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In the 1841 census Mark Smith was living in the house with his new wife, Mary Ann. Mark was a shoemaker who was born in Olveston about 1811. His wife, Mary Ann was born about 1803. We believe she was the daughter of Joseph and Martha Cullimore. It was this Martha Cullimore who was living next door as the housekeeper of Luke Withers, the owner of number 13. In 1851 Mark and Mary Ann were still living in the house. Mark was described as a master cordwainer (an alternative name for a shoemaker). By 1858 Mark had moved to St Mary Street where he was living at what we now know as 'The Plough'. Mark was described as a beerhouse keeper and journeyman shoemaker. He died in 1865 aged 52 years. Following his death, Mary Ann moved to 11 St John Street, another of the houses owned by Luke Withers. Mary Ann died in 1874 aged 69 years. 'Lewis' - the 1859 Rate Book shows that a person called 'Lewis' was occupying the house at that time. In 1861 the house was occupied by Sarah Wetmore a widowed seamstress aged 56 born in Tytherington, her daughter, Eliza a tailor aged 21 and son, George a tailor's apprentice aged 17. Click here to read more about Sarah In 1871 the house was occupied by Eliza Payne, an unmarried shopkeeper aged 57 who was born in Wotton Under Edge. Eliza may have left it late, but she did marry - the 1881 census shows that the house was now occupied by Samuel Haynes, a labourer aged 70 from Glastonbury and his wife, Eliza aged 67 from Wotton under Edge. In June quarter 1875, Eliza Wilkinson Payne married Samuel Haynes in Bristol. Samuel died in 1883 aged 72. Click here to read more about Samuel Haynes and his family The Rate books of 1876 and 1880 show that Samuel Haynes was the tenant of 11 St John Street but it seems likely that the Censuses are the correct version and the records of the Rate books are slightly wrong as it seems unlikely that the Haynes and their next door neighbour would have changed houses twice with each other. In 1885, after Samuel's death in 1883, Mrs Haynes is shown as the tenant of the house. In 1887, 1890 and 1894 the Rate Books say that the tenant of the house is John Luce and the 1891 Census shows the house is occupied by John Luce, an unmarried blacksmith aged 48. John was another inhabitant of number 13 to leave it late in life to marry. The 1890 Rate Book and the 1901 census shows him living in The Church Institute at 11 St Mary Street with his wife, Mary Ann aged 56. We don't know anything about when they married or Mary Ann's maiden name. John was baptised in Thornbury on 25th January 1843, the son of John Luce, labourer and his wife Ellen. Click here to read more about this family In 1899 the Rate book shows that Harry Trayhurn is the tenant and the Census of 1901 shows that the house was occupied by Harry and Kathleen Trayhurn - click here to read more about the Trayhurn family We are not sure when Harry and Kathleen moved from 13. In 1905 the Rate Book does not show a tenant. The Rate Book of Rate Book of 1910 shows the name of 'Mrs Huish'. The 1911 census shows it was Mary Huish, a widowed domestic helper aged 68 from Rockhampton. Click here to read more The next family we know lived in the house was that of William Charles Savery and his wife, Sophia who moved to live there in 1917. They stayed here until 1926 when they moved to Lower Bath Road. Click here to read more about William and Sophia Savery The next occupants of the house were the Tucker Brothers. They did not live here - they actually lived next door in number 15 and used number 13 as an office for their building business. The main workshops of their business were across the road in the old Quaker Meeting Hall and they had other buildings and land in Crispin Lane which they used for storage and stabling their horses. We are not sure the house returned to private residential use. We have heard that Mr Weeks lived there for some years and ran his business of Thornbury Taxis from the house. Since that time there has been a series of tenants living there. This page was last updated: 04/06/2011 |