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Offline oldphil

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Missing house number
« on: Tuesday 19 April 16 20:33 BST (UK) »
I was born in Henlow Beds in 1938. My birth certificate gives the address as "St Osyth" High Street Henlow. I believe that the name was used as memory of my parent's honeymoon in that Essex resort! I would love to know what the number of the dwelling was in High Street..I moved to Letchworth Hertfordshire when I was three years old so was not of an enquiring age. Can anyone help on this search?

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Re: Missing house number
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 19 April 16 20:48 BST (UK) »
Might be worth contacting the local council to see when the road was numbered, and if they can help?
Edmonds/Edmunds - mainly Sussex
DeBoo - London
Green - Suffolk
Parker - Sussex
Kemp - Essex
Farrington - Essex
Boniface - West Sussex

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Re: Missing house number
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 19 April 16 20:50 BST (UK) »
What does the 1939 registration show as their address?

David (born in High St Henlow in 1946!
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Beds:   Cople: Luke/Spencer
            Everton: Hale
            Henlow: Cooper/Watts/Sabey/Rook
            Potton:  Merrill
            Southill: Faulkner/Litchfield/Sabey/Rook
            Woburn/Husborne Crawley: Surkitt
Hunts:   Gt Gransden: Merrill/Chandler/Medlock
            Toseland: Surkitt/Hedge/Corn         
Cambs: Bourn: Bowd
            Eltisley: Medlock
            Graveley: Ford/Revell

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Re: Missing house number
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 19 April 16 21:01 BST (UK) »
Some properties do not have a number,  only a name.
Nursall   ~    Buckinghamshire
Avies ~   Norwich

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Re: Missing house number
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 20 April 16 08:44 BST (UK) »
Deja vu....

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=619034.0

What were your parents names ....
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Partridge - North Beds; Northants & Peterborough
Bishop - Bedford; Hunts, Hemingford Grey
Allen - Hunts, Hemingford Abbotts
Clement - Croydon
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Re: Missing house number
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 20 April 16 09:06 BST (UK) »
Knew I'd seen this query before somewhere!

The 1939 register at http://www.findmypast.co.uk/1939register is the place to start
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Beds:   Cople: Luke/Spencer
            Everton: Hale
            Henlow: Cooper/Watts/Sabey/Rook
            Potton:  Merrill
            Southill: Faulkner/Litchfield/Sabey/Rook
            Woburn/Husborne Crawley: Surkitt
Hunts:   Gt Gransden: Merrill/Chandler/Medlock
            Toseland: Surkitt/Hedge/Corn         
Cambs: Bourn: Bowd
            Eltisley: Medlock
            Graveley: Ford/Revell

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Re: Missing house number
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 20 April 16 09:18 BST (UK) »
Trouble is you cannot address search by village/parish.... you have to use a district...assume Henlow is in Biggleswade R D.... wonder how many villages have a 'High Street' ?
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Partridge - North Beds; Northants & Peterborough
Bishop - Bedford; Hunts, Hemingford Grey
Allen - Hunts, Hemingford Abbotts
Clement - Croydon
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Re: Missing house number
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 20 April 16 09:24 BST (UK) »
Might find it though using parents' names.
Census information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
Beds:   Cople: Luke/Spencer
            Everton: Hale
            Henlow: Cooper/Watts/Sabey/Rook
            Potton:  Merrill
            Southill: Faulkner/Litchfield/Sabey/Rook
            Woburn/Husborne Crawley: Surkitt
Hunts:   Gt Gransden: Merrill/Chandler/Medlock
            Toseland: Surkitt/Hedge/Corn         
Cambs: Bourn: Bowd
            Eltisley: Medlock
            Graveley: Ford/Revell

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Re: Missing house number
« Reply #8 on: Wednesday 20 April 16 11:00 BST (UK) »
The Biggleswade Chronicle via GenesReunited has many mentions of High St Henlow in the 30s including house names and numbers; births and deaths; and building plans - you can search and view previews but full articles are by subscription.

If you "drive" up and down High St in Google Street View, there are not many places that fit the description of 1930s brick bungalow (assuming this means detached/single story??) . I'm going to put my money on the one opposite Old Barn Close which I think is No. 88



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