Redcliffe House, Henley-on-Thames, 1899

Excerpt from a document dealing with the trust originally created in 1859 when Frederick Paulin was courting Mary Cutler.  This trust was created to protect the interests of Mary Cutler Paulin and her children.  I am not sure why it was done, or why it took another two years for the couple to marry (after the birth of their daughter Louise and three months before the birth of their son Frederick Arthur Paulin) but it was done with her mother Louise Freak Cutler, brother William Henry Cutler, and brother in law William Churchill Longman as the original trustees.  On the death of Freak Cutler and Longman, George Paulin, Frederick’s father, and George Bennett his brother in law were named as trustees.  Later on J Walter Fry became a trustee.

So as seen above, Redcliffe House on New Street in Henley-on-Thames was part of the trust.  It is possible that this was also the house that Frederick and Mary lived when they were resident in Henley.  Several censuses and city directories stated that they lived on New Street, as did Frederick’s father, George.  No street numbers were provided. Their home “Henley Lodge” in Acock’s Green, Birmingham, where they lived before they emigrated to Canada was also owned by the trust.

The house is listed: https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101291564-redcliffe-house-henley-on-thames#.Xklw72hKjIU

From Google Maps – 31 New Street, Henley-on-Thames