Completed .....Elizabeth Williams 1909-1922
Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2021 8:21 pm
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.
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.