Joseph Wass (1819 - 1896)

Born 1819 in Stockton upon Tees, Durham, England, United Kingdom

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Died Mar 1896 at about age 77 in Stockton upon Tees, Durham, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Joseph was born in 1819 in Stockton on Tees, County Durham, England. He was the son of George Wass and Rachel Hickson.

On 6 Aug 1838 at Stockton upon Tees, he married (1) Mary Kingston. They had 4 children:

• John Kingstone Wass 1839–
• Rachel Wass 1841–
• Mary Elizabeth Wass 1843– m. George Thompson, son George
• George William Wass 1848–1877

1851 census - Stockton - Joseph is absent but his wife and 3 of his children are here. Rachel is absent, possibly died young

Mary passed away in or after 1851. In 1854 at St Thomas's, Stockton he married widow (2) Rebecca (Wren) Walker, daughter of William Wren and Mary Jackson.^[1] She had 2 children from her previous marriage. They had 5 further children:

• Joseph Wass 1855–
• Rebecca Wass 1856–1937
• Emily Wass 1859–
• Alfred Wass 1861–
• Mary Anne Wass 1865–

1861 census - Stockton, occupation pilot, with wife Rebecca and children George, Joseph, Rebecca, Emily and Alfred, along with stepchildren Catherine and William Walker.

1871 census - Stockton, occupation river pilot, with wife and children Joseph, Alfred, Mary and step-son William.

He passed away in 1896 in Stockton. His widow passed away in 1912.

Sources

1. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973"

• Familysearch: Joseph Wass

• Marriage record confirms father's name George Wass and known to be born in Stockton where George lived and died, birth year fits in with George's other children, no clash of names. Wass was not a hugely common name and Stockton was not a particularly large town. George was buried at St Thomas's, the same church where Joseph married.