Charles Webster was the second child of John Webster & Frances Hoare born March 27th, 1796 at Burnham.
Charles married Elizabeth Wentworth? (ref Esther Byrt) & they had 4 children.
The known children of Charles Webster & Elizabeth Wentworth were:
2.1 Charles Wentworth Webster born c1822, died May 15th, 1847 at Coombe, Devon
2.2 Emma Wentworth Webster
born c1826 at Uxbridge, Middlesex, died July-September 1853 at Bradford, Yorks
2.3 Wentworth Webster born 1829
at Uxbridge, Middlesex, died April 2nd, 1907 at Sare, Lower Pyrenees.
2.4 Elizabeth Hopper Webster born c1834 at Middlesex, died July-September 1850 at Uxbridge
NB A biography of Wentworth Webster [we.2.3] notes that he was the fifth of 9 children! The search for his missing siblings continues!
In the 1841 census Charles was living at High St, Hillingdon, Uxbridge & was listed as a grocer. He appears to have been widowed by this time as Elizabeth was no longer with him. He had a house keeper Harriet Warrington (50) who was a beneficiary in the will of Charles’s son Charles Wentworth Webster written in 1845. Also included on the census was a 7 year old child – Elizabeth Webster, presumably Charles’s daughter, since son Charles Wentworth mentioned his sister, Elizabeth Hopper Webster, in his will. There were a number of grocer’s assistants living with them.
Charles remarried on November 14th, 1843 at Saint Nicholas Church, Brighton. His new wife was Caroline Bourn who was born c1808 at Gainsborough, Lincoln, but not christened until July 22nd, 1825 at Gainsborough, the daughter of William & Elizabeth Bourn. She was 1 of 12 children, all of whom had christening dates in 1824/25 according to the IGI. Caroline’s sister, Sarah Foster Bourn, was a witness of the will of Charles Wentworth Webster written in 1845 at Uxbridge. Sarah Bourn was principal of a ladies school in Brighton at the time of the 1851 census.
Caroline & Charles in 1851 were living at High St, Uxbridge, Middlesex where Charles was a tea dealer & tallow chandler employing 11 men. Wentworth (22), was at home from Lincoln College, Oxford & Charles & Caroline now had a son Alfred (5) & 9 month old Fanny. Living with them were 3 grocers & 3 servants.
By 1861 Charles & Caroline were living at Warren Farm, Uxbridge Common, Hillingdon where Charles was a farmer of 450 acres on 2 farms employing 21 men & 5 boys. Still at home were children Alfred & Fanny. With them at the time of the census was nephew Robert A Gardner (10) & grandson Henry Wentworth Gurney (13). Henry was the son of Charles & Elizabeth’s daughter Emma Wentworth Webster who had married John Gurney.
Charles & Caroline were still at Warren Farm in 1871. Daughter Fanny was still at home & with them at the time of the census was granddaughter Agnes Ellen Gurney (19), another child of daughter Emma. There were a number of domestic & farm servants & a groom living with them.
By 1881 Charles had retired & he & Caroline were living at 26 St Andrews, Hillingdon with a housekeeper, servant & a groom.
Charles died on August 19th, 1881 at Uxbridge, aged 84.
Caroline died in April-June 1888, aged 80, the death being registered at Tunbridge.
The children of Charles Webster & Caroline Bourn were:
2 .5 Alfred Webster born Oct-December
1845 at Uxbridge
2 .6 Fanny Caroline Webster
born c1850 at Uxbridge