The booked act (or "turn" as they are known) that night hadn't turned up, so when they asked if anyone in the audience would like to do a turn his father suggested he have a go. He lost the middle finger on his right hand in a childhood accident, aged approximately three, when he got it caught in the gears of a mangle while trying to distract his mother.īill's first public performance as an entertainer came in 1937 at the tender age of eight when he sang Leaning on a Lampost, his first ever public song, and other George Formby songs at the South Wigston Working Men's Club, Blaby Road, The family dog, a half-bred Jack Russell terrier bitch, was called Gyp. He also spent some of his childhood on Arnold Avenue, Jordan Avenue and Lansdowne Grove of Hooley's Estate (aka: Rat Alley), where the rats outnumbered the people, in South Wigston, Leicestershire (next to the council tip). The family moved many times, living in the Leicestershire villages of Wigston, South Wigston (Timber Street), Wigston Magna, Wigston Fields and Great Glen. The shortage of pillows was something that Bill had experienced first-hand during his various stays.īorn into a poor family, he lived in Leicestershire, England, UK for many years. It was requested that no flowers be purchased for him, but donations were being accepted on behalf of the Leicester Hospitals Charity for the purchase of pillows in Leicester Hospitals. His funeral took place at 10:30 on Saturday Apat South Leicestershire Crematorium, Foston Road, Countesthorpe, LE8 5QP, England, UK. His favourite music artist was Joe Cocker.īill died Friday Maat the age of 89 after suffering a hip fracture from falling from his mobility scooter. His favourite music genre was Country, but he was also very fond of Jazz. He was the only child of Walter Charles Williams (father - ex-military) and Edith Maud (mother - laundry worker). (This was his mother's parents address and where his mother was born.) Bill Maynard was born Walter Frederick George Williams on October 8, 1928.īirthplace: 5 Oak Cottages, Heath End, Farnham, Surrey, England, UK.
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