LOWER LEE (continued)

After Thomas Carey's death Mrs Carey went on living at the house until about 1881, then George C. Dobell became the occupier in 1882 & 1883. In 1884 the Chapple Gills moved in, the owners being the exors. of Thomas Carey; but by 1885 the owner was Chapple Gill. After the death of Chapple Gill in 1901/2 his widow lived at Lower Lee until she died in 1916.

Their eldest son, born c.1869 Thomas Carey Gill-Carey was required by a codicil dated 19.4.1874 in his Grandfather Carey's will of 16.5.1873 to take the name of Carey as his surname, and a clause in Mrs Chapple Gill's will confirms that he did so when she left her grandson Chapple Gill Carey £300. Chapple Gill Carey's Times obit. of 23.12.1981 shows that his father Thomas Carey Gill-Carey emigrated to New Zealand becoming a farmer, and Chapple Gill Carey (1896-1981), educated in New Zealand, had a distinguished medical career in England, and his son, also a medical practitioner is living in Devon.

The Chapple Gill's 2nd child is still remembered in Woolton as Mrs Savile (see Woodcroft story) and their 4th, Robert Carey Chapple Gill continued the cotton broking firm, and in 1918 was a member of the "Hobnail Club" - a rambling club for professional people who wore a green tweed uniform and carried a compass on a piece of string round their necks.

(We are indebted to his son, Mr Berkeley Chapple Gill of Brinderwen for guidance).

In 1920 Mrs Margaret A. Smith was living at Lower Lee, followed by Mr G. L. Pilkington in 1936.

We hope you have enjoyed our walk!

J.D., S.M.L., J.B.G.