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wisechild | Report | 2 Oct 2009 12:52 |
Thank you all so much for your help & suggestions.Am inclined to believe that the house was rented on a long lease, but would love to know who actually owned it. It´s possible it could have belonged to the military as my 3xggrandfather,His father & at least 1 of his sons were in the army. maybe as long as there was a serving soldier in the family, they were allowed to rent it. Hopefully,will find out one day & it will all fall into place. |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 2 Oct 2009 11:43 |
Nothing can be assumed.... |
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Madmeg | Report | 2 Oct 2009 02:47 |
I'd still try national archives. I have rellies doing property leases back in 1830 and 1840 that I have found on there. Anything is worth a try. |
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Janet 693215 | Report | 30 Sep 2009 19:48 |
You could try Access to Archives. I wanted to find out about our house so I typed the road name in their search box and up popped our house. It told me the document reference and its location. In my case I wandered to the local archives and looked at the document. It told me how the builder financed the building and also who the first tenants were. |
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SylviaInCanada | Report | 30 Sep 2009 18:50 |
some of OH's relations have been yeoman farmers on the same farm in Yorkshire since at least 1870 ...... and are still there. They hold it on a lease from the owner ..... who HAS changed over the years! |
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wisechild | Report | 30 Sep 2009 18:38 |
Thanks to everyone for your replies. |
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InspectorGreenPen | Report | 30 Sep 2009 18:17 |
I would also add that today, most London properties are still leased, with the freehold being held by landowners such as the Duke of Westminster. |
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InspectorGreenPen | Report | 30 Sep 2009 18:13 |
Whilst the first Land Registry Act was in 1865, the Registry today only came into being in 1925, so it is unlikely that they would have details of ownership back as far as 1810. By all means give them a try and let us know how you get on. |
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Madmeg | Report | 30 Sep 2009 17:56 |
HI Marion |
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wisechild | Report | 30 Sep 2009 15:39 |
I have ancesters who lived in the same house in Chelsea from about 1810 until 1881. |