William Attwater (1833 - 1885)

Born 1833 in Itchingfield, Horsham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Mercy (Walder) Attwater — married 1861 (to 1868) in Cuckfield, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Emma (Wickham) Attwater — married 1872 in Saint Nicholas, Brighton, Sussex, England

Descendants

Died 1885 at about age 52 in Steyning, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

William was born in Itchingfield, Horsham Sussex in 1833. (no birth or christening record seen - info taken from census and other records). He is the son of John Attwater and Catherine Charman.

Census info shows that William worked as a manager of a corn business for a time.

William married twice during his life. His first wife was Mercy Walder, who he married in 1861. They had 3 children together, but Mercy passed away at the young age of 28 in 1868, possibly from complications of childbirth, as their last child was born the same year. William remarried in 1872 to Emma Wickham, who had appeared with him in the 1871 Census, at which time she was working as a servant. William and Emma would have 5 children.

William passed away in Steyning Sussex in 1885 at about age 52.

Sources

• "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7SX-1L1 : 13 December 2017), William Attwater in household of John Attwater, Horsham, Sussex, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG8W-DR8 : 20 October 2017), William Attwaters in household of John Hills, Horsham, Sussex, England; citing Horsham, Sussex, England, p. 21, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DW7-F8Z : 13 December 2014), William Attwater, 1861; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1861, quarter 1, vol. 2B, p. 172, Cuckfield, Sussex, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

• "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFD3-B4X : 12 December 2017), William Attwater, 1871.

• "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N6KM-F61 : 10 February 2018), William Attwater and Emma Wickham, 1872; citing Saint Nicholas, Brighton, Sussex, England, reference 2:SBZKPG, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,067,169.

• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q274-WR57 : 11 December 2017), William Attwater, Hove, Sussex, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 14, Piece/Folio 1099/10, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,522.

• "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2J6S-XWC : 31 December 2014), William Attwater, 1885; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Steyning, Sussex, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.