General Chat

When i was a young lad , i used to go into my local library and look at a book which had all addresses in(( in that area (sheffield)) i would be able to look up my address to see who lived in our house before us !!!

does anyone know the name of this book (s) and where you could view them

regards steve

Possibly 'Kelly Directories'?
I found some on line they go back many years.
Happy hunting. J*

There was something called a Red Book

If I remember correctly Kellys was bound in red.

Steven
It might have been the Electoral registers. This would be listed by address but would only show those eligible to vote.
Take care
Von

thanks to all

steve

I had a Kelly's directory in my office when I worked at the local Railway station, wish I had hung on to it, as it probably got thrown away eventually. It was fascinating to look at the different streets and find names of people I knew from school etc

No one lived in our house before us as it was a brand new council house when my parents got it in 1949, and Mum didn't leave it till she died in 1995, now a woman I know has it and has bought it so it will probably stay in her family for a long time yet.

My own house had several owners and occupants tho as much older.

Kelly's was red.

Lizx

Steven- I think Von will be correct when she describes the Electoral register. Over 40 years ago when I worked for the Ambulance Service, if we could't find a patient at the address we had been given we always referred immediately to the Burgess Book/ Electoral Register . We used to trawl through looking for a potential name at a nearby address.
Most people didn't have telephones in those days and it was the only way to try and find someone. .....I did occasionally have a little snoop as a young person I found it interesting finding out someone's first name as most people were known as Mr.... or Mrs..... but never their first name...heaven forbid.....how times have changed.-jle