William Webb and Louisa Needle

 

 

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Emma Webb

c1881 - ?

 

 

William J. Webb

c1851 - 1916

 

 

Wallace A. Webb

1891 - ?

 

 

Frederick J. Webb c1895 - ?

 

 

Ellen A. Webb

 1898 - ?

 

 

Elsie E. Webb

c1889 - ?

 

Edward E. Webb

c1886 - 1918

 

 

Joseph O. Webb

c1885 - 1910

 

William John Webb

 c1903 - ?

 

 

Louisa Needle

 1854 - 1895 Married: Dec 1879

 

Kate E. ? 

c1864 - ?

Married: 1898

 

 
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Births - Marriages - Deaths
Name Where Born Date Born Date Baptised Married Where Wed When Died Where Buried
William James Webb Cobham, Surrey c1851 -     Nov 1916 Chilbolton, Hants
Louisa (nee Needle) Webb Leckford, Hants 1854 4 Sep 1859 Dec 1879 St Nicholas, Leckford 30 Aug 1895 Longstock, Hants
Emma Webb Lambeth, London c1881 -     - -
Joseph Webb Lambeth, London c1885 -     23 Oct 1910 Chilbolton, Hants
Edward Webb Wherwell, Hants c1886 -     24 Oct 1918 Chilbolton, Hants
Elsie Webb Wherwell, Hants c1889 -     - -
Wallace Webb Wherwell, Hants c1891 -     - -
Frederick Webb Wherwell, Hants c1895 -     - -
Kate E. Webb - c1864 - c1897 - - -
Ellen Annie Webb Wherwell, Hants 4 Dec1898 9 Dec 1898     - -
William John Webb Wherwell, Hants 9 Jun 1903 12 Jul 1903     - Chilbolton, Hants

Notes: Louisa was born in 1854 but unusually was not baptised until 4 September 1859, at St Nicholas' Parish Church in Leckford, Hampshire, England, being baptised the same day as her brother Henry. She lived with her parents at the Seven Stars Inn at Testcombe. It is unusual for people of the time to marry someone from outside their own area, so how did she meet William Webb? Did he visit the inn one day and meet his future wife?

 

1891 Census - St Nicholas' Parish Leckford, Hampshire, England
Residence Name Relation Condition Age Profession or Occupation Where born
Seven Stars Inn, Testcombe William J. Webb Head Married 39 Inn Keeper Cobham, Surrey
- Louisa Webb Wife Married 35 - Leckford, Hants
- Emma Webb Daughter Single 10 Scholar Lambeth, London
- Joseph O. Webb Son Single 6 Scholar Lambeth, London
- Edward E. Webb Son Single 4 Scholar Wherwell, Hants
- Elsie E. Webb Daughter Single 2 - Wherwell, Hants
- Wallace A. Webb Son Single 2 Months - Wherwell, Hants
- Jacob Needle Father-in-Law Widow 76 Retired Inn keeper Leckford, Hants

Notes - 1891 Census - Leckford:
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Having had a spell in Lambeth, Surrey (London), William and Louisa have returned to Hampshire to run the Seven Stars Inn, where they have three more children.

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Frederick is born c1895 at a similar time to Louisa dying which raises the interesting question, did she die giving birth to Frederick?

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Interestingly, Jacob Needle, now retired and a widow, is still living at the Seven Stars Inn. Sadly he died later that year.

 

1891 Census - Stoke D'Abernon, Surrey, England
Residence Name Relation Condition Age Profession or Occupation Where born
Station Road William Webb Head Married 76 - Earley, Berks
- Sarah A. Webb Wife Married 65 Laundress Cobham, Surrey
- Ellen J. Webb Daughter Single 24 - Stoke D'Abernon, Surrey

Notes - 1891 Census - Stoke D'Abernon:
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This William Webb is the father of William Webb that married Louisa Needle

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By the time of the 1901 census William has died.

