Three Towns Forum
The Local => Genealogy & Research => Topic started by: RPulling on November 08, 2015, 11:40:59 am
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I have created this forum account for my mum but I'm writing her words for her. My mum is Renee Pulling who was born at 7 Pant y Ffrith in 1933. Thinking the info might be of interest to anyone researching or related to Pulling family and we would like to hear from relatives too :)
My mum has made some notes:
John Godfrey Pulling (Taid) don't know nain's name she died in 1935 and was always referred to as main. Lived 7 Pant y Ffrith. Children:
JOSEPH Pulling born 1912
married Florence Hollett they lived 1 Penmaen View
children Renee, Brian died aged 8 months, Sheila Lillian.
also lived at 1 St Beunos Road and Prospect Terrace at uncle Jim's after the war started.
GEORGE Pulling
married Elizabeth (known as Auntie Bett) they lived at The Croft
Children John Godfrey (Goff), Robert Griffith (Griff).
HENRY Pulling (known as Harry)
married Elsie they lived at Prospect Terrace
children Vera, Lorraine, Barbara.
JAMES Pulling (known as Jim)
married Margaret (poss maiden name melia) they lived at Prospect Terrace next door to uncle Harry.
no children.
WINIFRED ROSE Pulling (known as Win)
married Timothy Thomas they lived Chester
children Evelyn, Eric, Kathleen, Julie.
John Godfrey Pulling (known as Jack)
married Ethel Joy Hughes they lived away in Army.
children John Godfrey, Raymond.
GINNY Pulling
married Henry Tate they poss lived in the town.
children Henry (known as Harry)
WILLIAM Pulling
married ? They lived opposite Mr Jones's School then moved down to the town.
children WILLIAM George.
FRANK Pulling
married ?
children Frank (known as Frankie).
Can anyone fill in the blanks? Would love to hear from anyone who remembers or is related.
Patricia Pulling (known as Trish) :)
Mum married a pulling hence my name)
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Are these Pulling's related to Leonard Frank Pulling of Llwynon Road?
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Hiya Jack mum says the only Frank she knows of is the one in the above post and his son Frankie.
I've looked at some of the forum posts and Barbara daughter of Henry seems to be a member. Mum has just said she remembers Aunty Elsie with affection saying where's the comb and it was in her hair and they had a piano with two candlesticks...can't message barbara maybe as I'm on a tablet.
What age is Leonard Frank Pulling Jack?
Trish :)
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He was born 1920 and died 1944 on war service. Father William and Mother Ethel.
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I don't know any Pulling members in Llandudno but I've only got a very vague memory of someone who may have been called Pulling. This person was a postman around the 1960's and lived in or near Ffordd Las on the Council estate.
Pulling isn't a common name around here but I've just looked at the 1901 Census and there was only one John Pulling living in N Wales and he lived in Anglesey.
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I had a look in the recently released "1939 register" online. There are 14 entries for Pulling,all in Llandudno UD (Urban District).
Just put "1939 register" in your search engine and limit the entries to Pulling and Llandudno.....
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Hugo my uncle bill was married to Lorraine pulling they lived in prospect terrace , I have been in touch with Barbara,s son to get her to have a look .
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You should be able to help the Pulling family in their search then Norman. By the way do you remember if the Postman in Ffordd Las was a Pulling as I'm not absolutely certain but I know that his name was similar?
Just after I posted this I received an e-mail from a friend who had been following the story. This is an extract from his e-mail " Have been reading the forum re Pulling family . There was a George and a Harold Pulling working in the old Red Garages around the sixties and seventies ,my father worked there ,I believe they lived in the West Shore area ,I have no further information but I could make inquiries for you , please let me know ".
In the Conwy Archives in Llandudno there are two Street Indexes that may help in your search. One is for 1939 and the other is for the early 1960's. People are listed alphabetically in the index and their address at that time is also stated.
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I remember Frank Pulling who was supervisor at the Town Hall car park with an office at the back of the old Market Hall. He was very involved with the Llandudno Naval Club - I think he was chairman. Sadly Frank died about 8 or 9 years ago.
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Hi,I'm Barbara Evans (nee Pulling),Harry and Elsie's daughter.
I have a little information about the family,if it's of interest.
Renee's Nain was called Mary Elizabeth Edge,she was born in 1875.
