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Looking for any info on the history of Fairmeade,726 Old Norwich Road, Ipswich.
Searching for a good friend (the current resident) who would like to know about it's past residents.
Built early 19th century, I have tried an address search on 1911 census with no results.
Any advice on where to look much appreciated.

the deeds of the house will name its previous owners

It's likely that the name of the road, at least, has been changed.

the fact that it is currently 'OLD' suggests that at one time it was simply Norwich road

Yes it was Norwich road, which i have searched with no luck and the deeds are not available to view.
Thanks for your reply

As it's a listed building, maybe try asking these people for any information??

http://www.ipswichbuildingpreservationtrust.org.uk/

Have you looked for it on earlier censuses?

I feel really stupid asking this and must have been missing a great opportunity for many years but how do you search a census address on Genes? I have minimum subscription and pay for credits when needed.

Fairmead is in the Whitton district of Ipswich, which used to be a separate village.

In 1891 George Horsfield lived in Whitton Street, and in brackets (Fairmead):


1891 England Census about George W Horsfield
Name: George W Horsfield
Age: 26
Estimated birth year: abt 1865
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Florence M Horsfield
Gender: Male
Where born: Ashwell, Hertfordshire, England
Civil Parish: Whitton cum Thurlston
Ecclesiastical parish: Whitton
Town: Whitton
County/Island: Suffolk
Country: England
Street address: Whitton Street (Fairmead)
Occupation: Inspector of Insurance Agents
Registration district: Ipswich
Sub-registration district: Ipswich Western
ED, institution, or vessel: 26
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 1469
Folio: 88
Page Number: 5
Household Members:
Name Age
George W Horsfield 26
Florence M Horsfield 24
Robert C Wright 16
Emily Steward 17


By 1901 he'd moved to Whitton Lodge, now another listed building.

In 1881, although there are lots of people listed living in Whitton Street, there's no specific mention of Fairmead. Perhaps it hadn't been built at that time.

In 1901, Thomas & Lavinia Roper were living at Fairmead, per the image:



1901 England Census about Lavinia Roper
Name: Lavinia Roper
Age: 76
Estimated birth year: abt 1825
Relation to Head: Wife
Gender: Female
Spouse: Thomas Roper
Birth Place: Woodbridge, Suffolk, England
Civil Parish: Whitton with Thurlston
Ecclesiastical parish: Whitton with Thurlston St Mary
County/Island: Suffolk
Country: England
Street address: whitton Street (Fairmead)

Occupation:
Registration district: Ipswich
Sub-registration district: Ipswich Western
ED, institution, or vessel: 29
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 1776
Folio: 141
Page Number: 11
Household schedule number: 57
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Roper 79 retired workhouse master
Lavinia Roper 76
Ellen M Roper 38
Harriett James 15

1911 England Census about Alfred William Hewett
Name: Alfred William Hewett
Age in 1911: 36
Estimated birth year: abt 1875
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Portsmouth
Civil Parish: Ipswich
County/Island: Suffolk
Country: England
Street address: Farimead, Whitton, Ipswich <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Insurance Official
Registration district: Ipswich
Registration District Number: 213
Sub-registration district: Ipswich Western
ED, institution, or vessel: 12
Household schedule number: 20
Piece: 10811
Household Members:
Name Age
Alfred William Hewett 36
Alfred Hewett 65
Jane Jackman Hewett 57
Mary Kemp 25

I googled the following ...............

Fairmead Whitton Ipswich


and got the following site


http://gohistoric.com/places/634888



Listed Building Description

NORWICH ROAD 1. 5379 (East Side) Whitton) No 726 (Fairmead) TM 14 NW 9/442 II GV

2. An early C19 red brick house with a wing added at the north-west end. 2 storeys. L window range to the wing and 3 window range to the main block. The centre window is blocked. The windows are double-hung sashes with vertical glazing bars, in stuccoed reveals. A central stuccoed, Tuscan porch with plain columns projects on the front. Roof slate, hipped.

Listing NGR: TM1409247589
The National Heritage List for England
August 24, 2012 (added to Go Historic)





also .................


https://www.ipswich.gov.uk/sites/www.ipswich.gov.uk/files/ICD_48_Whitton_Conservation_Area_Appraisal.pdf




These don't tell you about the residents, but do tell some of the history.

Nicola


to answer your other question


I do not know if you can search the censuses on GR by address, as I do not use the records on this site.


You do need to have the more expensive subscription than the Standard in order to view records on here.



I use ancestry.co.uk

other people use findmypast



and we can search on those sites by address, some censuses being easier than others to search by address.

Great info and advice as always.
Many thanks