A PROJECT linking 1911 Kirkbymoorside with the present day town will be on display next week.

Members of Kirkbymoorside History Group want to set up an archive of historic maps of the town, which will give a detailed picture of its development.

As part of the project, one of the maps they have uncovered is a large plan of the town for 1912, which shows each individual property.

Steve Peet, from the group, said: “I decided to link the houses on the map to each of the 312 family households in the town that are recorded in the 1911 census so that it would show exactly where everyone was living at that time.

“However, this proved to be very difficult because none of the heads of household had written their house number on their census returns.

“Even the town’s postman who lived in Castlegate had not indicated his house number, which showed that house numbers were not being used in the town at the time.”

Steve said it had taken more than a year to work out the postal addresses for each of the census returns using other sources of information, such as the 1910 Valuation Office survey, the results of which will be presented at an open day next week.

Copies of the 1915 Duncombe Park Sales catalogues and a variety of maps and document will also be on display.

“We hope that this will be an the opportunity for people who live in older properties in the town to see details of who was living in their house a century ago,” he said.

“They will be able to look at the census return for their house with full details of who lived there, including their age, occupation, place of birth, etc.

“It will also allow people who are investigating their family history to discover exactly which house in Kirkbymoorside their ancestors were living in 100 years ago.”

The open day will take place at the Moorside Room, Kirkbymoorside, on Wednesday, June 3, from 9am to 5pm.