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Still looking for info on victor charles webb, my grandad, he was a widower when he married my Nan, Elsie, Mabel, Doris Dyer in the 1930's. Marriage cert say's his dads name was Thomas Henry. Does anyone know WHERE he was born on the 8th may 1891, did he have any siblings and who he was first married to?

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For ref:
Marriages Jun 1937

Dyer Elsie M D Webb Uxbridge 3a 211
Webb Victor C Dyer Uxbridge 3a 211

What was his fathers occupation, there is one in the Reading area whose father was a builder.

there is no victor charles webb listed in the births for may 1891 are you sure this is his birth date

Was his father still alive when he married, please?

Possible births if your birth date is incorrect:
Victor Charles Webb 1893 Jan-Feb-Mar Cambridgeshire, Suffolk
Charles Victor Webb 1888 Jan-Feb-Mar Cumbria, Lancashire
Charles Victor Webb 1887 Apr-May-Jun Lancashire
Victor Charles Webb 1896 Oct-Nov-Dec Suffolk
Victor Charles E Webb 1896 Jan-Feb-Mar Gloucestershire, Somerset
Charles Victor Webb 1897 Oct-Nov-Dec Lancashire
Victor Charles Webb 1897 Oct-Nov-Dec Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire

All Victor C marriages:
Marriages Sep 1918
Webb Victor C Young Wandsworth 1d 1369
Marriages Jun 1919
Webb Victor C Clement Romsey 2c 303
Marriages Sep 1922
WEBB Victor C E Skinner Keynsham 5c 1308
Marriages Dec 1925
Webb Victor C Fenn Croydon 2a 924
Marriages Jun 1937
Webb Victor C Dyer Uxbridge 3a 211
Victor C Webb Hornby Apr-May-Jun 1922 Colchester Essex
Victor C M Webb Eveleigh Apr-May-Jun 1922 Kensington Middlesex

Just to say, for Alison's benefit, I've also looked, as I am sure others have, and found nothing more than Helen and Patricia have.

Hello Alison-

To help further we really need a bit of feed back and some answers to Patricia's questions

Father's occupation
Victor's occupation
Do you know of any children from his first marriage?
Where has the date of birth come from?

..Hi to all those helping me, this is fantastic!! Right let me start with as much as i possibly know, my Nan and Victor Charles Webb married on 10th April 1937, he was 46yrs old she was 32. He was a widower, a Consulting Engineer and his father, an Engineer was deceased at this time and his name was Thomas Henry Webb. Their residence at the time of marriage was 17 Gordon Cresent Hayes. Now, my mum was not born till 1940 by which time they were living in Lancashire. She was the second youngest of four children, only three were by Victor the eldest, a boy,was born in 1934.
My Mums initials are the same as her dads,Valerie Cynthia,and his birthday was May 8th,the same as my brothers.
My Mum always thought he was, in her words, senile as he used to be gone for days but when he was home sit and talk to his self (i thought he sounded more like an alcoholic).
One day when she was around 6yrs old she remembers her mum taking him a cup of tea in bed then coming down stairs and taking her, her 2 sisters and brother and moving to London.They lived for some time in a rest centre in Eaton place, Sloan square,before finding somewhere more permenant. Apparently her Dad tracked them down and they used to have to go and visit him but these visits didn't last too long and they were told they were not allowed to see him.
As the years went by and my mum was courting she would often see him if she was on a bus or from a distance but she would never talk to him because she thought she would get in trouble for doing so.
I have looked at all the censors looking for a birth place etc and no luck and i also would like to know who his 1st wife was and did they have any children.
Sorry to have waffled on abit but i hope some of this may help or know where to go from here. Ali xx

Father Henry Thomas (not Thomas Henry) but a mechanical engineer, and a son, Charles, born 1887/1888

1901 England Census
Henry Thomas Webb
Age: 37 Estimated birth year: abt 1864
Relation: Head Spouse's name: Lucy Gender: Male Where born: Walworth, London, England Civil parish: Newington Ecclesiastical parish: St Paul Walworth County/Island: London Country: England Occupation: Mechanical engineer
Registration district: St Saviour Southwark Sub-registration district: St Mary, Newington ED, institution, or vessel: 7 Household schedule number: 110
Henry Thomas Webb 37
Lucy Webb 36
Henry Thomas Webb 15
Charles Webb 13
Ellen Elizabeth Webb 11
Lucy Webb 9
Maud Alice Webb 1 month
Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 383; Folio: 11; Page: 13.

And same family in 1911:
WEBB, Hemey Thomas Head Married M 47 1864 Engineer Christ Church County of London
WEBB, Lucy Wife Married 26 years F 46 1865 No Occupation Christ Church County of London
WEBB, Charley Son Single M 23 1888 Machine Operator Southwark London
WEBB, Ellen Elizabeth Daughter Single F 21 1890 Machinist Southwark London
WEBB, Lucy Daughter Single F 19 1892 No Occupation Southwark London
WEBB, Maud Daughter F 10 1901 School Southwark London
WEBB, Elizabeth Daughter F 7 1904 School Deptford London
WEBB, Albert Son M 4 1907 Deptford London
RG number: RG14 Piece: 2633 Reference: RG14PN2633 RG78PN89 RD28 SD2 ED10 SN214
Registration District: Greenwich Sub District: Deptford East EnumerationDistrict:10 Parish: St Paul Deptford Address: 3 Liardet Grove Deptford County: London

Does Charley, machine operator, become an engineer, or is that a little far-fetched?

This could be the Charley on the 1901 and 1911 census above, baptised 1887- so if the 1891 birth date is correct I'm not sure it's the right one:

Charles Webb
Baptism 31 Jul 1887
Father:Henry Thomas Webb,
Mother:Lucy Webb
St John the Evangelist Lambeth

Alison- the eldest boy, born 1934,- do you know his name?

Was your Mother born in Carlisle, not Lancashire?

Do you know when he died, or when your Mother last saw him (and where)?

He went by the name of Billy Webb, i'm not sure what surname he was registered under. My nan was pregnant with him when the father was killed on a motor bike, the only reason she too was not on the bike was because of how heavily pregnant she was..
My Mum has not had any contact with Billy since her Mums death in the mid 70's as he was wicked to her and her sisters when they were young, hitting them and so on. When i 1st started doing the family tree she said not to bother trying to find him as she hoped he had died and for her to talk like this just confirmed how horrible he must be.
He married someone called Maureen in the late 50's and they had 4 boys and 1 girl.
Victors name was definately Victor Charles..not charles etc.The closest i have got was the 1911 census with Thomas Henry,head, having a Victor,son, as a visitor from New Zealand, was this him?

Yes she was

I think he must have died around the end of the 50's early 60's. I also believe he was homeless and living in South East London area. My search is really to find out about the very early years of his life and where he came from etc