William Alfred AKERS

1877 - 1959  (81 years)

• Name	William Alfred AKERS
  Birth	21 Dec 1877	Stratford, London E   [1]
  Census	3 Apr 1881	Wanstead, Essex   [2]
  	Age: 3y
  	Address: 7 Manby Road
  Baptism	18 Sep 1889	Forest Gate, London E   [3]
  	Address: Emmanuel Church
  Gender	Male
  Census	5 Apr 1891	Stanstead Abbotts, Essex   [4]
  	Age: 13y
  	Address: High Street
  Occupation	5 Apr 1891  [4]
  	Scholar
  	Age: 13y
  Census	31 Mar 1901	Stanstead Abbotts, Essex   [5]
  	Age: 22y
  	Address: High Street
  Occupation	31 Mar 1901  [5]
  	Labourer, Gt Eastern Railway
  	Age: 22y
  	Employer, Worker, or Own account: Worker
  Census	2 Apr 1911	St Margarets, Herts   [6]
  	Age: 33y
  	Address: Lichfield Terrace
  Occupation	2 Apr 1911	St Margarets, Herts   [6]
  	Signal Fitter's Labourer
  	Industry or Service with which worker is connected: GER Whether Employer, Worker, or Working on Own Account: Worker
  Census	19 Jun 1921	St Margarets, Herts   [7]
  	Age: 44y 6m
  	Address: 4 Lichfield Terrace
  Occupation	19 Jun 1921	St Margarets, Herts   [7]
  	Signal Fitter's Labourer
  	Employment: GER Place of Work: No fixed place
  Census	29 Sep 1939	St Margarets, Herts   [8]
  	Address: The Willows, Amwell Lane
  Occupation	29 Sep 1939	St Margarets, Herts   [8]
  	Railway Signal and Telegraph Maintenance
  Death	25 Mar 1959	St Margarets, Herts   [9, 10]
  	Address: The Willows, Amwell Lane
  Probate	29 May 1959	London   [10]
  	Value of Estate £529 7s 3d
  Person ID	I366748383	Tony & Gill's Family Tree
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	William John AKERS,   b. Between 1 Oct 1845 and 19 Oct 1845, Stanstead Abbotts, Essex d. Abt 1912, Stanstead Abbotts, Essex (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Harriet COE,   b. Abt 1848, Henham, Essex d. 13 Mar 1914, Stanstead, Herts (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	Between Jul 1870 and Sep 1870	Ware, Herts   [11]
  Family ID	F555	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dorothy Jane KITT,   b. 27 Feb 1881, Blackwall, London E d. 25 Mar 1975, St Margarets, Herts (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	28 Nov 1908	Stanstead Abbotts, Essex   [12]
  Children	1. Dorothy Annie AKERS,   b. 6 Jan 1909, Stanstead Abbotts, Essex d. Between Jul 1976 and Sep 1976, Ware, Herts (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F15911	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2025

  
  

