Hi Nick
Thanks for your message and sorry for the delay in replying. I had put the Carvers on the back burner for a while as I’d reached a dead end so have had to refresh my memory about them.
Robert Carver from Lowestoft seems to have had two siblings who survived to adulthood- William, born 1822 and Samuel, born 1831. William didn’t appear to have any children, and Samuel’s children all appear to have moved to London/Home counties.
Robert and Sarah appear to have had just one child (or only one that survived)
William George born 1852 who married Sarah Clarke in 1872. They had three children. However they seem to have parted and subsequent records are sketchy. I can find no trace of William after the 1881 census until 1911 when he is living and working in Hull. I have found a Cyril Carver born in Hull visiting William’s widowed daughter in Sunderland in 1911. His age appears to be 13, therefore born about 1898, but it’s smudged and he may actually be 15 or possibly 10.
If you can add any further Carvers from Lowestoft who may be relevant, or add any information about William George and/or Cyril it would be greatly appreciated.
Leo HB