William John Winder was the first child of John Winder & Eliza Mary Ager born July-September 1855 at Edmonton, Middlesex.
In 1861 William & his parents & younger sister Eliza were living at Webbs Cottages, Edmonton where his father was an omnibus conductor.
At the time of the 1871census William was still at home which was a pub called the Prince Regent at Hoxton New Town, Shoreditch, London where his father was a licensed victualler. His brother Robert & sister Eliza were at home & visiting them was their grandmother Letitia Winder, described as ‘widow of an omnibus proprieter’ aged 69.
In 1881 William was living at Camden Rd with his widowed father & brother & sister. He & his brother & father were all wine merchants. William’s cousin George Frederick Buchanan, the son of Caroline Winder, was living with them. Later that year, in April-June William married Fanny Garrett Drage at Moulton, Northants. Fanny was the daughter of Mary & John Drage, a farmer, born c1858 at Moulton Lodge, Northants.
According to Annie Pentecost when his father died in 1887 William inherited his wine merchants business in Fenchurch St. At this time William was living at 47 Lawford Rd, Kentish Town, Middlesex.
William & Fanny continued to live at Lawford Rd in 1891 & William was still a wine & spirit merchant. In the April edition of the 1891 London phone directory there is a number listed (2229) for Winder, Winder & Co at 39 Fenchurch St. William & Fanny had 3 children at this time – Ethel (8), John (7) & Frances (2). They had a domestic servant & a nurse.
William died at the age of 38 in Oct-December 1894, the death being registered at Pancras.
In 1901 widowed Fanny had returned to her parental home at the Grange Holcot, Northants where her 71 year old father was still farming. With her were children Ethel, John, Mabel (Frances) & Gordon (9).
Fanny was still at the Grange, Holcot in 1911. She was acting as house keeper for her retired father & mother. With her was daughter Ethel, & there was also a cook & a housemaid.
Fanny died in Oct-December 1925, aged 68, the death being registered at Brixworth, Northamptonshire.
The children of William John Winder & Fanny Garrett Drage were:
wi.4.5.5.1.1 Ethel May D Winder born July-September 1882 at St Pancras, Middlesex
wi.4.5.5.1.2 John William D Winder born Jan-March 1884 at St Pancras, Middlesex
wi.4.5.5.1.3 Frances Mabel D Winder born Oct-December 1888 at St Pancras,
Middlesex
wi.4.5.5.1.4 Gordon Clarke Drage Winder born Jan-March 1892 at St Pancras,
Middlesex, died September 15th, 1916 at Vemy, France