I am visiting Suffolk in two weeks time and wondered if someone who lives in or around LANGHAM can help me. The 1891 census shows my great grandfather GREGORY STIFF living in No 40 HUNSTON ROAD, LANGHAM. Although the road is still there - I would love to find No 40 and take a picture of where they lived if possible. Many thanks for any help anyone can give me. Shirley

shirley bond <sj.bond@onyxnet.co.uk> wrote: > I am visiting Suffolk in two weeks time and wondered if someone who > lives in or around LANGHAM can help me. > The 1891 census shows my great grandfather GREGORY STIFF living in No 40 > HUNSTON ROAD, LANGHAM. Although the road is still there - I would love > to find No 40 and take a picture of where they lived if possible. Shirley I don't want to dissappoint you but if you look at the census again the property is unnumbered and 40 is the number in the enumerator's schedule. The only thing to guide you is that there were 8 dwellings in Hunston Road which appear to be after the Hall and before you get to Hunston and Gregory Stiff was living in the 6th dwelling. It could be that two families were living in one house although the enumerators marks do not seem to indicate this. However the properties may have been altered or demolished in the past 120 years so trying to find the exact one could be difficult unless there is a local historian who has details that have been passed down. I would guess that the properties in Hunston Road belonged to the Hall so there may be some estate records that could help. You could try to find an old map of the area for around 1891 which might show what houses were in Hunston Road and then try to work out where your ancestor lived but that would only be guesswork. Good luck Brian

Brian Stupid me thinking there could be 40 houses in a row in a tiny place like this. I have looked it up on the map as Ian suggested and now have a good idea of what I will see when I reach Langham. Meanwhile I will try to find out if any old records are available as you suggested. I will be staying in the centre of Bury St E so may find some info at the record office. Next places I will need to work on before arriving in Suffolk are Stowlangtoft and Tostock. I have the certificates for the family but am trying to fill in the social side of where they lived, where they worked etc etc. Many thanks for your help. Shirley -----Original Message----- From: suffolk-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:suffolk-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Brian Lummis Sent: 24 July 2010 15:44 To: suffolk@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SFK-UK] STIFF family in LANGHAM shirley bond <sj.bond@onyxnet.co.uk> wrote: > I am visiting Suffolk in two weeks time and wondered if someone who > lives in or around LANGHAM can help me. The 1891 census shows my great > grandfather GREGORY STIFF living in No 40 HUNSTON ROAD, LANGHAM. > Although the road is still there - I would love to find No 40 and take > a picture of where they lived if possible. Shirley I don't want to dissappoint you but if you look at the census again the property is unnumbered and 40 is the number in the enumerator's schedule. The only thing to guide you is that there were 8 dwellings in Hunston Road which appear to be after the Hall and before you get to Hunston and Gregory Stiff was living in the 6th dwelling. It could be that two families were living in one house although the enumerators marks do not seem to indicate this. However the properties may have been altered or demolished in the past 120 years so trying to find the exact one could be difficult unless there is a local historian who has details that have been passed down. I would guess that the properties in Hunston Road belonged to the Hall so there may be some estate records that could help. You could try to find an old map of the area for around 1891 which might show what houses were in Hunston Road and then try to work out where your ancestor lived but that would only be guesswork. Good luck Brian