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Old 29-01-14, 22:26
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Wow! Have you considered contacting Bromley regarding any records they might have? Croydon has all sorts of documents regarding house building and sales particulars.
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Old 29-01-14, 22:37
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I really should do that, Phoenix.

Here is the house at 47 Selby Road.







They didn't stay there very long because George Herbert Newton died in the house in 1885 aged 34 from cancer of the rectum. Poor Emily was left with a young family.
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Old 29-01-14, 22:41
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What is also very interesting is that George's son, Percy, who is OH's grandfather, was also an architect and the family lived in a house he designed at Tubbenden Lane, Orpington. OH lived there as a baby and young boy until they moved for his father's job. There were at least two houses designed by him there, possibly more. OH and his family lived in one, and his grandmother in another. His grandfather also died relatively young (53). The family are buried in Beckenham Cemetery.
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Old 29-01-14, 22:41
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What lovely polychrome brickwork. And what a dreaful end for the young man.
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What lovely polychrome brickwork. And what a dreaful end for the young man.
You could see that it was once a lovely road, but I'm afraid it's a good old mixture now. It must have been quite rural when the houses were built.
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Old 30-01-14, 00:33
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We go to Chislehurst once a week and went to Bromley yesterday, so I will have to investigage the library. If I go I'll let you know and I can see if I can find anything for you, but I will be accompanied by a 3-year-old, so it depends on the forbearance of my OH and grandson!
That'd be very kind of you, thanks very much, but don't worry if it's a problem with the family

I also have people who lived in Beckenham, but practically the whole extended family emigrated to Australia in the 1860s, so there's nobody much buried there.

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Old 30-01-14, 08:23
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Mary, I'll try to find out today what Bromley library hold. OH is quite happy to go to the playground or toyshop while I dig!
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Old 31-01-14, 18:20
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Not relevant, but small world - my Mum worked as a nursery nurse in Anerley Road, Penge during WW2.
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Surrey Marriages and Banns 1754-1933 have just been updated. Don't know what (if anything) is new, though.
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Just found my grandmother's burial date. I knew the year and month but not the day.
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