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Plans for Future Developments

New pages planned(as at June 2008)

  • research into High Street families by descendants (or myself): over 60 families are now represented, more to be added
  • photos from 1945/6 held at the National Monument Record, Swindon: started June 2006, very few left to add
  • earlier photos: need to sort out copyright first
  • sample documents: a start has been made, would like to include copies of pages from each census
  • puzzles which others may be able to solve: eg photos of unidentified Brentford folk (not started)
  • Brentford write-ups from fiction and non-fiction: John Betjeman piece just added, more to follow
  • newspaper articles: Janet McNamara has sent a number of cuttings about businesses, shops, adverts etc
  • PCC will abstracts started in January 2007: over 20 included, lots to do
  • hints and tips for research: material is being gathered
  • postcards: several to be added
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Updates to property notes

A first pass of all 33 sections of the High Street was completed in March 2006 and a spring clean took place in late summer 2007. On each pass a few more property details are added. On-going!

Who's researching who

I have kept a note of all contacts and would like to add a page showing which surnames / addresses are being researched. Where I have realised two people are researching the same family I have put them in touch, however I have not checked for people researching the same address.

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Free look-ups

I cannot publish the following information in full as yet but will be able to offer free look-ups, just send me an email.
  • Head of household information from 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891 and 1901 censuses (typically this includes surname, forename occupation; sometimes I have added number in household, age of head, birthplace of head).
  • I may have more details from the 1909/10 Valuation Records than is included in the property section pages.
  • If I do not include information about your house number please get in touch, I will have notes of who lived there in each census and details from the 1909/10 Valuation as a minimum. So far I have concentrated on the properties where I am more confident of the position / number, or where there was a long running business, plus pubs, doctors, public buildings such as the fire and police stations, post offices - or where I know someone is already interested through making contact with me.
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