William was a draper. He died a widower in January 1860, leaving four children as orphans. His spinster older sister Louisa became the children's guardian and in December of the following year she was granted administration of his estate, effects valued at under £1500.[1]
1851 England Census, Cornwall, Helston, District 1d, pg. 32 of 52.
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1861, C, Ca, pg. 56 of 80.
England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915, 1860, Q1-Jan-Feb-Mar, C, pg. 1 of 174.
Cited in London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921, Enfield, Edmonton St Paul, 1879, pg. 4 of 4.
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