I am trying to find out about a shop that i was born in which has now turned into a house, freinds have mentioned that there is a website that tells you all about the people who lived there and what they did x thanks for reading this and will be very greatful if anyone can help me.
2007-12-27 00:21:08 · 13 answers · asked by Lianne B 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
hi i am trying to find out information about a house near by me . apparently my nanna owned it and i was born in the shop. I am university and trying to write up a assignment based on this object of interest but have no idea how i will find information to support my findings other than heresay from my family. i live in old trafford england. thank you and i am very appreciative of any suggestions.
2007-12-30 19:40:52 · update #1
Try your city hall or county courthouse. They'll have records of who owned the property and what it was used for. Be prepared for a good bit of reading...
Good luck in your search!
2007-12-27 03:12:33 · answer #1 · answered by psyop6 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The townhall where you live will have a massive archive of pictures and information about the history of where you live. Also your local rag [newspaper].
To be sure who lived at the house before you, try the Land Registry. If either you or another family member own the deeds to the property, there should be the name[s] of previous owners on that.
You might also try doing a thorough search of your house. I say this because when I bought my present house about 12 years ago, the then owner was living in Singapore and was doing a quick sale.
In the loft I found lots of books, photographs and a tape recording of an event which took place on one of HM Ships during the Cod War of the 1970s. The previous occupier had been a Reuters correspondent.
Removing an old fireplace I found a ten shilling note of the 1960s plus some WW2 photos of what looked like a former officer of the Brit Army who had come back home in c1946/1947 - he was wearing a de-mob suit, I recognised the type of suit because my dad got one when he returned in c1946. A double breasted thing - totally square today, but, hey, it was free and the UK.gov paid for it.
My house was built in 1937 so does not have a lot of history. My previous house, an 1800s Georgian property was much more interesting. One previous owner had been at the Battle of Waterloo an officer in an infantry regiment - one of the Foot Guards regiments.
Start digging up the history of where you live.
Where I live is awash with history, not the house, but the area.
If you're lucky, you might be able to find old maps covering where you live.
If you try this site, in Texas, you will be amazed just how monster big is their collection of maps, esp of the UK.
http://www.lib.utexas.edu
You might have to do some clicking around.
Good luck and Happy New Year....!!
2007-12-28 10:25:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Forget the internet.
Somewhere there is an abstract that keeps ALL of the history of the house. Your realtor should be able to tell you who is holding it for you, unless of course, you have it yourself (not a good idea). You should be able to "check out" the abstract for research and reading, but get it back to the abstract company as soon as you can. If it is stolen or burns, replacing one is VERY (double capital) EXPENSIVE.
Abstract and Title companies usually keep such documents in a fire proof vault. If it is a very old house, the records may not be complete, but something should be there from at least 1900--maybe earlier. Abstracts tell who owned the original land, who built the first house, how many owners, any settlements against the property, and in some cases, any improvements.
Consider an abstract a primary source in your quest to write a history of your house. The internet will tell you little to nothing.
2007-12-27 09:15:08 · answer #3 · answered by Gordon P 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What you have to do is go to your town hall and look at tax records, property records, old maps and things like that. You don't say where you live or how old the house is. I know that in certain parts of the eastern US, up until the mid to late 1800's, when cartographers drew maps they included houses and who owned the property. It sound like you got a neat thing to chase. Good luck.
2007-12-27 08:41:10 · answer #4 · answered by ra4bat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when looking up house's on rightmove .com, I found a link that does just that.good luck
2007-12-27 08:25:49 · answer #5 · answered by josephrob2003 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about a web site,but try the realitor.
2007-12-27 08:25:07 · answer #6 · answered by debbie.sims 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you know where it is, you can look it up at the town hall in the electoral role. I dont know if that helps at all?
2007-12-27 08:23:48 · answer #7 · answered by The Drunken Fool 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
try this site its good you can check [birth,death,marriage,elect roll]
www.192.com you might need to pay small fee to fully access this site.
2007-12-27 08:49:41 · answer #8 · answered by jojo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answers given before are biased in that they are given in respect of the country of the answerer. To receive a sensible answer you need to be specific about the country in which the property you are interested in is situate.
2007-12-27 09:47:26 · answer #9 · answered by rdenig_male 7 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Im pretty sure ancestry.com does that...but you can only access some info for free.
2007-12-27 08:29:09 · answer #10 · answered by blackned_wings 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