Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry

William Webster

      Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 2 May 1830 - Wester Shieldhill, Polmont, Stirling, Scotland ¹⁶¹³ ^,4043 ^,4044 Christening: Death: 8 May 1860 - Slamannan, Stirling, Scotland ( at age 30) ¹⁶¹³ ^,8390 Burial: After 8 May 1860 - Slamannan, Stirling, Scotland ²¹¹ ^,8390 Cause of Death: Heart Disease upwards of 4 months ⁸³⁹⁰

Events

• Occupation: Cabinet Maker, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

• Census: Barleyside, 1841, Falkirk, Stirling, Scotland. (Household Member)

• Residence: Age: 10, 1841, Falkirk, Stirling, Scotland.

• Census: Living with wife Christian and brother William, 1851, Jawcraig, Slamannan, Stirling, Scotland. (Household Member)

• Residence: Age: 20; Relation to Head of House: Brother (John), 1851, Falkirk, Stirling, Scotland.

• Occupation: Coal Miner, 30 Dec 1855, New Craig, Slamanan, Stirling, Scotland.

• Occupation: Coal Miner / Shale Miner, 1858, Polmont, Stirling, Scotland.

Parents

         Father: William Webster ⁵⁸^,168
         Mother: Mary Laing ¹⁶⁸^,4079

Spouses and Children

1. *Alison Mitchell Dalrymple ⁵⁸^,168^,1231^,1232^,1233^,1234^,1235^,1236 
       Marriage: 22 Feb 1851 - Slamannan, Stirling, Scotland ¹⁶¹³
Marriage Notes 



201121:

It should be noted that although there are many instances where this marriage is presumed to have taken place (e.g. Alison's subsequent marriage to William Aitken, the death record of Alison and some of the children attributed to William, etc.) there is no record of the marriage either in the civil or church registers available on Scotland's People. Nor is there any indication of birth records for the first children, including William and Hugh. It seems to lead to the conclusion that they never actually married or if they did so it was after having had several children out of wedlock.

       Children:
                1. William Webster
                2. Hugh Webster
                3. John Webster
                4. Helen McLay Webster
                5. Mary Laing Webster
                6. Thomas Webster

Notes

General:

110906:

There are problems with the date of death because several children were supposed to have been born well after this date. Needs to be researched.

220910:

I discovered that Alison was living with her family of 6 children at the home of her brother Robert and his family in the 1861 Census. This would seem to indicate that her husband was dead at the time.

201121:

I have reason to doubt that William Webster and Alison Dalrymple were ever legally married. Scotland's People holds all existing civil and church records of Births, Marriages and Deaths and there is no sign of a marriage record for them. What is more, there is no sign of a birth record for the first three of their children. William Webster is mentioned as the father on the birth records of the next three children, but though he is said to have been the informant for the birth of one of one of them, the record shows that he was "not present". After his death, Alison went on to have four more children all of whom were registered as illegitimate births. She reverted to her maiden name for these four birth registrations so the children were referred to by that name and only later did she adopt the name of the deceased partner even though he clearly was not the father of those children.

No family lore has come down to explain these anomalies. It seems like the kind of thing that the family would have wanted to cover up.

William Webster

      Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 6 Nov 1804 - Larbert, Stirling, Scotland ⁹⁷⁹ Christening: After 6 Nov 1804 - Larbert, Stirling, Scotland ⁹⁷⁹ Death: 8 Mar 1863 - Jawcraig, Slamannan, Stirling, Scotland ( at age 58) ⁸³⁹¹ Burial: Cause of Death:

Events

• Alt. Birth: Cir 1804, Larbert, Stirling, Scotland.

• Alt. Christening: 4 Nov 1804, Larbert, Stirling, Scotland.

• Census: Barleyside, 1841, Falkirk, Stirling, Scotland. 1841 Scotland Census
Name
William Webster

Age
35

Estimated Birth Year
abt 1806

Gender
Male

Where born
Stirlingshire, Scotland

Civil parish
Falkirk

County
Stirlingshire

Address
Village Barleyside

Occupation
Coal M

Parish Number
479

Household Members

Name

Age

William Webster 35
Mary Webster 35
John Webster 14
James Webster 12
William Webster 10
Archbald Webster 8
Robert Webster 4
David Webster 2
N K 3 Weeks.

