You don’t have to live in an old house to want to trace its origins.
It may be that a home that one of your ancestors lived in is of particular interest. Nor does it have to be a grand building. Even the most humble home has a history and we are going to help you find out who lived in it and how it evolved. This site aims to guide you through the process of finding out more about a house with suggestions and practical advice and links to useful sites, books and records.We also show you some examples of interesting houses, famous peoples homes or houses worth visiting. |
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Tracing the History of your House 1-2-3
1.The Building To start take a look at the building and consider who built it, when it was built and what design and materials are used. Look at other homes nearby and see if you can spot changes that have been made.
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2.The People Next, examine the history of the home – find out how many people have lived in it, who has owned it,and what they did. Perhaps the previous occupants had interesting
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3. Getting Started Finally go to the library,local history centre or County Record Office and try to find information about the house. Some records are on-line and we show you where to go and which records will help you most.Click here to get started
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This site The advice on this site is based upon years of experience and is provided free of charge.The adverts you will find on the pages are relevant to tracing your house and if you care to click on any of them you might help defray the cost of running the site.Thanks if you do. |
Tracing your house is like tracing your ancestors and if you have done that you will be familiar with many of the terms used in this guidance. You start with what you know and work backwards. Many people having traced their roots want to know more about how their ancestors lived and where they lived and so this site can help them . See Tracing your ancestors home.
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