William Walter Soper

William Walter Soper was born in London on the 16th of February 1892. His parents, William Walter Soper and Mary Ann Bond, were both from Devon. William's father worked as a "bookmaker."

His mother died very soon after he was born. 9 months later, his father re-married to Alice Brown. William went to Wales and was raised by his grandmother and step-grandfather. William also lived with his Uncle Frank and Annie Dallimore - his grandparents' adopted daughter.

At the time of the 1901 census they were living in Roath. William was working as an assistant to his Uncle Frank who was a general labourer.

At the time of the 1911 census William was working as an apprentice blacksmith.

20 minutes away from where William lived in 1911, Catherine Maher was working as a domestic servant. They got married in 1912 and had 7 children:

• Violet
• William Henry "Harry"
• Walter John
• Ronald Kirby
• Bernard Ralph
• Elsie Elizabeth Joy "Betty"
• Ivy Catherine
  

William worked several jobs including running a small window-cleaning business. He died in 1956, age 64.