William was born in Reigate in 1880. He lived and worked in Tunbridge Wells, before marrying Mary Ann Hall in Sussex in 1906. He started work for the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway that same year, in Littlehampton. He was employed as a ‘carman’ – a carter who would drive a horse-drawn vehicle, collecting and delivering goods to and from the station. He and Mary (photo below) had six children between 1907 and 1919, living at 12 Gloucester Place and later at 44 Maxwell Road. Tragically William died at work on 14 June 1920, in an accident at the stables at Littlehampton station. For more about William and his family, please read this brief account written by the Railway Work, Life & Death project, who researched William’s life for us.
Thanks to William and Mary’s surviving family who provided photo and information.
