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HUGE brick wall but not ready to give up....yet
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MrsBucketBouquet | Report | 9 Mar 2006 12:25 |
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see below.... |
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MrsBucketBouquet | Report | 9 Mar 2006 12:25 |
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is it possible to find a person on a census by only knowing the address? late 1800s Surry? Got to go to work now to earn pennies for certs lol Be back later. Any help is much appretiated Gerri x. |
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☼ Orangeblossom ☼ - Tracy | Report | 9 Mar 2006 12:27 |
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1881 is searchable by address on Ancestry. 1901 is searchable by address on the PRO site. Other than that, I don't think it is. |
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Merry | Report | 9 Mar 2006 12:29 |
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Apart from what Orangeblossom said, you can search for an address on the other censuses on Ancestry, but it can be a hard slog. Or you can cheat and look up the street on the Historical Directories website and then try searching for a name from the street on the appropriate census. merry |
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TinaTheCheshirePussyCat | Report | 9 Mar 2006 12:35 |
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If it is a village, you can go to the village (by way of county then parish) and read through the whole village, page by page. It is a slow process, best for a wet evening when there is football on the telly (just about every night at the moment). But you do turn up some interesting things and often pick up more than simply the individual you are looking for. This, however, does not work for a town - unless you have amazing patience and a broadband connection! Tina |
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Merry | Report | 9 Mar 2006 12:36 |
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For a town, you can search the ''description of enumeration district'' pages to find the street you need and then search the one district (if the street is within one district only, that is!) Merry |
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