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The census (every ten years from 1841) will give you names. I would start at the John Harvard library Borough High St as they'll provide expert help on finding your way around the census and hold some actual papers for this area.

Local libraries will provide you with access to Ancestry, which has census details, but it isn't always straight forward.

I've found 1891 and 1911 (empty for 1891) for my house.

Don't forget strret directories and electoral registers. The London Metropolitan Archives have both. https://search.lma.gov.uk/SCRIPTS/MWIMAIN.DLL/263245100/2/2/29?RECORD&UNION=Y https://search.lma.gov.uk/SCRIPTS/MWIMAIN.DLL/263245100/2/1/14?RECORD&UNION=Y. Note what LMA say about the availabilty of the electoral regisiters on Ancestry, which you can use at any Southwark library. Southwark local history library may also have some hard copies. I think I remember seeing some old C20 ERs last time I was there. I assume they'll be in the online catalogue. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ might be worth searching for specific persons or places. The searches can be done freely.

I love looking at census returns on line .Took me some time to realise that once you've accessed one entry you can flick through the whole return .


The Victorian period is well documented in the census returns .


lots of detail here ,especialy the Historic England/English Heritage report .


http://peckhamheritage.org.uk/peckhams-history-and-heritage/


http://www.peckhamvision.org/wiki/Historic_Peckham


https://research.historicengland.org.uk/redirect.aspx?id=7094|Central%20Peckham%20Historic%20Area%20Assessment

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