William WEBB (1782-1871) & Sophia FLETCHER (1786-1861)

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William Webb (1782 - 1871)

Spouse : Sophia Fletcher (1786 - 1861 )

William and Sophia Webb were my 3rd Maternal Great-Grandparents - 6th Generation

1. Nola Irene Warren

2. .... George Ernest Edward Warren & Iris Ella Ford

3. .... .... George Dixie Ford & Sarah Jane West

4. .... .... .... Arthur Cornelius West & Anne Eliza Devonshire

5. .... .... .... .... William West & Lucretia Webb

6. .... .... .... .... .... William Webb & Sophia Fletcher

William Webb
Born 1782, August 22 at Eltisley, Cambridgeshire
Baptism 1782, November 17 at Towcester, Northamptonshire
Father William Webb (1746 - 1814)
Mother Mary Bull (1763 - 1838)

Marriage 1807, April 7 at Eltisley, England
Spouse Sophia Fletcher

Born 1786 at St. Neots, Huntingdonshire
Baptism 1788, January 29 at Toseland, UK
Father William Fletcher
Mother Elizabeth
Death 1861 at Newmarket, Cambridgeshire

Occupation 1842, 1851 - Miller

1855 - Baker

Residences 1851 - 79 Mill Street Cottage, Gamlingay

1841 Census

William is away from home on the night of the census. He is with Mary Russell, 32, and her children, Mary, 12, Catherine, 10, Thomas, 8, Martha, 7, Alfred, 5, and Sarah, 3. There are others in the house - Rebecca Moule, 24, Jessie Thompson, 16, Eliza Bullon, 18, and Elizabeth Cowell, 14. They were in Shingay, Cambridgeshire. Perhaps, one is related to William? William is 55 years old.

1851 Census

Living at 79 Mill Street Cottage, Gamlingay, William is 67 years old, working as a Miller. His wife, Sophia is 63 years old, his daughter, Elizabeth is 43 years, unmarried and also is William and Sophia's grand-daughter, Mary Peters, aged 16 years

Death 1871, July at Chesterton, Cambridgeshire
Age at Death 89 years
Burial 1871, July 5 at Fulbourn, All Saints, Cambridgeshire

Children 1. Elizabeth Webb

Born 1808
Baptism 1809, October 6 at Eltisley, Cambridgeshire
Father William Webb
Mother Sophia Fletcher

Death 1891
Age at Death 83 years
Burial 1891, January 23 at Hildersham, UK

2. William Webb

Born 1809, October 6 at Eltisley, Cambridgeshire
Father William Webb
Mother Sophia Fletcher

Death 1810
Age at Death 1 year
Burial 1810, January 28 at Eltisley, Cambridgeshire

3. William Webb

Born 1811
Baptism 1812, January 1 at Eltisley, Cambridgeshire
Father William Webb
Mother Sophia Fletcher

Marriage 1854, October 15 at Fulbourn St. Vigor's Church, Cambridgeshire
Spouse Emily Taylor

Death 1855
Age at Death 44 years
Burial 1855, February 6 at Guilden, Morden, Cambridgeshire

4. Ellen (or Eleanor) Webb

Born 1815, July 10 at Eltisley, Cambridgeshire
Father William Webb
Mother Sophia Fletcher

Marriage 1837, January 31 at Gamlingay, Cambridge
Spouse William Annis Peters (1815 - 1867)

Death 1885 at Hackney, London

Children 1. Simeon Peters (1847 - 1903)

2. Emma Peters (1839 - ....)
3. Mary Ann Peters (1842 - ....)
4. Elizabeth Peters (1844 - ....)
5. Frederick Peters 1850 - ....)
6. William Peters (1862 - ....)
7. Bethiah Peters (1856 - ....)
8. Ellen Peters (1860 - ....)

5. Mary Webb

Born 1815, July 10 at Eltisley, Cambridgeshire
Baptism 1815, July 15 at Eltisley, Cambridgeshire
Father William Webb
Mother Sophia Fletcher

Marriage 1836, January 6 at Gamlingay, Cambridge
Spouse John Peters (1814 - 1851)

Death 1851, November 26 at Hackney, England
Age at Death 36 years
Burial December at St. Leonard's Church, Shoreditch, London

Children 1. Mercy Peters (1835 - 1930)

2. William Peters (1845 - ....)
3. Samuel Peters (1839 - ....)
4. Sarah Ann Peters (1838 - ....)
5. James George William Peters (1842 - 1888)

6. Joseph Friday Webb
Born 1818 May 10 at Eltisley, Cambridgeshire
Father William Webb
Mother Sophia Fletcher

Occupation Miller

Marriage 1844, Ashwell, Hertfordshire
Spouse Mary Ellen Pitty (1821 -

Death 1869 at Ashwell, Hertfordshire
Age at Death 51 years

Children 1. George James Webb (1860 - 1939)

2. Martha Elizabeth Webb (1858 - ....)
3. Catherine Webb (1850 - 1933)
4. Mary Ellen Webb (1848 - ....)
5. William Thomas Webb (1847 - ....)

7. Lucretia Webb
Born 1821, July 10 at Eltisley, Cambridgeshire
Father William Webb
Mother Sophia Fletcher

Death 1899, October 20 at Clifton, Bedfordshire
Age at Death 78 years
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8. George Webb
Born 1824
Baptism 1824 November 9 at Eltisley, Cambridgeshire
Father William Webb
Mother Sophia Fletcher

Marriage
Spouse Mary Ann Unknown

Death

Children 1. Mary Ann Webb (1848 - ....)

2. William Webb (1850 - ....)

Documentation

1782 - Baptism of William Webb, son of William and Mary Webb

Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1532-1812

1807 - Marriage of William Webb and Sophia Fletcher

1810 - Burial of son, William, aged 10 years

Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials

1812 - Baptism of son, William

1841 - Census, William Webb

1851 Census

1854 - Marriage of son, William to Emily Taylor

1855 - Burial of son, William

His entry is at the bottom of the page, but notice a burial for an Elizabeth Webb, aged 16 years. More research needed.....

Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials