According to FreeBMD there is a birth registration for a Frederick WEBB in Abingdon* Reg Dist (GRO Vol 2C Page 276) during Apr-Jun 1887. His birth certificate should be able to give you his parents' names and address to confirm (or otherwise!) whether this is your man. If his mother was from Abingdon he might well have been baptised there - have you tried the parish where she was baptised/married? Was it the marriage of William John WEBB and Mary Ann EDGINGTON in Abingdon Reg District (GRO Vol 2C Page 633) in Oct-Dec 1885? If so, their marriage cert will tell you the parish. Hope this helps Sylvie * Abingdon Reg Dist covers all the places you mentioned - and a lot more besides! See GENUKI for details. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jill Muir" <jill.muir@shottle.plus.com> To: "'Jill Muir'" <jill.muir@shottle.plus.com>; <oxfordshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 11:06 AM Subject: Re: [OXF] WEBB Frederick of Southmoor born 1887 > Forgot to add that Frederick's mother was born Abingdon, according to > the > census and the newspaper account says he to was born Abingdon, but > that may > well mean Southmoor. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jill Muir [mailto:jill.muir@shottle.plus.com] > Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 11:04 AM > To: 'oxfordshire@rootsweb.com' > Subject: WEBB Frederick of Southmoor born 1887 > > Hello Listers, > I am compiling family histories of men who fought in our local > villages, of > Kingston Bagpuize, Southmoor [Draycott Moor], and Hinton Waldrist. > This is > for an exhibition we [Local history Society] > http://www.longworth-district-history-society.org.uk/programme.htm > are holding on the 21st April. > > Currently researching the WEBB family. All the children of George > William > and Mary Ann Webb who lived at Little London, Southmoor, with the > excepting > of Frederick were baptised locally. > > I have hunted the above parishes and also Drayton, Abingdon where his > father > tells us he was born. > > Maybe I missed him? Anyhow, a Canadian newspaper report of his war > record > tells me that he was born 04 May 1887. > > Can anyone help by finding the baptism of Frederick, his father George > William Webb b, ca 1860 and George William's marriage to Mary Ann > Waller > please? > > Very many thanks. > > Jill > http://www.kingston-bagpuize.com > > >

Thank you so much Sylvie for your kind help. I have this family now, which completes our investigation into these soldiers from this one family. Yes thanks, I did have the Free BMD for Frederick but I simply cannot find his baptism.. Which is odd but maybe he was written on the back of the proverbial vicar's envelope or something, as the children either side of him are baptised. I think he may well have been baptised at Kingston Bagpuize, but we were only asked when we transcribed the PR to go to 1880 and so we stopped at that date. Frederick's parents were GEORGE WILLIAM WEBB who was born 1858 in Drayton, Abingdon, Berkshire | Free BMD Ab 2c 248. He married MARY JANE WALTERS in June Quarter 1878 Free BMD Faringdon 2c 503, daughter of WILLIAM WALTERS and JANE THATCHER. She was born Dec 1854 in Abingdon, Berkshire and the family were living near the WEBB family in Little London, which is actually Longworth but regarded as Southmoor for many years and is in fact becoming so officially shortly. Out of this family of seven children - four boys and three girls, four boys went abroad, but served this country. We know two boys fell in the 1st World War, and we cannot trace one, but we know he went 'abroad'. The other returned to Canada. Of the three girls, two died in infancy aged 1 year and 5 years and the other seemed to have survived childhood, but I cannot find anything else about her. Their parents lived on in the same cottage, until they died both aged 78 years in the 1930s - a really sad life which makes one realise how lucky we are today. Many thanks, Jill http://www.kingston-bagpuize.com -----Original Message----- From: oxfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:oxfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Sylvie Matthews Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 8:48 AM To: oxfordshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [OXF] WEBB Frederick of Southmoor born 1887 According to FreeBMD there is a birth registration for a Frederick WEBB in Abingdon* Reg Dist (GRO Vol 2C Page 276) during Apr-Jun 1887. His birth certificate should be able to give you his parents' names and address to confirm (or otherwise!) whether this is your man. If his mother was from Abingdon he might well have been baptised there - have you tried the parish where she was baptised/married? Was it the marriage of William John WEBB and Mary Ann EDGINGTON in Abingdon Reg District (GRO Vol 2C Page 633) in Oct-Dec 1885? If so, their marriage cert will tell you the parish. Hope this helps Sylvie * Abingdon Reg Dist covers all the places you mentioned - and a lot more besides! See GENUKI for details. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jill Muir" <jill.muir@shottle.plus.com> To: "'Jill Muir'" <jill.muir@shottle.plus.com>; <oxfordshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 11:06 AM Subject: Re: [OXF] WEBB Frederick of Southmoor born 1887 > Forgot to add that Frederick's mother was born Abingdon, according to > the > census and the newspaper account says he to was born Abingdon, but > that may > well mean Southmoor. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jill Muir [mailto:jill.muir@shottle.plus.com] > Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 11:04 AM > To: 'oxfordshire@rootsweb.com' > Subject: WEBB Frederick of Southmoor born 1887 > > Hello Listers, > I am compiling family histories of men who fought in our local > villages, of > Kingston Bagpuize, Southmoor [Draycott Moor], and Hinton Waldrist. > This is > for an exhibition we [Local history Society] > http://www.longworth-district-history-society.org.uk/programme.htm > are holding on the 21st April. > > Currently researching the WEBB family. All the children of George > William > and Mary Ann Webb who lived at Little London, Southmoor, with the > excepting > of Frederick were baptised locally. > > I have hunted the above parishes and also Drayton, Abingdon where his > father > tells us he was born. > > Maybe I missed him? Anyhow, a Canadian newspaper report of his war > record > tells me that he was born 04 May 1887. > > Can anyone help by finding the baptism of Frederick, his father George > William Webb b, ca 1860 and George William's marriage to Mary Ann > Waller > please? > > Very many thanks. > > Jill > http://www.kingston-bagpuize.com > > > _____________________________________________ Oxfordshire Surname Interest list - www.oxsil.org.uk Have you entered your names of interest? ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to OXFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message