William James WIMBLE

1886 - 1941  (54 years)

• Name	William James WIMBLE
  Birth	13 Sep 1886	Charlton, Kent   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	A16B09DE04714AF88ACD6F3DABF187C494C7
  Death	27 Apr 1941	Portsmouth, Hampshire   [3, 4]
  Notes	From Gwyn Brandon: [After her marriage to Henry John Wimble broke down William James's mother] "was unable to handle her son William James and placed him in the care of Barnardo's home for children, and he was eventually sent to Canada* where he didn't have an easy time of it. It seems he had an aversion to work and kept running away from the homes where he was placed. William James eventually returned to London as a teen and joined the military." * as James Wm. Wimble, aged 9, William was a passenger on the SS Sardinian which left Liverpool for Quebec on 5 September 1895. I haven't traced a return trip but William appeared in the 1911 census, aged 24, single, born Charlton, Kent, a gunner in the Royal Garrison Artillery, in St Margaret & St John, London. Later on, he was awarded the British War Medal and Victory Medal as a Sergeant in the Royal Garrison Artillery. 1939 Register: at 68 Church Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire WIMBLE, William J born 13 Sep 1886, married, shopkeeper, general grocery WIMBLE, Affia L born 23 Sep 1889, married, housewife --- 1 closed record --- WIMBLE, Iris L born 18 Apr 1928, school. William and his entire family died from a bomb hitting his house in 1941. UK, WWII Civilian Deaths, 1939-1945 (at ancestry.com) gives the date of death for all four members of the family as 27 April 1941, at 16 Hale Street, Portsmouth. The bombing raid was part of the blitz which devastated parts of Portsmouth. Gwyn Davie has a letter dated 26 October 1951 from Barnardo's Migration Department which quotes a report which says that the bomb which killed the family fell on William's shop in Church Road. It goes on to say that although the bodies of the children were found the next day, the bodies of William and Affia weren't found until 9 weeks later. This explains why the childrens' deaths were registered in Q2 1941 and their parents' in Q3.
  Person ID	I5688	Ash, Kent
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2020

  
  

  Father	Henry John WIMBLE,   b. Jun 1854, Deptford, London d. Jun 1921, Woolwich RD (Age ~ 67 years)
  Mother	Harriett SYMONDS,   b. 27 Mar 1857, Bermondsey, London d. Dec 1906, South Stoneham RD (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	23 Apr 1883	All Saints, Newington, Surrey   [5]
  	Married after banns. Henry John Wimble, 28, widower, moulder of 40 Darwin Street, father Nehemiah James Wimble, carpenter. Harriett Symonds, 26, spinster of 6 Aylesbury Street, father John Symonds (deceased), tanner. Both signed full names. Witnesses Alfred Birt, Alice Elizabeth Birt.
  Family ID	F1592	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Affia Laura BARRY,   b. 23 Sep 1889, Fareham RD d. 27 Apr 1941, Portsmouth, Hampshire (Age 51 years)
  Marriage	Dec 1919	Alverstoke RD   [6]
  Children	1. Winifred Mary WIMBLE,   b. Sep 1922, Alverstoke RD d. 27 Apr 1941, Portsmouth, Hampshire (Age ~ 18 years)   2. Iris Lily WIMBLE,   b. 18 Apr 1928, Portsmouth RD d. 27 Apr 1941, Portsmouth, Hampshire (Age 13 years)   3. Dorothy M WIMBLE,   b. Jun 1928, Portsmouth RD d. Jun 1928, Portsmouth RD (Age ~ 0 years)
  Family ID	F1607	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Jul 2020

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 27 Apr 1941 - Portsmouth, Hampshire  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] BMD index, Q4 1886 Woolwich 1d/1238. (Reliability: 3). [S359] 1939 Register at findmypast.co.uk. [S3] BMD index, aged 58, Q3 1941 Portsmouth 2b/966. (Reliability: 3). [S481] UK, WWII Civilian Deaths, 1939-1945 at ancestry.com. [S399] London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1940. [S3] BMD index, Q4 1919 Alverstoke 2b/1657. (Reliability: 3).