice reply to my email from the records office , i am going in over the holidays.

Glad you did, I told you they were good 

For fear of stating the bl***ing obvious- do remember to check their opening times over the hols before you go 

Carol