Thank you very much for the suggestions Lynne and Pauline. I'll try the Record Office first as even one year will probably do as the family stayed put for a long time. If they don't have time I'll see if anyone else is able to help. Joyce Robertson >From: "Pauline Roberts" <secserve@wilnecote.fsbusiness.co.uk> >Reply-To: gloucester@rootsweb.com >To: <gloucester@rootsweb.com> >Subject: Re: [GLS] BUYING vs RENTING >Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 18:20:22 +0100 > >Joyce > >Lynne has already suggested the Poor Rates, but when I have had to do the >same in Birmingham, it has been the ordinary Rates books, that I have used. > >Pauline > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Joyce Robertson" <joyisorob@hotmail.com> >To: <Gloucester@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2007 12:10 PM >Subject: [GLS] BUYING vs RENTING > > > > Hi List > > > > I have just returned to this list after a long period away. My BALLINGER > > and > > BROWNING ancestors lived in Cheltenham from at least 1800 and I am > > gradually > > filling in the gaps. At the moment I am trying to find whether my > > BALLINGER > > family were renting a house between 1866 and c.1900 or whether they >owned > > it. They lived in Elm Place which I believe is just off Swindon Road and > > by > > 1901 they were in Elm Cottage which was actually on Swindon Road. I do > > have > > documentation from Gloucester Record Office to show they bought a house >in > > St Paul's Road North in October 1907. I can't easily get to Cheltenham >so > > would be grateful if anyone were able to help me with this. > > > > Joyce Robertson (Kirkintilloch, Scotland) > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get Hotmail, News, Sport and Entertainment from MSN on your mobile. > > http://www.msn.txt4content.com/ > > > > _____________________________________________ > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.4.0/759 - Release Date: >12/04/2007 > > 19:58 > > > > > > > _____________________________________________ > >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 _________________________________________________________________ Match.com - Click Here To Find Singles In Your Area Today! http://msnuk.match.com/