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Rachael

Rachael Report 20 Apr 2006 22:10

sorry if i am going to sound thick,but here it goes,in 1949 would a man,have lived in a house he was brought up in,was that the thing to do,if so would an address show on the 1901 census,told you i would sound thick

Sam

Sam Report 20 Apr 2006 22:16

Its possible, my next-door neighbour has lived in the same house for 86 years! . Also an address my relatives lived at in 1891 was also mentioned on a headstone from 1960's - same family, different branch. I would think it unlikely though You can search the 1901 by address on the official government site, if you use Ancestry you will have to search by name. Sam x

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 20 Apr 2006 23:18

Rachael, My family were never rich, but my gg grandfather (ag lab then merchant seaman), moved from the countryside to Southampton,and bought a house on a 100 year lease in 1850. True it wasn't the best of areas (Chapel), but my g grandfather grew up in that house, as did my grandfather. My mother lived the first 10 years of her life in it, until it was bombed in 1940 - 10 years before the lease was up!!! How did they pay for it? It was a two up two down terrace. They rented the first floor!! When my mum lived there, at one point there was mum, her sister brother and my grandparents downstairs, and a family of 10 upstairs - so parents and married son living in the same house would not cause too many problems! My great uncle also lived in the same house all his life - and it was rented. Taken over by the council in 1960. maggie maggie

Unknown

Unknown Report 20 Apr 2006 23:48

It's possible someone would still be living in the house in which he was brought up, but more likely that he wasn't. Who are you looking for?

Porkie_Pie

Porkie_Pie Report 20 Apr 2006 23:55

I had an uncle who was born lived and died all in the same house at the age of 79 Roy