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Title: Newland House - 1881 & now
Post by: sallywaltham on Thursday 09 August 07 22:10 BST (UK)
Samuel Waltham, listed as Walthan, is shown on the 1881 Census as a footman domestic at Newland House - a long way from his home in Lincolnshire. Grateful to know where I can find info about Newland House then & now. Does it still exist, if so what is it used as?

A long shot - does anyone have family in their tree that were there in 1881

Thanks
Sally
Title: Re: Newland House - 1881 & now
Post by: SueTeakle on Thursday 09 August 07 22:20 BST (UK)
Hi Sal, in the Gloucestershire entry on www.genuki.org.uk  there is a listing for Newland House taken from Morris & Co`s Directory of Gloucestershire.  In 1876 a Charles Thomas Palmer Esq. J.P. lived there.

Sue
Title: Re: Newland House - 1881 & now
Post by: SueTeakle on Thursday 09 August 07 23:15 BST (UK)
Charles Thomas Palmer J.P. was still at Newland House in 1902 according to the Kelly`s Directory of 1902.

By 1923 Sir Frederick Archdale Palmer bart. was living there.  Hopefully someone who lives nearer to Newland will be able to help you with more recent info  :)


Sue
Title: Re: Newland House - 1881 & now
Post by: sallywaltham on Friday 10 August 07 16:11 BST (UK)
Sue

Thaks for the info. It is interesting to know that the Palmers and Newland House were oth there in 1929

If anyone knows anything more recently I would be grateful

Thanks

Sally
Title: Re: Newland House - 1881 & now
Post by: SueTeakle on Friday 10 August 07 16:24 BST (UK)
You`re welcome Sally  :)


Sue
Title: Re: Newland House - 1881 & now
Post by: StintonLomas on Friday 10 August 07 20:28 BST (UK)
Hi
Using Old maps it is possible to identify it's location (assuming you mean Newland House, Newland, Nr Coleford.

It is shown in the centre of the village at the SW corner of the churchyard. on the 1891 map.
It also appears in the 1953 map which also features in Old Maps.

However on Get-a-Map http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/getamap/

and zooming in to the best scale it seems that there is no large building on the site any longer.
Title: Re: Newland House - 1881 & now
Post by: marquees on Tuesday 14 August 07 10:27 BST (UK)
It is still there today - presumably as a private house. If you fancy some bedtime reading (!) on Newland House, try this link  http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=23260

It's a rather wordy page on Newland village, but there are several mentions of Newland House and a pencil sketch of the house itself.
Title: Re: Newland House - 1881 & now
Post by: StintonLomas on Tuesday 14 August 07 19:14 BST (UK)
Hi
Reading the Victoria History, from the above posting, it appears that it became the Ostrich Inn.

http://www.theostrichinn.com/

of course the Inn name may have been transfered to another building later.
Title: Re: Newland House - 1881 & now
Post by: sallywaltham on Tuesday 14 August 07 20:51 BST (UK)
Thanks to both of you for your interest. I am particularly grateful for the reference - I had info from a similar source up to the late 1800s but not as recently as 1992

I have read the website for the Ostrich & can see the family connection but cannot see how the inn can be Newland House

Thanks

Sally
Title: Re: Newland House - 1881 & now
Post by: matilda1973 on Monday 03 September 07 14:08 BST (UK)
hi
    i have a relative who was at newlands house in 1841 census near  hemingbrough lincolnshire, is this the house your talking about? i too would like to find out more about it,
                 matilda
Title: Re: Newland House - 1881 & now
Post by: Arranroots on Monday 03 September 07 14:14 BST (UK)
H Matilda

The house being discussed on this thread is in Gloucestershire.

You could try posting on the Lincolnshire board for someone with local knowledge?

Kind regards, Arranroots  ;)

Title: Re: Newland House - 1881 & now
Post by: matilda1973 on Monday 03 September 07 14:29 BST (UK)
thanks for that the way i read the first post was that the house was in lincolnshire