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    Thanks for the replies. In due course I'll go to...

    Thanks for the replies.
    In due course I'll go to The Keep in Brighton but I just wonder whether someone with a knowledge of rate books can tell me the kind of information that they provide.
    My...
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    OK and thanks. Yes, I've already seen this....

    OK and thanks.
    Yes, I've already seen this. Unfortunately there are no surviving records for Sussex at TNA.
    That's why I'm wondering about the rate books.
    I may have looked at these yonks ago...
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    Rate Books (Houses requistioned in WW2)

    Does anyone know what happened about local rate payments on houses that were requisitioned by the military in WW2? If a house was requisitioned did the War Office pick up the tab direct? Or did the...
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    I have just come across several more trees of the...

    I have just come across several more trees of the Rose family. These would have been drawn in the 1950s by my great-aunt Lily ("Bill") and one goes back to an Elizabeth Rose 1687-1783. Towns...
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    That's very helpful because I guess the Edwards'...

    That's very helpful because I guess the Edwards' line may have more interest. BTW, I have a print-out from the 1911 census, which shows them at 21 Queens Road, Hastings. This would have been the...
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    Rose family - Halstead and Hastings

    Henry Rose and his wife, Ellen (née ?) lived at 63 St Helen's Rd, Hastings with their daughters at the beginning of 20C. Henry was a prosperous grocer. One daughter, Laura Sophia, married George...
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    Apologies for the tardy reply. Thank you for...

    Apologies for the tardy reply.
    Thank you for that information ... of course, I knew about the ID cards but had never heard of the Register.
    I will investigate further.
    Best Regards
    OB
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    Renewed thanks for your help. We did know of...

    Renewed thanks for your help.

    We did know of the ETTC; also that the building was taken over by the WD and Admiralty during WW2. Someone who went into the house during WW2 with his uncle, the...
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    Thanks, helachau. Yes, that article is a...

    Thanks, helachau.
    Yes, that article is a summary of a long and detailed piece that I wrote for the journal of Eastbourne Local History Society. It produced a fair bit of interest and a few memories...
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    Well, thanks very much indeed, Christina. That's...

    Well, thanks very much indeed, Christina. That's interesting. Sorry to be dim but which register are you referring to? I do have access to street directories and know that Miss Oliver (the first...
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    Further to the above (talking to myself here!),...

    Further to the above (talking to myself here!), I've now found out that the school remained in Eastbourne until June 1940. However, with the fall of France, the headmistress, Miss Oliver, moved...
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    OK all noted ... the experimentation idea is good...

    OK all noted ... the experimentation idea is good although they do, of course, have the films.
    Anyway, I'll try it out and see how I get on.
    Thanks again.
    OB
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    On the other hand, I might try a P-A-Y-G to see...

    On the other hand, I might try a P-A-Y-G to see how it works for this type of search.
    OB
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    Thanks to everyone. So it seems that for my...

    Thanks to everyone.
    So it seems that for my purpose, FMP might be the best option. I'd definitely want to be taken straight to the reference in the index.
    I've used FMP for name searches with a...
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    Thanks very much. I'd be interested to know who...

    Thanks very much.
    I'd be interested to know who the various providers are and whether there's one in particular which offers an easy method of achieving what I need.
    Is it possible to enter...
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    Navigating the 1891 and 1901 Censuses

    I have a street index for each of the above censuses of Eastbourne. These are divided into three columns:
    *Street (or name of a terrace)
    *Piece number of film (typically RG13 / 879)
    *Folios...
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    In the event, I didn't need the marriage...

    In the event, I didn't need the marriage certificate but was able to produce another document to satisfy the requirements. However, for the benefit of all concerned, I can say that if a person was...
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    I know the church in question and am fairly sure...

    I know the church in question and am fairly sure of the month. I'm grateful for the comments and will let you know how I get on.
    OB
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    Thanks for that encouraging news. OB

    Thanks for that encouraging news.
    OB
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    Getting a Marriage Cert on the Spot (?)

    I need a marriage certificate for administrative purposes and live in the town where the registration took place. I’m certain of the year of marriage; the surname of the groom is not common; there...
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    Further to the above, I've found out that the...

    Further to the above, I've found out that the school stayed in Eastbourne until at least Easter 1940. My guess is that they evacuated at the time of the German offensive in 1940.
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    Boston House School (Girls) Eastbourne

    Boston House School for Girls existed in Eastbourne from about 1890 to 1939. It transferred from London, where it claimed to have been the model for Miss Pinkerton's Academy in Vanity Fair. The...
  23. Thank you to those who have replied in such...

    Thank you to those who have replied in such detail to my query about the Court Directories. I have the 1913-14 Pike's Directory for Eastbourne can see instances of people listed in the Court...
  24. Street Directories ('Court directories') ...

    The earlier street directories ... until around the start of WW2 ... often had a 'General Directory' and a 'Court Directory'. The latter included residents in the more expensive parts of town. ...
  25. Thank you. If I go to one of the local probate...

    Thank you. If I go to one of the local probate offices which are scattered around the country, will I be able to search the Probate Calendar there? The Brighton office is not far from here. Then,...
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