Samuel Artus (son of Samuel Artus) was born 1816 in Cheltenham, Glouscestershire, England21, and died date unknown. He married Catherine Hooper on 21 Aug 1836 in Cheltenham, Gloucester, England22.
Notes for Samuel Artus: According to Paul Artus - New Zealand
Samuel Artus was a plumber/glazier/painter in Rodborough.
The family lived on Townsend Street in Cheltenham in 1851. (Source: Francis Cooke.
According to the 1881 Census of Cheltenham: Samuel Artus and his son Francis W. Artus lived at Oriel Dairy Bath Road Cheltenham, Gloucester, England and Samuel was a widower at the time.
Pam Daw's Notes to me 1-24-2000 state as follows:
Date: 1/24/2000 6:01:43 AM Eastern Standard Time
From: pam.dave@dawdaw.karoo.co.uk (P&D DAW)
To: LARTUS@aol.com
Dear Leon,
Surrounded by Artus stuff I wonder if the following is of interest to you.
Ann Artus dau of Matthew/Ann of Eton Place, Chelt[bricklayer] bapt Jan 1842; Joseph Robert son of Samuel/Catherine of Ivy Cottage Chelt[plumber] bapt 9 Oct 1842; Catherine Artus 2 years of Chelt burial 27 Apr 1842. (These 3 items from Bishops Transcripts of Cheltenham - St Mary's I guess}.
In 1841 Sml Artus/Catherine were at High Street, Chelt, in 1851 at Townsend Street, Chelt & IN 1861 at 1 Sandford Street, Chelt - as follows:- Sml head mar 45 plumber, Catherine wife 43 born Rodborough, Joseph unm son 18 painter, Edward 16 painter, ?Ceaven F? 12, Emma 10, Henry 7, Ada 3 all scholars & Francis 1 - father and children all bn Chelt.
I think that Samuel may have died at Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire at the age of 71 years - but this needs verifying.
I have this bit of info but I haven't recorded where I got it from. Someone may have passed it on, i.e.
Widower, Samuel Artus, a self-employed plumber and painter, aged 62, of Cheltenham, appeared in court on 16th October 1878, and pleaded guilty to a charge of embezzlement. (Embezzled Charitable funds) Samuel, the father of eight children, was sentenced to two years imprisonment with hard labour. Samuel's description..height 5ft 4 and a half inches, grey hair, grey eyes, oval face, fair complexion, lost 3 front teeth, 4 moles on left shoulder blade, left leg fractured below knee, stout build. He was released from prison 15th October 1880. [This sounds as though it has come from the Gaol Calendars at Glos. Record Office. If so, they also say what the person's religion was and what their character was and how they behaved themselves while in gaol and possibly more details of the crime. Likewise that may be seen in an old newspaper cutting for Chelt.]
One of Samuel's sons, also a Samuel, was reported as living a Roselyn Cottage, Frances Street, Bath Road, Cheltenham.
Is this your family?! if so, don't despair, we all have a few stories to tell! It's called "putting flesh on the bones".
Regards from Pam.
NOTES From Eric Roland:
Hello, Leon. Did you receive the info yet? Hope so, and that it was of interest. Reference Samuel Artus, born 1816. Did I ever tell you that he was sentenced to 2 years hard labour for embezzling charity funds in 1878? (16th October) In case I didn't, here are the details. He pleaded guilty and was released 15th October 1880. Note that he served exactly two years. No remission in those days! His details, as shown in the prison registry are as follows:
Plumber and painter. Widower with 8 children. Age 62. Height 5ft.4.1/2 inches. Hair grey. Eyes grey. Face oval. Complexion, fair. Lost 3 front teeth. 4 moles left-hand shoulder. Left leg fractured below the knee. Stout build. His son Samuel's address is given as Roselyn Cottage, Francis Street, Bath Road, Cheltenham. Regards. Eric
email from Bob Spencer 10/16/2006 Afternoon Bob,
-----Original Message----- From: rsbr20037@blueyonder.co.uk To: lartus@aim.com Sent: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 10:24 AM Subject: Artus F/H
Hi Leon.
Had a good day at our society today, and found a lot of information on your family.
Samuel Artus married Harriet Barnes at chelt register office 1858 reg 8 entry 55 found these children registered to them YEAR REG ENTRY
William C 1859 40 194 Minna K 1865 5 215 Albert E 1871 19 405 C/Kings Edith H 1873 72 13 Frederick B 1876 78 195 Ethel H 1885 97 156
Samuel and Catherine Hooper Children
Samuel C 1838 13 339 Catherine J 1840 5 215 Joseph R 1842 9 56 William E 1844 13 339 Craven F 1848 21 99 James 1852 28 123 Henry J 1853 30 298 Frank 1855 33 293 TWINS Alec 1855 33 294 Ada R 1857 37 194 Francis W 1859 40 382
Do you use Microsoft excel or word I have a lot more information for you and it would be easier to do it that way Hope that it is a good start for you!!!!
Regards Bob
More About Samuel Artus: Residence: 1881, Oriel Dairy Bath Road Cheltenham, Glouscestershire, England.23
More About Samuel Artus and Catherine Hooper: Marriage: 21 Aug 1836, Cheltenham, Gloucester, England.24
Children of Samuel Artus and Catherine Hooper are:
Samuel Artus (b. 1816, d. date unknown)
Notes for Samuel Artus: