Samuel Wall was the fifth child of Joseph Wall & Sarah Timmins born December 12th 1855, at Tividale, Rowley Regis, Staffs.
In 1861 Samuel & his parents & family were living at Chapel St, Rowley Regis.
Samuel was still living at home in 1871 at 20 Trows Square, Wednesbury with his parents & family. Samuel was a puddler at the iron works.
Samuel married Emma Slater in Oct-December 1879 at Walsall, Staffs. Emma was born in 1851 at Wednesbury, the daughter of Mary & William Slater, a gun lock forger.
In 1881 Samuel (Saul in census) & Emma were living at 9 Oakeswell St, Wednesbury with Emma’s parents & brothers. They had a son Frederick (14 months) & Samuel was a puddler.
They were still living with Emma’s parents, the Slaters, in 1891 at the same address. Samuel was still a puddler at the iron works. They now had 6 children – Frederick, Annie (9), Henry (8), Alice (6), William (3) & Samuel (12 months).
Emma had died before the time of the next census in 1901 & widowed Samuel was living at New Buildings, Wellcroft St, Wednesbury with children Frederick, a socket maker, Annie, Harry, an iron puddler, Alice, William & Samuel. Also with him was mother-in-law Mary Slater (79), also now widowed & a niece Emily Slater (7).
The children of Samuel Wall & Emma Slater were:
w.9.5.1 Frederick Wall born Jan-March 1880 at Wednesbury, died 1915
w.9.5.2 Annie Wall born July-September 1881 at Wednesbury
w.9.5.3 Henry Wall born April-June 1884 at Wednesbury
w.9.5.4 Alice Wall born 1885 at Wednesbury
w.9.5.5 William Wall born c1888 at Wednesbury
w.9.5.6 Samuel Wall born Jan-March 1890 at Wednesbury