I am interested to know who built my house, and who has lived in it. it is aprox 100 years old.
2006-09-12 00:36:20 · 11 answers · asked by Sam S 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
In the USA, you can do a deed search at your county courthouse. This is a task usually done by a "title search company". I have had many title searches done over the years and the results are often very interesting. What you will discover is the successive names of the people who have owned the land upon which your house is built.
Finding out who built the house is another matter. Sometimes it is a matter of seeing a spike in the tax valuation indicating that a house has been built on the land. I have found that my local historical society is the best source of information for when an old house was built and who might have built it (or had it built by someone else). Many times they will have historical photo archives from private donors or newspaper archives.
Good luck with your search for information.
2006-09-15 23:41:48 · answer #1 · answered by exbuilder 7 · 9⤊ 0⤋
If you live in England you can contact the Land Registry 08709 088 063. They might have old records of who lived in your house. If you're a Leaseholder then check the original Lease. It will tell you who the Landlord was at the time it was built if it's a long Lease, that might be a starting point.
2006-09-12 00:45:04 · answer #2 · answered by yes darling 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
National records office, national census, certificates of birth deaths and marriages, electoral register, for 100 years try the national census first
2006-09-12 00:40:45 · answer #3 · answered by pete m 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
204 Ditchfield road Widnes
2016-06-19 09:05:07 · answer #4 · answered by gary 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try the local electoral register should be available in your local library or council office
2006-09-12 00:40:13 · answer #5 · answered by . 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check the census records.
2006-09-12 00:43:51 · answer #6 · answered by des10euk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have a mortgage on the house, look through your deeds. they usually contain previous owners and building permissions etc.
2006-09-12 00:42:55 · answer #7 · answered by Adrianna 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go the the nearest council and ask to look at the archive's, that should give you and idea
2006-09-12 00:47:22 · answer #8 · answered by David Wilson 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
close your eyes and go in deep maditation and u can know who was they and they all will come to u and will say u oops i was staying here..... rest go to registaration office and you can get all contrac letter they had for same home:) best of luck
2006-09-12 00:42:32 · answer #9 · answered by winnner_of_heart 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check the property deeds
2006-09-13 20:54:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