William Evans Webb (abt. 1894 - 1949)

Born about 1894 in Stutterheim [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Dorothea Catherine (Daffy) Webb — married 2 Jul 1919 in East London, Cape Province, South Africa

Died 28 Aug 1949 at about age 55 in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa

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Biography

William Evans Webb South African 1820 Settler and Descendants

He was the son of Christopher Evans and Margaret Webb<She was the daughter of Christopher Evans and Margaret Webb.^[1][2]

He married Dorothea Catherine Duffy on 2 July 1919 in East London.^[3] Birth 1894 calculated from death date and age.^[3][4]

He served in the South African Overseas Expeditionary Force - 4th SA infantry in the First World War^[5] He was a motor mechanic at the time of his attestation.^[5] At the time of death he was a reduction worker at Consolidated Main Reef Mines in Mariasburg.^[3]

He died in Johannesburg, age 45 years and 10 months, on 26 August 1949. He left his widow, Dorothea Catherine Evans-Webb.^[3]

They had one child - Maureen Shirley Evans Webb.^[3]. She married Joseph James Chapman in Durban in 1929.^[6]

Research Notes

He lost an arm at the battle of Delville Wood.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Probate Christopher Evans Webb
2. ↑ Probate Margaret Jane Webb
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4} Death Notice William Evans Webb
4. ↑ Marriage Webb-Duffy
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920, WO364; Piece: 4543A
6. ↑ Marriage Chapman - Webb
7. ↑ Noel Webb cited on 1820settlers.com