• Alt. Death: Between 1851 and 1895, Jawcraig, Slamannan, Stirling, Scotland.

• Census: Jawcraig Row, 1851, Falkirk, Stirling, Scotland. From Ancestry.com

William Webster
in the 1851 Scotland Census
Name:William Webster
Age:46
Estimated birth year:abt 1805
Relationship:Head
Spouse:Mary Webster
Gender:Male
Where born:Larbert, Stirling
Parish Number:479
Civil Parish:Falkirk
Phillimore Ecclesiastical Parish Maps:
View related Ecclesiastical Parish
County:Stirlingshire
Address:Jawcraigrow
Occupation:Coal Miner
ED:6B
Page:14
Household schedule number:49
Line:7
Roll:CSSCT1851_100
Household Members:
NameAge
William Webster46
Mary Webster51
Archibald Webster19
Robert Webster14
David Webster12
Richard Webster7

And from FindMyPast:

Record Transcription:
1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Jawcraig Row, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Members that resided in the household at the time of the census.
First name(s)Last nameRelationshipMarital statusSexAgeBirth yearOccupationBirth place
WilliamWebsterHeadMarriedMale461805Coal MinerLarbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland
MaryWebsterWifeMarriedFemale511800-Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
ArchibaldWebsterSonUnmarriedMale191832Coal MinerPolmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
RobertWebsterSonUnmarriedMale141837Coal MinerOld Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
DavidWebsterSonUnmarriedMale121839Coal MinerFalkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
RichardWebsterSon-Male71844-Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
William Webster's Census Details
Details taken from the original census record.
First name(s)William
Last nameWebster
RelationshipHead
Marital statusMarried
SexMale
Age46
Birth year1805
OccupationCoal Miner
Birth placeScotland
Birth townLarbert
Birth town as transcribedLarbert
Birth countyStirlingshire
Birth county as transcribedStirling
House nameJawcraig Row
StreetJawcraig Row
Town-
ParishFalkirk
City-
CountyStirlingshire
Hamlet-
Parliamentary borough-
Municipal ward-
Registration district-
Archive reference-
Piece number-
Folio-
Page-
Record set1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census
CategoryCensus, Land & Substitutes
SubcategoryCensus
Collections fromGreat Britain, Scotland
© brightsolid online publishing ltd
.

• Occupation: Coal Miner, 1851-1863, Falkirk, Stirling, Scotland.

• Census: 3 Jawcraig Rd., 1861, Falkirk, Stirling, Scotland. The family of William Webster and Mary Leishman, including Robert Webster (24), Richard Webster (17) and Lillias Leishman (16). Living at 3 Jawcraig Road, Falkirk Landward, Stirling.

From FindMyPast:

Record Transcription:
1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Jawcraig South Row, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household Members
Members that resided in the household at the time of the census.
First name(s)Last nameRelationshipMarital statusSexAgeBirth yearOccupationBirth place
WilliamWebsterHeadMarriedMale561805Coal MinerLarbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland
MaryWebsterWifeMarriedFemale611800Coal Miners WifePolmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
RobertWebsterSonUnmarriedMale241837Coal MinerOld Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
RichardWebsterSonUnmarriedMale171844Coal MinerFalkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
LilliasLeishmanVisitorUnmarriedFemale161845General ServantLarbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland
William Webster's Census Details
Details taken from the original census record.
First name(s)William
Last nameWebster
RelationshipHead
Marital statusMarried
SexMale
Age56
Birth year1805
OccupationCoal Miner
Birth townLarbert
Birth town as transcribedLARBERT
Birth countyStirlingshire
Birth county as transcribedSTIRLINGSHIRE
Birth place (other)Scotland
Birth place other as transcribed-
House nameJawcraig South Row
Street-
ParishFalkirk
City or borough-
CountyStirlingshire
CountryScotland
Municipal ward-
Parliamentary borough-
Registration districtFalkirk
Enumeration district12
Archive reference-
Piece number-
Folio-
Page-
Family member last nameWebster, Leishman
Family member first name(s)William, Richard, Robert, Lillias, Mary
Record set1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census
CategoryCensus, Land & Substitutes
SubcategoryCensus
Collections fromGreat Britain, Scotland
© Findmypast.

