Liverpool Councils

[Jeff Jones]

I'm trying to track down the address of a family who lived in Allerton in the 1950's and I think the
local council might be the best place to start. So, which council covers that area?

My brother-in-law's father migrated to Australia from Liverpool in about 1950 and we'll be in Liverpool next month and he'd like to walk up the street where he lived and doesn't know the address.

I'd be grateful for any information, or even better ways of doing the search, if any. Web sites, for instance.

 

[Goat]

Viewing the register
You can inspect the full electoral register at any time at Central Library or by appointment at Venture Place. Call 0151 233 2445 to book an appointment.

• Inspection of the register will be under supervision.
• You can take extracts from the register, but only by hand written notes.
• Information taken must not be used for direct marketing purposes, in accordance with the Data Protection Act, unless it has been published in the edited version.

Anyone who fails to observe these conditions is committing a criminal offence and will be charged a penalty of up to £5,000.


https://liverpool.gov.uk/council/voting-and-elections/the-electoral-register/

 

[Jeff Jones]

Thanks, M, that gives me somewhere to start.

 

[marnie]

If it helps to aide your cause x
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/

 

[Eggs]

..I imagine the Census is also a good point of reference.

https://search.findmypast.co.uk/sea...gclsrc=aw.ds&dclid=CJaWxOj68toCFWGmUQodnuwEzw

 

[PhilM]

If all the above advice doesn't give you the information that you require, then give me a DM.

 

[Jeff Jones]

If all the above advice doesn't give you the information that you require, then give me a DM.

Thanks, Phil, I'll be in touch if I don't get anywhere with the other suggestions.

I've already tried Eggs' site but it came up 'no result'.

..I imagine the Census is also a good point of reference.

https://search.findmypast.co.uk/sea...gclsrc=aw.ds&dclid=CJaWxOj68toCFWGmUQodnuwEzw

 

[Jeff Jones]

..I imagine the Census is also a good point of reference.

https://search.findmypast.co.uk/sea...gclsrc=aw.ds&dclid=CJaWxOj68toCFWGmUQodnuwEzw

Thanks Eggs, I went there and gave as much info as it asked for that I had, but it came up no result.

Surprising, really, because I had the names of the occupants and the district they lived in at the time of the 1951 census.

I've found the address of MoutsGoats suggestion, Central Library, but I can't contact them today - on holiday.

 

[Eggs]

Thanks Eggs, I went there and gave as much info as it asked for that I had, but it came up no result.

Surprising, really, because I had the names of the occupants and the district they lived in at the time of the 1951 census.

I've found the address of MoutsGoats suggestion, Central Library, but I can't contact them today - on holiday.

..the Central Library is excellent for reference information. It’s also worth a look around if you live local because the building itself is stunning.

 

[Jeff Jones]

Thanks to those who offered me advice and just to let you know, I emailed the question to Central Library and
they came back to me with what is probably the answer.

They say that a couple of the names I sent lived in Conleach Rd in Speke in 1951 and 1955. Not Allerton, apparently,
which is surprising given that their son said that's where they lived. Their names were Ernest and Florence Wright and
what are the odds that a couple with the same names lived so close.

The thing that bothers me a bit is that I looked it up on Google maps and the houses don't look that old. The bricks
look too clean. Maybe they were all demolished and rebuilt.

Anyway, thanks again.

 

[Goat]

Thanks to those who offered me advice and just to let you know, I emailed the question to Central Library and
they came back to me with what is probably the answer.

They say that a couple of the names I sent lived in Conleach Rd in Speke in 1951 and 1955. Not Allerton, apparently,
which is surprising given that their son said that's where they lived. Their names were Ernest and Florence Wright and
what are the odds that a couple with the same names lived so close.

The thing that bothers me a bit is that I looked it up on Google maps and the houses don't look that old. The bricks
look too clean. Maybe they were all demolished and rebuilt.

Anyway, thanks again.

Had a quick look and the whole area looks like new build housing, I suspect as you say the while area was rebuilt.