William Henry Wiles (abt. 1854 - aft. 1901)

Born about 1854 in Chartham, Kent

Ancestors

Husband of Caroline (Ruck) Wiles — married 1876 in Canterbury, Kent

Descendants

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Biography

William was born about 1854.

• 1861 Census: 7 years, living with parents at Hawbrook Cottage, Chilham, Kent
• 1871 Census: 17 years, a machinist, living with his Grandmother in Chartham, Kent
• 1881 marries and probably moves to St. Pauls Cray, London
• 1891 Census: 37 years, a Paper Mill Foreman, living with his own family in Harford Rd, Plympton St. Mary, Harford, Devon. Also at the Wiles residence at the time of the Census, 5 April, was Mary Stuart, a visitor aged 60 years and born in Aldersgate, London (1831); Mary was classified as a widow and sister to the head of household. The Wiles' youngest child Verona was born in this year - her middle name was Stuart.
• 1901 Census: 47 years, a Paper Mill Manager, living in St. Pauls Cray, London^[1]

William clearly establishes a career in the paper industry. From his timeline it is probable that he had had two stints at a paper mill in St Pauls Cray, probably the Foots Cray Mill owned by the Nash family, although the Joynson Paper Mill was also established at nearby St. Marys Cray. These two stints were punctuated by a period of time in Devon, where he was Foreman at the Stowford Paper Mill in Ivybridge, Devon.^[2][3]

William Wiles ... He passed away after 1901.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/Harford/Harford1891.28
2. ↑ https://warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc/explorefurther/subject_guides/family_history/print/aspm/039so_amalgamated_society_of_paper_makers_quarterly_report_index.pdf
3. ↑ http://ivybridge-heritage.org/stowford-mill-2/
4. ↑ A source for this information is needed.