TINKLER, William Henry (1835-1918) — Southampton
Ordnance Survey engraver. Engraved some of the sheets of the Geological Survey of Ireland.
Born in Hull and baptised 28 Apr 1835 at Holy Trinity, the son of William Tinkler (see BME 2011) and his wife Eliza Postill (1811-1906), who had married in 1832. He joined the Survey along with his father 19 Nov 1853 and in 1863 was earning 5s.6d a day as an outline and writing engraver. He married Charlotte Ann Biggs (1843-1928) from Basingstoke, with whom he had seven children, at South Stoneham in 1866. He retired 3 Apr 1895 and moved to Bath. In 1905, he felt compelled to bring an action against his eldest son, William Pearson Tinkler (1867-1945), who had “used very bad language, and also said would put knife and a bullet into him … Defendant had frequently used threats, and was often the worse for drink” (Bath Chronicle, 28 Sep 1905). The son was, however, still living with his parents in 1911. He died in the latter part of 1918 and was buried at Corsham, Wiltshire, aged eighty-three.
Minestead Cottage, Padwell Road, Southampton (home) — 1871
Bevois Road, Bevois Mount, Southampton (home) — 1875
4 Anglesea Terrace, Bevois Hill (home) — 1878
Camellia Cottage, Cambridge Road, Southampton (home) — 1881
7 Oxford Road, Southampton (home) — 1891
89 High Street, Weston, Bath (home) — 1901
13 Lyme Gardens, Newbridge, Bath (home) — 1911-1914
BNA. Census 1841-1851, 1871-1911. OSP.