b: 2 September 1888, Pocklington, E/Yks
Parents: William Craven & Margaret Williams (nee O'Neill)

* 1888: Prime Minister, the Marquis of Salisbury

(Conservative) establishes free education in

elementary schools.
* 1888: Gramophone patented by Emile Berliner

d.: 11 February 1970, Kirkstall, Leeds (Ag.81)
occ: Sailor - Professional Soldier - Telegraph

operator. [Served in Royal Corps. of Signals in

the First World War  - patrolled the Euphrates

River, Iraq, in S.S. Bankura (see pic below)]

(He lost his mother aged 6 and ran away to sea at 13. He had an aptitude for languages and spoke French & Urdu, played the violin and banjo, and enjoyed gardening. He was a keen and accomplished golfer and a long-time member of Middleton Golf Club. He entertained the family with monologues: 'Green Eye of the Little Yellow God', 'Albert & The Horses Head Handle', etc. and had many stories to tell of his colourful past. He suffered for many years from recurring bouts of malaria, a legacy from his years in India. He had an affinity with his Irish roots and sang: 'Phil the Fluter's Ball'; 'The Mountains of Mourne'; 'Rose of Tralee', etc. … And gave blackbird kisses.)

Sibling:
* William Arthur Williams (b. 1890, Hunslet, Leeds, W/Yks)

m: 18 September 1920, Burley Parish Church, Leeds
* 1922: First national radio service in Britain
* 1920-33 : Prohibition era in the USA -- ban on alcoholic liquor expolited by criminals

Sp: Lilian (Rosemary) SMITH

Children:
* Barbara Joan Patricia WILLIAMS (b. 26 April 1921, York)
* Geoffrey Hubert Williams (b.1924, Batley, W/Yks)
* Terence Joseph Williams (b.1933, Leeds, W/Yks)