James Webb (1837–1946) • FamilySearch

James Webb

1837–1946 (Age 109)
Litlington, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

The Life of James

When James Webb was born in 1837, in Litlington, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Edward Webb, was 27 and his mother, Elisabeth Desborough, was 28. He married Hannah Webb on 12 October 1859. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom for about 20 years. He died before 1946, at the age of 108.

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Spouse and Children

Parents and Siblings

James Webb

1837–1946

Hannah Webb

1837–1913

Marriage: 12 October 1859

Sophia Webb

1860–

Walter Webb

1871–

George Willis Webb

1861–

Susan Webb

1864–

John Webb

1866–

Charles Webb

1868–

Sarah Jane Webb

1873–

Spouse and Children

James Webb

Male1837–1946Male

Hannah Webb

Female1837–1913Female

MARRIAGE
12 October 1859

children

(7)

Female1860–Female

Male1861–Male

Female1864–Female

Male1866–Male

Male1868–Male

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Parents and Siblings

Edward Webb

Male1810–1891Male

Elisabeth Desborough

Female1809–1862Female

siblings

(12)

Male1833–1874Male

Female1834–Female

Male1837–1946Male

Male1839–1913Male

Female1841–1843Female

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World Events (8)

1843

Age 6

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1854 · The Crimean War

Age 17

The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

Age 43

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

Name Meaning

Webb

James

1 English and Scottish: occupational name for a weaver, early Middle English webbe, from Old English webba (a primary derivative of wefan ‘to weave’; compare Weaver 1). This word survived into Middle English long enough to give rise to the surname, but was already obsolescent as an agent noun; hence the secondary forms with the agent suffixes -er and -ster.2 Americanized form of various Ashkenazic Jewish cognates, including Weber and Weberman.

Possible Related Names

Weaver

Webber

Webster

Sources (3)

James Webb in household of John Disbro, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
James Webb, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
James Webb in household of Edward Webb, "England and Wales Census, 1851"

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