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  Birth - 21 Dec 1877 - Stratford, London E Census - Age: 3y,Address: 7 Manby Road - 3 Apr 1881 - Wanstead, Essex Baptism - Address: Emmanuel Church - 18 Sep 1889 - Forest Gate, London E Census - Age: 13y,Address: High Street - 5 Apr 1891 - Stanstead Abbotts, Essex Census - Age: 22y,Address: High Street - 31 Mar 1901 - Stanstead Abbotts, Essex Marriage - 28 Nov 1908 - Stanstead Abbotts, Essex Census - Age: 33y,Address: Lichfield Terrace - 2 Apr 1911 - St Margarets, Herts Occupation - Signal Fitter's Labourer - 2 Apr 1911 - St Margarets, Herts Census - Age: 44y 6m,Address: 4 Lichfield Terrace - 19 Jun 1921 - St Margarets, Herts Occupation - Signal Fitter's Labourer - 19 Jun 1921 - St Margarets, Herts Census - Address: The Willows, Amwell Lane - 29 Sep 1939 - St Margarets, Herts Occupation - Railway Signal and Telegraph Maintenance - 29 Sep 1939 - St Margarets, Herts Death - Address: The Willows, Amwell Lane - 25 Mar 1959 - St Margarets, Herts Probate - 29 May 1959 - London  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  [S241] Census 1939 E&W (War Register 29/09/1939). [S11] Census 1881 E&W (03/04/1881), RG11/1729/F?. Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity William John Akers,Head,Mar,M,34,Plate Layer,Stanstead Abbotts, Essex, Harriet Akers,Wife,Mar,F,33,,Henham, Essex, Charles Akers,Son,Unm,M,7,,Stratford, London E, Alfred Akers,Son,Unm,M,3,,Stratford, London E, Ernest Akers,Son,Unm,M,10m,,Stratford, London E, [S451] Essex Baptisms 1538 - 1920. [S12] Census 1901 E&W (31/03/1901), RG12 PN 1093 F 50 P 1. Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Employ Status,Where Born,Infirmity William John Akers,Head,M,M,45,Permanent Way Inspector, GER,Employed,Stanstead Abbotts, Essex, Harriet Akers,Wife,M,F,43,,,Henham, Essex, Alfred Akers,Son,S,M,13,Scholar,,Stratford, London E, Ernest Akers,Son,S,M,11,Scholar,,Stratford, London E, Annie Akers,Daughter,S,F,9,Scholar,,Stratford, London E, George Akers,Son,S,M,8,Scholar,,Stratford, London E, John Robert Akers,Son,S,M,3,,,Stratford, London E, Elizabeth Ann Akers,Mother,W,F,75,,,Walkern, Herts, [S12] Census 1901 E&W (31/03/1901), RG13 PN 1281 F 66 P 25. Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Employ Status,At Home,Where Born,Infirmity William John Akers,Head,M,M,53,Inspector, Gt Eastern Railway,Worker,,Stanstead Abbotts, Essex, Harriet Akers,Wife,M,F,51,,,,Henham, Essex, Alfred Akers,Son,S,M,22,Labourer, Gt Eastern Railway,Worker,,Stratford, London E, Annie Akers,Daughter,S,F,18,Mother's Help,,,Stratford, London E, George Akers,Son,S,M,17,Clerk, Gt Eastern Railway,Worker,,Stratford, London E, John Robert Akers,Son,S,M,13,,,,Stratford, London E, James Charles Akers,,S,M,6m,,,,Stratford, London E, [S57] Census 1911 E&W (02/04/1911), RG14 PN7475 RD133 SD2 ED4 SN244. Census England 1911 Address: Lichfield Terrace Place: St Margarets, Herts Name • Relation • Sex • Age • Married • Years • Chd Born • Chd Living • Chd Died • Occupation • Industry • Employ Status • At Home • Where Born • Nationality • Infirmity William Alfred Akers • Head • M • 33 • M • • • • • Signal Fitter's Labourer • GER • Worker • • Stratford, London E • • Dorothy Jane Akers • Wife • F • 30 • M • 3 • 1 • 1 • • • • • • Blackwall, London E • • Dorothy Annie Akers • Daughter • F • 2 • S • • • • • • • • • Stanstead Abbotts, Essex • • [S612] Census 1921 E&W (19/06/1921), RG15 PN07023 SN242 RD133 ES2 ED3,4. Census England 1921 Address: 4 Lichfield Terrace Place: St Margarets, Herts Name • Relation • Age • Sex • Marr/Orph'd • Birthplace • Nationality • Education • Occupation • Employment • Place of Work • Chd <16 • Children's Ages William Alfred Akers • Head • 44y 6m • M • Married • Stratford, London E • • • Signal Fitter's Labourer • GER • No fixed place • 1 • 12 Dorothy Jane Akers • Wife • 40y 4m • F • Married • Blackwall, London E • • • Home Duties • • At home • • Dorothy Annie Akers • Daughter • 12y 6m • F • Both Alive • Stanstead Abbotts, Essex • • Whole Time • • • • • [S241] Census 1939 E&W (War Register 29/09/1939), RG101 PN1670C I013 L18. Register England & Wales 1939 Address: The Willow Place: St Margarets, Herts Name of person • Status • Gender • Birthdate • Condition • Occupation • Comments Akers, William Alfred • • M • 21 Dec 1877 • M • Railway Signal and Telegraph Maintenance • Akers, Dorothy Jane • • F • 27 Feb 1881 • M • UDD • Akers, Dorothy Annie • • F • 6 Jan 1909 • S • Domestic Service • Davies, David E • • M • 30 Jun 1910 • S • General Labourer, Heavy Work • [S418] England & Wales Deaths 1837 - 2007, Vol 4b P 328. [S488] England & Wales Probate Death Index 1858 - 2019. [S1] BMD Index (GRO), Vol 3a P 0277. [S233] Hertfordshire Banns & Marriages.