My dad told me a story of how his mum dad and himself were in digs when he was a baby (abt 1949). The landlord was taking all his milk rations so they moved to an abandoned military base around the Staines/Egham area.. They were there a long time and claimed squatters rights. Apparently it was near the river on flood plains, so the building was on stilts. His earliest memory is playing under the house.
I would of thought they'd be some kind of paper work documenting this and was hoping it would confirm my Grandad started using the name Frank instead of Francis..
I've not had much luck on ancestry with finding anything about squatters though.
Any tips?
Also if squatting at what point if any would they have started using the address for electrol roll?
I would of thought they'd be some kind of paper work documenting this and was hoping it would confirm my Grandad started using the name Frank instead of Francis..
I've not had much luck on ancestry with finding anything about squatters though.
Any tips?
Also if squatting at what point if any would they have started using the address for electrol roll?
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