I have traced William Thomas Randall (born 1849 Pimlico) to 1922. In 1901 he was living with his wife and children in Brooklands Street Kennington, Lambeth when his wife died leaving 9 children who either went to work or stayed with a relative in Norwood. I don't know where he lived after 1901, he started off as a wheelwright in Pimlico and was sometimes quoted as a driller/riveter or stoker. After 1913, I found he was in and out of The Lambeth Infirmary. When this closed he was transferred to Bow Institution in 1920 where he was said to have no friends. He was discharged a few months later in August 1920 and then readmitted in January 1922 for 4 days being discharged on 14th January 1922. All I know is that in 1913 one of his sons when entering the army gave him as a contact. When he was admitted to the Bow Institution it stated that he had come from a Salvation Army Shelter which was probably somewhere nearby I imagine. Can anyone please tell me what these shelters were about? Could he have been living there for a period or was it just for odd nights? Also I have no idea why he was at these infirmaries and institutions- ill health, no work etc? Is there any way of finding out? We do not know when he died, there are many with the name William Randall and we do not know where he was living, also none of the death ages seem to fit. It seems very sad after having a family of 9 children to have ended up this way. The oldest daughter was 23 in 1901 and one would have thought either she or her brothers and sisters would have stayed with him! I have no living contacts now who can help. I do hope someone can give me some help as to where to search next to find out more about him. Heather Smith