William Richard Webb and the 1901 Census
2020-10-25
When I originally researched my second great-grandparents William Richard and Elizabeth Webb, I noted an issue on the 1901 England Census. The family wasn’t together.Continue Reading
William Webb and Sarah Hawkins
2020-10-17
William married Sarah Hawkins on May 19, 1825, at St. James the Great in Paulerspury, Northamptonshire, England. The couple had 11 children.Continue Reading
Eleanor Webb and Her “Husbands”
2020-07-30
My great-aunt Eleanor Webb was a bit of an outlier – I wasn’t even aware she existed until I found her marriage record in Ontario.Continue Reading
George Edward Webb and Dorothy Irene Griffin
2020-07-22
George Edward Webb and his wife Dorothy Griffin had two children and settled at 57 Houghton Avenue North, Hamilton.Continue Reading
Charles Henry Webb and Alice Cooper
2020-03-23
Charles Henry Webb married Alice Cooper in 1917. They had at least one child together.Continue Reading
Gertrude Webb and George Povey
2020-03-16
Records suggest that Gertrude Webb was blind and attended Institute for Blind Welfare and School for the Partially Sighted in Fulwood, Preston, Lancashire.Continue Reading
Mary Elizabeth Webb and William Beswick
2020-03-13
I haven’t been able to locate a marriage record for Mary Elizabeth Webb and her “husband” William Beswick, but they had five known children.Continue Reading
Alfred Thomas Webb and Emma Alice Dodd
2020-01-17
The civil registration marriage index suggests that Thomas Alfred Webb married Emma Alice Dodd early in 1882 (the Banns and certificate have not been located).Continue Reading
Edward Visheau and his Wives
2019-01-20
When Edward Visheau was born on April 19, 1891, his father, Ezeph Visheau (1861-1931), a shoemaker, and his mother, Caroline (née Harvey) (1862-?), were 29. Edward married Olivia Louise Hubble on April 8, 1910 in Hamilton, Ontario. Edward’s occupation on the marriage registration is “Teamster.” The marriage was witnessed byContinue Reading
James Alfred Webb and Mary Ellen Warron
2019-01-19
When James Alfred Webb was born on June 6, 1910, at 85 Wellington Street North in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, his father, James Edward Webb (1887-1972) was 22 and his mother, Sarah Kathleen (née Payne) (1888-1947), was 21. The home no longer exists, and has been replaced by several large apartment buildings.Continue Reading