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William Trower
1858 –1920
William Trower
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Unmarked grave William Trower (1858-1920)
William was born 1858 in Bombay (Mumbai) of English parents. His mother Adelaide (née Hayman) was also born in Bombay, the daughter of an officer in the East India Company’s marine service. His father was Charles Thomas Trower who had served in the Bombay Army, rising to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. They had two sons (one died in infancy) and two daughters in India.
His father and mother retired to Wokingham, Berks, where their last child, a son, was born in 1863. Charles died in August 1864.
Young William was sent to Wellington College, Sandhurst where he is recorded as a boarder in April 1871. The Royal and Religious Foundation of the Wellington College, was opened in 1859. Its first Master, which is the title of the headmaster, was Edward White Benson, who later became Archbishop of Canterbury. Originally, the school educated sons of deceased officers who had held commissions in the Army.
In 1881 his widowed mother, was living at 3, Woodland Road, Lambeth with William, now a bank clerk, and his two unmarried sisters Mary and Emeline.
His mother died in 1887. William never married and in 1891 was one of several boarders at 123, Church Road, Islington. His two sisters died in 1894 and 1896.
The 1901 census records William visiting the home of a bank messenger, perhaps a former colleague. He is shown as “Living on own means”, possibly his inheritance from his mother and sisters.
In 1911 he was a boarder at 13, Holliday Street, the home of unmarried commercial clerk William Walker and his cousin Miss Katherine Emmerton, his housekeeper. His occupation was shown as “Pensioned bank clerk.”
William died in December 1920 aged 62 at 13, Holliday Street.
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Unmarked grave William Trower (1858-1920)
William was born 1858 in Bombay (Mumbai) of English parents. His mother Adelaide (née Hayman) was also born in Bombay, the daughter of an officer in the East India Company’s marine service. His father was Charles Thomas Trower who had served in the Bombay Army, rising to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. They had two sons (one died in infancy) and two daughters in India.
His father and mother retired to Wokingham, Berks, where their last child, a son, was born in 1863. Charles died in August 1864.
Young William was sent to Wellington College, Sandhurst where he is recorded as a boarder in April 1871. The Royal and Religious Foundation of the Wellington College, was opened in 1859. Its first Master, which is the title of the headmaster, was Edward White Benson, who later became Archbishop of Canterbury. Originally, the school educated sons of deceased officers who had held commissions in the Army.
In 1881 his widowed mother, was living at 3, Woodland Road, Lambeth with William, now a bank clerk, and his two unmarried sisters Mary and Emeline.
His mother died in 1887. William never married and in 1891 was one of several boarders at 123, Church Road, Islington. His two sisters died in 1894 and 1896.
The 1901 census records William visiting the home of a bank messenger, perhaps a former colleague. He is shown as “Living on own means”, possibly his inheritance from his mother and sisters.
In 1911 he was a boarder at 13, Holliday Street, the home of unmarried commercial clerk William Walker and his cousin Miss Katherine Emmerton, his housekeeper. His occupation was shown as “Pensioned bank clerk.”
William died in December 1920 aged 62 at 13, Holliday Street.
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