july 23rd 1904 john james carvil to eleanor jessie carvil catchpole

malvern, worcestershire to nunhead, london

141 miles

the message

"c/o Mrs Welch

Swinmore House

Hornyold Rd

Malvern

- but we leave here next Friday. Our windows have a very extensive view - miles + miles of country for we are on the side of the hill.

Yours JJ

We spent this wet morning in here - there is so much to see."

the sender

John James Carvil (1854-1908) was the son of Charles Carvil (1821-1905) and Emma Elizabeth West (1827-1920). Charles was a Messenger.

John was a Solicitor's Clerk. In 1881 he married Rose Mary Rogers (1856-1934). They had 3 children. John also had a sister, Elizabeth Mary Carvil (1858-1937) who was the mother of the card recipient.

the recipient

Eleanor Jessie Carvil Catchpole (1885-1974) was the daughter of Charles Frederick Edmund Catchpole (1858-1886) and Elizabeth Mary Carvil (1858-1937). Charles was a musician.

Eleanor was a machinist making shirts before she married Arthur James Gale (1885-1946) in 1908. Arthur was a cashier at the time and later a Sales Manager. They had 3 children.

the tree

the places

Malvern, Worcestershire

Nunhead, London

what the card says to us

The picture is of the Priory Church in Malvern (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Malvern_Priory) which is where the card was posted. The church is referenced in the message. 

John is Eleanor's uncle. This is a classic holiday postcard. John appears to be on a road trip and is lodging with a Mrs Welch in Malvern. And they on the side of a hill. And it was wet on the morning of July 23rd 1904.