15 St John Street

Frank Tucker

Frank Tucker
Click here to read about Frank's earlier life.

In September quarter 1884 Frank married Alice Tudor Rider in Thornbury.  Alice had been lodging with the Tucker family in the 1881 census.  She was born in Bedminster, Bristol about 1859, the daughter of Edward Rider, a brass founder and his wife, Jane.  Alice was a schoolmistress at the nearby Council School.

By 1891 Frank and Alice had moved next door to number 15 St John Street.  By this time, he and George were calling the business "Tucker Brothers" and they had acquired use of various buildings and land around St John Street and Crispin Lane for the use of the business.   By 1891 Frank and Alice had had their first child, Elsie Gladys was born in 1885.  Their first son, Norman Frank, was born in 1891 and their second, Ronald George Edward on 15th October 1904. 

We know from the deeds of number 11 that Frank Tucker purchased that property in March 1926.  We suspect that Frank also acquired number 13 at the same time because from around this date number 13 became the office for the Tucker Brothers building business. 

Frank Tucker died on 7th August 1937 aged 78 years.  In his Will, he put his property into trust for the benefit of his wife Alice.  His Trustees were Norman Frank and Ronald George Edward Tucker, builders and Frederick Thomas Sainsbury, house decorator.  Alice died on 5th October 1951 aged 92 years.

Of Frank's children:

Elsie Gladys married Frederick Thomas Sainsbury in 1910.  Frederick was the son of Joseph Sainsbury who was a house decorator living in the High Street near the Register Office.  In 1939 Frederick was listed in the trade directory as a painter in Castle Street.  Frederick died in 1956 aged about 75 years.  Elsie died in 1976 aged 90 years.  Click here to read more about Frederick and Elsie

Norman Frank Tucker
In 1916 Norman applied for military exemption on the grounds that he was medically unfit.  The application form implies that he had already been rejected twice as unfit.  He was working for the Tucker Brothers as a carpenter at the time and living in St John Street, presumably with his parents.

In 1928 Norman moved to live with his uncle, George Tucker, in 12 Gloucester Road, presumably to look after him in his old age.  George died in 1931 and Norman carried on living there.

The 1928-30 electoral registers show a Susan Tucker living in the house with Norman there.  From 1931 onwards a Sarah Elizabeth Tucker is living there with Norman.  We are not sure whether Susan was his first wife or a relative.  We know from the monumental inscription  that  Sarah Elizabeth was married to Norman and that she was born in 1895.  Norman died on 7th July 1954.  Sarah continued to live in the house until 1962 when she moved to a house in Church Road which had been built by the Tucker family.  When Sarah died in 1962 she was buried in the same grave as Norman's parents.

Ronald George Edward Tucker
We know less about Ronald.  He is shown in 1935 electoral register as living in St John Street, presumably with his parents.

He married Julia Ann and they moved to live in Oldbury where they are both buried.  Ronald died on 11 October 1986 aged 81 years and Julia died on 8 January 1998 aged 89 years.

George Tucker -click here to read more about Frank's brother, George

This page was last updated: 13/01/2008