Tag: Canterbury

  • From Canterbury to London

    Previously, I outlined the story of my paternal Great Great Grandparent. A strong maternal upbringing of two generations of the  Spillett family in the cathedral town of Canterbury in Kent. I had discovered my Great Grandfather, Henry George Spillett, living in Ivy Lane. This week I am looking at how Henry and in particular, his…

  • A Canterbury Tale

    My Father, Bill Carver, spoke fondly of his childhood and early life but did not give away much detail. There is a video recording of him in a ‘talking heads’ interview that my sister made in the 1990’s. He spoke, with some prompts, of his upbringing and life in Oxted, Surrey, where he was born.…