Genealogy Chat

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

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?

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

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

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