George Hull, my great grandfather, was a coachman to the Emmens family at Mount Vernon in Northumberland Road. I think the photo was taken in Trinity Street in Leamington, where my mother lived with him and my nan. He used to fetch my mum from school when it snowed. I think the photo was taken in the 1920s.
Writing poetry
My mum used to say that Mrs Emmens used to sit in the summer house writing poetry, and she always had a musical box playing. She always wore a hat that had a wide brim and a chiffon tied over the top of it and under her chin.
The horse’s name was Paddy and in the winter he used to pull a sleigh when it snowed.
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I’m interested in the Mount Vernon connection because I have an old jig-saw puzzle which belonged to the Mount Vernon Puzzle Club, and I’ve seen another on the internet, with a printed label for Mrs Emmons, Mount Vernon, Leamington. I’d like to find out more about Mount Vernon – private house? Amongst the names on the circulation list for my puzzle is ‘nurse’. Was it a care home or was the nurse just for one member of the club? Any info greatly appreciated.
So interesting! I am transcribing the diary of my husband’s mother Janet Bullitt Smith [she went on a tour of Europe in 1921/22 when she was 13 and writes of visiting her Uncle Robert and cousin Elise [probably typo for Elsie] and then going to Stratford upon Avon that day. Janet Bullitt’s mother was Margaret Davis Emmons Bullitt and Margaret’s father was George Beale Emmons from Boston, who was the brother of Robert Wales Emmons. Their father was Nathaniel Henry Emmons of Mount Vernon Place, Beacon Hill, Boston – a merchant [ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133461586/nathaniel-henry-emmons ]. So that is why Robert called his home in England Mount Vernon. Great to see that photo and learn something about the Emmons family and the people who lived nearby and worked for them. What a different time that was – I am amazed at how Janet’s father could take them round Europe for 18 months.
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