William Webster
Born 1821
Died 11 June 1885
Active: 1851 - 1885
Country of birth and death: England
Coin and medal dealer
Born at Portsea, Hampshire. He ran a successful coin and medal business from Russell Street and then Henrietta Street in Covent Garden, London.
This entry includes information supplied by Mike Webster, great great grandson of William Webster.
Wealth at death: £2,977 14s. 1d.
Probate date: 12 August 1885
Personal and Professional Connections
Collaborated with William Joseph Taylor
Forrer notes that Webster issued a 'Numismatic Token in brass' that was 'by' (designed/produced by) Taylor. See Forrer, vol. 6, (1916), p. 406.
Descriptions of Practice
Listed in Biographical Dictionary of Medallists, Coin, Gem, and Seal-Engravers, Mint Masters, &c., Ancient and Modern with References to their Works, B.C. 500 - A.D. 1900, Volume VI, 1916 Biographical Dictionary of Medallists
Listed as a dealer in coins and medals. The nephew of William Till (coin dealer), and father of William J. Webster 'a well-known and competent authority on coins'. Forrer states that he did 'not know that William Webster ever issued any medals, except his Numismatic Token in brass (by W. J. Taylor) and Numismatic Medals (struck in silver, copper and white metal), at 16 Russell St., then at 6 Henrietta St. Garden'. See Forrer, vol. 6, (1916), p. 406.
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851
'Numismatist'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
'Numismatist'
Sources
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851
2005
Class: HO107; Piece: 1511; Folio: 116; Page: 20; GSU roll: 87845
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
2004
Class: RG11; Piece: 325; Folio: 37; Page: 6; GSU roll: 1341070
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
2010
Name: William Webster
Probate Date: 12 Aug 1885
Death Date: 11 Jun 1885
Death Place: Middlesex, England
Registry: Principal Registry
Citing this record
'William Webster', 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=msib4_1239889328, accessed 09 Jun 2023]
