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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Cambridgeshire => Topic started by: 4LauraM on Wednesday 04 November 15 20:10 GMT (UK)
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My cousin shared a memory of our Grandparents and wondering if it rings a bell with anyone.
He said they lived in a bungalow (named Pakistan) along the old main road in the village of Hardwick.
They lived there until our Grandmothers' death 01 July 1950.
Fingers crossed !
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As it's possible the bungalow has been renamed - or has no actual name, it would be better if you bought a copy of your grandmothers death cert which should have the full address.
If your grandmother/father left a will, you can search here as probate entries for that period show the address
https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/#wills
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Nothing in the Probate search.
Not surprised.
My grandparents never purchased a home.
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Have you tried finding them and the actual address in the 1939 Register?
http://www.findmypast.co.uk/1939register
You can search for free but will have to buy & use credits to see the full entry or post a request here
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=734768.0
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Just an off chance but it has worked for me in the past and might be worth a try-
Often the name of a property appeared on the gate or pillar at the roadside/footpath or, especially in towns, over the doorway/next to the door/on the front door. Long after the occupants used the house name these markers remained. So, if Google Streetview covers the road you could 'walk' along the street looking for bungalows and checking for clues.
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Or you could contact the PArish Council and ask?
http://www.hardwick-cambs.org.uk/
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That would be a very unusual house name, as the state of Pakistan was only formed in 1947.
The older name for the region, "Pakstan" was coined in 1933 but wasn't widely used at the time.
Mike
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Well, my ears may have misheard what my cousin said, so we'll go with "Pakstan."
I have no idea what is the proper name for "the old main road" through Hardwick, so I don't know how I could "walk" through using google maps.
Contact the Parish council ~ that is a very good idea!
I have gone to the 1939 register but uncertain how many credits I want to buy at this time.
Thank you to everyone for your insight.
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Often a name people gave to a property was a corruption of two names Pak- Stan?
Jennifer
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or PAT STAN?
What were your grandparents' first names?
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or PAT STAN?
What were your grandparents' first names?
CLARKE, Frank Charles (Charlie)
PARKER, May Elizabeth (May)
***Side note - sent an email to the Hardwick Parish council and received a reply; they are forwarding it to someone who specializes in this sort of info.
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or PAT STAN?
What were your grandparents' first names?
CLARKE, Frank Charles (Charlie)
PARKER, May Elizabeth (May)
Well that doesn't help. >:( Sorry, it was just an idea. ::)
Wish you luck with it :D
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or PAT STAN?
What were your grandparents' first names?
CLARKE, Frank Charles (Charlie)
PARKER, May Elizabeth (May)
Well that doesn't help. >:( Sorry, it was just an idea. ::)
Wish you luck with it :D
I know, but thank you for brain storming.
Maybe it was the name of their two favourite kitty cats!
??? ;) :-\
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I found a letter from my grandmother and her home address is on it in Hardwick.
I've scanned it but the file is too large to post on here & I don't know how to make it smaller.
The writing looks like st Neots Rd.
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Hi 4LauraM,
If you search the 1939 Register for St Neots Road, type in Chesterton R.D. for the borough/district, there is indeed a property called "Pakistan". From the free search I can see the residents in 1939 were Richard H Risebro and Ada L Risebro and one other person closed.
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Wonderful!
What I know for sure is the letter is post marked 30 Dec 1949 and my grand mother passed on 1 July 1950.
In the letter she talks about her face being swollen and going for more treatments in January.
This tiny little air mail letter is my only connection and conversation from her.
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How lovely for you to have this letter written by your grandmother, a little treasure for you to keep.
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Pakistan was a smallholding on the St Neots Road - a bungalow with about 2 acres of land and buildings for livestock.
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My son used to live in Hardwick and moved recently to the next village. I am visiting in 2 weeks time and will see if Pakistan is still there. I know St. Neot's Road, the other road through the village which goes past the church leads to Toft. If I can find it I will take some photos.
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I walked the length of St Neot's Road yesterday but found no evidence of a bungalow called Pakistan. Although I expected the house to be renamed I was hoping for an old gatepost stone. There are many bungalows from the era you are interested in which could be the one you are researching. If you get information from the parish council about its exact location and if it is still there I will willingly return for photos.
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http://plan.scambs.gov.uk/swiftlg/apas/run/WPHAPPDETAIL.DisplayUrl?theApnID=C/0555/56/ (http://plan.scambs.gov.uk/swiftlg/apas/run/WPHAPPDETAIL.DisplayUrl?theApnID=C/0555/56/)
Check the map details tab.
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Thanks for this Scoop but as Laura who made this request hasn't contributed to the thread for two years maybe she has found all she wanted to know. I will look to satisfy my own curiosity.
Thanks again.
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Thanks very much Sue222 and Sc00p.
This has thread has puzzled me for a long time. I am intrigued as to how you came across this fabulous info - all my efforts have fallen short! :(
Once again, thank you.
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My apologies to everyone.
I hit the large wall of frustration and walked away from research for awhile...a very long while.
I'd like to thank everyone for looking or this mysterious bungalow.
Maybe it was just a family nickname and not posted on the building itself.
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Hi Laura,
Yes it can be quite exasperating. Good to hear from you. ;D
WhiskyMac