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London England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965

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Nicki

Nicki Report 15 Mar 2013 10:53

I need to know who lived at 69 Huxley Gardens in 1951 - I have looked on the Electoral regiater but they only show occupants from 1955 so I really dont know what I am doing wrong.

Help please

Nicki

Reggie

Reggie Report 15 Mar 2013 12:05

Which site were you using?

Ancestry has the earlier years

Are you certain that the address existed exactly as you have it in 1951?

Researching:
I am in no way related to anyone for whom I do lookups To acknowledge any info I may post, please do NOT click on my name. There is a large white box entitled 'Add your reply' for the purpose.

John

John Report 15 Mar 2013 12:27

Nicki,

A Reginald H Callaghan; a Sarah Callaghan; an Alfred M Sampeys; a Hubert Sampeys, if I'm correct - address/house-number is the RIGHT-hand column, yes?

London Borough of Ealing, Hanger Hill Ward, Ealing N E 1951 Huxley Gardens, NW10 London

Source from ancestrydotcodotuk

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 15 Mar 2013 12:27

Huxley Road can be found on Ancestry

As already asked did it exist as that name in 1950's

Researching:
PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 15 Mar 2013 12:37

John

You are correct

Ancestry has given the wrong address on the transcription for that year

Researching:
PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.

Nicki

Nicki Report 15 Mar 2013 12:49

Apologies for the delay. I got the address off a passenger list of 1951that gave that address. When I looked on the electoral register I could not find that address for that year on Ancestry. I really am having trauma with Ancestry.

Thank you all for your help.

Nicki

John

John Report 15 Mar 2013 12:52

Pleasure.

KenSE

KenSE Report 15 Mar 2013 14:44

Ancestry used Optical Character Recognition for their transcripts. It is fine when it works, which is probably 90% of the time, but smudged letters or marks on the paper can throw it so all subsequent entries on that page become unrecognisable as genuine addresses and names.

Researching:
Orly June 1963.