FULLER
Fuller is a very common name in Norfolk, probably originating from the fulling process in textile making. The earliest mention of a Fuller in Trunch that I have come across so far is Chystian Fuller who married Ralfe Atwood on 16th. Oct. 1620 but after that nothing until 1804 when Elizabeth Fuller was a witness to a Trunch will and 1820 when Robert Fuller married Alice Willey in Trunch.
In the 19th. Century Fullers were ubiquitous in the Trunch records - parish records, census, trade directories and electoral rolls. As far as I can tell the families originated from William Fuller and Sarah (nee Kerrison) who lived in Gimingham. They had several children in the late 1700s and it was Charles, born April 5th. 1790 and Robert, born Dec. 6th. 1797, who moved to Trunch and had large families here. William was a brickmaker and agricultural labourer and his sons and grandsons also worked on the land. Robert however was a carter as well as a labourer and two of his sons followed him in this trade.
Josiah Fuller (in wedding photo below) in particular did very well moving on from being a carter to having a grocers and drapers shop (below) for over 30 years. His son Arthur then took over the shop and another son, Albert was a small farmer.
In the 19th. Century Fullers were ubiquitous in the Trunch records - parish records, census, trade directories and electoral rolls. As far as I can tell the families originated from William Fuller and Sarah (nee Kerrison) who lived in Gimingham. They had several children in the late 1700s and it was Charles, born April 5th. 1790 and Robert, born Dec. 6th. 1797, who moved to Trunch and had large families here. William was a brickmaker and agricultural labourer and his sons and grandsons also worked on the land. Robert however was a carter as well as a labourer and two of his sons followed him in this trade.
Josiah Fuller (in wedding photo below) in particular did very well moving on from being a carter to having a grocers and drapers shop (below) for over 30 years. His son Arthur then took over the shop and another son, Albert was a small farmer.
Roland Fuller 1888-1949
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Fullers shop in Church Street, Trunch
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Wedding of Marion Fuller and Sam Ellis 1904
Back - left to right. Mrs. Newland, Alice Fuller, John Spurgeon, Kitty Spurgeon, Marion Spurgeon, Anne Fuller, Ralph Fuller, Josiah Fuller, Elsie Fuller, Anna Fuller.
Middle - left to right. Arthur Fuller, Sam Ellis, Marion Fuller, Anna Fuller
Front - left to right. Cisie Spurgeon, Arthur Spurgeon, Bessie Spurgeon.
John, a son of Marion and Sam sent a letter to Trunch in 1978 which included the following -
My dear mother was born in Trunch in 1879 - almost a century ago - and was the youngest
daughter in the large family brought up in the village by Josiah and Harriett Fuller who were born
I believe at Trunch. After marrying my father in Trunch church in 1904, my parents lived in
Southwark, London, where my father had a Cornchandlers business. My mother often spoke of
her happy childhood days, when she sang in the choir, played the organ and had many friends
with other old Trunch families such as the Spurgeons, May, Flaxman, Rev Kimm and others.
My dear mother was born in Trunch in 1879 - almost a century ago - and was the youngest
daughter in the large family brought up in the village by Josiah and Harriett Fuller who were born
I believe at Trunch. After marrying my father in Trunch church in 1904, my parents lived in
Southwark, London, where my father had a Cornchandlers business. My mother often spoke of
her happy childhood days, when she sang in the choir, played the organ and had many friends
with other old Trunch families such as the Spurgeons, May, Flaxman, Rev Kimm and others.
There are many Fuller graves in the churchyard and the new cemetery and 6 members of the family are commemorated on the War Memorial. Click here for more detail about those lost.
Owen Fuller 1899-1918
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 Lewis Fuller 1892-1917
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 Albert Sydney Fuller 1888-1915
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The 1978 Scrapbook contained 2 Fuller obituaries -
OCTOBER
Mr. Harry Fuller of 11 Chapel Road died suddenly at the age of 71. He started his working life
as a butcher at Spurgeons. When they closed down he joined the Post Office. He got up at 4.30
each morning to cycle to Mundesley in time for the first delivery. He served in the Home Guard
during the war and was a keen gardener and bird watcher, belonging to the RSPB.
NOVEMBER
The funeral service of Mr. Thomas Fuller took place in the Parish Church. Mr. Fuller was born in
Trunch 72 years ago and from an early age worked for the late Mr. A. May at White House Farm.
Then for several years he worked at the old North Norfolk Brewery, Trunch - now not existing.
He served in the Royal Artillery for the duration of the war, then worked in London for 22 years, returning to his old home at 3, Chapel Road, on his retirement 7 years ago.
OCTOBER
Mr. Harry Fuller of 11 Chapel Road died suddenly at the age of 71. He started his working life
as a butcher at Spurgeons. When they closed down he joined the Post Office. He got up at 4.30
each morning to cycle to Mundesley in time for the first delivery. He served in the Home Guard
during the war and was a keen gardener and bird watcher, belonging to the RSPB.
NOVEMBER
The funeral service of Mr. Thomas Fuller took place in the Parish Church. Mr. Fuller was born in
Trunch 72 years ago and from an early age worked for the late Mr. A. May at White House Farm.
Then for several years he worked at the old North Norfolk Brewery, Trunch - now not existing.
He served in the Royal Artillery for the duration of the war, then worked in London for 22 years, returning to his old home at 3, Chapel Road, on his retirement 7 years ago.
Fuller families were common in Trunch throughout the 20th. Century and there is still at least one Fuller living in Trunch (2022) - Harry, who services and repairs oil fired equipment.
Most of the Trunch Fullers never left Norfolk to live but there were a few exceptions. Austin (born 1872) was a coachman in Middlesex in the early 1900s, Charles (born 1880) was a labourer in a brewery in Essex at the same time and William (born 1845) was a fisherman in Grimsby in 1871 - 1891.
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Most of the Trunch Fullers never left Norfolk to live but there were a few exceptions. Austin (born 1872) was a coachman in Middlesex in the early 1900s, Charles (born 1880) was a labourer in a brewery in Essex at the same time and William (born 1845) was a fisherman in Grimsby in 1871 - 1891.
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