Walter Alford

Walter was born in Nottingham in 1890 and was the son of Edward a licensee of the Ten Bells Public house Red Lion Street, Nottingham and Emma Alford née Bingham. His father Edward was born in 1850 in Ledbury, his mother Emma Bingham was born in 1850 in Birmingham. They were married in Nottingham in 1876, they went on to have 13 children, however sadly six of the children were to die in infancy or early childhood prior to 1911. Their surviving children all born in Nottingham were Edward b1877, Charles b1880 William b1882, Jenny b1883, May b1885, Ernest b1887, Walter b1890. In the 1911 census the family are living at 20 Promenade, Robin Hood Street, Nottingham and are shown as Edward 61 yrs a retired publican , his is living with his wife Emma 60 yrs and their children Jenny 27 yrs a shop keeper and Walter 20 yrs a mason's labourer and two grandchildren, Charles 11 yrs and Richard 8yrs. He was the husband of Elizabeth (née Abell) Alford and the father of Gladys and Jenny Alford of Gregory's Row, Woodlinkin, Langley Mill, Derbyshire. His mother, Emma Alford. died on 24 February 1915 at the age of 65 and his father, Edward, on 28 April 1921 at the age of 70. His sister Jenny died on 5 October 1961 aged 77.