There were two George Glovers at the address – father and son.
George senior was born in Southampton in 1861 and worked as a bricklayer. He had married Minnie Henwood in 1882 and the couple had nine children. Minnie was born in Cornwall and it’s likely that her father’s work, as a miner, was the motivation behind the family moving – in fact, I’ve researched several Cornish families who relocated due to mining.
George junior was also a bricklayer. Other sons were miners (above
and below ground) and an omnibus driver. In 1907, George married Hannah Hughill
– could this postcard, sent in 1906, be from her?
