Morley and Edith Carver

9 St John Street & 9 Pullins Green

Edith was born in Thornbury in 1884.  She was the daughter of James and Eliza Ann Pullen who had lived in Pullins Green and in Horse Shoe Lane.  Her brother, Herbert Pullen who lived for many years in two different houses on Pullins Green. 

In 1909 she married Morley Carver in Thornbury.  Morley was born in Dursley in 1869, the son of  Cornelius, a tailor and his wife, Charlotte.  Morley became a tailor, like his father and in 1891 they were living at Lower Mills, Dursley.

Morley and Edith had several children:  Leslie Reginald J. born in Ross on 20th October 1909,  Herbert who was born in Thornbury in 1911 but who died in 1914 aged 3, Mervyn born on 25th January 1914, and Frances Lillian born on 3rd August 1916. 

It appears that Morley may have died during the First World War as the Council School records show Edith as the parent when the children started school in 1919.  The records also show the older children were transferred from a  school in Yate so it would appear they that Edith moved to 9 St John Street from Yate at that time.

The Electoral Registers indicate that she moved to 9 Pullins Green by 1930. 

Edith shared the house with her family.  Her son, Leslie is shown there in the 1935 electoral register, and both he and his wife, Bertha are sharing her house from 1946 onwards in 9 Pullins Green and later after 1950 when they had all moved to 52 Gloucester Road.  Edith must have died before 1959 as she is not listed in that  electoral register.  Leslie and Bertha carried on living at 52 Gloucester Road and were both listed there in the 1970 register.

Her daughter, Frances Lillian and her husband, Rupert Trotman, were also sharing the house from before the War until after it.  They are listed as living in number 9 in both the 1938 and 1946 electoral registers.  By 1950 they had moved to Eastbury Close.   During the War, Rupert (shown on the right) served as a Lance Corporal in the R.A.S.C.  The Gazette dated 8th August 1942 reported that Rupert who had been serving in the Middle East since March of last year has been reported as 'missing' following recent fighting in that area'.  It added that 'Mr Trotman, who is married and whose home is in Thornbury, is the son of Mr & Mrs Trotman of Tytherington.  He was educated at Tytherington C. of E. School and before joining up nearly two years ago was a traveller for Mr Bell, draper of Gloucester.  He had been a bell-ringer both at Tytherington and Thornbury Churches'.  In late 1943, it was reported that Rupert had been a prisoner of war.  When he was released at the end of the War, he was so thrilled to be coming home that he walked all the way from Bristol!  He died in the 1950's.

 This page was last updated: 23/06/2008