Completed .....Elizabeth Williams 1909-1922

[mjay]

Lizzie isn't on BCC
She was a difficult one to find however with some info received from Lizzies ancestor found the following

Lizzie Williams 13 of Cross St Tipton was killed in the Tipton Ammunition explosion.

DoB 1909
Elizabeth (Lizzie) Williams
Registration Year: 1909
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Registration District: Dudley
Inferred County: Staffordshire
Volume: 6c
Page: 76

DOD 6/3/1922 age 13 Lizzie was the youngest of the all the girls in the accident. Father John Identified Lizzie

Parents
John Williams 1876
Elizabeth Mcknight 1882
families bit of controversy, unsure if they were ever married

1911 9 Old Cross Street, Tipton, Staffs
Relation to Head: Daughter
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Tipton, Staffordshire

Country: England
Street Address: 9 Old Cross Street, Tipton, Staffs
Name Age
John Williams 35 General labourer
Elizabeth Williams 29 wife
John Williams 12 Son
Mary Ann Williams 11 Daug
Rose Williams 9 Daug
Agnes Williams 7 Daug
Lizzie Williams 3 Daug
Sarah Williams 6/12 Daug
Samuel Williams 55 Father General Labourer
Agnes Williams 53 Mother
Edward Williams 14 Brother General Labourer


http://www.historywebsite.co.uk/article ... losion.htm


Dudley Port Explosion
Public Member story on Ancestry
Posted 08 Aug 2008 by SueMettam
This story was told to me by my now deceased grandmother. Elizabeth was one of my grand-mothers younger sisters and was known as Lizzie to family and friends. They lived in Old Cross Street, Tipton. Lizzie who was thirteen years of age was employed at Knowles Factory situated in Groveland Road, Dudley Port, Tipton. Along with girls of a similar age she was engaged in breaking up cartridges left over from the 1st World War. A spark from a fire situated nearby, ignited and resulted in a huge explosion killing many of the girls including Lizzie. Mr. Knowles, the factory owners husband was arrested and charged with manslaughter and infringements of the Explosives Act. He subsequently served 5 years in jail. There were many public donations and fund raising events held to raise money to help out with the burial costs. In all the tragedy resulted in 19 girls losing their lives! There was lots of local newspaper articles written about the tragedy even the King and Queen got to hear about it and sent a letter to the chairman of the local council (a copy which our family has). Lizzie and many of the girls were interred at Tipton Cemetery. A large memorial stone inscribed with their names marks their final resting place.

[Jimmy]

WILLIAMS, ELIZABETH MCKNIGHT.
GRO Reference: 1908 J Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 42.

[Jimmy]

families bit of controversy, unsure if they were ever married.

Tipton St Matthew.
Marriage date 10 Mar 1901.
John WILLIAMS. 24. bachelor. Labourer. Old Cross St. Samuel WILLIAMS. Labourer.
Elizabeth MCKNIGHT. 21. spinster. Chapel St. John MCKNIGHT. Iron worker.
Witness 1 Thomas EDWARDS.
Witness 2 Joseph LAW.

[Jimmy]

MCKNIGHT, ELIZABETH FIDDLER.
GRO Reference: 1881 J Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 47.

[Jimmy]

1891. Brown????? Street, Tipton.
John Mc Knight 31.
Rosannah Mc Knight 30. Puddler iron wrks.
Elizabeth Mc Knight 10.
Susannah Mc Knight 9.
John T Mc Knight 7.
William Mc Knight 4.
James Mc Knight 2.
Albert Mc Knight 2/12.

All born Tipton.

A late marriage,

Staffordshire Princes End, St John the Evangelist.
Marriage date 18 May 1890.
John MCKNIGHT. 32. bachelor. Ironworker. Hipkins St. Thomas MCKNIGHT. Labourer.
Rosannah FIDLER. 30. spinster. Hipkins St. James FIDLER. Labourer.
Witness 1 George JONES.
Witness 2 Phoebe TOWNSEND.
Notes Groom, Bride & Witness 1 sign X.

[mjay]

Thanks Jimmy

[mallosa]

Mandy, I've added all (and a bit more) but not the story, do you have the writers permission to add?

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[Northern Lass]

Mandy, I've added all (and a bit more) but not the story, do you have the writers permission to add?

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You would have to clear it with the actual poster for copyright permission and of course Jo.

[mjay]

Completed
Thanks very much Sandra

It was info from an extract from this webpage, No permission sorry
http://www.historywebsite.co.uk/article ... losion.htm