history on my house

[nikkinoo19]

where can i find out all the people that have lived in my house and possibly some old photos for free

[Buenchico]

(2-part post):

The title register to the house will show all of the owners. (However the owners didn't necessarily live in the house; they might have rented it out). Not free but not expensive either. Just �3 here:
http://www.landregisteronline.gov.uk/

Your local records office should have old electoral rolls for your area, which are listed in street order (so it won't take long to find your address). These will list all of the adults, registered to vote, living in the house every year since the records began. (If anyone living at the house was involved in a trade, or the property was otherwise used for business, there might be references to it in Kelly's Directory, which was published annually for many years, and should also be available at the records office).

If your house was built before the present system of electoral rolls came into being, you might have to consult the parish records. (Once again, the record office should be able to advise you).

[Buenchico]

If the house was standing in the 19th century, the census returns should show the names and occupations of everyone living in the house, at 10-yearly intervals. Yet again, the records office will be able to advise you.

Photographs are much harder to obtain. Many people never photograph the house which they live in and, even if they do, it's extremely unlikely that their photographs would ever find their way into any public repository. However, photographs of some streets were taken by postcard companies or by news photographers. These sometimes find their way into records offices.

Your local records office will probably be listed under the name of your county council (or unitary council) in the phone book. Alternatively, contact details may be here:
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001/bicent enary/bilinks.html

If you've not visited your local records office before, you should note they usually require you to register before you can consult the records. So take along your passport and two proofs of address (such as utility bills). However, just like your local library, there's no charge to consult the documents which they hold.

Chris