William Pavier
He was a miner (hewer).
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William Pavier was born in 1865 at Oxford, he was the son of William Pavier a coal miner and Ellen his father was born in 1836 at Oxford, his mother Ellen was born in 1839 at Oxford, they were married andwent onto have 6 children,
William married Eliza Jane Horton in 1888 in the Basford Registration District and they had fifteen children, nine surviving infancy - Percy b.1890 Bolsover, Albert b.1892 Bolsover, Mary b.1895 Mansfield, Sarah b.1897 Mansfield, James Thomas b.1901 Bulwell, George b.1903 Bulwell, Minnie b.1906 Bulwell, Eliza Jane b.1907 Bulwell and Frederick b.1908 Bulwell.
In 1911, the family lived at 105, Merchant Street, Bulwell Willaim 45yrs is a coal miner hewer he is living with his wife Eliza Jane 43 yrs andtheir 9 children.
Private William Pavier enlisted at Nottingham on 7th December 1914, aged 48, he was living at 105 Merchant Street, Bulwell his next of kin was his wife Eliza Jane he was a coal miner, Joining the Supernumerary Company of the 7th Battalion Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment (Robin Hood Rifles). He was attached to the 29th Provisional Battalion on 12th October 1915 and transferred to 8th Company, Royal Defence Corps on 13th September 1916. Pavier was transferred to 3rd Protection Company on 17th March 1917 and, finally, to 13th Battalion on 2nd August 1917 before being discharged as no longer physically fit for service on 22nd March 1918 due to myalgia. He received a pension until he died.on 29th January 1919 he is buried at Nottingham Northern Cemetery, Grave Reference: M 13 1
Research by Peter Gillings
Photo Peter Gillings
Wiliiam Pavier's CWGC headstone at Nottingham Northern Cemetery