Dave's Family History

Thomas WEBSTER

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Name Thomas WEBSTER Birth Between Jan 1883 and Mar 1883 Bank End, Cumberland, England [1, 2]
- Note that despite his marriage cert crediting with middle initial 'H', this is not shown in his birth entry.
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Gender Male Census 5 Apr 1891 Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England [1]
Age: 8y Address: 98 Steel Street - Relation to Head of House: Son
Scholar
Census 31 Mar 1901 Askham in Furness, Lancashire, England [3]
Age: 18y Address: 98 Steel Street - Bricklayer's Labourer
Census 19 Jun 1921 Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England [4]
Age: 38y 5m Address: 1 Harris Street - Relation to Head of House: Son
Blastfurnace Man - Barrow Iron & Steel Co. - Out of Work
Number of Children (under 16) by age:- (3) 6, 10, 14
With his parents.
And 2 of his children
Wife is not with him - stayed in Canada?
Ancestor Count 23 Descendant Count 14 Reference Number B 1071a _UID 30C42CC9C15846E9B52C9C10CEE2705331BF Death 31 Dec 1967 Windsor, Ontario, Canada [5]
Age: 84y - Fact Flags: Preferred
Person ID I1931 Dave Last Modified 12 Jul 2025
Father Francis WEBSTER, b. Between Apr 1860 and Jun 1860, Flookborough, Cartmel, Cumberland, England Mother Ann SHERWEN, b. 17 Jul 1862, Egremont, Cumberland, England Marriage 4 Sep 1882 St Bees, Cumberland, England [6, 7]
Address: Both living at Bank End - He is a husbandman
No father is given for Ann
Family ID F606 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Bertha Ann DENNEY, b. 26 Feb 1883, York, Yorkshire, England d. 21 Jun 1923, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
(Age 40 years)
Marriage 17 Feb 1902 Ulverston, Lancashire, England [8]
Notes - According to Hazel Bell Thomas & Bertha emigrated to Canada after Francis & Thomas were born.
Children 1. William WEBSTER 2. Francis WEBSTER, b. Between Oct 1902 and Dec 1902, Askham in Furness, Lancashire, England d. 1952 (Age 49 years)
3. Thomas Henry WEBSTER, b. 19 Dec 1904, Askham in Furness, Lancashire, England d. 8 Sep 1959, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
(Age 54 years)
4. Bertha Agnes WEBSTER, b. 4 Aug 1906, Waterville, Montreal, Quebec, Canada d. 14 Feb 1978, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
(Age 71 years)
5. Beatrice Helen WEBSTER, b. 15 Sep 1910, Welland, Ontario, Canada d. 4 Mar 1996, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
(Age 85 years)
6. Ralph WEBSTER, b. 28 Sep 1914, Welland, Ontario, Canada d. 8 Apr 2009, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
(Age 94 years)
Family ID F609 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 28 Jan 2022
- Note that despite his marriage cert crediting with middle initial 'H', this is not shown in his birth entry.
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Sources - [S839] 1891 Census - RG 12/3479 F20 P33 - Webster, Francis, 11 Apr 2010.
- [S3242] BMD - Birth Index, 24 Nov 2016, 1883 JFM Whitehaven 10B 642.
GRO Checked - [S4155] 1901 Census RG 13-4007 F66 P39 - Webster, Francis, 2 Feb 2022.
- [S4068] 1921 Census RG15-20915-0279 - Webster, Francis, 26 Oct 2022.
- [S3949] Death Notice - Webster, Thomas, 17 Jan 2022.
- [S836] Marriage Cert - Sherwin, Ann, 18 Oct 2014.
- [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 10 Apr 2010, 1882 JAS Whitehaven 10B 829.
Details received from Hazel Bell (nee Daniel) - [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 11 Apr 2010, 1902 JFM Ulverston 8E 1203.
Hazel Bell told me who the bride was.
Note that the marriage entry credits him as Thomas H but there is no H on his birth index.
Bride is indexed as Denny ( no second e)
- [S839] 1891 Census - RG 12/3479 F20 P33 - Webster, Francis, 11 Apr 2010.