Harold & Mabel Rutland

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Harold G Rutland born 1889 was the son of Harry & Leanda Rutland

Mabel Cora Smith born 1892 in Loosley Row was the daughter of Albert & Sarah Smith

Harold and Mabel married in 1916

Harold and Mabel had 2 children as follows :-

Phyllis Mabel Rutland born 1916 died 1953 aged 37. Probate. Phyllis Mabel Rutland of Ridge View Loosley Row, died 23rd November 1953.

Albert George Rutland born 1919

1939 Register census Harold and Mabel were living at 'Ridge View' Loosley Row with their two children, Phyllis M.23, and Albert G.20.

Harold Rutland died in 1973. Obituary below.

Mabel died in 1980 aged 87. Obituary by Ted Janes, Hallmark editor. "Mrs Mabel Rutland of Ridge View, Loosley Row, although she spent the last two years of her life at Icknield Court, Princes Risborough. My recollection of Mrs Rutland was of a generous kind lady, one of a small number of people helped to make me feel at home when I first came to Lacey Green.

Appreciation of Harold Rutland written by Harold Weller and published in 'Hallmark'

It is with deep regret we record the death of Harold Rutland at the age of 85, leaving a son, two grandsons and one great-grandson to whom we tender our deepest sympathy.

Harold was born at the The Pink and Lily where his parents were the licensees, one of a family of nine with four brothers and four sisters. For details of the family click Harry Rutland & Leanda Edmunds From here he started school, having to walk to the school at Lacey Green. At the age of ten they left the public house and moved to The Old House on the bridleway from Little Wardrobes Lane to New Road, Princes Risborough, still attending Lacey Green School and having to walk.

He started work at Wardrobes Farm (Row Farm), and then Silsby Mill in Summerleys Road, Princes Risborough, and later became groom for Mr. Russell Walker at Parslows Hillock.

in 1916 he joined the army, and married the same year, saw service in France and was in the Rhine army of occupation in1919, returning home to Loosley Row at the end of that year, to take up employment with the building firm of G. Lacey & Sons of Princes Risborough, where he worked for 30 years.

During the second World War, Harold served as an A.R.P. warden and carried on part time working up to the age of 72.

His main interest during his retirement was his garden, where he spent many, happy hours, and for anyone interested in gardening it was always a pleasure to see.