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Personal data William Richard Webb 

  • He was born on January 22, 1888 in Eathorpe, Warwickshire.
    First name(s) William Richard Last name Webb Birth year 1888 Birth quarter 1 Registration month - Mother's maiden name Gillings District Warwick County Warwickshire Country England Volume 6D Page 593
    Record set England & Wales Births 1837-2006

    Name: William Richard Webb Registration Year: 1888 Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar Registration District: Warwick Inferred County: Warwickshire Volume: 6d Page: 593
  • He was christened on March 18, 1888 in Wappenbury, Warwickshire, England.
    First name(s) William Richard Last name Webb Birth year - Baptism year 1888 Baptism date 18 Mar 1888 Denomination Anglican
    Place Wappenbury Father's first name(s) Charles Samuel Father's last name Webb Mother's first name(s) Mary Elizabeth
    Residence Eathorpe
    Father's occupation Groom
    County Warwickshire
    Country England
    Document type Parish registers
    Archive Warwickshire County Record Office
    Archive reference DR0640/1
    Event Baptisms
    Page 75
    Records year range 1813-1920
    Record set Warwickshire Baptisms
  • Profession: in the year 1939 LMS Railway Foreman.
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1891: Victoria Cottages, Spoilbank, Rugby, Warwickshire.
      1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Victoria Cottages, Spoilbank, Rugby, Warwickshire,
      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      William Gillings Head Married Male 59 1832 Shopkeeper Warwickshire, England
      Elizabeth Gillings Wife Married Female 60 1831 - Buckinghamshire, England
      Elizabeth A Gillings Daughter Single Female 20 1871 Helper Warwickshire, England
      Mary Webb Daughter Widow Female 30 1861 Dressmaker Warwickshire, England
      Thomas Webb Son - Male 6 1885 - Warwickshire, England
      William Webb Son - Male 3 1888 - Warwickshire, England
    • in the year 1901: .
    • in the year 1911: 34 Wood Street, Rugby, Warwickshire.
      1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      34 Wood St Rugby, Rugby, Warwickshire, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Occupation Age Birth year Birth place
      William Richard Webb Head Married Male Carriage Excam Carn Dept 24 1887 Eathorpe Warwickshire
      Lilian Mary Webb Wife Married Female - 26 1885 Crick Northants
    • in the year 1939: 18 Rosslyn Crescent, Wembly, Middlesex.
      Webb Household (4 People)
      18 Rosslyn Crescent , Wembley M.B., Middlesex, England

      FIRST NAME(S) LAST NAME(S) DOB OCCUPATION
      Lilian M Webb 24 Nov 1884 Unpaid Domestic Duties
      William R Webb 22 Jan 1888 L M S Railway Foreman
      Albert E Foster 19 May 1912 Instrument Maker Scientific
      Gladys L Foster 03 Sep 1911 Unpaid Domestic Duties
  • He died July 1961 in Wood Green, Middlesex., he was 73 years old.
    Name: William R Webb
    Death Age: 73
    Birth Date: abt 1888
    Registration Date: Jul 1961
    Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep
    Registration District: Wood Green
    Inferred County: Middlesex
    Volume: 5f
    Page: 384
  • This information was last updated on January 12, 2021.

Household of William Richard Webb

He is married to Lilian Mary Cowley.

They got married on May 31, 1909 at Crick, Northamptonshire, England, he was 21 years old.

Name: William Richard Webb Registration Year: 1909 Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun Registration District: Rugby
Inferred County: Warwickshire Volume: 6d Page: 963 Records on Page: Name Rose Anna Bromwich
Lilian Mary Cowley Charles Hoggins William Richard Webb

Name: William Richard Webb Gender: Male Age: 22 Event Type: Marriage Birth Year: abt 1887 Marriage Date: 31 May 1909 Marriage Place: Crick, Northamptonshire, England Register Type: Parish Registers Parish as it Appears: Crick Search Photos: Father: Charles Samuel Webb Spouse: Lilian Mary Cowley

Notes about William Richard Webb

Parents Charles and Mary. Webb

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Historical events

Birthday January 22, 1888

  • The temperature on January 22, 1888 was about 5.3 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 11 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1888: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • April 3 » The first of eleven unsolved brutal murders of women committed in or near the impoverished Whitechapel district in the East End of London, occurs.
    • September 4 » George Eastman registers the trademark Kodak and receives a patent for his camera that uses roll film.
    • September 8 » In England, the first six Football League matches are played.
    • September 22 » The first issue of National Geographic Magazine is published.
    • October 14 » Louis Le Prince films the first motion picture, Roundhay Garden Scene.
    • December 22 » The Christmas Meeting of 1888, considered to be the official start of the Faroese independence movement.

Christening day March 18, 1888

  • The temperature on March 18, 1888 was about -5.7 °C. The air pressure was 42 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 71%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1888: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • March 15 » Start of the Anglo-Tibetan War of 1888.
    • May 12 » In Southeast Asia, the North Borneo Chartered Company's territories become the British protectorate of North Borneo.
    • August 21 » The first successful adding machine in the United States is patented by William Seward Burroughs.
    • September 30 » Jack the Ripper kills his third and fourth victims, Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes.
    • October 14 » Louis Le Prince films the first motion picture, Roundhay Garden Scene.
    • October 29 » The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace.


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Source: Wikipedia


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