He may not have been baptised. Baptism rates started dropping when civil registration started. On 13/04/2011 11:39, Jill Muir wrote: > 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 > > _____________________________________________ > > 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 >

Yes of course Paul, that too is quite possible. Thanks for that. Sorry for delay not been here. Jill -----Original Message----- From: oxfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:oxfordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Paul Irving Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2011 10:23 AM To: oxfordshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [OXF] WEBB Frederick of Southmoor born 1887 He may not have been baptised. Baptism rates started dropping when civil registration started. On 13/04/2011 11:39, Jill Muir wrote: > 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 > > _____________________________________________ > > 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 > _____________________________________________ 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