William Henry Blades

William Henry Blades was born on the 15th September 1895 baptised 10th October 1895 at 14 Windermere Street, Gateshead. The eldest and only son of two children to Henry Blades,he was a locomotive checker, born November 1865, baptised 2nd April 1866, died 1940, and his wife Mary Ellen nee Thompson, born February 1861, at Willington Quay, died 17th June 1940, Henry and Mary were married in 1892. they lived at 14, Windermere Street Gateshead, Co. Durham.

They had a furher child Hilda Blades, born 14th January 1902, died 1996. She married John T Sanderson, born 17th March 1900, died 1975, in 1929, and had three children, Ellen Lait, born 29th April 1932, died 1988, David Henry Sanderson, born 7th January 1938, died 2001 and one other unidentified. In 1939, they were residing at 106 Doncaster Road, Scunthorpe.

In the 1911 census the family were living at 14 Windermere Street, Gateshead, Henry 45 yrs is a locomotive inspector, he is living with his wife Mary Ellen 50 yrs William Henry 15 yrs a scholar and Hilda 9yrs also living with the family is Ann Thompson 46 yrs single (wifes sister)