William Henry Ironside (1882 - 1971)

Born 14 Jul 1882 in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Sarah (Wells) Ironside — married 1911 in Kings Norton, Northfield, Birmingham. UK

Descendants

Died 7 Feb 1971 at age 88 in Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

From 07/10/1903 to 28/12/1904 William Henry was a member of the Brighton District Lodge of the "Star of Hope" I.O.O.F. ..... which suggests that this may have been the period when he was working at Basingstoke...... Was it during this time that he bought an Italian made mandolin (that has, in June 2017, been passed down to a Gt Gt Grandaughter) at a music shop, Messrs Harrison & Compy, 14 Queen's Road, Brighton....?... see accompanying image.... However..... by 18/05/1909 he was living at 76 Charlotte St, Fraserburgh, Scotland, and was a member of the Independant Order of Rechabites, and on 28/09/1909, at the age of 27yrs 2mnths, he became a Machinist Member of the Amalgamated Society of Machinists in Fraserburgh. He may have moved to Basingstoke AFTER his sojourn in Scotland, as he appears to have met Elizabeth Wells there, and was married to her in 1911 near Birmingham.

One of the early employees of the fledgling Austin Motor Company at Longbridge, Kings Norton, Birmingham. He became a toolmaker.... and was still a member of the Amalgamated Society of Machinists in Jan 1916.

When demand for vehicles dropped sharply after the First World War, he returned to his hometown of Chippenham in Wiltshire, to work at Saxby & Co(Engineers)....later to become Westinghouse Brake & Signal Company. By 13/08/1926 he was living at 101 Sheldon Road, Chippenham, Wilts. and had received Convalescent Home care at Clevedon, Somerset. In 1939 register he is listed at 5 Sheldon Road, Chippenham, an Engineering Grinder. By 1943 he was living at 5 Sheldon Road, Chippenham, Wiltshire., and was a regular member of the Amalgamated Engineering Union from Jan 1947 through to retirement in Dec 1954. ....... Also still member of the Independant Order of Rechabites until the end of 1954.

Sources

"England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XV5-K84 : 1 October 2014), William Henry Ironsider, 1882; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.

• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4VRW-LW2 : 22 February 2021), William Hy Ironsides in household of Theodore Ironsides, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Wiltshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• Family memories

• Name: William Ironsides

Event Type: Census Event Date: 31 Mar 1901 Event Place: Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom County: Wiltshire Civil Parish: Chippenham Within Ecclesiastical Parish: Chippenham St Andrew Sub-District: Chippenham Registration District: Chippenham Gender: Male Age: 18 Occupation: CLERK (SMITH & SONS) Relationship to Head of Household: Son Birth Year (Estimated): 1883 Birthplace: Chippenham Schedule Type: 91 Page Number: 16

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Theodore Ironsides Head M 54 St Gabriel, Dorsetshire Harriett Ironsides Wife F 51 St Gabriel, Dorsetshire Arthur Ironsides Son M 20 Bradenstoke, Wiltshire William Ironsides Son M 18 Chippenham Wallace Ironsides Son M 17 Chippenham Olive Ironsides Daughter F 13 Chippenham Howard Ironsides Son M 10 Chippenham

Citing this Record "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSVT-PRK : 21 May 2019), Howard Ironsides in household of Theodore Ironsides, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Chippenham subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7BH-5R4 : 15 July 2019), William Henry Ironside in household of Thomas Raymond Smith, Northfield, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26W8-XSC : 13 December 2014), William H Ironsides, 1911; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1911, quarter 4, vol. 6C, p. 841, Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

• 1939 Register

• "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCY-JBKD : 4 September 2014), William Henry Ironside, 1971; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Bath, Somerset, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.