Frederick Lazell

Where was his house?

Dear Rochford Archives,

This is a long shot. I'm trying to find the whereabouts of an address that my great grandfather apparently lived at, and where my grandfather Ernest was born, in 1900 in Rayleigh.

It obviously no longer exists! It is simply listed in the electoral roll book at ERO as "dwelling house - Alley (successive) Rayleigh." We think it was somewhere near or on Little Wheatleys.

No one seems to know where it is.

My great grandfathers name was Frederick Lazell or often spelled Layzell. He was an agricultural worker who moved around a lot so I am not imagining this to be a smart residence, more like a shack or a small rented cottage perhaps?

Hoping you might be able to help. I've got Rayleigh Museum trying to help but they are not sure.

Paula Jenkins

This page was added by Bob Stephen on 23/11/2018.

Comments about this page (Add a comment about this page)

Thanks Bob,

Yes I’ve extended my search. I think I may have made a breakthrough with ERO although any additional information is good. Someone may know more. A small chance comment to do with WW1 returners on your website about someone living in The Alley Hockley Road many years ago has resulted in ERO finding a Rayleigh road on an 1875 map called The Alley. I don’t know if it is the same place referred to in the Electoral Roll, as just Alley. If I could get a modern map to overlay it I could see what is there now. New houses probably. How the world changes eh? Anyway I was just thinking how lovely it is that we have these little local archive websites like yours as they are a joy to read and look at the old pictures and memories. I shall keep checking the website for more information. Thank you again. Paula

By Paula Jenkins
On 25/11/2018

Hi Paula,

I've put pointers to your query on the front page of the site.

Hope you have some luck.

No doubt you are looking around elsewhere like Ancestry etc

Regards, Bob Stephen

By Bob Stephen
On 25/11/2018

Add a comment about this page

If you're already a registered user of this site, please login using the form on the left-hand side of this page.

Name:

Email address (See our privacy statement):

Comment:

I consent to my name and e-mail address being stored along with this comment, and to the website editors communicating with me by e-mail about the comment if necessary. My name may be published alongside the comment on the website, but my e-mail address will not be published. My information will not be shared with any third party (see our privacy statement).

More about...

Local Folk

Highlights and
Subject Index


The following indexes mirror those on the left panel. You can also get an overall view of all articles by clicking the link All Pages, which is also found at the right hand end of the top bar

If any of the scrolling banner images at the top of the page grabs your attention then just click on it to enter the banner gallery and freeze the action.

Places:
Ashingdon	Barling
Canewdon	Fambridge
Foulness	Hawkwell
Hockley	Hullbridge
Paglesham	Rawreth
Rayleigh	Rochford
Stambridge	Sutton
Wakering	Wallasea

Topics:
High Days	Local Folk
Music	Pubs
Schools	Wartime
Work

Media:
Audio	Newsprint
Photos	Video

If you cannot find anything of interest then why not try using the site search engine - type a word or two into the little box in the site header and then click "Go"

Designed and built by Community Sites