William Williams

William John Williams (July 17th 1891 - 1956) was an Englishman from Bristol, he was married to Emily Watts and was the father of Clifford, Gerald, Herbert, Arthur, Pauline and Basil. He was the son of Samuel and Mary and the older brother of Rosina, Annie, Albert, Elsie and Doris, and also the paternal half-brother of Frederick, Florence, Robert and Ellen and the maternal half-brother of Eleanor.

History
Williams was born on a Friday on July 17 1891, the son of Samuel and Mary, he had five younger siblings named Rosina, Annie, Albert, Elsie and Doris, and five older half-siblings named Frederick, Florence, Robert, Eleanor and Ellen from his parents previous relationships. He married Emily Watts in 1915, and they went on to have six children named Clifford, Gerald, Herbert, Arthur, Pauline and Basil.

He was once employed by Great Western Railway (GWR) to work as a shunter at Stoke Gifford sidings, alongside his son Gerald. In 1934, whilst performing shunting operations, he found Gerald, who was fourteen at the time, lying dead by three wagons, the lighting in the yard had been bad that night and Gerald failed to hear them charging towards him. He gave a statement to Western Daily Press about the incident and gave another in 1938, after the death of his other son Clifford, who was thrown from his motorcycle and died from his injuries.

He and Emily lived at 4 Fairview Cottage on Church Road in Stoke Gifford, along with his wife and their children. However, it is unknown why they lived at 19 Sandown Road in Filton, along with Pauline.