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 Michael Anderson on
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Afraid not, Kelly's only seem to list one person at each address.
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Permalink Reply by Sharon on
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Is s. Tottenham covered in the directory or does it just cover the ladder area?
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It covers the old Hornsey borough so Green Lanes and the west
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Permalink Reply by Hugh on
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Yes, although strictly speaking the Tottenham borough took in a slice along the bottom of the Ladder roads. So none of Green Lanes was in Hornsey.
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Kelly's Directories were published nationally. So alternative years and areas are available. I imagine that Bruce Castle has some (I can't remember which) and the British Library probably has the whole collection. You can join the British Library as a reader for free and access much of their collection. It's where I found the old publications from the Harringay Ratepayers' Association.
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Permalink Reply by Lesley Ramm on
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Hornsey Historical has a good set for Hornsey (some also cover parts of Wood Green and/or Muswell Hill). They have copies from late 1800s to 1939 and then post WW11
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Permalink Reply by Ruth Valentine on
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Kelly's are wonderful for research. I'd love to know who lived here: 23 Clarence Road, N15
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Hello Joanne. 64 was occupied by Mrs CM Lawson, tobacconist. Your neighbours were JW Rider and sons, provision merchants at 62 and RJ Newman at 66. 56a was occupied by Miss SA Plant who was, of course, a florist (her shop seems to have been the Floral Hall which is still there),
Even more fabulously, 70 was Maison Vokalek, court hairdressers.
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Permalink Reply by Karen Alexander on
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Michael, this is so fansinating and I love local history. Any names for 139 Wightman Road please?
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I can do you for 1901 - Edward Arthur Cattle.
The 1901 Kelly's is available online here. (Your page attached, Karen. The "and here is X road" entries indicate the cross roads. The N8 part of Harringay was called Hornsey on these directories and the N4 bit Harringay).
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