Baptised 1853 (Jan 9) St Mary Northgate
With parents in Broad St, Canterbury at 1861 census
A coachsmith in Canterbury, Kent at 1871 census
(then living with parents at 76 Broad Street)
Married 1876 (Dec 17) St Thomas, Stepney, London
to Clara Boulton (or Bolton)
A policeman in Bethnal Green, London at 1881 census
A newsagent living in Canterbury, Kent at 1891 census
Spouse
Clara Boulton:
- born 1854 (Jun 10) Mile End Old Town, London
(parents John Boulton and Mary Ann Simcox)
- baptised 1854 (Jul 16) St George, Shadwell, London
- living with mother in Mile End at 1871 census
- lived with William Williams (but no marriage found)
- living in Gillingham, Kent at 1901 census
- living in Maidstone, Kent at 1911 census
- died 1921 (Apr 28) Bexhill, Sussex
Children
Frank born 1878 (Jan 15) Stepney, London
- living with parents in Bethnal Green at 1881 census
- living with parents in Canterbury at 1891 census
- a storekeeper in Canterbury, Kent at 1901 census
(living with Ethel Dover, but no marriage found)
- died 1909 (Feb 3) Watlington, Oxfordshire
- buried 1909 (Feb 6) Watlington, Oxfordshire
Clara Jemima:
- born 1880 (Oct 8) Bethnal Green, London
- living with parents in Canterbury at 1891 census
- a housemaid in Folkestone, Kent at 1901 census
- married 1911 (Mar 13) Barking, Essex
to Albert Frank Ham (born 1881)
- with husband in Bromley, Kent at 1911 census
- with husband in Epsom, Surrey in 1921 and 1939
- died 1951 (Feb 20) Epsom, Surrey
William John:
- born 1882 (Sep 20) Bethnal Green, London
- died 1883 (Mar 16) Mile End, London
Thomas James:
- born 1884 (Sep 11) Mile End, London
- living with parents in Canterbury at 1891 census
- in the police orphanage, Twickenham 1896-1898
- a boy sailor in Devonport, Devon at 1901 census
- enlisted as a signaller in the Royal Navy in 1902
- married 1909 (Dec 27) Portland, Dorset
to Elizabeth Butt (1883 - 1951)
- a naval petty officer in Dovercourt, Essex in 1911
- later based at HMS Pembroke in Chatham, Kent
- served on armed merchant cruiser Laconia in WW1
- invalided out from the Royal Navy in 1920
(then with the rank of chief yeoman, signals)
- died 1932 (Oct 18) Charlton Mackrell, Somerset
Bertie born 1886 (4th Qtr) Woodford, Essex
- living with parents in Canterbury at 1891 census
- with brother Frank in Canterbury at 1901 census
- emigrated to Saskatchewan, Canada about 1907
- married Nora, probably in Saskatchewan
- a farmer in Spalding, Humboldt, Saskatchewan
(living there at 1916 and 1921 census)
- later a farmer in Quill Lake, Saskatchewan
- died 1964 Quill Lake, Saskatchewan
Frederick born 1889 (1st Qtr) Woodford, Essex
- living with parents in Canterbury at 1891 census
- living with mother in Gillingham at 1901 census
- a labourer in Whittlesey, Cambs at 1911 census
- married 1920 (Feb 16) Rodmell, Sussex
to Alice Helen Hersee (1885 - 1981)
- a painter's labourer in Gillingham at 1921 census
- died 1935 (Mar 10) Gillingham, Kent
- buried 1935 (Mar 21) Gillingham, Kent
Phoebe Maria born 1892 (Jul 24) Canterbury, Kent
- baptised 1892 (Sep 25) St Gregory, Canterbury
- died 1893 (Aug 19) Canterbury, Kent