William’s father David died in 1867 when William was aged 8.
In 1871 his mother Elizabeth (53, a general dealer) was living in Cottage Row,
Rodney Road, St Mary Newington, Lambeth with her children George (18, a cabinet
maker), Louisa (15, a domestic servant) and William (11). William appears in
the 1881 census aged 22, a plumber’s labourer, living at 1 Vittoria Place, St
Pancras with his mother Elizabeth aged 63, a charwoman.
On 17 April 1881 William (aged 22) was married at St Pancras
Church to Matilda Fordham aged 23, the
daughter of a builder, They went on to have 8 children, namely Matilda
Elizabeth (1882-1973), William Charles
(1883-1968), Elizabeth Jane (1886-1979), Harriett (b1888), David
(1890-1), Ernest (1892-4), Albert Edward (1894-1969) and Nellie (1896-1973).
They were baptised at St Mary’s Church, Islington.
William was employed as a labourer and then as a foreman by
Patman & Fotheringham, Lead Merchants (later Cubits). Dennis Ivall’s notes
say that, although only a short man, he used to take pride in lifting heavy
rolls of sheet lead and is said to have won many a bet on being able to do so.
William (aged 32, a plumber’s shopman) appears in the 1891 census living at 44
Freeling St, Islington with his wife Matilda (33) and their children Matilda
(9), William (7), Elizabeth (5), Harriett (2) and David (6 months). William’s brother George Ivall (1953-1932) and his family
were living nearby at 51 Freeling Street.
The family were still at 44 Freeling Street in 1901 and
consisted of William (aged 42, a plumber’s shopman), Matilda (43), Matilda
(19), William (17), Harriett (12), Albert (7) and Nellie (4). Charles Booth did
a survey of London in 1898-9. He classifies the inhabitants of Freeling Street
as being in category 3 (out of 7) “Poor. 18s. to 21s.
a week for a moderate family.” Electoral registers show that William continued
to live at 44 Freeling Street until 1910.
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William and his wife Matilda
In 1911, the household consisted
of William (52, a house decorator), Matilda (53), Matilda Elizabeth (29, an
artificial florist), Elizabeth Jane (25, a machinist), Harriett (22, a
machinist), Albert Edward (17, a boot warehouseman) and Nellie (14). They lived
at 34 Harvist Rd, Islington. This road no longer exists but was near Arsenal Football Club’s new stadium at Ashburton Grove. The dwelling had 4 rooms. The census
return says that William and Matilda had 8 children, 6 of which were alive in
1911.
William’s occupation is given as
house decorator on the marriage certificate of his daughter Elizabeth in 1914
and as labourer on the marriage certificate of his daughter Harriett in 1915.
The 1921 census shows William, aged 62, a builder's labourer working for W Middleton (builder) of 73 Hornsey Road. William was living at 27 Harvist Road with his wife Matilda (63) and children Matilda Elizabeth (39, an artificial flower mounter), Albert Edward (27, a tailor's assistant, out of work) and Nellie (25, a framer, ladies handbags).
William’s wife Matilda died in
October 1921 aged 63. She was buried in Islington Cemetery in Finchley. The burial register gives her
address as 27 Harvist Rd, Islington. Electoral registers show William
living there in the 1920s and 1930s. Some of his children also lived at the
address, for instance in 1931 Nellie (with her husband Frederick) Betts,
Matilda Elizabeth Ivall and Elizabeth Jane (with her husband Samuel Charles)
Taylor. The 1939 national register says that William (a retired builder's labourer) and his daughter Matilda Elizabeth (an artificial flower maker) were living at 27 Harvist Road.
William was still living at 27 Harvist Rd when he died in August 1940 aged 81. He was buried in Islington Cemetery. There is no record of probate on his estate.
William was still living at 27 Harvist Rd when he died in August 1940 aged 81. He was buried in Islington Cemetery. There is no record of probate on his estate.
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