Parents

         Father: John Webster ⁵⁸^,109
         Mother: Euphemia Clubb ³⁵²¹^,3522

Spouses and Children

1. Mary Leishman ⁶²⁰⁵ 
       Marriage: 

2. *Mary Laing ¹⁶⁸^,4079 
       Marriage: 30 Jul 1825 - Polmont, Stirling, Scotland ¹⁰⁹^,1613
       Children:
                1. John Webster
                2. James Webster
                3. William Webster
                4. Archibald Webster
                5. Isabella Webster
                6. Robert Webster
                7. David Webster
                8. Webster
                9. Richard Webster

Notes

General:

230910: Only the four youngest boys were at home for the 1851 census. Isabella may have been in service elsewhere at the time and the older children were already on their own presumably, including William Jr.

160117:
On his death certificate it shows his wife's name as Mary Leishman, not Mary Laing. Apparently after Mary Laing died sometime prior to her son William's death in 1860, William senior remarried a woman named Mary Leishman. I never knew this before and neither did Aunt Jean.

In the 1841 census a child had just been born who bore no name. This child did not appear on the 1851 census and hence most likely died an infant, possibly never named.

William Webster

      Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 1851 - Slamannan, Stirling, Scotland ⁴⁶⁰⁴ Christening: Death: 21 Oct 1926 - Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland ( at age 75) ⁵⁰⁸⁶ Burial: After 21 Oct 1926 - Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland ¹⁶¹³ ^,4604 ^,5086 Cause of Death:

Events

• Alt. Birth: 1850, Larbert, Stirling, Scotland.

• Alt. Birth: Cir 1850, Slamannan, Stirling, Scotland.

• Census: Noted to be "formerly miners wife"; Wester Shieldhill, 1861, Polmont, Stirling, Scotland. (Household Member)

• Census: Bells Rows, 1871, Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland. (Household Member)

• Census: Bells Rows, 1871, Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland.

• Occupation: Coal Miner, 1871, Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland.

• Residence: Age: 20; Relationship: Son, 1871, Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland.

• Occupation: Miner, 26 Dec 1871, Kirkliston, Midlothian, Scotland.

• Residence: 26 Dec 1871, Broxburn, Midlothian, Scotland.

• Census: 31 Greendyke Rd., 1881, Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland.

• Occupation: Shale Miner, 1881, Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland.

• Census: East End, 1891, Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland.

• Occupation: Shale Miner, 1891, Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland.

• Census: Old Town, East End, 1901, Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland. 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Old Town East End, Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
William Webster Head Married Male 49 1852 Shale Miner Stirlingshire, Scotland
Isabella Webster Wife Married Female 53 1848 - Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland
Thomas Webster Son Single Male 16 1885 Shale Miner Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland
Wilson Webster Daughter - Female 12 1889 Scholar Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland
William Webster Son - Male 10 1891 Scholar Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland
Robert Webster Son - Male 7 1894 Scholar Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland
Census details
Other household member first name(s) William, Isabella, Thomas, Wilison, Robert
Other household member last name Webster
First name(s) William
Last name Webster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Gender Male
Age 49
Birth year 1852
Occupation Shale Miner
Birth town -
Birth town as transcribed SLAMANAN
Birth county Stirlingshire
Birth county as transcribed STIRLING
Birth place Scotland
Birth place other as transcribed -
Street -
Town -
Parish Uphall
City -
Country Scotland
County Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)
Municipal ward -
Registration district Uphall
Archive reference RG13
Piece number -
Folio -
Page -
Record set 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Category Census, Land & Substitutes
Subcategory Census
Collections from United Kingdom, Scotland
(c) brightsolid online publishing ltd
.

