Rutland Lodge
Known later as Rutland Lodge or Rutland House the property was owned by Joseph Higgins, solicitor, from 1830 until after 1851.
The first occupant is Thomas Jones, a solicitor, born in 1805 in Swindon he married Ann Isabel Bennett Derry, b 1811 Castle Frome on April 2nd 1835.
Settling in South Parade by 1841 they had Francis Bennett Derry (Jones) in July of that year and Thomas Derry (Jones) in June1843. Ann was obviously determined the Derry name would continue! He moved out of Rutland Lodge in 1848 and by 1851 is in Cheltenham. Francis died in Barnwood Asylum in 1871, Thomas became a doctor in London, never married and died in 1885.
Here from 1849 Charles Morton Ricketts Chamberlaine was the original complainant about the smell from Pound Meadow and the defendant in the 1851 case.
Born in Bengal, India,in 1818, he was a solicitor in partnership with Francis Higgins (for a little more on him see St Michael's in South Parade).
He married Catherine Addison Watts on January 18th 1849 in Ledbury, Born in April 1824 she was the daughter of the Rev James Watts (1777-1847) vicar of Ledbury.
In Rutland Lodge they had:
Catherine Mary in 1849
Edith Margaret in 1850
Charles Montgomery in 1853
Emily Francis in 1857
Rose Delaney in 1859
Edward in 1860
Arthur Watts in 1862
In Rutland Lodge until 1864 by 1871 the family are established in Gloucester House, Hanley Castle near Malvern.
Catherine died in 1873 after which I can find nothing.
By 1876 William Griffin MRCS is in residence, described as a tenant in the electoral roll of 1880.
A man of learning in the law and medicine he is established as a doctor in Ledbury by 1838 after an earlier life as a lawyer:
From the Hereford Times October 10th 1840:
Born in 1813 in Diddington Oxfordshire he married Charlotte Mary Ann Curtis (1821-1875) in Solihull in 1846.
Whilst in practice in the High Street in 1851, in Gurneys shop they had:
Henry William Curtis in 1849.
Charles Thomas in 1850.
Charlotte Mary in 1851.
George Thomas in 1853.
Dora Sophia in 1855.
Florence Mary in 1858.
By 1861 the family moved to New Street in what is now 'The Steppes'. Still in New Street in 1871 they moved to Rutlands by 1875 as William's wife Charlotte died there on October 31st 1875, William died in 1882.
His first son, Henry William married Martha Cale in Kings Norton in Mar 1873, sadly she died in Dec 1874 and he never seemed to recover from this, he died in Rutland Lodge in August 1885 aged just 36.
His daughter Dora Sophia married John William Buckle, a doctor, on May 15th 1878 in Ledbury and they settled in No 29 Southend for more see No 29.
He gave evidence supporting the legal case of 1851 in support of Charles Chamberlaine as shown below, ironically he was later to live in the very same premises!
Martin Richard Talbot was born in Reading in 1867 and married Dora Jane Nye in Reading in 1887.
In Rutland Lodge they had their only child, Martin Percy, in 1891 and they left Ledbury in 1893, advertising their furniture for sale in the Hereford Journal of April 29th of that year.
Described in the 1891 census as a Timber merchant and Saw Mill Proprietor he is a lubricating oil agent in Handsworth (Staffs) in 1901.
Not found in 1911, by 1916 he is in Canada as a widower with his son.
In 1894 Joshua David Evans born 1836 retired here with his wife Elizabeth and the 1901 census records Elizabeth (now a widow), 71, b Ledbury with daughters Laura 31 and Helen 27 both born in Barnstaple.
Elizabeth Evans, born in 1829 was the daughter of John (1793-1848) and Ann Spencer (1799-1882), John and Ann kept a draper's shop at Lower Cross in what is now Specsavers.
Elizabeth married Joshua Evans in Aberystwyth in 1866, later moving to Barnstaple where they are in 1871 with John born 1868, Laura, born 1870 and Helen born in 1874. In 1881 they are back in Ledbury running a drapers shop in the Homend.
