Euphemia Webster was the fourth child of John Hearne Webster & Euphemia Kay Stewart born on 21st December 1853 & christened April 20th 1854 at Belfast, Victoria, Australia.
Euphemia lived in Australia until 1854.
By 1861 she was living with the family at The Lodge, Alphington, Devon.
In 1871 she was still with her parents & family at Prospect St, Reading.
Euphemia married Charles Philbrick in July-Sept 1877 at Reading. Charles was christened February 26th, 1840 at St Giles, Reading, the son of Eliza & John Philbrick.
At the time of the 1881 census Charles & Euphemia were living at Gordon Lodge, Tilehurst Rd, Reading. Charles was a tanner & currier employing 22 men & 1 boy. They had 2 daughters – Effie Stewart (2) & Ethel Charlotte (9 months). They employed a cook, a nurse & a housemaid.
In 1891 they were living at Summersfield, Reading & Charles was still a tanner. The first 2 daughters were at home & they now also had Helen Margaret (9), Arthur Charles (5), John Webster (3) & Basil Stewart (3 months). They had 2 nurses, a cook & a housemaid.
They were still living at Summersfield, Southcote Rd in 1901 & Charles was still a tanner. Still at home were Helen & Basil & there was another son Alan Nelson (8). There was a visitor, Stewart E Brock a 26 year old banker from Bengal (probably the son of Euphemia’s sister Mary Anne who had married William Brock) & a cook, 2 housemaids & a nurse.
The children of Euphemia Webster & Charles Philbrick were:
we.4.1.1 Effie Stewart Philbrick born Oct-Dec 1878 at Reading
we.4.1.2 Ethel Charlotte Philbrick born July-Sept 1880 at Reading
we.4.1.3 Helen Margaret Philbrick born c1882 at Reading
we.4.1.4 Arthur Charles Philbrick born Oct-Dec 1885 at Reading
we.4.1.5 John Webster Philbrick born July-Sept 1887 at Reading
we.4.1.6 Basil Stewart Philbrick born Jan-March 1891 at Reading
we.4.1.7 Alan Nelson Philbrick born Oct-Dec 1892 at Reading