2nd august 1918 stanley martin fuller to emily louise fuller nee page
newmarket, suffolk to lancing, sussex
103 miles
the message
“Dearest Mother
Just a card to let you know that I have just received the parcel alright. Will write later. We arrived from Bury this morning. Will tell you all about it later.
Love Stanley”
the sender
Stanley Martin Fuller (1900-1933) was born in Lancing, Sussex. His parents were Martin George Fuller (1875-1940) and Emily Louise Page (1877-1951). Martin was a Market Gardener.
Stanley was living with his parents in 1901 and 1911. In 1918 he sent this card from Newmarket. In 1926 he married Margaret Annie Jobson (1893-1973) in Surrey.
Stanley’s death was registered in Sussex in 1933.
the recipient
Emily Louise Fuller nee Page (1877-1951) was born in Lancing, Sussex. She was the daughter of Matthew PAge (1848-1917) and Emily Elizabeth Butterfield (1850-1936). In 1891 Matthew is listed as a Bricklayer but in both 1901 and 1911 he is an Invalid.
Emily Louise was living with her parents in Lancing in 1881 and 1891. In 1899 she married Martin George Fuller. They continued to live in Lancing in 1901 and 1911. In 1911 they were living in South Street and that is the address on the card sent in 1918. In the 1939 Register they were still living in South Street but in a different house.
Emily’s death was registered in Worthing, Sussex in 1951.
the tree
the places
Newmarket, Suffolk to Lancing, Sussex
Newmarket, Suffolk
Lancing, Sussex showing South Street
what the card says to us
The picture shows Mr Leopold De Rothschild’s Palace House in Newmarket (https://family.rothschildarchive.org/estates/65-palace-house) which appears to have no connection to the family or the message beyond being a landmark in Newmarket where the card was posted.
The message itself refers to a parcel and a visit to Bury. If this was Bury in Lancashire it would be 150 miles from Newmarket, but Bury St Edmonds is a mere 13 miles away. In either event it is not possible to know what was in the parcel or why Stanley was in Newmarket or why he went to Bury. He was 18 years old and not yet married. As it was 1918, perhaps he was in the army but not overseas. The 1921 census would provide clues.