William Henry Hayward

 William Henry Hayward was born in 1884, the eldest child of William Hayward and Margaret Conolly.

The 1891 Census records the family as living at 1 Frog Court.

1891 Census

29-year-old William was a Labourer. 27-year-old Margaret, born in Wolverhampton.  Their two children at the time of the census were

William Henry, 7, who attended school, and 4-year-old Florence.

A decade later, at the time of the 1901 census, the family had moved to 1 Clarence Court.

1901 Census

39-year-old William is employed as a Mason.  Margaret is 34 years old.  The children who are present at the time of the census are

William, 19, who is employed as a Trimmer Coal Help; Florence, 14; Alfred, 8; James, 5; and 2-year-old Maggie.

In 1906, William married Kathleen Osborne.

Three years later, William was sent to prison and served 14 days' Hard Labour after having been found guilty of Assault.

Swansea and the Surrounding Area
Goal Records

William, who enlisted in 1914 as a Reservist and served with the Royal Garrison Artillery, 11^th Fife Command.  William would see action for nearly four years in France.

William died on the 16^th of February 1919, from nephritis & uraemia.  William was buried at Danygraig Cemetery without any military honours.

South Wales Daily Post

The South Wales Daily Post published an article, that Mrs Hayward had a complaint and that she wanted an official explanation.