William Hall migrated from United Kingdom to Canada.
William was born in 1841 in Parwich, Derbyshire, the son of William Hall (a handloom linen weaver) and Mary (Kirkham) Hall, and christened as an Anglican. With weaving being industrialised, William didn't follow in his father's footsteps and become a weaver. At the age of 19, he was working as a cow lad at Breech Farm, Carsington, still in Derbyshire. By the age of 29 (in 1871), he may have moved to Manchester and been working as a mason's labourer, if he's been identified correctly in the census. He married Elizabeth Bradbury in 1872 in Chorlton, which is part of greater Manchester. The couple had three children who lived to adulthood - Joseph, Frank, and William, all born between 1873 and 1879 in various parts of Manchester.
By 1881, William was working as a machinist, and his widowed mother-in-law was living with them - in Hulme, still in greater Manchester. By 1891, the family was living in Moss Lane, Manchester, and William was working as a Presser Off in a cotton mill - someone who did the final pressing of finished garments, and readied them for packing. His wife Elizabeth was working as a midwife, and the two eldest sons were working for an organ builder. With 4 incomes, the family was able to afford a live-in servant. Ten years later, in 1901, they had moved to Clay Lane, Timperley, Cheshire. Timperley was probably far enough from Manchester to be a much cleaner, healthier place to live, which may be why their two grandchildren were with them, though they may just have been there for a short visit. There was no domestic servant in the household now - Elizabeth was still working as a midwife, but may have had less business in this less populous area, so may have had more time to look after the household herself.
In 1906 William's eldest son Joseph emigrated to Canada with his wife and three children. William and Elizabeth followed in 1907, and their youngest son William went too in 1911. It's not clear whether the middle son Frank also emigrated, but seems likely; whoever wrote up the biography on FindAGrave thought he had also gone to the Kootenays. The 1911 census for Canada tells us that William & Elizabeth were Methodists. In 1916 the couple were living at 1418 Centre Avenue, Hillhurst, Calgary, and Elizabeth died 16 Jan 1916 in Calgary. By June 1 1916, William seems to have relocated to Benton Station, Alberta; he was there with his son William for the 1916 special census of the prairies, and may have died there in 1924.
Baptism: 19 July 1841, Parwich - William Hall, parents William & Mary.[2]
Marriage
Marriage to Elizabeth Bradbury registered Dec 1872 Chorlton Lancs 8c 881.[3]
Death
Death there was a William Hall death registered in 1924 in Benton, Alberta - where he was living in 1916 - registration details Benton 33 1924. Benton Station is small so this may well be him.[4]
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGD4-ST1 : 21 October 2017), William Hall, Parwich, Derbyshire, England; citing Parwich, Derbyshire, England, p. 15, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7FD-PFX : 8 December 2017), William Hall in household of Joseph Bexton, Carsington, Derbyshire, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27P-3WBQ : 13 December 2017), Wm Hall, Hulme, Lancashire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 36, Piece/Folio 3935/71, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,121.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7ZV3-FPZ : 10 December 2017), Alice Ann Hill in household of William Hall, Hulme, Lancashire, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Lancashire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS6N-PQ5 : 8 April 2016), William Hall, Timperley, Cheshire, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Altrincham subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
↑ "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:276Z-T1L : 15 February 2018), Wm Hall, 1911; citing Census, Calgary Sub-Districts 60-65, Alberta, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,652.
↑ "Canada Census, 1916," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM5P-893 : 3 April 2016), William Hall in household of William Hall, Alberta, Canada; citing p. 21, line 12; Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,434,968.
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