Brief Life History of William
When William Webster was born on 15 November 1816, in Offley, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Webster, was 36 and his mother, Mary Bent, was 21. He married Hannah Day on 14 October 1837, in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Davis, Utah, United States in 1860. He died on 14 July 1894, in Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Kaysville City Cemetery, Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States.
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- William Webster, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- William Webster, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
- William Webster, "Find A Grave Index"
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Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: occupational name for a weaver, from Middle English webbester ‘weaver’ (Old English webbestre ‘female weaver’). By the time of surname formation, the gender distinction of the -stre suffix had almost completely disappeared. Compare Webb , Webber , and Weaver .
History: The name Webster was brought to North America from England independently by several different bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. One John Webster settled in Ipswich, MA, in 1635; another John Webster (died 1661), ancestor of the lexicographer Noah Webster, emigrated to Cambridge, MA, c. 1631 and later became one of the founders of the colony of CT, of which he was appointed governor in 1656. Daniel Webster (1782–1852), politician and orator, was born in Salisbury, NH, a descendant of Thomas Webster, a prominent 17th-century citizen of Ipswich, MA, whose family had settled there around 1635, while he was still a child.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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