Record Nº 004 · from £129

House Histories

Your house had a life before you. I trace the people who built it and lived in it — through deeds, directories, census returns and maps — and give your home its biography.

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A room filled with vintage family photographs and keepsakes

What I’ll research

Census returns and electoral rolls: every traceable household
The 1910 Valuation Survey and tithe maps
Trade directories, newspapers and sale notices
Architectural clues matched to documentary evidence

What you receive

A timeline of owners and occupants, with their stories
Historic maps showing your plot through time
Copies of every record found
A bound house biography — a remarkable thing to leave in a hallway

Commission a House History

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Package

House History

£129

Your home's full biography — the people who built it and lived in it. The housewarming or anniversary gift for someone who has everything.

A timeline of every owner and occupant, with their stories
Historic maps showing your plot through time
Copies of every record found
A bound house biography — a remarkable thing to leave in a hallway

4–6 weeks

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From the casebook

Case Nº 003 · example journey

The House on Rectory Lane

A Victorian villa, eleven households, one bankruptcy, and a wartime requisition the new owners knew nothing about.

Questions families ask

How old does the house need to be?

Pre-1921 houses give census coverage and usually rich results. Newer homes can still be researched through deeds, directories and newspapers — I’ll be honest about what’s achievable in the free call.

Do you need the deeds?

They help but aren’t essential. If you have them, wonderful. If not, the Land Registry, county record offices and the records above carry the story.

Is this a good gift?

One of the best — particularly for a new home, an anniversary in a long-loved one, or anyone who says they have everything. See gift vouchers.