William Webb (abt. 1805 - 1869)

Born about 1805 in Balsham, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom [uncertain]

Husband of Sarah (Hall) Webb — married 31 Mar 1827 in Balsham, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 23 Sep 1869 at about age 64 in Linton, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

William Webb of West Wratting, married Sarah Hall of Balsham, by Banns on 31 March 1827 in Balsham, Cambridgeshire, England. Witnesses were Sarah Well and Richard Ellam. ^[1]

In the 1841 census William and Sarah are living in Balsham, Cambridgeshire, with their children Sarah, William, Elizabeth, Maryann, James, Jane, Eliza and Susan. The last column titled "Where Born" is split into 2 - "Whether born in the same County" and "Whether born in Scotland, Ireland or Foreign Parts". William has stated that he was not born in the same County, but has not specified in the last column where (S, I or F). ^[2]

In the 1851 census William and Sarah live at 66 Doctor's Row, Balsham with their children Mary Ann, James, Jane, Eliza, Susan, Henry and Martha. A visitor at their home is Sarah's father James Hall, aged 90. Now it is recorded that William was born in Balsham. ^[3]

In 1861 William is a widower at the home of his married daughter Sarah (Webb) at 17 Susannah street, Poplar, Middlesex. The census records state that William is a dock labourer, but he has always been an agricultural labourer (farmer), so that information is questionable. ^[4]

Research Notes

Did William return to Cambridgeshire after 1861? Poplar is about 58 miles from Balsham, was he just there to visit his daughter? There is a death for a William Webb, farm labourer aged 65 at the Union Workhouse in Linton, Cambridgeshire on 23 September 1869 ^[5] The Workhouse in Linton covers 22 parishes in Cambridgeshire, including Balsham. See: (https://www.workhouses.org.uk/Linton/) William Webb was buried 27 September 1869 in Balsham, Cambridgeshire. ^[6]

William is not the son of John Webb (1779-1819) and Elizabeth Chiles (1780-1857). Their son William Webb (1802-1829), occupation carpenter, died age 27 and was buried 10 December 1829 in Balsham, Cambridgeshire.

He is also not the son of Robert Webb (bef.1770-) and Ann Embleton (1780-1846). Their son William Webb (1799-1816) was born 11 August 1799 and baptised 30 July 1800 in Linton, Cambridgeshire. He died age 17 and was buried 14 November 1816 in Balsham, Cambridgeshire.

It is possible that William is the brother of Elizabeth (Webb) Clayton.

In the 1841 census William has stated that he was not born in the County, whereas William does not state where he was born, Elizabeth has recorded "I" in the column for "Whether born in Scotland, Ireland or Foreign Parts", suggesting she was born in Ireland, but records have not been located to verify this.

William Webb recorded No to born in County

Elizabeth (Webb) Clayton recorded "I" as place of birth

In the 1851 census both William and Elizabeth have stated that they were born in Balsham, Cambridgeshire.

Balsham is less than 2 miles from West Wratting, and about 4 miles from Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire where Elizabeth (Webb) Clayton was married and lived.

If William and Elizabeth were not born in Cambridgeshire, what brought them here? And what happened to their parents?

DNA matches for descendants of William Webb via his children Sarah (1827) Mary Ann (1835) and Eliza (1840) with descendants of Elizabeth (Webb) Clayton via her children William (1824) John (1827) and Agnes (1835) suggests they could be siblings. Triangulation would confirm this, but these matches are with Ancestry, with not enough uploaded to Gedmatch to utilise a chromosome browser. This is an ongoing project.

Sources

1. ↑ "England, Cambridgeshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1538-1983", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZCZ-47HN : Sun Mar 10 23:39:38 UTC 2024), Entry for William Webb and Sarah Hall, 31 Mar 1827.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQRX-S35 : Sun Mar 10 22:00:19 UTC 2024), Entry for William Webb and Sarah Webb, 1841.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGCR-53J : Fri Mar 08 22:01:52 UTC 2024), Entry for William Webb and Sarah, 1851.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ML-561R : Sat Mar 09 12:29:54 UTC 2024), Entry for Sarah Webb and Sarah Webb, 1861.
5. ↑ Death Certificate Karyn Homburg
6. ↑ "England, Cambridgeshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1538-1983", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZH-9DXD : Sat Mar 09 17:58:11 UTC 2024), Entry for William Webb, 27 Sep 1869.