Hi - I am on this site as a guest/temporarily. Just wanted to say hi. I am not a Gover myself, but my late Uncle by marriage was. He and my Aunt (widow) were married some 56 years! Frank died in his late 80s Sat 24 March 2007. His nephew (my cousin age 39) died the following day. Strangely, my cousin's wife is also a relative of the Govers via her Nan? I was once told that a lot of people in the area would be related to the Govers (but I don't know any). Frank had almost died during the war following an raid on a Hampshire town which I believe was hit by bombs. Shortly after the event Frank who was badly injured was shipped off to the morgue, or about to be. As luck would have it, at some point a nurse spotted a slight movement, and he was given medical attention and he went on to live a long life! He did however have to use walking stick(s) maybe as he got older. He was a reasonably tall man, well built and strong (kept up with us on his sticks for some distance in his late 70s! Not bad going). My Uncle and several of his siblings were born in Canada. I always knew him as Frank, but he was born Reginald in Regina, Canada. A brother? was born in Saskatchewan. Frank came to the UK at a young age after his father was killed/died and stayed on a family farm in Nursling, Southampton. I vaguely remember him mentioning him playing at the Nursling Golf course. Many years ago I obtained a local history booklet from the Sibley family, Toot Hill (they had been long established as coal merchants in the Nursling area). In that book was a b+w picture of Frank's brother Lloyd on a round with his horse and cart. It is interesting to know family history - I never knew of Frank's family came from Dorset. Thank you for posting.
mary.smith008@sky.comps Did you also know that there is a "Gover Road" off Test Road at Redbridge named after the family.