John Gosney Webb (1815–1887) • FamilySearch

John Gosney Webb

1815–1887 (Age 72)
Crewkerne, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

The Life of John Gosney

When John Gosney Webb was born on 28 July 1815, in Crewkerne, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Webb, was 28 and his mother, Mary Gosney, was 26. He married Harriet in 1838, in Crewkerne, Somerset, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He died in October 1887, in Chard, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 72.

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Spouse & Children

Parents & Siblings

John Gosney Webb

1815–1887

Harriet

1821–

Marriage: 1838

Joseph Webb

1836–1837

Eleanor Webb

1843–

Harriet Webb

1854–

Caroline Webb

1857–

Joseph Webb

1837–1881

George Webb

1840–1879

Elizabeth Ann Webb

1845–1917

Mary A Webb

1847–

James Webb

1849–

Susan Webb

1851–

Spouse & Children

John Gosney Webb

Male1815–1887Male

Harriet
Female1821–Female

MARRIAGE
1838
Crewkerne, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

children

(10)

Male1836–1837Male

Male1837–1881Male

Male1840–1879Male

Female1843–Female

Female1845–1917Female

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Parents & Siblings

William Webb
Male1787–1837Male
Mary Gosney
Female1789–1855Female

siblings

(10)

Anne Webb

Female1812–1819Female

Male1815–1887Male

Female1818–Female

Male1820–1823Male

Male1821–Male

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World Events (6)

1823

Age 8

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor

Age 18

The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.

1843

Age 28

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

Name Meaning

Webb

John

Gosney

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)

John Webb, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
John Webb, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
John Webb, "England and Wales Census, 1861"

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