 

1891 Census - Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
Residence Name Relation Condition Age Profession or Occupation Where born
London Road George Webb Head Single 45 General Labourer Chippenham, Wilts
- Mary Ann Webb Sister Single 52 - Chippenham, Wilts
- Eliza Webb Sister Single 48 Laundress Chippenham, Wilts
- Joseph Webb Nephew Single 7 Scholar London

Notes - 1891 Census - Chippenham:
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Joseph Webb is shown on both this census return and with his natural family in Leckford.

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It is unusual to find two unmarried sisters living with their brother, who is also single.

 

1901 Census - St Nicholas' Parish, Leckford, Hampshire, England
Residence Name Relation Condition Age Profession or Occupation Where born
Seven Stars Inn, Testcombe William J. Webb Head Married 49 Inn Keeper & 'illegible' Cobham, Surrey
- Kate E. Webb Wife Married 37 - Purley, Berks
- Emma Webb Daughter Single 20 - Lambeth, London
- Edward E. Webb Son Single 14 - Wherwell, Hants
- Wallace A. Webb Son Single 10 - Wherwell, Hants
- Frederick Webb Son Single 6 - Wherwell, Hants
- Ellen A. Webb Daughter Single 2 - Wherwell, Hants

Notes - 1901 Census - Leckford:

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By 1901Louisa has gone, although William continues to run the Seven Stars Inn.

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William has found a new wife, born outside the area, she is much younger than him, but by the time of this census they have a new daughter, Ellen. After a bit of research it looks as though William has married his bride in Bradfield, near Reading, in March 1897. Did they have any more children after 1901?

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Joseph Webb is not mentioned but he is still living in Chippenham with his Dad's brothers and sisters. (See Webb Tree) 

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Elsie is not listed in 1901, she would be 12 years old by now, so where is she? (See below.)

 

1901 Census - St Mary's Parish, Stoke D'Abernon, Surrey, England.
Residence Name Relation Condition Age Profession or Occupation Where Born
Post Office, Station Road Sarah A. Webb Head Widow 75 Laundress Cobham, Surrey
o Ellen J. Webb Daughter Single 34 o Stoke D'Abernon, Surrey
o Elsie Needle

Grand Daughter

 Single 12 o Fullerton, Hants

Notes - 1901 Census - Stoke D'Abernon:
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William's daughter is shown in Stoke D'Abernon. Was she visiting or living there?

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The head of the household at the Post Office is William's mother, now a widow, and Ellen is his sister.

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Elsie is shown as being born in Fullerton, whose railway station, Fullerton Junction, now disused, is just down the road from the Seven Stars Inn. Perhaps Sarah, her Grand Mother,  was a bit confused when the form was filled in.

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Sarah's husband William is no more but she is still living in the same house.

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Sarah is a Laundress, but it is her own business which she is running from home.

 

1901 Census - Chippenham, Wiltshire, England.
Residence Name Relation Condition Age Profession or Occupation Where Born
London Road George Webb Head Single 55 Work on Roads Chippenham, Wilts
o Mary Ann Webb Sister Single 57 o Chippenham, Wilts
o Eliza Webb Sister Single 59 o Chippenham, Wilts
o Joseph Webb Nephew Single 17 Porter G.W.Rly London

Notes - 1901 Census - Chippenham:
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Joseph is now 17 years old,  and is working as a porter on the Great Western Railway, still living with his Dad's brothers and sisters.

 

Notes:
bullet Kelly's Directory of 1899 in the entry for Wherwell, shows the Seven Stars Inn at Testcombe Bridge, in the ownership of William James Webb, and a similar entry is entered in the 1903 edition. However, by 1907 the Seven Stars is owned by Frederick Tickner.

 

Notes:
bulletJoseph Owen Webb is buried in Chilbolton church yard. He died on 23 September 1910. His headstone says that he was fatally injured at Waterloo Railway Station and that the headstone was erected by his comrades at LSWR (London & South Western Railway). So at some stage he must have moved railway companies, i.e. from the GWR to the LSWR. What sort of accident was it?

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