Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Who lived in your house in 1935?
When we first moved into our house, we found a Kelly's post office directory from 1935 in the attic which I unearthed again today. It lists all the addresses in the then Hornsey borough and who was the head of household.
Our house was occupied by Arthur Jackson for instance. What is also fascinating is that there was a synagogue on Wightman Road (the current church opposite the mosque) and a lot of residents with German or jewish names living on the ladder (remember, this was 1935).
The unfortunate resident of 26 Priory Gardens N6 was one Mrs Hitler, who I'm sure changed her name by 1939.
If you want to know who lived in your house or anyother address in 1935, just let me know.
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Permalink Reply by Teresa Wilson
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Thank you 😊
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Permalink Reply by Hugh
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Not at all surprised about that spelling, Michael.
With the unexplained exception of the 1873 Ordnance Survey map, Harringay House had pretty much without exception always been spelt Harringay. Despite the best efforts of Hornsey Council, that was carried on by pretty much everyone as the neighbourhood developed, both sides of Green Lanes, except by Hornsey Council.
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Thanks, Michael, for a fascinating thread that seems to have unlocked a slew of local historical memories.
I've used Kelly's directories for research on other parts of London and they're fascinating – I daresay Hugh has, too. In case it's useful and people don't already know, if anyone wants to follow up on addresses not covered by Michael's copy and is happy to pay, The Genealogy Store (http://www.thegenealogystore.co.uk ) may be worth a look. It has downloads of some complete 1930s and earlier Kelly's for the whole of London (and some smaller areas, though not Harringay/Hornsey as far as I can see) for £6.99 each, though the full London volumes are very, very big files that take ages to load and use quite a lot of disc space! However, if you've ever wanted to know Winston Churchill's phone number or the home address and clubs of Major-General Vernon Kell, founder and first Director of MI5, they're both in the 1938 edition if you dig into it.....
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Hi Michael - please could you find who lived in 40?
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