11 St John Street
Harry and Kate White
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In about 1923/4 the house was occupied by Harry and Kate White.
Harry had been born on 9 April 1891. He was baptised at St
Mary's Church in
1898, the son of Charles and Harriett White. Charles had been born in
Littleton on Seven and we understand his brother, Moses, had a boat there
called the Matilda which used to go across to Lydney to bring coal to
Thornbury.
In 1901 Charles and Harriet were living in St Mary Street, just above the Horseshoe Inn on the junction with Horseshoe Lane. Charles was aged 48 and Harriett aged 49. Apart from Harry, their children were Annie aged 21, Thomas aged 14, Lily aged 12, and Bessie aged 5. The photo on the left shows Harry in 1906 when he was playing football for a team called 'Thornbury Rovers'.
Harry and his brother, Thomas, both worked in the Sawmills. The photo alongside shows Harry operating the saw.
In 1917 Harry applied for exemption from military service on the grounds that he was engaged in work of national importance. This application was supported by Edmund Cullimore, the owner of the sawmill.
Harry married Kate Maishment.
Kate had been born in 1900, the daughter of William and Kate Maishment who
were living at Cockmead on the Kington Road. William was a gardener,
the son of George Maishment, the tailor. By 1910,
William was
operating a laundry from Cockmead. When he died, the laundry appears to have
been taken over by his wife as Mrs Kate Maishment is listed in the trade
directories as operating it from here until 1923 when she moved to a laundry
in Eastlands Road.
Harry and Kate White had two children: William Henry (Harry) born 2 September 1920 and Francis Arthur born in 1923. Francis was born when his parents were living at the laundry at the Hollow on the Kington Road. When he was two, they moved to 11 St John Street.
Harry and Kate stayed in St John Street for the rest of their lives. Harry died in 1969 aged 78 years. Francis moved back home to look after his mother who lived there until she was 91 years old and died in 1991.
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This page was last updated: 13/01/2008