I'm not sure about George having a son called Goff,although Godfrey is a family name.
I know that Frank Pulling had four children and one of them is called Godfrey (Goff),he is still alive and lives in Llandudno.The others were Frank (Frankie),Elsie and Harold.
William Pulling is Leonard Frank Pulling's father.Leonard was killed in the Second World War and his name is on Llandudno cenotaph.
Does that make your mum and I cousins then?
I'll leave it there for now.Look forward to hearing from you
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Hi Barbara, I was in the Conwy Archives today and had a look at the Burial Indexes for St Tudno's Church and St Hilary's Church but couldn't see any entry for a Pulling family member.
Those indexes only list graves with headstones and I think only list those that are the responsibility of the Church.
I did have a look at the Street Index for the early 1960's but I could find no entry for a Pulling, the Postman I thought lived in or around Ffordd Las so I must be mistaken on the name
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Thanks Hugo for looking .I'm sure that my Taid,John Godfrey Pulling is buried at St Tudno's church although I haven't been up there for years
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I know Harold pulling lived in ffordd Gwynedd .
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Norman, do you know if Harold was a Postman?
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No he worked in red garages but I remember who you mean can't remember his name ,tallish guy well taller Than me lol sandy hair .Griff pulling lived on ty gwyn road ambulance man .
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No he worked in red garages but I remember who you mean can't remember his name ,tallish guy well taller Than me lol sandy hair .Griff pulling lived on ty gwyn road ambulance man .
Norman, we are all taller than you, so that doesn't help me! ;D
Seriously though thanks a lot. $good$ I'm baffled by the postman now so I'll look through the Street Index again.
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I was an apprentice motor mechanic in Red Garages when Harold Pulling was a paint-sprayer there in the 60's, and he later left to work in M & J's Body Repairs next to the old Boase's timber yard off Builder Street.
I can also remember a uniformed LLUDC By-Laws inspector with an official-looking cane/baton who I am sure was named Pulling who used to check the numbers of passengers on the pleasure boats working from the jetties, also in the 60's, (but the boatmen had a system where they used to tell the incoming boats that he was waiting for them, and if they were overloaded they used to drop the passengers on the ladder at the end of the pier which the speedboats used so he couldn't count the numbers off the boat!) and he was also always stopping you riding a bike on the prom!
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No he worked in red garages but I remember who you mean can't remember his name ,tallish guy well taller Than me lol sandy hair .Griff pulling lived on ty gwyn road ambulance man .
I lived next door to Griff Pulling on Llwynon Road as a kid, wasn't he Scottish or is my memory playing tricks on me?
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His wife was from Scotland ,gwyneth and John had Scottish accents we couldn't get how lol.
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Wow thanks everyone I'm at mum's next tues so will show her the replies and answer properly.
Yes Barbara you and mum are cousins...we're planning a trip next april to Llandudno would be great to see you then. Will also be Ev another cousin daughter of aunty Win.
Mum has mentioned a relative known as Billy Bylaws could be the boatman!
Trish :)
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Hi Trish,
Sorry,I haven't replied sooner.I would love to meet up when you come to Llandudno.
I have photographs of your mum and dad at my wedding in 1964,Trinity Church in Llandudno.
There's a little girl in the photo which may be you? Do you have siblings?Is your dad called John?
Going back to your original post,William Pulling was married to Ethel and he was the Billy Bylaws that you mentioned,he was the bylaw inspector in Llandudno and Frank Pulling was married to Lil.
I look forward to hearing back from you
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I forgot to ask,what part of the country do you live in now,Trish? Does Evelyn live near you?
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Brilliant Barbara really looking forward to April. The little girl in the photos will be my sister Christine who you will also see in April. Mum says your wedding was the last time she saw you. My dad was called John and died a few years ago.
Mum lives in Lincolnshire, I live on a canal boat but stay with mum part of the week as I work in Lincoln, Chris lives in Kent and Ev lives in Chester as does Kathleen and Julie her sisters. Chris and I have a brother Dave who lives in Spain.
So pleased we have joined the forum lovely to find family :)
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There was a Pulling family who lived three or four doors down from us in Kings Road in the 1940s. The one I knew was a couple of years older than me and a tough little fighter. I knew him as 'Habsie.' *punch*