Person:William Maitland (7)

William Maitland was born on 28th April 1871 at Sunderland in County Durham, son of Isabella Preston Maitland, formerly Clouston, and her husband John Maitland, a brass finisher. The family had only recently moved to Sunderland from Aberdeen. In William's early childhood the family moved around several ports and ship-building centres along the north-eastern coast of England, living at different times in Sunderland, Hull, Jarrow and Tynemouth. The 1881 census finds the family living in the North Shields area of Tynemouth.

By 1884 the family was living in Jarrow, when William's youngest sibling was born. They were still there in the 1891 census, when William was described as a brass finisher, following his father's trade.

William's mother died in 1892. After her death, the remaining family appear to have dispersed. One of William's sisters stayed in the Jarrow area, but his father and three youngest siblings moved to Edinburgh, his eldest brother moved to Cardiff, whilst he himself moved to London.

William was married in the Westminster area of London on 6th January 1895 to Annie Maisey, who worked as a tailor. They went on to have two children together; a daughter in 1895 and a son in 1902. The 1901 census finds Annie, William and their daughter living at 26 Smith Square in Westminster.

The 1911 census finds Annie and the two children living back at 7 Arneway Street, where Annie's parents also still lived. Annie was working as a waistcoat maker. William was not with them. He is recorded in the 1911 census as a homeless person, found by police in the St James's Park or Little George Street area, less than half a mile away from Annie and the children. It is not clear whether this was a one-off situation on the census night, or a more significant separation of Annie and William. However, no evidence has been found of them living together again after this time.

William later appears to have lived in the area to the north-west of London, in Little Stanmore, Cricklewood and Willesden. He was brought before magistrates several times for being drunk.

William's daughter married in 1915 and his son married in 1926, both in the Westminster area. William's father died in Edinburgh in 1926.

At the outbreak of the Second World War, William was living at 3 Ivy Road in Willesden in a house with nine other people who do not appear to have been related to him. His daughter was in Wimbledon and his son was in Wandsworth. It is not clear where Annie was living at this time.

It would appear that after the war started William's daughter and her husband left Wimbledon and moved to Brimington in Derbyshire, near Chesterfield, which is where the husband was originally from. They appear to have taken William's wife Annie with them. She died in 1942 in the Chesterfield district, aged 70.

Back in London, William moved across to the opposite side of London during the war, to Wheathill Road in Penge. He died at the County Hospital in nearby Farnborough on 21st August 1945, aged 73. He left a small estate which was administered by his son, suggesting that he had remained in touch with his family.

1. ↑ Births index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   b. William MAITLAND, June Quarter 1871, Sunderland Registration District, Volume 10a, page 556, mother's maiden name Clouston

2. ↑ England. Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. (FamilySearch, Ancestry.com, Findmypast).

   ch. 28 May 1871, Deptford, Durham: William son of John & Isabella Maitland

   Needs to be confirmed at Durham Records Office.

3. ↑ England. 1881 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands: . (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG11; Piece 5076; Folio 34; Page 62, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: 9 Mount Pleasant, North Shields, Chirton, Tynemouth, Northumberland
   John Mainland, head, married, male, 39 [1841/2], Brass Finisher, b. Aberdeen, Scotland
   Isabella C. Mainland, wife, married, female, 35 [1845/6], Brass Finisher Wife, b. Aberdeen, Scotland
   John Mainland, son, unmarried, male, 12 [1868/9], Scholar, b. Aberdeen, Scotland
   William Mainland, son, unmarried, male, 9 [1871/2], Scholar, b. Sunderland, Durham
   Jessie Mainland, daughter, unmarried, female, 3 [1877/8], b. Hull, Yorkshire
   Elizabeth Mainland, daughter, unmarried, female, 1 [1879/80], b. Jarrow, Durham

4. ↑ England. 1891 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG12; Piece 4165; Folio 22; Page 40, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: 28 Lord Street, Jarrow, Durham
   3 rooms occupied
   John Maitland, head, married, male, 48 [1842/3], Brass finisher, employed, b. Scotland
   Isabella P.C. Maitland, wife, female, 45 [1845/6], b. Scotland
   William Maitland, son, male, 19 [1871/2], Brass finisher, employed, b. Sunderland, Durham
   Jessie Maitland, daughter, female, 13 [1877/8], Scholar, b. Hull, Yorkshire
   Elizabeth Maitland, daughter, female, 11 [1879/80], Scholar, b. Jarrow, Durham
   Henery Maitland, son, male, 10 [1880/1], Scholar, b. North Shields, Northumberland
   George Maitland, son, male, 7 [1883/4], Scholar, b. Jarrow, Durham

5. ↑ England. England. 1901 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG13; Piece 91; Folio 35; Page 32, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: 26 Smith Square, Westminster, London
   1 room occupied
   William Maitland, head, married, male, 29 [1871/2], Brass Finisher, worker, b. Sunderland, Durham
   Annie Maitland, wife, married, female, 29 [1871/2], b. Bayswater, London
   Annie Maitland, daughter, female, 5 [1895/6], b. Westminster, London

6. ↑ England. 1911 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom: The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.))
   Class RG14; Piece 490; Schedule 125, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: "Police Report of Homeless Persons / Found in St James Park and Little George Street", Westminster, London
   William Maitland, in open air, male, 40 [1870/1], Brass Finisher, b. Sunderland, Durham
   Herbert Mount, male, 55 [1855/6], single, Engine Fitter, b. Mansfield, Nottinghamshire

7.   Hendon & Finchley Times, in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
   Page 5, 1 Jan 1915.

   A BAD FALL.
   William Maitland, 43, 9, Queen's-terrace, Little Stanmore, was charged with being drunk at Edgware.-P.C. 518 S on Saturday night at 10 saw prisoner stagger across the pavement at Edgware and fall, cutting a deep wound on the back of his head. He was attended by the divisional surgeon at the Police Station.-Prisoner admitted that he took too much, and thanked police for the care they had taken.-The Bench ordered prisoner to pay 15s., including doctor's fees and other costs.

8.   Hendon & Finchley Times, in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
   Page 5, 8 Dec 1916.

   DRUNKENNESS.
   William Maitland (46), 79, Larch-road, Cricklewood, was charged with being drunk and disorderly.-P.C. Pearce, 695 S, said he saw prisoner on Saturday night being ejected from the "Crown," Cricklewood. He was very abusive and later created another disturbance, and was arrested.-Fined 5s.

9.   Hendon & Finchley Times, in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
   Page 16, 28 Feb 1930.

   William Maitland, 59, an engineer, of Cricklewood-lane, Cricklewood, pleaded guilty at Highgate, on Monday, to having been drunk and incapable at Tally Ho! Corner, North Finchley, where he was lifted from the footway. He expressed regret and thanked the constable for taking care of him.-The magistrates imposed a fine of 10s.

10. ↑ ^10.0 10.1 General Register Office. 1939 Register
    Willesden Municipal Borough, 29 Sep 1939.

    3 Ivy Road, Willesden, Middlesex
    Maitland, William / male / 28 Apr 1871 / married / Engineers Fitter
    [9 other people in same house, all seemingly unrelated to each other]

11. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

    d. William MAITLAND, September Quarter 1945, Bromley Registration District, Volume 2a, page 746, aged 74 [1870/1]

12. ↑ England. National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1858 onwards. (Ancestry.com).

    1945
    MAITLAND William of 17a Wheathill-road London S.E.20 died 21 August 1945 at County Hospital Farnborough Kent Administration Llandudno 15 September to John Thomas Maitland foreman. Effects £72 4s. 9d.