Walter was born on 25 December 1868 in Chalvey (a
village which is now a district of Slough), the eldest child of Thomas Ivall
(1837 - 1908) and Lucy Ivall nee Hobden (1845 - 1929). Thomas and Lucy went to
have a total of 15 children, the last one being born in 1892. Thomas was a baker
and ran the Chalvey village bakery.
The 1871 census shows Thomas Ivall (aged 33, a master
baker), his wife Lucy (24) and their children Walter George (2) and Robert
Thomas (7 months) living at 6 Jordan Place, Upton Cum Chalvey.
The following item appeared in the Uxbridge & West Drayton Gazette dated 25 October 1879.
ASSAULT ON A BOY. Elizabeth Hissop was summoned for having
assaulted Walter George Ivall, aged 11, son of a baker carrying on business at
Chalvey. Defendant pleaded not guilty. The boy said that on the evening of the
15th Oct., while he was trolling his hoop, defendant came up to him and pulled
his nose. He had not given her any provocation. Defendant said that she only
spoke to the boy about his having assaulted her children, and she altogether denied
having wrung his nose. The boy's evidence, however, was corroborated by another
boy named David Painting, and the magistrates imposed a fine of 5s., including
costs.
By 1881 the family consisted of Thomas (aged 44, a
master baker), Lucy (34), Walter (12), Annie Lucy (7), Harry Alfred (5),
Catherine Dora (3), Percy Bertram (1), Reginald Ivall (2 months) and Eliza
Hobden (27, Lucy’s sister, a nurse). Their address was Jordan Place Bakers Shop,
Chalvey, Buckinghamshire.
The Slough, Eton
and Windsor observer printed the following item on 3 Oct 1885 under the
heading Chalvey Cricket Club
In the evening the members and their friends,
numbering about forty, sat down to a capital repast at Mr Hobden’s. Mr W. S.
Shelton presided and Mr T. Ivall (Walter’s
father) occupied the vice chair. A very pleasant evening was spent by all.
Mr T. Haverly obtained the presentation bat, given by the club for the highest
average in batting, and a cap was presented to Mr George (Walter) Ivall for having performed the “Hat trick” in the match
with Eton Wick on August 8th.
In 1891 Thomas Ivall (aged 53, a baker), Lucy (43),
Walter (22, an assistant schoolmaster), Annie (17), Harry (15, a baker),
Catherine (13), Percy (11), Reginald (10), Charles (8), Margaret (8), Gilbert
(6), Jane (4) and Philip (0.75) were living at 6 Jordan Place, Church Street,
Chalvey.
Walter achieved another hat trick at cricket, as
reported in the local paper dated 5th August 1893.
The feature of
the Eton Wick v Chalvey match, which was played on the ground of the former on
Saturday, was the excellent bowling of George (Walter) Ivall. Not only did he
perform the “hat trick” but an inspection of his bowling analysis shows that in
all he took 12 wickets at a cost of just a run apiece. In this department of
the game he was ably supported by Fred Spong, while the batting honours belong
to E. Bubb. Chalvey won by an innings and five runs.
Edward Bubb was the husband of George’s sister Annie. Walter
was later presented with a silver cup for captaining the Chalvey Cricket Club
for 25 years. His son John remembers the cup being on the sideboard at their
home.
On 1st January 1895 Walter married Lily
Mary Crabe Bartlett at St Mary’s Church, Slough. He was 26 and a school master.
She was 23, the daughter of William Bartlett, a butler. They had four daughters
Dorothy Lucy (1895-1970), Lily Victoria (1900-73), Margaret Olive (1902-59) and
Katherine Mildred (1907-86). They also had two other children Mary (b1896) and
Thomas (b1899) who died soon after birth. Electoral registers show that Walter lived at 6 Rose Cottages, Chalvey from 1897 to 1899.
Walter (top left) and other teachers at Slough
National Boys School
In 1897 Walter was the honorary secretary of the
committee that made the arrangements in Chalvey to commemorate the diamond
jubilee of Queen Victoria's accession to the throne. In 1900, Walter was
appointed as the secretary of the Chalvey Club, for which we has paid £4 a
year.
The 1901 census shows Walter (aged 32, an assistant
schoolmaster) living at 7 Castle View off Grove Road, Upton St Mary, Slough.
Also listed at the address are his wife Lily Mary (22) and their daughters
Dorothy (5) and Lily Victoria (5 months).
The 1903 and 1907 editions of Kelly's Directory of
Buckinghamshire have entries for Chalvey
Village Club and Library (George Ivall, hon sec), High St, Chalvey, Slough
(listed under Public Libraries in 1903 and 1907, Working Men’s Clubs in 1907). The Slough, Eton and Windsor
Observer of 28 January 1905 contains an item that begins “An entertainment,
arranged by Mr W. G. Ivall, took place at the Club House on Wednesday evening.”
There was “a large attendance” and the programme contained “phonograph
selections”, songs and recitations.
In 1911 Walter (42, a schoolmaster at an elementary
school), his wife Mary (39) and children Lily (10), Margaret (9) and Catherine
(3) were living at 7 Castle View, off Chalvey Grove. Electoral registers show him still at this address in 1915.
During the First World War, Walter was a special
constable. His grandson Colin Hewett has his truncheon and helmet badge.
Walter George Ivall and some of his pupils (from a
school photo)
Lily Ivall, Walter’s wife, died of cancer in 1915 in
Chalvey aged 43.
The 1921 census shows Walter (aged 52, a schoolteacher) at 11 Ragstone Road, Slough with his mother Lucy (75), siblings Margaret (38), Jane (34) and Gerald (28) plus his daughter Catherine (13).
Walter married again on 25 June 1921 to Alice Cumber at St
Peter’s, Hampstead. The marriage certificate gives his age as 51 and hers as
37. Alice was a spinster, a daughter of William Cumber who was a bookbinder.
She was a friend of Walter’s sister Katherine Dora Ivall. They are
both listed in the 1911 census as living at 94 Tottenham Court Road, London, which was a boarding house (Katherine aged 32 was a milliner, Alice aged 26 was a dressmaker). Walter and Alice later had 3 children, Robert
George (b 1923), John Reginald (b 1924) and Barbara Mary (b 1929).
Walter was a schoolteacher for 45 years, starting as a
pupil teacher at the age of 15 and continuing until he retired in 1928 at the
age of 60. He was the deputy head master at Slough National School in the
1920s. The following item was printed in the
The Rev. A. G. P. Baines presided at a meeting on Thursday
for the purpose of making a presentation to Mr. W. G. Ivall, who was retiring
from his position as teacher at the Slough National School after forty-five
years in that position. Mr. Ivall was presented with a cheque for £125 12s.
6d., and an album containing the signatures of subscribers. Altogether £127
13s. 6d. was given by 200 subscribers. A pipe in a case was also presented to
him, the gift of Mr. C. Birtchnell, one of his old pupils.
Walter (top right) at the wedding of his daughter
Katherine in 1928
Alice and Walter Ivall are listed at 19 Carrington Rd
in the 1929 to 1931 Electoral Registers for the Stoke Ward of Slough.
In the 1939 national register Walter (a retired schoolmaster) and Alice (a fountain pen ink sac extractor) are listed at 11 Whiteford Road, Slough.
In the 1939 national register Walter (a retired schoolmaster) and Alice (a fountain pen ink sac extractor) are listed at 11 Whiteford Road, Slough.
Walter died in 1953 in Maidenhead aged 84. His wife
Alice died in 1959 in Slough aged 74.
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