2 Pullins Green

Occupants

Alfred & Ann Burchell - we believe that the house was occupied by Alfred Burchell in the 1851, 1861 and 1871 censuses. Click here to read more about this family

William Symes - the 1880 Rate shows that William had moved here from 6 Pullins Green.  Click here to read more about the Symes family

John Smith - the 1890 Rate Book and 1891 census show John Smith was living in the house - click here to read more about John and his family

Isaac & Sarah Phillips - the Phillips family occupied the house from about 1899 to the late 1940's - click here to read about the Phillips family

Donald & Margaret Reeves - the  electoral registers from 1950 to 1957 show Donald W. Reeves and his wife, Margaret A. living in the house.  William Donald Reeves was born on 15th July 1922, the son of Percy Reeves and his wife, Edith (nee Worsley) who were living at Coombe Cottage on the Gloucester Road at the time.  Donald, as he seems to have been called, started at the National (St Marys) School in June 1926.  Donald had bought the property from Frederick Henry Burchell on 16th May 1951 for £325.  He sold it to Minnie Eyles on 6th November 1957 for £900. 

Donald and Margaret had moved to The Knapp by 1961.

Minnie Eyles - the 1961 and 1965 electoral registers show Minnie as living in the house.  She was 91 years old at this time and she lived to be 101 before dying on 9th November 1975.

Minnie was born in Minety near Malmesbury in 1874, the daughter of John Timbrel, a butcher and his wife, Ann.  In December 1898, Minnie married William Eyles in the Malmesbury area.  William was born in Woodford in Gloucestershire, the son of Charles Eyles, a carpenter and his wife Elizabeth, and he was baptised at Berkeley on 30th July 1870.   

By the time of the 1901 census, William and Minnie had moved to Thornbury and they were living in Gillingstool with their daughter, Hilda aged 1.  William was working as a blacksmith and he was listed in the 1904 trade directory as a blacksmith in Gillingstool.  By 1914 he was listed as a cycle agent, still at Gillingstool.  Their daughter, Hilda is shown in 1915 as joining the Council School as a pupil teacher.

By 1918 William and the family had moved to St Mary Street to the shop on the corner of Horseshoe Lane.  Many people still associate this building (recently vacated by 'Lets Walk' shop) as being 'Eyles and King' the cycle shop.  The partnership of William Eyles and Charles Adam King being formed when William's daughter, Hilda, married Charles King.  Another daughter, Gertrude Monica married Frank Hendy. 

William died on 2nd June 1947 aged 77 years. 

Others occupants of the house include Richard and Maureen Haskins who lived there in the late 1960's.  Richard bought the house for £1600 from Minnie Eyles on 11th November 1964.  Richard was described as a motor engineer of Mead Farm, Kington.  They were still there in 1970 electoral register.  On 9th June 1970 Richard sold the property to Thornbury Rural District Council for £3000.

This page was last updated: 30/11/2011