Born Emma Williams on the 21st November 1871, the
birth being registered during the December quarter
1871 in the Wrexham R.D. - ref: 11b/297.

1881 Census - Wrexham Area.

1891 Census - Wrexham Area.

Married Samuel Williams during the December
quarter 1895 in the Wrexham R.D. - ref: 11b/501.

Moved to Manchester c1899.

1901 Census - No Trace.

1911 Census - 9 Hendra Street, Moston, North
Manchester.    Emma Williams - Wife - aged: 39 -
born; Wrexham, Denbighshire.    Head of household
- Samuel Williams - Married -  aged: 41 - occ:
Colliery Labourer (underground) - born: Llanarmon,
Denbighshire.      Plus 6 children, including
Louisa Williams who was also killed in the
incidend at  Nelson Street, Failsworth.

1939 National Registration - 10 Nelson Street,
Falsworth, Manchester.    Samuel Williams - Born
on the 3rd February 1869 - Married - occ: Miner
(Retired).  Emma Williams - Born on the 21st
November 1871 - Married - occ: Unpaid Domestic
Duties.   Louisa Williams - Born on the 26th April
1905 - Single - occ: Weaver (Cotton) - Plus 3
elder siblings.

"The Williams family were one of those affected by
the Failsworth bomb in Nelson Street on 28th
November 1940, with mother, father and their
youngest daughter being killed. They lived at
number 10, and the bomb killed many of the
neighbours on their side of the street. (Right
hand side looking down the cul-de-sac).  Samuel
Williams with his wife Emma and daughter Louisa
were buried on the 6th December in Failsworth
cemetery, imagine the grief of their five
surviving sons and daughters.

"The Williams were closely associated with the
nearby Ebenezer Baptist Church, where several of
the daughters (none of whom married) were Sunday
School teachers. Living across the same small
street of a dozen terraced houses and surviving
the bomb were the Joynes family, whose son Harold
would later become Pastor of the church. Being
very much God-fearing people one wonders what they
made of their families' contrasting fate.

"The old map shows Nelson Street off Hobson
Street, the second map represents the area now.
Hobson Street runs parallel to Oldham Road (A62)
as it enters Failsworth from Newton Heath (the
boundary line can be seen on Linwood Street on the
modern map). The Baptist Church is marked in the
bottom left corner of the old map. The wider map
shows the location relative to Manchester."

Death registered during the December quarter 1940
in the Ashton under Lyne R.D. - ref: 8d/1093 -
aged: 69.

CWGC - Wife of Samuel Williams. Died at 10 Nelson
Street.