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Title: finding ancestors by address only
Post by: Gee44 on Wednesday 20 February 19 21:44 GMT (UK)
only have a post card to go on, name cook address archdeacon lane, leicester
Title: Re: finding ancestors by address only
Post by: PaulineJ on Wednesday 20 February 19 22:10 GMT (UK)
No idea of year?
Title: Re: finding ancestors by address only
Post by: Gadget on Wednesday 20 February 19 22:37 GMT (UK)
If they were there in 1908, you could try the  1911 census by address on FindMyPast. However, you might think that this is one of  those expensive sites.

Gadget
Title: Re: finding ancestors by address only
Post by: Gadget on Wednesday 20 February 19 22:45 GMT (UK)
Quote from: Gadget on Wednesday 20 February 19 22:37 GMT (UK)
If they were there in 1908, you could try the  1911 census by address on FindMyPast. However, you might think that this is one of  those expensive sites.

Gadget

Probably you could even find them on the 1911 by just searching the usual way by entering the details that you have.


Gadget
Title: Re: finding ancestors by address only
Post by: Gee44 on Thursday 21 February 19 07:14 GMT (UK)
Thanks. It looks likely then only the genealogy sites could help. Hope they were still there in 1911.
Title: Re: finding ancestors by address only
Post by: KGarrad on Thursday 21 February 19 08:07 GMT (UK)
Try FamilySearch?
It's free, but you have to register.

You can search the 1911 (and any other census) by name, and check each "hit".

Do you know the family stayed in Archdeacon Lane?
Or are you making an assumption?


Alternatively, have you tried your local library and/or Record Office?
I can get free access to Ancestry (at my library) and FindMyPast (at Manx Museum) ;D
Title: Re: finding ancestors by address only
Post by: Gee44 on Thursday 21 February 19 13:57 GMT (UK)
Post card address is M? cook 7 Archdeacon Lane, posted 22 December 1908. I’ll try family search. Not even sure this is a relative but was in family possession so assuming
Title: Re: finding ancestors by address only
Post by: Gadget on Thursday 21 February 19 14:04 GMT (UK)
Quote from: Gee44 on Thursday 21 February 19 13:57 GMT (UK)
Post card address is M? cook 7 Archdeacon Lane, posted 22 December 1908. I’ll try family search. Not even sure this is a relative but was in family possession so assuming

I did that yesterday and it takes a long time to sift through as you have little info- no first name age/birth date, etc.. It would be better to go to a public library and use  Ancestry/FindMyPast there. I found it within seconds on these.

Gadget
Title: Re: finding ancestors by address only
Post by: ShaunJ on Thursday 21 February 19 14:09 GMT (UK)
Here's the family in 1901 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS4J-XYW
Title: Re: finding ancestors by address only
Post by: Mvann on Thursday 21 February 19 14:10 GMT (UK)
Just out of curiosity, who was the card from?
Title: Re: finding ancestors by address only
Post by: Gee44 on Thursday 21 February 19 17:44 GMT (UK)
Thank you so much and this is a match for an ancestor now I know the rest of the family
Title: Re: finding ancestors by address only
Post by: Gee44 on Thursday 21 February 19 17:50 GMT (UK)
The card was a Christmas greeting from Cousin George
Title: Re: finding ancestors by address only
Post by: Gee44 on Thursday 21 February 19 17:54 GMT (UK)
Not my branch of the family so it was hard to find out which branch