Nos 3 - 9 BELLE VALE ROAD (continued)

The older generation of Greenoughs - where we have found records - from Ann born c.1780 to William born c.1793 were natives of L.W. Between 1805-13 John Greenough ("Burnt" Greenough ??) bought half an acre of land in M.W. - known to us as Greenough Street -- and with a brother (William ?) opened and operated a quarry (see J.F. Marsh, The Story of Woolton part II page 41). They built two little stone houses, 1 Greenough Street and the house opposite. Some of the younger generation, James b.1816, Margaret b.1818, John b.1820 (tailor, the only man not a stonemason), Alice b.1822, John b.1826 and Thomas b.1832 were born in M.W. - apparently as a result of this move. But as the houses and cottages in Belle Vale Road became available they moved back to Gateacre where by 1851 they were congregated. The sheets of the 1861 Census on microfilm in the Liverpool Record Office for Belle Vale Road are missing, so the next check we can make is the 1871 Census in which there is not a single Greenough in this group of houses (though Isaac Helsby is still there) and we wonder where this enterprising family of stonemasons had gone ?

(We would like to thank Mrs Woodhouse for reminiscences, Mr Talavera for a sight of his deeds and Mr Prior for a visit to his cellar).

ELMSVALE HOUSE - having had the privilege of a sight of the deeds, we can only record that this house is shown in the 1845 Tithe Schedule as owned by James Kelshaw (1797-1861, living at 'Kingsley', Halewood Road at this time) and occupied by Mary Jones. By 1851 it seems that the occupant was James Dawson Rodick (1826-56, a barrister and fourth son of Thomas Rodick of 4 Gateacre Brow) and his newly married wife Ellen (née Fleetwood, of Tarbock). The record for 1861 is missing, the 1871 Census suggests Eliza Durieux (born c.1819) teacher of languages, the 1879 rates book offers George Edwards as the occupants name with the owner Eli Conway (born about 1820 died 1908, by now owner of 'Kingsley') but by 1881 the occupant appears to be Thomas Gregory (born c.1828) a master brewer and maltster whether such a turn-over of tenants is correct we are by no means sure, but this is what we make of it.

The house is listed by the Department of the Environment as "of local interest" & described as mid 19C Georgian.

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