Trafford

Born on the 20th September 1891 at 19 Lowland Road, Runcorn, Cheshire, the
birth being registered during the December quarter 1891 in the Runcorn R.D.
- ref: 8a/214, the son of George & Jane Nall (nee Hughes).   Baptised at
All Saint's P.C., Runcorn, Cheshire on the 25th November 1891.

In 1891 his parents were residing at 19, Lowlands Road, Runcorn, Cheshire,
where William Henry was born, the eldest of five children.   The family
moved to Altrincham c1895, where they resided on Stamford Street.  His
mother ran a greengrocer's shop on Regent Road, whilst his father was
employed as a joiner.
William attended St. George's Church of England School, Altrincham and
after leaving school he began an engineering apprenticeship with
Budenberg's, Broadheath.

1901 Census - 30, Stamford Road, Altrincham.   Son - aged: 9 - born:
Runcorn, Cheshire.   Head of household - George Nall - Married - aged: 39 -
occ: Joiner - born: Bow, London.   Also - Jane Nall - Wife - aged: 37 -
born: Walton, Lancashire.   Plus 3 younger siblings.

1911 Census - 24 Stamford St Altrincham.     Son - aged: 19 - occ:
Electrical Switchman - born: Runcorn, Cheshire.    Head of household -
George Nall - Married - aged: 50 - occ: Joiner - born: Bow, London.   Also
Jane Nall - Wife - aged: 44 - occ: Greengrocer - born: Walton on the Hill,
Liverpool.   Plus 4 younger siblings.
His mother - Jane Nall died on the 10th November 1911, after which the
family closed the greengrocer's shop and moved to 9 Grange Road, Ashton
upon Mersey.

Married Ethel May Bisbey at St. Mary Magdalen Church, Ashton upon Mersey on
the 4th April 1914, the marriage being registered during the June quarter
1914 in the Bucklow R.D. - ref: 8a/389.  Ethel was born on the 17th January
1894 at Cannock, Staffordshire.  They produced two daughters - Beryl
(b.1914) and Hazel (b.1925).

1921 Census - 15 St. Mary's Road, Ashton upon Mersey.   Boarder - aged: 30
years 9 months - Married - occ: Fitter, employed by Linotype Machinery Ltd
- born: Runcorn, Cheshire.   Also Ethel May Nall - Wife - aged: 28 years 5
months - born: Hednesford, Staffordshire.   Plus Beryl Nall - Daughter -
aged: 6 years 6 months - born: Ashton upon Mersey.   The family was
boarding with Benjamin & Lavinia Littler.

He left Budenberg's and started his own company operating public coin-op
weighing machines.
1939 National Registration - 16 Grange Road, Ashton upon Mersey.   William
H. Nall - Born on the 20th September 1891 - Married - occ: Aircraft
Engineers Fitter.   Hazel Nall - Born on the 29th October 1924 - Single -
occ: Office Work (Filing).   There is 1 redacted record at this address -
Beryl perhaps?  Unable to trace Ethel May Nall at this time.
The Penrith Observer dated the 19th November 1940 reported that William had
been summoned before the Penrith Magistrates Court for leaving a car not
immobilised in Great Dockrey, Penrith..   Fined £1.
William was employed at the Gloster Aircraft Factory, Sunningend Works,
Rowanfield Road, Cheltenham.    The factory, situated alongside the main
railway line through the town, was bombed on the 11th December 1940 and 23
people were killed.   This was Cheltenham's worst night of air-raids - some
2000 incendiary bombs and 155 high explosive bombs were dropped, killing 23
people.  He lodged with his brother at Cheltenham.

Died at Sunningend Works.   Buried in Cheltenham Cemetery on the 16th
December 1940.

CWGC states that he lived at 16 GRAYE Road, Sale.  [There is no such Road,
I believe this to be 16 Grange Road, Ashton upon Mersey].  The CWGC also
has his age wrong - Aged: 36 according to their records.   I suspect that
these errors were because little was actually known about him at
Cheltenham?   If he was working up in Penrith in November 1940 where he was
charged with not immobilising his car, then he had only been employed at
Cheltenham for a very short period of time.  Strangely I have not been able
to find a record of his death in BMDs.