Name: William Thomas Hall
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 04 Mar 1867
Christening Place: SAINT PAUL, DEPTFORD, KENT, ENGLAND
Birth Date: 05 Feb 1867
Father's Name: Frederick Thomas Hall
Mother's Name: Eliza Alice
Geographic notes and Social context: In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Deptford like this:
Deptford.-- parl. bor., consisting of the par. of Deptford St Paul, Kent and Surrey, on Ravensbourne rivulet and river Thames, 1575 ac., pop. 76,752. Deptford has engineering works, some mfrs. of earthenware, soap, and chemicals, and, in the neighbourhood, excellent market gardens.
The old naval dockyard was discontinued in 1869, it was converted into a foreign cattle-market. The royal victualling-yard, the most important in the kingdom, is still maintained. The corporation of Trinity House have at D. an hospital for master mariners.[1]
In 1730, Dept-ford was divided into two parishes, distinguished by the names of St. Nicholas, and St. Paul. The Parish of St. Nicholas, which includes the old town, lies mainly along the river Thames, and the combined parishes have now a population of about 60,000 souls.
According to the author of "Le Guide de Etranger à Londres," published in 1827, which draws attention to its Royal Marine Arsenal, where cables, masts, anchors, &c., are manufactured,. He mentions also the Red House to the north of Deptford, the "grand depôt of provisions for the fleet," burnt down in 1639, and again in 1761. The town at that time numbered 17,000 inhabitants.
There were for many centuries, corn and other mills situated on the Ravensbourne in its picturesque windings through Deptford and Brockley,
The dockyard was closed in 1869. Shortly afterwards the Contagious Diseases (Animals) Act, 1869, required a place for the sale and slaughter of foreign animals. The Corporation of the City of London purchased the greater part of the old dockyard for the site of the new market. In December, 1871, it was opened under the title of the Foreign Cattle Market. It survived until 1913 This enterprise provided employment for many in Deptford both men and women, mostly on a casual basis.[2]
Census
Event Date: 1871
Event Place: London, Canterbury, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Sub-District: St Paul Deptford
Age: 4
Occupation: Scholar
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Birth Year (Estimated): 1867
Birthplace: Deptford, Kent
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Fredk Thos Hall Head M 40 Deptford, Kent
Eliza Alice Hall Wife F 38 Deptford, Kent
Alice Laura Hall Daughter F 14 Deptford, Kent
Amelia V Hall Daughter F 12 Deptford, Kent
Edwin Jonas Hall Son M 8 Deptford, Kent
Ellen Sarah Hall Daughter F 6 Deptford, Kent
Willm Thos Hall Son M 4 Deptford, Kent
Emily Eliza Hall Daughter F 1 Deptford, Kent
Census
Event Date: 1881
Event Place: St Paul Deptford, London,Kent, England
Residence Note: Hamilton St
Age: 14
Marital Status (Original): Single
Occupation: Scholar
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Birth Year (Estimated): 1867
Birthplace: Deptford, Kent, England
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Fredk T Hall Head M 50 Deptford, Kent, England
Eliza A Hall Wife F 48 Deptford, Kent, England
Edwin F Hall Son M 18 Deptford, Kent, England
William T Hall Son M 14 Deptford, Kent, England
Fredk T Hall Son M 7 Deptford, Kent, England
George H Hall Son M 6 Deptford, Kent, England
Percy A Hall Son M 2 Deptford, Kent, England
Alice M Plumer Boarder F 1 Middlesex, England
Census
Event Date: 1891
County: London
Parish: St Paul Deptford
Ecclesiastical Parish: ST PAUL
Registration District: Greenwich
Age: 24
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Confectioner
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Birth Year (Estimated): 1867
Birthplace: Kent, England
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Fredk Hall Head M 60 Kent, England
Eliza Hall Wife F 58 Kent, England
William Hall Son M 24 Kent, England
Frederick Hall Son M 19 Kent, England
George Hall Son M 17 Kent, England
Percy Hall Son M 12 Kent, England
Lovest Friths Lodger F 68 Kent, England
Research notes: The following records might be spurious as the birth pre dates the marriage by 3 years. However the son is named for his grandfather and the mothers name agrees with the record of the marriage.
Name: William Frederick Hall
Residence Place: Deptford, Kent, England
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 17 Apr 1907
Christening Place: All Saints', Deptford, Kent, England
Birth Date: 03 Nov 1906
Father's Name: William Hall
Mother's Name: Florence Hall
Marriage
Event Place: Greenwich, London, England
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration Year: 1909
Possible Spouse: Florence Amy Latimer
Possible Spouse: Florence Pooley
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