How can I find out years I lived at old addresses?

societys_child

Kesstra wrote: »

Well good for you! Sounds like you have a good memory.
I wish I had one as good as you. :beer: Can I employ you as my PA? This current PA needs a PA for herself! :rotfl:

I have moved about A LOT. Do I remember the dates I moved into a property at 17 (I am now 32) and moved out of the next summer. No not really.
Between 17 and 32 a lot has happened in my life including several bereavements and house moves. DO I remember the dates and years? No not really. I wasn't that bothered about paying attention when crises after crises was happening.

Sometimes I don't remember dates and times this year, let alone 10 years ago. You don't know someone's personal situation and life so I really wouldn't get cocky about what you can remember. :eek:

Maybe I have early onset of Alzeimers. Oh sh8t. Better not joke about that, my grandfather got it at 40. :eek:

To the OP.

There isn't really anywhere to find this out other than maybe calling the old landlord or asking friends and family to help out.
If like me the relatives that MIGHT know have all died, best to look at old paper work if you can.
If like me this is no go, then there isn't a lot you can do other than guess the rough times.
EG summer of 2006 to Winter 2007 type of thing.
Was it a flat share? Could you contact old flat mates on facebook?

Perhaps more information might help us help you?

Keep a diary.

Waterlily24

I can remember all the adresses but not the dates. I can't remember how long we lived in some of them but after my son was born I can remember how old he was when we moved lol.

Gigervamp

I can remember every single address I've lived at, including the basement flat where I spent the first 3 years of my life.

suestew

stclair wrote: »

If you was registered on the electoral register at each address this information would be shown on your credit report.

Thanks I will take a look at that

suestew

jaylee3 wrote: »

I know everywhere I have ever lived. All the addresses, and the dates I moved in AND when I left (roughly, within a month or two.)

I think your only real hope is your memory. There isn't going to be an actual register of every place that every individual person has lived.

Kesstra wrote: »

Well good for you! Sounds like you have a good memory.
I wish I had one as good as you. :beer: Can I employ you as my PA? This current PA needs a PA for herself! :rotfl:

:T to Kesstra made me smile

Kesstra

societys_child wrote: »

Keep a diary.

I would, but I forget. I also use vast amounts of post it notes too!
Until they fall off.
I also have a pen and pad with to do lists. Until I don't read it.

I have a lot of manage and a sick partner so my head gets pretty full.
I was mostly being sarcastic to the poster who seems to have a wonderful memory hard drive.

I got a lovely welcome wagon from that poster by the way. Barrel of laughs aren't ya Jaylee ;0)

On a serious note, if you have memory problems, keeping a diary won't work! I know! My grandfather had Dementia and had many diaries and post its.
(OMG I am only 33. Oh god.I am 32 in October not 33.... I wonder OOOPS.....)

I am actually very organised to be fair. It's just life happens a long the way and sometimes going to visit someone dying comes before paperwork or you have moved around so many times in younger years that paper trails have been left behind. I don't know many 16-25 year olds who really care about keeping tenancy agreements for 6 or more years or can route through 10 years of papperwork to find one small item like an old bill with an old address on it.

As mature as my 26 yr old sister is, her paperwork and filing like most people, is messy or just thrown away when it's not needed.
There are also more important things to keep like tax returns/payslips/death certificates/insurance documents etc etc etc I wouldn't have a copy of my tenancy agreement from 2004 or a bank statement from then either.
I do however have a copy of two death certificates, funeral receipts and grave leases.
But hey, we are all different and many people simply haven't had the life experience others have. (ie not much going on)
Anyway,

Keeping a sense of humour is the only way to go about things when everything else falls to sh8t.
either that or sarcasm.

jaylee3

suestew wrote: »

:T to Kesstra made me smile

Made me smile too. Thanks Kesstra

Out,_Vile_Jelly

Do you have a relative/close friend with a paper address book? If so, all your addresses will be in there, crossed out until the most recent. This is how a friend's partner got all the places she'd lived for a personalised Monopoly board gift.

suestew

thanks all but as per my original post I am looking for dates, I do actually have all the addresses and have a fair idea of dates but realised I have some wrong. I think credit report is going to be my best bet tbh