William Hall (1879 - 1970)

Born 4 Jun 1879 in Moston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Rose (Neale) Hall — married 1923 in Oyen, Alberta, Canada

Died 18 Mar 1970 at age 90 in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada

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Biography

William Hall was born in England.

William Hall migrated from United Kingdom to Canada.

William Hall was born June 4th 1879 in Moston, Manchester, the son of William Hall & Elizabeth (Bradbury) Hall. His father had come from a rural background to the city and worked as a machinist (repariring machines), and later as a presser off (ironing completed garments) in a cotton mill. William was the third and last of the 3 children in the family, all boys, not counting any infant deaths. By the 1881 census, when William was 1, the family had moved from Moston on the north-east side of Manchester to Hankinson Street in Hulme in south Manchester, about 4 miles away as the crow flies.^[1] By 1891 the family had moved again, to Upper Moss Lane, and William's mother Elizabeth was working as a midwife. A domestic servant Alice Ann Hill was living with them and working for them, and her 3-year-old daughter Beatrice also lived there.

By 1901 William was 21 and working as a gas inspector. The family had moved from Manchester to Timperley in Cheshire, five miles to the south-west of Hulme. Altrincham just under 2 miles further south-west is described as somewhere invalids from Manchester went for clean air.^[2] Both William's parents were still working - his father as a mechanical labourer, his mother as a midwife - and there was no domestic servant; his mother may possibly have had more time at home as this was probably a less densely populated area and there may therefore have been less call for her services, but it also depends how many other midwives were in the area and how popular she was.

Between 1901 and 1911 all of William's family emigrated to Canada; he was the last to go, emigrating himself in 1911. By 1916 he had married and was living at Benton Station, Alberta but his wife wasn't with him, only his father; his first wife was said to be Eileen Emily Whitworth.^[3] William (junior) is said to have been a farmer and restaurant owner there, having received a Western Land Grant.^[3] His father (William), mother (Elizabeth (nee Bradbury)) and 2 brothers (Joseph and Frank) had immigrated to Canada about 4 years before William came. His marriage seems not to have been a success; they are said to have divorced.^[3]

William married Rose Neale in 1923. Sadly, she died in 1924. In 1927, he married again, to Rose's younger sister, Ethel. When William retired, they moved to Oyen, Alberta. Later, in the 1960s, they moved again, to Enderby in British Columbia.^[3]

Birth

Birth registered Jun q 1879 Prestwich 8d 425 HALL, WILLIAM mother BRADBURY^[4]

Marriage

Marriage (1) to Eileen Emily Whitworth (from information on FindAGrave - needs sourcing).

Marriage (2) to Rose Neale, 1923, Oyen, Alberta. Registration Oyen 21 1923 (indexed under Rose Neale as Aigen 21 1923, under William Hall as Oyen 21 1923).^[5]

Marriage (3) to Ethel Neale, 1927, Benton, Alberta. Registration Benton 1739 1927 (Neale, Ethel E & Hall, William).^[5]

Death

Death 18 Mar 1970, Vernon, British Columbia aged 90 (William Hall). Widowed, spouse Ethel Elizabeth Neale. Born 4 Jun 1879, Manchester, parents William Hall & Elizabeth Bradbury.^[6]

Burial: 23 Mar 1970, Enderby Cliffside Cemetery, Enderby, North Okanagan, British Columbia.^[7]

Inscription "HALL - ETHEL 1895-1969 - WILLIAM 1879-1970"

Census

1881: 8 Hankinson St Hulme^[8]

  William Hall H M 39 Parwich, Derby machinist

  Elizabeth wife 33 Manchest

  Joseph son 7 Manchest scholar

  Frank son 4 Manchest

  William son 1 Moston

  Elizh Bradbury W mother-in-law 77 Sheffield

1891: 92 Upper Moss Lane, Manchester^[9]

  William Hall H M 49 "Presser off" cott warehouseman employee b. Parwich

  Elizabeth do wife 43 midwife sick neither employer nor employed b. Manchester

  Joseph do son 17 Organ builder employed b. Longsight Manchester

  Frank do son 14 do do / mus inst employed b. Harpurhey Manchester

  Willie do son 11 scholar b. Moston

  Alice Ann Hill servant married 31 domestic servant employed b. Hulme

  Beatrice Hill daur 3 b. Hulme

1901: Clay Lane, Timperley, Cheshire^[10]

  William Hall H M 59 b. Parwich Derbyshire mechanical labourer

  Elizabeth wife 53 midwife,

  Frank 24 b. Chester electrician [from my notes from Dad but not in FamilySearch? needs checking]

  William son 21 b. Manchester gas inspector

  Charles W Hall grandson 8 b. Manchester

  Elizabeth Hall granddaur 7 b. Manchester

1911: (just possibly) Eccles, Lancashire^[11]

  William Hall boarder S 31 b. Manchester COLLECTOR OF AUTOMATIC GAS ACCOUNTS

1916: District 40 - Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada^[12]

  William Hall self married 37 b. England immigrated 1911

  William Hall father 75 widowed b. England immigrated 1907

Sources

1. ↑ http://www.genuki.org.uk/gazetteer/howfar?from=LANHulme&to=LANMoston
2. ↑ http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/CHS/altrincham
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 05 March 2018), memorial page for William Hall (4 Jun 1879–18 Mar 1970), Find A Grave Memorial no. 148173306, citing Enderby Cliffside Cemetery, Enderby, North Okanagan Regional District, British Columbia, Canada ; Maintained by do841 (contributor 48813804) .
4. ↑ https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp Accessed 4 Mar 2018
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} http://www.provincialarchives.alberta.ca/how-to/find-birth-marriage-death-records/marriages-accordian.aspx
6. ↑ "British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLY8-S2Y : 8 November 2017), William Hall, 1970.
7. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 05 March 2018), memorial page for William Hall (4 Jun 1879–18 Mar 1970), Find A Grave Memorial no. 148173306, citing Enderby Cliffside Cemetery, Enderby, North Okanagan Regional District, British Columbia, Canada ; Maintained by do841 (contributor 48813804) .
8. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27P-3WBQ : 13 December 2017), Wm Hall, Hulme, Lancashire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 36, Piece/Folio 3935/71, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,121.
9. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7ZV3-FPZ : 10 December 2017), Alice Ann Hill in household of William Hall, Hulme, Lancashire, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Lancashire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
10. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS6N-PQ5 : 8 April 2016), William Hall, Timperley, Cheshire, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Altrincham subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
11. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWBC-Z9H : 2 August 2017), William Hall in household of Edmund Scarry, Eccles, Eccles Near M/C, Lancashire, England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
12. ↑ "Canada Census, 1916," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM5P-893 : 3 April 2016), William Hall in household of William Hall, Alberta, Canada; citing p. 21, line 12; Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,434,968.