In 1836 William Henry Childe Hughes was born at Rutland House which I believe was in St George st, Cheltenham, on or near the corner of Swindon rd ( I am talking from Australia so hope I have this right!). In 1838 his father William Henry Childe died at this house - he was a teacher. Can anyone give me some clues please, about two things - 1. Was Rutland House privately owned and does anyone know how I can track it down? 2. William Henry Childe Hughes supposedly married Mary Anne Ball, daughter of Benjamin, in about 1826 at St leonards - but I can't find it on the IGI - would anyone have any ideas about where I could ftry to find such a marriage please? Gillian Kelly

Hi Gillian, From the Historical Gazetteer of Cheltenham available online at http://www.cheltgaz.ukpc.net/ a search for Rutland came up with the following [Rutland house is near to the end of the entry!]: Rutland Street, St Paul's. Now part of Brunswick Street. Artisan housing, the first major development in what was to become the St Paul's area, built 1806 by Robert Cox (Blake & Beacham, p. 70). Became a notoriously crowded slum area, stated in 1871 to have no fewer than 7 courts running off it, varying from 18-35 yds long, 4-23 ft wide, poorly paved and drained (Streets and Highways Committee, 29 Aug.). Nos. 1-3 listed in 1934 slum clearance programme no. 1 (Housing Committee, Jan.). Perhaps to shake off an unwanted reputation, 37 residents signed a `memorial' the next year asking for a renaming to Brunswick Street South, which the council agreed to (General Purposes and Watch Committee, Apr. 1935). The South seems not to have stuck for long. Almost certainly named after Rutland Lodge (on 1806 map), a substantial house on a site equating to north end of St George's Street, facing DIY store car-park. The same house seems at various times also to have been known as Rutland Cottage (thus by 1818: Chronicle, Dec., described as 8-bedroom house), and Rutland House (Ruff, 1806). See also Sussex Street. Lynne Gillian wrote: > In 1836 William Henry Childe Hughes was born at Rutland House which I believe was in St George st, Cheltenham, on or near the corner of Swindon rd ( I am talking from Australia so hope I have this right!). In 1838 his father William Henry Childe died at this house - he was a teacher. > > Can anyone give me some clues please, about two things - > 1. Was Rutland House privately owned and does anyone know how I can track it down? > > 2. William Henry Childe Hughes supposedly married Mary Anne Ball, daughter of Benjamin, in about 1826 at St leonards - but I can't find it on the IGI - would anyone have any ideas about where I could ftry to find such a marriage please? > > Gillian Kelly > _____________________________________________ > > Browse the list archives at: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GLOUCESTER/ > > Keyword search - any or all lists: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GLOUCESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Hi Lynne, Thank you SO much - this is incredible. This is my first excursion into Cheltenham and I really do appreciate your help - Gillian

Hi Gillian, In addition to my notes earlier in the week - at work today I looked in some of our references regarding Rutland House, and in a Cheltenham Guide of 1806 it was described as one of "many elegant villas.... scattered around the town" It's location was 'down the Fleece Lane' If I find out anything else tomorrow I will let you know. Lynne