Thomas Wall was the fourth child of Paul Thomas Wall & Louisa Freeth born April-June 1888 at Derby.
At the time of the 1891 census Thomas was living at home with his parents & older sister Gertrude at 44 Bloomfield St, Litchurch, Derby.
By 1901 the family had moved to 43 Hope St, West Bromwich, where Thomas was a scholar.
In 1911 Thomas was boarding at 7 Christ Church Villas, Malvern Rd, Cheltenham, with Amelia & Walter Robinson, an upholsterer & family. Thomas was still single & was a school teacher.