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 > >