John Spencer died in 1851 and Ann in 1882 after which Elizabeth and Joshua ran the bigger store at Lower Cross.
Joshua died in 1899, Elizabeth in 1911.
Occupied by Jesse Garrood from 1905 to 1908, more can be found on him under No 15 Southend, suffice to say here that his wife Alice died here in 1906 and Jesse moved to Chelmsford.
Still owned by Jesse Garrood in 1910 and lived in by Harden R Manners. Note: This is the first time it is listed as Rutland Lodge.
Unoccupied in 1911 (Jesse died in 1914) and by 1920 (the next avalable Tilley's) a Mrs Hurst is in residence until 1934. Empty in 1935 and 1936 one Major Bagnall is here from 1937 to 1941.
Richard Dayrell Bagnall was born in 1879, a son of Richard Samuel Bagnall of Ryall Hill Upton on Severn. He spent most of his early life in America and Ceylon. Joining the 5th Dragoon Guards in 1914 he retired with the rank of Major.
He married Elsie M Collard, b 1899 in 1926 and they had:
Derrick D in 1927.
Myrtle K. in 1929.
Sylvia in 1932.
Francis D. in 1934.
Moving to Rutland Lodge in 1937, he died on September 6th 1941 leaving just £18 10s.
From the Gloucester Citizen September 8th 1941,
Elsie stayed in Rutland Lodge and married Ernest Sheather in Ledbury in Sep (Qtr) 1943 and they moved on shortly after 1944.
Miss Gibson is here from 1947 to 1951. Unoccupied in 1953, N A Pemberton is here in 1954 and Mrs Pemberton from 1955 til 1965. Empty in 1966 with Mrs B Jowett in residence from 1967 in 1978, R Hogkinson in 1979 until 1993 and J Smith in 1995 til 1999. Occupied by A Hall in 2002 (now called South Lodge) when Tilley's Almanacks end
The first occupant is Thomas Jones, a solicitor, born in 1805 in Swindon he married Ann Isabel Bennett Derry, b 1811 Castle Frome on April 2nd 1835.
Settling in South Parade by 1841 they had Francis Bennett Derry (Jones) in July of that year and Thomas Derry (Jones) in June1843. Ann was obviously determined the Derry name would continue! He moved out of Rutland Lodge in 1848 and by 1851 is in Cheltenham. Francis died in Barnwood Asylum in 1871, Thomas became a doctor in London, never married and died in 1885.
Here from 1849 Charles Morton Ricketts Chamberlaine was the original complainant about the smell from Pound Meadow and the defendant in the 1851 case.
Born in Bengal, India,in 1818, he was a solicitor in partnership with Francis Higgins (for a little more on him see St Michael's in South Parade).
He married Catherine Addison Watts on January 18th 1849 in Ledbury, Born in April 1824 she was the daughter of the Rev James Watts (1777-1847) vicar of Ledbury.
In Rutland Lodge they had:
Catherine Mary in 1849
Edith Margaret in 1850
Charles Montgomery in 1853
Emily Francis in 1857
Rose Delaney in 1859
Edward in 1860
Arthur Watts in 1862
In Rutland Lodge until 1864 by 1871 the family are established in Gloucester House, Hanley Castle near Malvern.
Catherine died in 1873 after which I can find nothing.
By 1876 William Griffin MRCS is in residence, described as a tenant in the electoral roll of 1880.
A man of learning in the law and medicine he is established as a doctor in Ledbury by 1838 after an earlier life as a lawyer:
From the Hereford Times October 10th 1840:
LAW.
A SOLICITOR of respectable general Practice in tbe Northern part of Oxfordshire, will receive into his House a genteel and well-educated YOUTH, as an Articled Clerk.
Apply personally to William Griffin, Esq., Surgeon, Ledbury.
Born in 1813 in Diddington Oxfordshire he married Charlotte Mary Ann Curtis (1821-1875) in Solihull in 1846.
Whilst in practice in the High Street in 1851, in Gurneys shop they had:
Henry William Curtis in 1849.
Charles Thomas in 1850.
Charlotte Mary in 1851.
George Thomas in 1853.
Dora Sophia in 1855.
