I notice in the censuses that people often lived on the same street, but the numerical address would change from census to census. For instance, in 1901, the address was 484 Oldham Road. In 1911, it was 440 Oldham Road. I assume these were terrace houses. Did the family actually move from residence to residence within the terrace? If so, why? Or was the numerical address changed from time to time? If the latter, why? Thanks for thoughts on this. Carole

I think that often the family didn't own a property, let alone have a whole terrace house to themselves. They might have moved up and down the street as family size and income demanded. good or bad landlords.... Word of mouth.....Bigger rooms, more rooms. Facilities... depending on the census year.... how far to the nearest tap or pump?.. No kitchens and bathrooms......Fireplace or no fireplace? .... (Upward mobility!) Family members as they got older may have rented a room nearby, apprentices sometimes boarded with the master. that is why it is always good to roam through a couple of streets, checking everybody. cheers Marg -----Original Message----- From: Carole Edwards Caruso via Sent: Thursday, October 1, 2015 8:07 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [LAN] Street Addresses I notice in the censuses that people often lived on the same street, but the numerical address would change from census to census. For instance, in 1901, the address was 484 Oldham Road. In 1911, it was 440 Oldham Road. I assume these were terrace houses. Did the family actually move from residence to residence within the terrace? If so, why? Or was the numerical address changed from time to time? If the latter, why? Thanks for thoughts on this. Carole :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: Buy or sell family research items on the GEN-MAT-UKI mailing list. No fees! The list's administrator can be contacted at [email protected] :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message