Corporal William Webb^[1]

1820 - 1898  (78 years)

• Name	William Webb
  Prefix	Corporal
  Born	1820	, England   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1871	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Labourer
  Occupation	1881	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Engine Driver
  Residence	1881	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	C. Methodist
  Occupation	1891	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Stationary Engineer
  Residence	1891	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Anglican
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-125710
  Died	22 Dec 1898	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I125710	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Family	Sarah Byng,   b. 1829, Bermuda. West Indies ,   d. 11 Aug 1899  (Age 70 years)
  Children	1. George Webb,   b. 1857, , England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. William James Webb,   b. 2 Apr 1861, , England ,   d. 7 Jul 1945, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)   3. Agnes Webb,   b. 1863, , England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Walter Webb,   b. 1864, , England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Agnes Elizabeth Webb,   b. 23 Jun 1865, , England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. James Webb,   b. 30 Aug 1867, , England ,   d. 5 Oct 1939, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)   7. Edith Webb,   b. 1871, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Alexander C. Webb,   b. 18 Jun 1871, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Ethel Webb,   b. 1874, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Margaret E. Webb,   b. 11 Dec 1874, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Apr 1950  (Age 75 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F37360	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  "Funeral of a Soldier" The funeral of the late Mr. William Webb took place on Saturday afternoon and was largely attended, many old friends and acquaintances being present, besides a number of members of the Salvation Army, with which the deceased had for several years been associated. an escort of sixteen men and four officers was furnished by the 29th Battalion, as a mark of respect from the local militia to the departed veteran. Although the day was intensely cold, overcoats were discarded and the men wore sidearms only. As the cortege was on its way to the cemetery, crowds of people thronged the streets; and many a sympathetic word was spoken in regret for the death of the kindly old gentleman whose face and stalwart figure had been so long and favorably known in public, and whose name has always been associated with the great victories of Alma and Inkerman. Rev. Mr. Kettlewell led in prayer at the house and officiated at the grave. Among the pallbearers were Mr. C. Bateman, and old member of the 60th Rifles, and Mr. John Boyd, who served 22 years in the 92nd Gordon Highlanders under General Roberts in the Afghan campaign in 1878, and a long list of other famous battles up to the time of the Boer War in 1881. Galt Reporter 29 Dec 1898

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012182-83. William Webb, 22, occ. Lawyer, b. England, res. New Hamburg, son of William and Sarah, married Lizzie Frank, 19, b. Canada, res. Chicopee, daughter of Mathias and Sophia, 30 June, 1883 at Berlin [S250] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1871, Page 3. [S251] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1881, New Hamburg 1881 Page 6. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Section 2 Page 16. [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link . N] Corp. Wm. WEBB/ late of her majesty's/ 2oth Reg't/ died Dec. 22, 1898/ In his 79th year/ his wife/ Sarah died Aug. 11, 1899/ in her 79th year/

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1820 - , England Occupation - Labourer - 1871 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Engine Driver - 1881 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - C. Methodist - 1881 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Stationary Engineer - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Anglican - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 22 Dec 1898 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth