Trace my house - Promoting an interest in house history
EVERY HOME HAS A STORY TO TELl. We show you how to research the history of your home and to discover more about its architectural and building past but also about the people that lived in it.
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The CENSUS is taken every ten years since 1841 and is a key document for any house historian.Generally they are only available to view after 100 years. So from 1841-1911 they are available.
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guide to The Land Registry
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If the house is registered at the Land Registry you will find details of sales, boundary plans, owners, mortgages and other historical information To find out more about this and Title Deeds read below.
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guide to Directories
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Trade and Street Directories can be found in libraries and record offices and in some cases online. These will give you the names of occupiers, and sometimes their occupations
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guide to Maps
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Old MAPS are a very important and a vital tool for tracing your house. When all else fails and the name or number is changed, or in some cases the address alters the position on a map will remain constant
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guide to Valuation survey
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The Valuation Office survey, was a property tax aimed at raising funds, for the Inland Revenue and was created following the 1910 Finance Act .
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guide to probate & wills
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The information found in Wills and Probate Inventories and Accounts can sometimes provide important information about houses and their fixtures and fittings and how people lived.
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guide to manorial records
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These records consist of ‘court rolls, surveys,maps, terriers, documents & books relating to the boundaries, franchises, wastes, customs or courts of a manor.
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guide to taxation
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There is a plethora of tax records but some of them are easier to find than others. Most taxes in the early days were gathered by the Crown on their properties. Then the Government levied taxes to raise money for specific causes that arose from time to time. Several taxes can be helpful in finding out more about your old house or its inhabitants.
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guide to Other records
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Lots of other records may be able to help you trace a house history or it's occupants. Building plans, insurance records, local and country histories are just some of the items that you can find .
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LOCAL HiSTORY We have listed all the County Record offices that have published local guides to the exciting adventure that is tracing your house history. Check out your local record office
MAPS - The Genealogist has introduced the innovative Map Explorer adding rich functionality to it’s growing collection of map-based records. This is a powerful new tool that overlays historic maps over several modern background maps including Ordnance Survey, Open Street Map and Bing satellite and hybrid road/satellite view.
Maps have been divided up into 3 types of layer that can be viewed on top of each other like sheets of paper. You can then change the transparency of a layer to view the layers below allowing you to see how the area changed over time See more on our Maps page
Maps have been divided up into 3 types of layer that can be viewed on top of each other like sheets of paper. You can then change the transparency of a layer to view the layers below allowing you to see how the area changed over time See more on our Maps page
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