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Dear local historians,

Does anyone know the name of the female author who lived overlooking Peckham Rye in the 1920s? My grandmother worked as a nanny, looking after the son called Peter in the mid 1920s. Unfortunately, the name of this author has been forgotten.

Bonus points for anyone who knows which house she lived in.

Thanks in advance!

> Enid Blyton?


https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?5,1391114,1391277#msg-1391277


Re the OP: you could try old electoral registers and street directories. Years ago I remember some being available at the Southwark Local History Library and the London Metropolitan Archives, but I couldn't confirm that from any OL catalogues. You can also check Camberwell District birth registrations (taking care to limit your search) at, among others, https://freebmd.org.uk. A check covering year 1920 registrations, for example, brought up 25 Peters, with both parent surnames: a search on possible surnames would of course be more efficient. Bear in mind also the possibilities that she might have been published under a different name entirely, and that not all family stories are as accurate as they're believed to be.


PS Not to forget the 1921 census, which may be available early next year: see https://www.1921census.org.uk/, where there's slso mention of School Admission Registers.


PPS Amd the British Library catalogue.

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