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Jasmine Cottage

Materiel provided by Ken Greenman

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Ken is researching his family history and, with a name like Greenman, it's hardly surprising he has so many connections with Hullavington.  Ken has provided us with a  mass of information, including the Hullavington marriage records dating back to 1643, which will all be included over the coming weeks in the History section of the village website.
The photo on the left  is of Thomas Greenman b 1842 and Mirium Charlotte Andrews Fry b 1844 with two of their sons outside Jasmine Cottage, Hullavington. Ken asked if we could find out its location and, to help us, he sent 2 other photo showing more of  the cottage

 

 

 

 

 

 

I had no idea where Jasmine cottage was, but luckily Dave Hunt, Mary Greenman and Trevor Redman did. The history of it is interesting as it looked like this up until fairly recently and was home to Bert Greenman who lived  there with his mother until she died and then on his own until  a fire badly damaged the place and Bert ended up in a home in Malmesbury.   

Following the fire, the house was bought by Herbert's the Malmesbury builder who renovated it

And here it is today. It's in The Street and lies back from off the road just past Vine Tree cottages. It's hardly believable  when you compare the 2 photos. Evidently the renovated house was used as a brothel for a while a few years back for people travelling the M4.  

Ken then sent this photo below titled "Four Generations"  with the following  request for information.  

Hi Paul

First thanks for the Photograph (Jasmine Cottage as it is today). Now the photograph and who are they. Take a look at the photograph I sent you headed "Back row Frederick Angel Greenman" Four Generations , its the same family, where it was taken I don't know, its how it was sent to me, would somebody in the Village know where they lived. It would be good to know, when it was taken.

Look at the photograph of the "Four Generations", I sent you and the old lady on the right is Mirium Charlotte Andrews Fry b 1844, on both photographs they look about the same age. It says the little boy Ronald Lane was b 1916, and by the look of him he was about 6 or 7 which would put the photograph as taken about 1910, which I would say would be about the same time as the one you want to know about, Hope that helps ??

Ken 








 

 

 

 

 

"Left to right Hannah Maria "Nance" Colwill (nee Greenman) 1874, her daughter Alice Clara Lane (nee Colwill) 1896 and Mirium Charlotte Andrews Fry 1844 (wife of Thomas "Tom" Greenman 1842 and mother of Hannah). The little chap at the front is Ronald Lane abt 1916, son of Alice."

 

 

 

 

 

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