I'm fascinated by the history of my house. I've had a look at the census online entries for the house but I don't really understand them. At one point it seems there were about 15 families living in this house at the same time so maybe the whole area had the same name as my house (confused of cledry). How can I go about finding out more? The estate I rent from have lost the deeds to the house (or so they say but maybe there's some truth in the locals story of there being a mine shaft under the kitchen after all ) I know that one resident went off to Australia and became mayor of some town or other and I can see entries for various people on the 1891 census but can't tell who was actually living in 'this' house. I've also seen details of it being sold in 1922 as part of the Gilberts estate (can't be the same gilberts I know - fnar) but that's it.
Help me
Diane Posts: 789
Posted: 12.Jan 2006 - 23:51
No one interested eh cledry, well I found a place on one of the genealogy sites [can't think which one] where you can find out who lived in your house years ago. I started the search on my old home but I couldn't get into it unless I registered and paid for the information, I don't mind the paying so much it's just a bit difficult , having to use credit cards etc. Cornish ancesters web site has a lot of census's printed, that's interesting I found my great grand mother and where she lived etc.
cledry_maid
Posts: 1347
Posted: 13.Jan 2006 - 09:35
Thanks Diane - I've had a look on Cornish ancestors and they have the same census I saw on another site. It shows a total of 5 families living at this address so I can only assume that there was more than one house on this bit. It was a much bigger farm back then - about 50 odd acres so maybe there were cottages on it or something. Or maybe the farm was named after the area - but it begins with Chy so maybe not. I dunno.
Thanks for replying though
Diane Posts: 789
Posted: 14.Jan 2006 - 01:02
Many farms were literally hamlets at one time. My uncle was a farm labourer and dragged his family all over Penwith as he argued with his bosses and got the sack. I think they lived in over 30 different cottages, good and bad, attached to farms. my cousins often talk about the places they lived and most of them are just locations now, but were large farming communities then. It was hard for them, changing schools so often
cledry_maid
Posts: 1347
Posted: 14.Jan 2006 - 10:26
That's really interesting Diane - thanks for that. It might explain the 5 familes in one house I'll have a closer look at the census and see if it mentions houses nearby. I ahve a feeling that the house at the top of the hill and the farmhouse at the bottom of the hill aren't mentioned by name even though they're a similar age to this one. I'd love to have the money and the time to research it properly - it's fascinating.
Kattell
Posts: 259
Posted: 14.Jan 2006 - 18:05
I've had a tough time finding out who has lived in my house over the years. In the 1901 census there were not only no street names for where I live but no house numbers either! Everyone truly knew everyone else (especially the postmen presumably).
The best source of info I found was asking my family and friends of my family who remember back a lot further than I do and some of the more elderly neighbours, it took a lot of eeking out but I did get a lot of info!
Have you tried the Cornish Records Office in Redruth? You have to make an appointment but I've heard that they've got loads of old parish records etc.
Alma Place, Redruth. TR15 2AT. Phone: Redruth +44 (0)1209 216760
Monday to Friday 10.00 am to 6.00pm
Saturday 10.00 am to 4.00pm
Appointments for microfilm
cledry_maid
Posts: 1347
Posted: 14.Jan 2006 - 19:36
Thanks Kattell - I might do that
Diane Posts: 789
Posted: 15.Jan 2006 - 01:26
Yes I've been there too, my brother and I booked time using a fich [spelling] machine to look up my grandfather, he died before my father was 2yrs old, so we have no knowledge passed down, they have all sorts there to check out. It's very interesting, but when I'm home I never have enough time to spend there.
) I know that one resident went off to Australia and became mayor of some town or other and I can see entries for various people on the 1891 census but can't tell who was actually living in 'this' house. I've also seen details of it being sold in 1922 as part of the Gilberts estate (can't be the same gilberts I know - fnar) but that's it.
