Forum: One Place Studies

Hi My ancestors lived in this parish from 1878 to 1889. They lived at Leather Lane, Portpool Lane, and Evelyn Buildings, which was a new tenement block for the poor built in 1881 and the original building is still there today, adjoined to the church of St Alban The Martyr, Holborn. I have...

From the research I have done on the Marsh family and the help I have received from other members, I have concluded that this family had lived at this address since at least the early 1800's. My great, great grandparents are as far back as I can get. I have pictures of this residence and one of...

Hi, can anyone help ?? I am researching the name ravenscroft--not people--just the name also ravenscroft hall, in the now deleted village of ravenscroft, now called Byley, Nr middlewich . cheshire who was the first owner and where did they move from. there is so many...

I have several ancestors in the above places, and would be pleased to hear from anyone with knowledge of them. RobinH New Zealand

I am having trouble trying to find any detailed information about living and working conditions in the Yorkshire woollen town of Dewsbury throughout the 19th century. There doesn't seem to be an easily accessible (i.e. via internet) local historical society. All my relatives lived there and worked...

Hi I am the OPC for Weymouth & Melcombe Regis - the site is part of the Dorset OPC project but on a seperate site. It started out as a OPC site and for the forseeable future will still be named as such, though on a personal level it is very much turning into an OPS. Most records online are...

On the 1911 census I found people I believe to belong to my husbands family. There are three people, head and son are born in Deptford. The wife is born in a place called Meybourn. Googled it and nothing of interest came up, do you know where Meybourn is/was?

Hi All Documentation shows that quiet a number of my ancestor's lived in various properties on this road throughout the late 1800's and early 1900's. One lived next door to the Queens Head Inn. I'd be interested to hear from anyone who has local knowledge or pictures/photos of the road in this...

Hi, In September 1939 Southend seafront and pier were taken over by the Royal Navy for the duration of the war. My grandfather (then 56 years-old) used to work on the seafront before the war. Can anyone tell me what happened to council employees once the Navy moved in? Were they redeployed? ...

Most of my Willis family grew up in Heybridge Basin between 1800& 1900. It was quite a small village then with only about four different family surnames inc Dowsett & Woodcraft. Is anyone else interested in this village Brenda (nee Willis)

I am currently interested in Cowie's in Earsdon Northumberland anyone by that name or has an interest in Earsdon please get in touch Sandra

Thorpe Morieux is a small village in Suffolk, UK. I have been tracing my ancestors from the Bird family, many of whom were born, lived and died there. ANy information on this village would be most welcomed.

Hello I have a one-place study of the village of Buxton in Norfolk, no specific website for it, but I do have a fair amount of data which I'm happy to share . I'm slowly extending this to include Lammas, with which Buxton is now combined and other neighbouring parishes. Geoffers Charlbury,...

I have done two historical and genealogical studies, both ongoing, and to date have taken nearly six years. The first came about whilst I was a member of a mailing list and did some searching for one of the members regarding their Coastguard ancestor who spent time on our Island. I found it...

Hi all does anyone have any idea where I can get a early pre-1900 (ish) or anytime of an early period of map of Cheshunt from. thankyou all Paul |help|

This is a small village in the north of Dorset, UK. I am researching its history and gradually uploading the findings onto my blog. If anyone has anything to add, or comments to make, I should be much obliged.

Hi Folks I have finally resurrected the Ardchattan Parish Archive website so can bow to Lesley's urging to join you here. The interactive part of the Parish site is based around a Bulletin Board format. This was the old version and got hacked over the summer and started to send out spam all on...

I realize that if you made it to this web site you just didnt get here by accident.. You probably have been on line doing genealogy for a 'while" I use that word a while loosley.. ANd someone on the highway of your journey told you about this great resource.But like we all wish,,, we could have...