Withers/Tipton family St Paul Bristol

[Roxy12]

My great great grandfather William Withers was born in Bristol in 1843, with some help from members I discovered that his family then moved to the Gorbals in Glasgow for some reason unknown to me.
William Withers married in Scotland and had six children some born in scotland and then must have returned to Bristol where my Great grandfather George Withers was born.

Sadly I think I have discovered that my gggrandad William as per 1911 census was in the workhouse in fishponds Bristol. This upset me and I could not understand why his children allowed this to happen. My ggrandad was was living in Wales at this time. William Withers died in 1914 I assume in the workhouse.

Does anyone have information on William Withers other children as I can't seem to trace them after their birth, they are Charles, Henry, Eliza, Amelia Ann ( dod 1856) and Thomas Withers

Many Thanks

[gortonboy]

hi,,it would help us to look if you gave the childrens birth years......

[t mo]

that 1851 cen for william and family with fathers name henry occ chain maker it,s possible he was working in a shipyard hence why they moved so far only the clyde was one of britains biggest ship building areas around then .have also found this death record for a william withers in bristol 1914 oct - dec  1914  vol 6a p 222 if this is  the one you found by getting it you will find place and person who registered it  .
trevor

[wozzle]

according to 1881 census here are the children
henry withers born 1866 lanarkshire
william withers born 1869 bristol
edward withers born 1871 bristol
thomas withers  born 1873 bristol
eliza withers born 1877 bristol
george withers born 1880 bristol
and according to 1871 census there is also a margaret withers born 1867 bristol

[wozzle]

i believe the daughter margaret married
margaret withers aged 21 daughter of william withers and william millard thomas aged 22 son of john thomas were married on the
24th june 1888 at bristol,gloucs

[wozzle]

1891
RG12/1982/96/25
william.m.thomas age 25. b. bristol. occ. engine erector. head
margaret age 24. b. ditto. wife
william.j. age 2. b. ditto. son
margaret.m. age 11mnths. b. ditto. daughter
living at;14,waterloo street,st.philip and st.jacob,bristol,gloucs

[wozzle]

1901
RG13/2401/114/29
william thomas age 35. b. bristol. occ. engine fitter in factory. head
margaret age 34. b. ditto. wife
william age 12. b. ditto. son
mary age 10. b. ditto. daughter(would imagine this is the margaret.m. aged 11mnths in 1891)
albert age 9. b. ditto. son
alfred age 8. b. ditto. son
lavinia age 7. b. ditto. daughter
george age 5. b. ditto. son
ernest age 3. b. ditto. son
arthur age 2. b. ditto. son
jessie age 11mnths. b. ditto. daughter
living at; vine cottage,picton lane,bristol,gloucs

[wozzle]

there is a death in 1917 in bristol of a margaret thomas born c 1867 possibly her
also they had 1 more child born c1902 a gladys.e.thomas

[Roxy12]

Wow, thanks everyone for your help, you are all amazing. I will let you all know how I got on with this new info