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Addresses search on censuses

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Cornish Susie

Cornish Susie Report 4 Jul 2021 11:13

I am trying to help a friend who has moved to a old house as she would love to know who used to live there. I'm sure it is possible to search the censuses and electoral registers on Ancestry by putting in the address, but can't remember how to do it.
Can anyone tell me how to do it please?
Thanks in advance.
Sue

LondonBelle

LondonBelle Report 4 Jul 2021 11:24

Sue, I think you put the town & county in the Lived in section. Then the street/road in quotes in the Keyword section.

Hope that works :-)

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Cornish Susie

Cornish Susie Report 4 Jul 2021 14:46

Thanks Belle - I tried that and did get into the village but there weren't many road names, just variously named cottages.Now there is a road name and a house number where my friend lives but suspect that, like the little village I live in, the roads just didn't have names in years gone by which makes it impossible to say which cottage it was.
Thanks anyway.
Sue

Kucinta

Kucinta Report 4 Jul 2021 15:39

If you use fmp, they have recently added 'census addresses' to their searches. Just click on 'search' at the top of the page, and on the drop down menu 'census addresses' is the last option. Click on that.

Researching:
Eayres (Northants/London) Walker (Surrey) Loveday (Northants) Moore (Tipperary)

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 4 Jul 2021 17:31

Can you find old maps of the village/area, and see if you can find the cottage and its name, say in 1901 or 1911? Or the name of a pub or bigger house nearby?

If so, that could then help you go back, once you find a name of a person, pub, or whatever.

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

LondonBelle

LondonBelle Report 4 Jul 2021 18:15

Have you looked at the 1939 Register, Sue? FMP have maps and it might help to pinpoint better where it is and as Sylvia suggests find a local landmark :-)

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Cornish Susie

Cornish Susie Report 5 Jul 2021 14:33

Thanks for all the helpful suggestions - I'll give them all a try.

LondonBelle

LondonBelle Report 5 Jul 2021 14:35

Sue, if you don't have access to FMP's 1939 Register send me a PM with the address and I'll take a look at the maps for you :-)

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RolloTheRed

RolloTheRed Report 5 Jul 2021 15:10

No need to fork out for a FMP sub.
http://oldmapsonline.org
is free.

Researching:
The Man In the High Castle

LondonBelle

LondonBelle Report 5 Jul 2021 16:08

My offer still stands, Sue :-)

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