12 Pullins Green

Occupants

It is very difficult to be sure which family is living in which of the houses in the 1800's as we feel the census enumerators didn't stick rigidly to the same route! 

The Thatchers
In the 1851 census the house was occupied by John Thatcher, a journeyman cordwainer  aged 32 from Minehead and his wife, Hester, a dressmaker aged 27 from Thornbury.  John had married Hester Britt in Bristol in December quarter 1845.  Hester was baptised on 6 June 1824, the daughter of William Britt, a labourer living at Grovesend.

In 1851 John and Hester had two children: William aged four and Jane aged four months.  Living with them was Hester's widowed mother Ann Britt, a pauper (formerly a tailoress) aged 54 born in Thornbury and Hester's brother, Thomas Britt, a tailor aged 21, and John's unmarried uncle, Joseph Trayhurn aged 51 years.

In 1861 they were all still living there, except Joseph Trayhurn.  Their son, William, had become a pupil teacher aged 14. They had two extra children: Thomas aged 10 and Mary aged 5.  By 1871 all the previous children had left home, they now had an extra one, Henry aged 9.  They now seem to be sharing the house with another household, that of William Reed, a railway labourer aged 45 from Langport in Somerset, and his wife, Thomazinge aged 39 from Brushford in Devon.  They had 3 children: Mary Jane aged 14, Emma J aged 9 and Charles aged 7.

Hester died and was buried on 17 May 1889 aged 55 years.  In the 1881 census John was living at 7 St John Street.  He was described as a widowed cordwainer aged 62 from Minhead.  His unmarried daughter, Mary, a domestic aged 26 from Thornbury was living with him.

The Luces
In 1881 the house was occupied by John Luce, a butcher aged 75, and his wife Ellen aged 65, both from Thornbury and their unmarried son, John, a blacksmith aged 38. 

We think John was born in 1806 in Alveston or Grovesend, the son of George and Mary Luce, although his age varied in each of the censuses.  The 1851 census suggests he was born about 1809, the 1861 census suggests about 1810 and the 1871 and 1881 censuses about 1806.

John and Ellen married before 1831. By the 1841 census they were living in the High Street.  John was an agricultural labourer. They had five children: Robert, born about 1831, George born about 1834, Job born about 1835, Jane born about 1839, and John born in 1841.

By 1851 the family were living in St John Street, in the house we now know as 17 St john Street.  They had had two more children:  Henry born in 1846 and Emma born in 1849. In 1861 they were living in Silver Street.  Jane was a dressmaker aged 21, their son, John, had become a blacksmith aged 19, Henry was a butcher aged 14. They had had new daughters, Harriett, aged 10 and Ellen aged 5.  The family were still living in Silver Street in 1871.

Ellen died in 1882 aged 69.  We don't know when John (senior) died.  In 1891, John (junior) was living on his own in the house which, we think, became known as 13 St John Street.  By 1901 he had married Mary Ann and they lived in St Mary Street.  John (Junior) died in 1911 aged 70 years.  Mary Ann died in 1921 aged 77 years.

The Ricketts - in 1891 the house was occupied by James Ricketts, a gardener aged 33 from Iron Acton and his wife, Fanny Matilda aged 34 from Uley.  They had one son, Reginald James aged 1 born in Thornbury. 

Fanny Matilda died in March 1892 aged 35, and by the 1901 census, James had taken his son back to Iron Acton and was living with his father, Mark Ricketts, an 85 year old widow from Westerleigh.  James was working as a quarryman.

The Salmons - Richard and Caroline Salmon lived in the house in 1901 census and after up to at least 1910 - click here to read more

The Thornes - Daisy Thorne occupied the house following the First World War.  Click here to read more.

The Longs  - Albert and Daisy Long occupied the house for over 30 years from around 1925.  Click here to read  more.

The Livalls - Edward J & Beatrice A Livall were shown as living in the house in 1965 electoral register.  In 1970, they appear with two daughters:  Denise M and Jennifer K.

Since that time the house was occupied by the Jefferies family.

This page was last updated: 21/06/2008