• Occupation: Shale Miner, 1901, Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland.

• Alt. Death: 21 Oct 1926, Scotland.

Parents

Father: William Webster ⁵⁸ ^,168 ^,4037 ^,4043 ^,4044 Mother: Alison Mitchell Dalrymple ⁵⁸ ^,168 ^,1231 ^,1232 ^,1233 ^,1234 ^,1235 ^,1236

Spouses and Children

1. *Isabella Gunn ¹³²⁰ Marriage: 26 Dec 1871 - Kirkliston, Midlothian, Scotland ⁴⁰³⁶
Marriage Events
• Alt. Marriage: 20 Dec 1871, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
• Minister/Priest: J. R. Liddell, Minister, Church of Scotland, 26 Dec 1871, Kirkliston, Midlothian, Scotland.
• Witnesses: Hugh Webster & Sarah Collins, 26 Dec 1871, Kirkliston, Midlothian, Scotland. Children: 1. Elizabeth Webster 2. William Webster 3. James Webster 4. Isabella Webster 5. Hugh Webster 6. John Webster 7. Alexander Webster 8. Thomas Webster 9. George Webster 10. Allison Webster 11. William Webster 12. Robert Anderson Webster

Notes
General:

201121:

Note that there is no civil or church record of the birth of this person. Together with other anomalies in regard to the regularity of the relationship between his supposed parents, it seems likely that they never actually married and thus the births of most of their children were never registered.

William Webster

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 7 Nov 1852 - Slamannan, Stirling, Scotland ⁴¹⁶¹ Christening: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: James Webster ¹⁶⁸ ^,1613 Mother: Isabella Gardner ⁴¹⁶¹

William Webster

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 1 Dec 1844 - Falkirk, Stirling, Scotland ⁴²⁸⁴ ^,4285 Christening: 12 Jan 1845 - Falkirk, Stirling, Scotland ⁴²⁸⁵ Death: 3 Mar 1893 - Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland ( at age 48) ⁴²⁸⁴ ^,4285 Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Census: 1861 Scotland Census Archibald Webster widower, 1861, Croshall, Polmont, Stirling, Scotland. (Household Member)
• Occupation: Coal Miner, 1861, Croshall, Polmont, Stirling, Scotland.

Parents

Father: Archibald Webster ¹²⁰² ^,1613 Mother: Mary Forbes ⁴²⁸⁵

William Webster

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 20 Apr 1910 - Polmont, Stirling, Scotland ⁴¹⁶¹ Christening: Death: 19 Jul 1984 - Seaford, Lewes, Sussex, England ( at age 74) ⁴¹⁶¹ Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Occupation: Policeman, then publican (Punch Tavern, Fleet St. and White Horse, West London), After 1940, London, Greater London, England.

Parents

Father: David Webster ⁴¹⁶¹ Mother: Bessie Mitchell ⁴¹⁶¹

Spouses and Children

1. *Zena Joyce Denial ⁴¹⁶¹ Marriage: Children: 1. Living

Rebecca Mary Weeden

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: 1846 - Wallasey, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England ⁷¹⁵² Christening: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children

1. *John Ines Mould ²⁸⁷ Marriage: Children: 1. Walter Frederick Mould

Eliza Weekes

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: Est 1775 Christening: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: Thomas Weekes ¹²⁹⁷ Mother: Sarah Adams ¹²⁹⁷

Spouses and Children

1. *Thomas Henry Pope ¹²⁹⁷ Marriage: Children: 1. Pope

Frederick Weekes

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Est 1835 Christening: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: Nicholas Weekes ¹²⁹⁷ Mother: Margaret Fitzgibbon ¹²⁹⁷

Spouses and Children

1. *Rose Ann Milverton ¹²⁹⁷ Marriage: Children: 1. Gladys Weekes

Gladys Weekes

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1860 Christening: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: Frederick Weekes ¹²⁹⁷ Mother: Rose Ann Milverton ¹²⁹⁷

Spouses and Children

1. *Charles Vincent Ryan ¹²⁹⁷ Marriage: Children: 1. Gladys Ryan

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