researching Liverpool address - any tips?

[lesleyhannah]

Hi
Although I've been researching my family for many years - the BBC series about the house in Falkner St Liverpool has motivated me to look into the history of one of the houses I lived in - but have no idea where to begin, so any help or suggestions would be very welcome. My two youngest children were born in the 1980s off Lark Lane (now L17). I'd like to trace the owners of this house with the aim of putting together a file of the families who occupied the address - on the lines of the BBC programmes.
Specifically I'd like to know how to go about getting info if the only thing I have is the address - and is this info in the 1939 register just by the street? I'm at a bit of a loss as to how to start - unfortunately I live in the South west of England, and poor health means I can no longer travel. This \I hope will give me a project for some years so I welcome any help.
Thanks
Lesley

[Girl Guide]

The 1939 Register is a bit of a pest when searching addresses.  You enter the name of the road/street whatever in the address field, then enter the place. Then in order to see any numbers you will need to look at the images.

I did this with Falkner Street, Liverpool and had to go to the images to see the numbers.

Depending on how old your house is, I would start with the census records and see what appears from those.

Once you have gone past the 1939 the next option would be electoral rolls.

Try it and see what appears.

[garstonite]

Lesley - I am 4 miles away - Garston ....post the address and lets see if we can find out when it was built first   

[ShaunJ]

You can ask the Land Registry for a copy of the deeds

 https://www.gov.uk/get-information-about-property-and-land/copies-of-deeds

[Ruskie]

Depending on the age of the property, sometimes you can look at old maps of the area to narrow down a rough time frame for it's construction.

[lesleyhannah]

Lesley - I am 4 miles away - Garston ....post the address and lets see if we can find out when it was built first   

Thanks for all replies - have hospital apt this morning but will reply later. Address is 11 Pelham Grove off Lark Lane

All suggestions welcome - I've not done this before

[ShaunJ]

From directories:

1938 - no listing for 11
1914 - Servaes, Miss Helen Janet
1911 - Servaes, Miss Helen Janet
1900 - no listing for 11
1894 - Mrs Blackburn (or Blackburne per residents list)
1881 - Mrs Ockleston
1873 - street not listed

[Girl Guide]

Well no trouble finding the address on the 1939, it is there with two residents.

[ShaunJ]

from censuses:

1901 - James W Armour
1891 - unoccupied
1881 - Jane Wallworth (and daughter Elizabeth Ockleston)