Elizabeth Compton Webster was the first child of William Webster & Elizabeth Winder christened December 15th, 1850 at Burnham, Bucks.
In 1851 Elizabeth was living at High St, Burnham with her parents & her father was described as a corn dealer & seedsman, & farmer holding 130 acres.
In 1861 she was living with her parents & sisters at Dorney Wood Farm.
Elizabeth married Maurice Bayley on February 20th, 1872 at Burnham, Bucks who was a farmer in the 1871 census at Dartford, Kent. Maurice was born April 30th, 1843 at Britwell Farm, Burnham, the son of Elizabeth Frances Kemshead & William Bayley, a farmer of 640 acres.
In 1881 Maurice & Elizabeth were living at Court Lodge Farm, Sutton-at-Hone, Kent. Maurice was a farmer of 900 acres employing 11 men & 10 boys. They had 5 children – Maurice William (7), Maud Elizabeth (5), Ethel May (4), Arthur J (2) & Reginald Francis G (10 months). Living with them was Maurice’s elder sister Frances Smith who was now widowed. The family had a governess & 2 servants.
In 1891 Maurice & Elizabeth were living at Middle Park House, Eltham, London & still described as a farmer. He & Elizabeth now had 6 children at home – Maud (15), Ethel (14), Arthur (12), Reginald (10), Violet Mary (9) & Gerald Norman (4). They had a governess, a housemaid & a general servant.
They were still living at Middle Park Farm, Eltham in 1901 & Maurice was described as a dairy farmer. Helping him on the farm were sons Maurice & Arthur. Also at home was Ethel, Reginald, a student, Violet & Gerald. Elizabeth’s sister Madeline Webster (31) was visiting, as was Daisy W Stepney, a 23 year old medical student.
Maurice & Elizabeth continued to live at Middle Park Farm & Maurice was still a dairy farmer in 1911. They had 3 children at home at this time – Maud Elizabeth, Arthur John who was helping on the farm & Violet Mary who had married Charles Richard J Harrison in 1907. Elizabeth's younger sister, Alice Marion Bradford (51) was also with them at the time of the census, & was described as married & a maternity nurse. Maurice & Elizabeth had 2 domestic servants.
Maurice died in 1918 aged 75.
The children of Elizabeth Compton Webster & Maurice Bayley were:
we.12.1.1 Maurice William Bayley born Jan-March 1874 at Sutton-at-Hone, Kent
we.12.1.2 Maud Elizabeth Bayley born Oct-Dec 1875 at Sutton-at-Hone, Kent
we.12.1.3 Ethel May Bayley born Jan-March 1877 at Sutton-at-Hone, Kent
we.12.1.4 Arthur J Bayley born c1879 at Sutton-at-Hone, Kent
we.12.1.5 Reginald Francis G Bayley born April-June 1880 at Sutton-at-Hone,
Kent
we.12.1.6 Violet Mary Bayley born Jan-March 1882 at Sutton-at-Hone, Kent
we.12.1.7 Gerald Norman Bayley born April-June 1887 at Eltham, Kent