does anyone know were i can get info on who lived in my house before me going back many years?

Answer 1

IF you are in the UK AND your family owns the house, look at the deeds. If not you can pay for a land registry search. However if it is a council property you will not get the details form the council and will need to rely on neighbours testimony.

Answer 2

Not all properties have information regarding ownership going back many years. These days the Land Registry only records the previous owner, the current owner, and any outstanding mortgage on the property.

On some older properties there is a sasine registry which contains full details of ownership going back to the original construction of the building.

However, ownership and "who lived in your house" are not the same thing, necessarily. To find out who lived in your house the electoral register is probably the best way to discover this. Council tax records and poll tax records are another way if you can gain access.

Some information may be held on websites on the internet for which you might be charged money. The government makes a lot of money out of this con, and if there is information you really need the information will be deleted or omitted by the government.

Property ownership is an illusion which only works if the government can be trusted to play fair. When the government demonstrates its ability to commit fraud, it loses all respect and trust which can only be regained by leaving office.

Answer 3

If you wish to go back many years, the main library is unlikely to be able to help. There are several sources that you can consult depending on how old your house is and who lived there. These sources reside in your county archive (for example, if your house is in Hertfordshire you need to go to Hertfordshire Archives & Local Studies (HALS - used to be known as Herts County Hall)).
Deeds have been mentioned in previous answers.
Old electoral records.
Land tax returns.
Window tax records
Hearth tax records
Tithe maps & accounts.
Parish tax records.
Trade directories (library might help for this one).
Local directories. (ditto)
Don't forget to look at the wills of people you know lived there - that will tell you who inherited the property.
Few if any of these are online. You will have to go to your county archive.

The 1841 - 1901 censuses are available online (ancestry.co.uk) but identifying particular dwellings can rate from simple to virtually impossible.

Town Halls & local councils are of no use to you.

Answer 4

If you are in the UK your main library should have electoral records.

These are often held in address order so you can see who lived in your house for each year that the records are held.

Access is usually free or there might be a nominal charge

Answer 5

city or county record of deeds should have the info or property tax records ...neighbors can be a good resource starting point

Answer 6

City Records....(City Hall)

Answer 7

the land registry has recently upgraded all of its systems so that you can request details of properties in the uk online, only costs a couple of quid, so as long as the property is registered (nearly all are) you should get some of the information you want from there.

Answer 8

try the city or county hall of records and check on the prefious owners of the deed to the property.

Answer 9

The county courthouse, a title company, maybe the library or internet

Answer 10

Try a seance! I'm not kidding, but make sure they know what they are doing!

That sounds really exciting... checkin' out the history... sorry, I get carried away!