William R. Webber
Born 5 December 1806
Died 1 February 1888
Active: 1851 - 1881
Country of birth and death: England
Wood carver
Born at West Teignmouth, Exeter, Devon. Little is known of his life and work. However he was the father of the sculptor William John Seward Webber who trained in Exeter and at the Royal Academy Schools. W.J.S. Webber moved to Harrogate in 1888 and remained working there until his death in 1919. After his death Hadassah Webber, his widow, lived with her son, W.J.S. Webber, in Harrogate.
Locations
Address 12 James Street Plymouth | View on map
1851
Address Emigrants' Depot Newport Street Exeter | View on map
1861 (Circa)
Address Fore Street Bodmin | View on map
1881
Descriptions of Practice
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851
'Carver'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
'Depot Master'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
'Gothic Carver'
Sources
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851
2005
Class: HO107; Piece: 1878; Folio: 484; Page: 14; GSU roll: 221026
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
2005
RG09 piece 1446 folio 54 page 21
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
2004
Class: RG11; Piece: 2291; Folio: 81; Page: 18; GSU roll: 1341550
England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915
2006
Possible reference: Name: William Webber
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1805
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1881
Age at Death: 76
Registration District: Exeter
Inferred County: Devonshire
Volume: 5b
Page: 58 OR Name: William Webber
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1805
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1886
Age at Death: 81
Registration District: Honiton
Inferred County: Devonshire
Volume: 5b
Page: 26
England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1970
2013
Name: William Webber
Birth Date: 5 Nov 1806
Event Type: Baptism
Father: William Webber
Mother: Maria Webber
Baptism Date: 21 Dec 1806
Baptism Place: Exeter, Devon, England
Denomination: Independent
The National Archives; Kew, England; General Register Office: Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non-parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857; Class: RG 4; Piece: 1205; Exeter, Castle Street (Independent), 1798-1817
Citing this record
'William R. Webber', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=ann_1383652067, accessed 09 Jun 2023]
