Mary Emma Webster was the second child of William Webster & Elizabeth Winder christened February 5th, 1854 at Burnham, Bucks.
In 1861 she was living with her parents & sisters at Dorney Wood Farm.
At the time of the 1871 census Mary (17) was visiting wine merchant Henry Gold & family at Wooburn Common, Wooburn, Bucks.
Mary married George Webster [we.9.3] on April 30th, 1878, at Hitcham, Bucks. George, born September 21st, 1845 at Hitcham, was Mary’s cousin, the son of Richard Webster, a farmer & Mary Ann Cross.
In 1881 Mary & George were living with George’s parents at Hill Farm, Hitcham, with their 3 month old son John Richard. George was a coal merchant & farmer. Also living there was George’s older brother John (36).
They were still living at Hill Farm in 1891 with George’s father, now a widower & retired farmer. Brother John was now the farmer & George was a coal merchant. Mary & George had a daughter Kathleen Mary aged 2 but the whereabouts of son John is unknown.
By 1901 George’s father had died & John was still farming at Hill Farm. George was the head of the household however & his occupation was a brewer. Mary & George now had 3 children at home – John was an undergraduate student at Cambridge University, Kathleen, & Dorothy Eveline (9).
George & Mary had moved from Hill Farm by 1911 & were living at the Knowle, Taplow, Bucks with children John Richard, a solicitor, Kathleen Mary & Dorothy Eveline. George was described as a brewer & corn merchant. They employed a cook, house maid & kitchen maid.
It is known that George had a love of field sports & in 1914 was the tenant of a grouse moor in Alston, Cumberland.
The Knowle, Taplow, Bucks was their address at the time of death of George which occurred prior to September 1916 when son John was killed in action in France.
At the time of the death of son John in 1916, Mary was living at Rose Lawn, College Avenue, Maidenhead, Berks.
The children of Mary Emma Webster & George Webster were:
we.9.3.1 John Richard Webster
born Jan-March 1881 at Hitcham, Bucks, died September 9th, 1916 in France
we.9.3.2 Kathleen Mary Webster
born Oct-December 1888 at Hitcham, Bucks, died 1949
we.9.3.3 Dorothy Eveline Webster born Jan-March 1892 at Hitcham, Bucks