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Facts and Events
William Spire was born in 1888 at Broom in the parish of Bidford-on-Avon, Warwickshire. He was the son of Ellen Spire, formerly Belcher, and her husband Jabez William Spire, a gardener and labourer. Shortly after William's birth the family moved five miles north to Alcester, living initially at The Moors, where they appear in the 1891 census, before settling in the Malt Mill Lane / Gas House Lane area from 1892 onwards.
In 1908, when William was 20, his father died aged 66. Just over two years later William's mother died aged 53. The 1911 census finds William and most of his siblings living at Malt Mill Lane with William's eldest brother Albert described as head of the household. At this time William was working as a gas stoker in the gas works.
William has yet to be researched after 1911.
References
- Births index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).
b. William SPIERS, March Quarter 1888, Alcester Registration District, Vol. 6d, page 634
- ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. Parish registers of Bidford-on-Avon, 1664-1949. (Warwick: Warwickshire County Record Office).
| BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Bidford in the County of Warwick in the Year 1888 | | No. | When Baptized | Child's Christian Name | Parent's Name | Abode | Quality, Trade, or Profession | By whom the Ceremony was performed | | Christian | Surname | | 1753 | 1888 Feb[rua]ry 4th | William | Jabez William & Ellen | Spires | Broom | Labourer | Alfred Evans |
- ↑ 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 2481; Folio 5; Page 4, 5 Apr 1891.
Address: The Moors, Alcester, Warwickshire
Three rooms occupied
Jabez W. Spires, head, married, male, 50 [1840/1], General Laborer, employed, b. Long Marston, Gloucestershire
Ellen U. Belcher, wife, married, female, 34 [1856/7], b. Evesham, Worcestershire
Eunice J. Spires, daughter, female, 10 [1880/1], b. Bidford, Warwickshire
Albert E. Spires, son, male, 8 [1882/3], b. Bidford, Warwickshire
Hubert J. Spires, son, male, 5 [1885/6], b. Bidford, Warwickshire
William Spires, son, male, 3 [1887/8], b. Bidford, Warwickshire
James E. Spires, son, male, 11mo [1890], b. Alcester, Warwickshire
- ↑ 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 2944; Folio 19; Page 29, 31 Mar 1901.
Address: Gas House Lane, Alcester, Warwickshire
Three rooms occupied
William Spires, head, married, male, 60 [1840/1], Gardener not domestic, worker, b. Long Marston, Gloucestershire
Ellen Spires, wife, married, female, 42 [1858/9], b. Evesham, Worcestershire
Albert Spires, son, single, male, 18 [1882/3], Platelayer on Railway, worker, b. Bidford, Warwickshire
Hubert Spires, son, single, male, 15 [1885/6], Spring Maker, worker, b. Bidford, Warwickshire
William Spires, son, single, male, 13 [1887/8], b. Bidford, Warwickshire
Ernest Spires, son, single, male, 10 [1890/1], b. Alcester, Warwickshire
Ruth Spires, daughter, single, female, 8 [1892/3], b. Alcester, Warwickshire
Edgar Spires, son, single, male, 5 [1895/6], b. Alcester, Warwickshire
- ↑ 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 18831; Schedule 128, 2 Apr 1911.
Address: Malt Mill Lane, Alcester, Warwickshire
Four rooms occupied
Albert Spires, head, male, 27 [1883/4], single, Milk Delivery Man - Farmer, worker, b. Bidford, Warwickshire
William Spires, brother, male, 23 [1887/8], single, Gas Stoker - Gas works, worker, b. Broom, Warwickshire
Ernest Spires, brother, male, 20 [1890/1], single, Farm Labourer - Farm, worker, b. Alcester, Warwickshire
Ruth Spires, sister, female, 18 [1892/3], single, Needle Paperer - Needle Manuf[acturing], b. Alcester, Warwickshire
Edgar Spires, brother, male, 15 [1895/6], single, Farm Labourer Servant - Farm, b. Alcester, Warwickshire
Sarah Tarver, visitor, female, 12 [1898/9], b. Alcester, Warwickshire
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