William Redman Munday

Prospect Row
Cottage Row
4 Lower Street

Occupation: Builder

We find George Munday, William’s elder brother, listed in the 1803 Deal Lieutenancy Papers their father, also named William is also listed andboth men gave their occupations as bricklayers. William Redman, himself at sixteen would have been too young to have enrolled.

William Redman followed his father and brother into the building trade eventually setting up home and business at 4 Lower Street by about 1826 where, according to the 1851 census, he employed two men. He also was a brickmaker and, again according to the 1851 census, he was also employing three men and three boys in this trade. There were several brickfields in the Deal area quite where William worked out of is not known.

OS Map 1871

He had married Ann Johnson Batchelder on 17 October 1812 at St. Leonard’s. Sadly their first three children born between 1813 and 1817 all died young. There fourth child Richard was born in 1827 and joined the Royal Navy he died in Plymouth in 1911. Emily their fifth and last child born in 1829 married John Brown a grocer and tea dealer of 17 Lower Street in 1850. In 1851 John goes bankrupt and assigns his estate to his father in law, William Redman and the banker W C Gemmell as trustees to deal with his creditors. Sadly, Emily died in Alfred Square in 1853 but without purchasing a death certificate we don’t know the cause of death. She was buried with her father, mother and brothers in St. George’s Churchyard. The Gravestone still survives.

Sacred to the memory of WILLIAM REDMAN MUNDAY who died December 6th 1855, in his 69th year. Also, three sons of the above WILLIAM REDMAN died April 19th 1817, aged 4 years, GEORGE JAMES died July 14th 1819, aged 4 years, WILLIAM REDMAN died July 4th 1826, Also EMILY only daughter of the above… died April 25th … aged 24 years. Also ANN wife of the above WILLIAM REDMAN MUNDAY who died..

Name Born Baptised Married Died Buried
William Redman Munday 1787 21 November 1787
St. Leonard’s
Ann Johnson Batchelder
17 October 1812
St. Leonard’sBorn 1790
Chillenden
Buried
10 February 1865
St. George’s
6 December 1855
Alfred Square
14 December 1855 St. George’s

The Children of William Redman Munday & Ann Johnson Batchelder

Name Born Baptised Married Died Buried
William R 1813
Prospect Row
7 March 1813
St George’s
1817 26 April 1817
St. George’s
George James 1815
Cottage Row
19 March 1815
St George’s
1819 18 July 1819
St. George’s
William R 1817
Cottage Row
13 July 1817
St George’s
1827 9 July 1827
St. George’s
Richard 18 December 1826
Lower Street
7 January 1827
St George’s
Susan E Pleadwell
1864
Devonport, Devon
28 December 1911
Plymouth, Devon
Emily 1829
Lower Street
8 February 1829
St George’s
John Brown
(of 17 Lower Street)
8 April 1850
St. Leonard’s
1853
Alfred Square
1 May 1853
St. George’s

Census

Year Address Name Relationship Occupation
1841 Lower Street William R Munday Head Builder
Ann Wife
Richard Son
Emily Daughter

Census

Year Address Name Relationship Occupation
1851 4 Lower Street William R Mundat Head Brickmaker Employing 3 Men & 3 Boys &  Builder Employing 2 Men
Ann J Wife

Census

Year Address Name Relationship Occupation
1861 5, Alfred Square Ann J Munday Head House Proprietor
Mary Ann Roberson Neice Companion

Trade and Street Directory

Directory and Year Trade or Occupation Address
Pigot’s 1840 Bricklayer Lower Street
Bagshaws 1847 Bricklayer 4 Lower Street

Poll Books

 Year Profession Residence
1832 Deal
1837 Deal
1847 Bricklayer Deal
1852 4 Lower Street, Deal