Florence Mary in 1858.
By 1861 the family moved to New Street in what is now 'The Steppes'. Still in New Street in 1871 they moved to Rutlands by 1875 as William's wife Charlotte died there on October 31st 1875, William died in 1882.
His first son, Henry William married Martha Cale in Kings Norton in Mar 1873, sadly she died in Dec 1874 and he never seemed to recover from this, he died in Rutland Lodge in August 1885 aged just 36.
His daughter Dora Sophia married John William Buckle, a doctor, on May 15th 1878 in Ledbury and they settled in No 29 Southend for more see No 29.
He gave evidence supporting the legal case of 1851 in support of Charles Chamberlaine as shown below, ironically he was later to live in the very same premises!
We the undersigned, Charles Edward Virling Goate and William Griffin, two duly qualified medical practitioners, residing in Ledbury, having viewed certain premises occupied by one Robert Biddulph, called the Pound Meadow, situate near to and adjoining the South Parade do hereby certify that there is a foul and offensive ditch or drain and also certain foul and offensive catchpits or cesspools on the said premises…..
Martin Richard Talbot was born in Reading in 1867 and married Dora Jane Nye in Reading in 1887.
In Rutland Lodge they had their only child, Martin Percy, in 1891 and they left Ledbury in 1893, advertising their furniture for sale in the Hereford Journal of April 29th of that year.
Described in the 1891 census as a Timber merchant and Saw Mill Proprietor he is a lubricating oil agent in Handsworth (Staffs) in 1901.
Not found in 1911, by 1916 he is in Canada as a widower with his son.
In 1894 Joshua David Evans born 1836 retired here with his wife Elizabeth and the 1901 census records Elizabeth (now a widow), 71, b Ledbury with daughters Laura 31 and Helen 27 both born in Barnstaple.
Elizabeth Evans, born in 1829 was the daughter of John (1793-1848) and Ann Spencer (1799-1882), John and Ann kept a draper's shop at Lower Cross in what is now Specsavers.
Elizabeth married Joshua Evans in Aberystwyth in 1866, later moving to Barnstaple where they are in 1871 with John born 1868, Laura, born 1870 and Helen born in 1874. In 1881 they are back in Ledbury running a drapers shop in the Homend.
John Spencer died in 1851 and Ann in 1882 after which Elizabeth and Joshua ran the bigger store at Lower Cross.
Joshua died in 1899, Elizabeth in 1911.
Occupied by Jesse Garrood from 1905 to 1908, more can be found on him under No 15 Southend, suffice to say here that his wife Alice died here in 1906 and Jesse moved to Chelmsford.
Still owned by Jesse Garrood in 1910 and lived in by Harden R Manners. Note: This is the first time it is listed as Rutland Lodge.
Unoccupied in 1911 (Jesse died in 1914) and by 1920 (the next avalable Tilley's) a Mrs Hurst is in residence until 1934. Empty in 1935 and 1936 one Major Bagnall is here from 1937 to 1941.
Richard Dayrell Bagnall was born in 1879, a son of Richard Samuel Bagnall of Ryall Hill Upton on Severn. He spent most of his early life in America and Ceylon. Joining the 5th Dragoon Guards in 1914 he retired with the rank of Major.
He married Elsie M Collard, b 1899 in 1926 and they had:
Derrick D in 1927.
Myrtle K. in 1929.
Sylvia in 1932.
Francis D. in 1934.
Moving to Rutland Lodge in 1937, he died on September 6th 1941 leaving just £18 10s.
From the Gloucester Citizen September 8th 1941,
Elsie stayed in Rutland Lodge and married Ernest Sheather in Ledbury in Sep (Qtr) 1943 and they moved on shortly after 1944.
Miss Gibson is here from 1947 to 1951. Unoccupied in 1953, N A Pemberton is here in 1954 and Mrs Pemberton from 1955 til 1965. Empty in 1966 with Mrs B Jowett in residence from 1967 in 1978, R Hogkinson in 1979 until 1993 and J Smith in 1995 til 1999. Occupied by A Hall in 2002 (now called South Lodge) when Tilley's Almanacks end