Laburnum Terrace

Owners of No. 22 Gloucester Road

The house was transferred from John Hodges, the original owner, to his daughter, Emma and her husband, John Williams on August 27 1858.  Other properties, including numbers 12, and 14 were transferred to John and Emma at the same time.

John & Emma Williams continued to own the house until their deaths, both in 1897.  Before Emma died, she made arrangements for properties to be transferred to her son, John Hodges Williams.  In 1914 John sold the property to Samuel William Gallop Dennis for £440.

The Dennis family - owned the house from 1914 to - 1965 -  click here for more information on the Dennis family

Cyril and Hilda Williams - owned the house from 1965 to about 1972 - click here for more information on Cyril Williams

The Algate family - Roger and Janthia Algate acquired the property about 1972.  Roger was a primary school teacher in Thornbury.  Janthia was a planning officer.  They rented out the house for a couple of years whilst they had a period in Germany where Roger was teaching service families.  During this period the house was let out, first to a young couple, Jeremy Coles and Jeanette Liddell, and then to a colourful couple, Mollie Benson-Cowell and Edward (Teddy) Cowell) and their two lively dogs who badly damaged the woodwork inside the house.  When Roger and Janthia returned from Germany, they got jobs in South Molton, Devon and moved to live there.

The Bowen family - Jeff and Lin Bowen acquired the property from the Algates in1984
 
Click here to see information on the families who occupied the property as TENANTS

This page was last updated: 09/04/2007