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Click here to read about the earlier owners of these houses. The Rate book of 1885 shows that 24 and 26 Castle Street were owned by Francis Gayner. Francis was a draper. He was the son of Henry Penduck Gayner and his wife Sarah and was born 16th February 1851. Click here to read more about Francis Gayner. Francis Gaynor continued to own 24 & 26 Castle Street until his death on October 23rd 1923. After the death of their mother, Lucy Gayner, on February 5th 1955, the Gayner sons Ronald Court Gayner and Sidney Harriss Gayner put the houses up for sale. Sidney was a shopkeeper in the High Street and Ronald Gayner was a bank manager. Ronald was baptised on 22nd June 1892. He enlisted in the First World War and served in France where he eventually became a staff sergeant. He and his brother Sidney sold 26 Castle Street to Dennis and Annie Matthews in October 1954 for £900. The Mathews had already been living there for some time - we believe from 1946. Click here to read more about them. Later Sidney and Ronald Gayner conveyed 24 Castle Street to their sister, Doris Lucy Anstey. Doris had married Thomas F. Anstey in Thornbury in 1913.
The deeds of 24 Castle Street show that Doris Lucy Anstey of
Falmouth bought the hairdresser’s shop “in the occupation of Eric Hubert
Iles situated on The Plain” and 24 Castle Street “at present in the
occupation of Miss Screen.” This took place on 29th September 1956. Winifred Trayhurn bought 24 Castle Street from John D Turner for £4,750 on 11th April 1963. The Electoral Register of 1975 shows that Winifred Trayhurn was still living there but in August of that year William Eric and Mable Merrie bought the house from Winifred Trayhurn. The present owners Mr and Mrs Black bought number 24 in 1986. They also bought 26 Castle Street, which they later sold to the Roman Catholic Church. Click here to read about the occupiers of 24 Castle Street
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