William was born in 1858 and was christened on 01 May 1858 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England.[1]
He was the son of Jane Hendy. [2]
At the 1881 census he was living on Oxford St in London. At the age of 23, he was employed as a porter in the household of Elizabeth Wayre. [3]
In 1887 he married Sarah Hunt from Dorset. The marriage was registered in the Pancras area of London. [4]
By the time of the 1891 census they had three children: Beatrice Hendy (3), Henry Hendy (2) and Alfred Hendy (1). They were living on Westmorland Place, London and William was working as a draper's porter. [5]
In 1901, William and Sarah were living on Little Ebury Street, London along with their three children. William's occupation at this time was "road sweeper". [6]
Sources
↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed [Feb 2022]), database entry for
HENDY, WILLIAM HENRY -
GRO Reference: 1858 M Quarter in WATFORD UNION Volume 03A Page 299
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK65-29YQ : 10 December 2017), William H Hendy in household of Elizabeth Wayre, St James Westminster, London,Middlesex, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 21, Piece/Folio 122/100, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,341.
↑ GRO Index of Marriages, Jun 1887, Pancras, vol 1b, page 274
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:357C-R2M : 22 February 2021), Henry Hendy, St George Hanover Square, London, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, London county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9ZD-STC : 20 May 2019), William Hendy, St George Hanover Square, London, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Belgrave subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
Baptisms (PR) England. Watford, Hertfordshire. 1 May 1858. HENDY, William Henry. Film no. 1040662. familysearch : accessed 24 May 2018.
Father: Hendy. Mother: Jane Hendy
Census. 1871. England and Wales. Watford, Hertfordshire. RG10. PN: 1382. FL. 117. p. 6. familysearch : accessed 24 May 2018.
Residence: Inmate, Watford Union Workhouse
Education: Scholar
Births index (CR) England and Wales. Watford, Hertfordshire. 1Q. 1858. HENDY, William Henry. General Records Office. Vol. 3A. p. 299. familysearch : accessed 31 March 2019.
Baptisms (PR) England. Shenley, Hertfordshire. 1 May 1858. HENDY, William Henry. GS Film no. 1040662. familysearch : accessed 31 March 2019.
Mother: Jane Hendy
"England and Wales Census, 1901," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9ZD-STC : 20 May 2019), William Hendy, St George Hanover Square, London, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Belgrave subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
"England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWLQ-GYL : 16 May 2019), William Henry Hendy, St George Hanover Square, London, England, United Kingdom; 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.
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