KS2 HISTORY DETECTIVES Samuel Webb: Table of Resources SAMUEL WEBB (1880-19?) Samuel Webb was born 7 August 1880. From his birth certificate we know that his mother, Mary Ann, was illiterate as she signs her name with a cross. The family were living at 39, Parke s Lane. He first appears in the census of 1881 when the address is given as 39, Brook Road. This may be the same address but the name of the road has been changed. This occurs again later. 1881 census Address: 39 Brook Road, Woodsetton Henry Webb Head 32 Coal Miner Mary Ann Wife 30 Eliza Daughter 7 Scholar Sarah Daughter 5 Scholar Ann E. Daughter 3 Samuel Son 8 months By the 1891 census, a further four children have been added to the family, but Eliza and Sarah do not appear. They may have died or left home to work. It would seem from their ages that the last two children are twins. 1891 census Address: 11 Brook Road, Woodsetton Henry Webb Head 42 Miner Mary Ann Wife 40 Ann Elizabeth Daughter 13 Scholar Samuel Son 10 Scholar Alice Maud Daughter 5 Scholar Nellie Daughter 3 Henry Arthur Son 9 months Ernest Frederick Son 9 months 1 P a g e
By 1901 Sarah has now returned and is married with a daughter. Although she is not described as a visitor, it may well be that she just staying at the house for the night when the census was taken. There also seems to be some confusion surrounding the twins. Henry Arthur seems to have become Mary Ann! (Mistakes such as this are common in the census records.) 1901 census Address: 11 Brook Road, Woodsetton Henry Webb Head 52 Coal Miner (Hewer) Mary A. Wife 50 Sarah Howarth Daughter 25 Samuel Son 20 Moulder (sad irons) Nellie Daughter 13 Mary A. Daughter 10 Ernest Frederick Son 10 Elsie M. Daughter 6 Doris M. Howarth Granddaughter 3 months In the 1911 census, Samuel is still living at home at the age of 30. We have found no further information for him but it is likely that he did not marry. 1911 census Address: 11 Brook Road, Woodsetton Henry Webb Head 62 Coal Miner (Hewer) Out of work Mary A. Wife 60 Samuel Son 30 Labourer Henry Arthur Son 20 Galvaniser Ernest F. Son 20 Gas Stove Fitter Elsie Daughter 16 Eric Howarth Son 3 Place of birth Towyn, Wales 2 P a g e
Note that Brook Road has now become Brook Street. Although Eric Howarth is stated to be a son, he is presumably another child of Sarah. His place of birth is Towyn, Wales, where Sarah and her husband lived. The 1911 Census for his father, F.B. Howarth, reveals that Sarah died sometime between his birth in 1908 and 1911. This might be why Eric is staying with his Grandparents. His two sisters and brother are still living with their father in Wales. Information is also given that Henry and Mary Ann had a total of 12 children born alive of which 5 have died. 3 P a g e
Samuel Webb: Table of Resources FAMILY TREE 1 Samuel s Family Tree A summary of the family relationships revealed by the Census Records CENSUS RECORDS 2 1861 Census: Henry Webb This is before Samuel s father, Henry, had married and started a family of his own. He is living at 37 Coseley Road, Sedgley with his parents Henry is 12 years old He is working as a labourer Henry s father, Daniel (Samuel s grandfather,) is working as a coal miner Also living in the house are: - sister Phoebe, aged 9, at school - sister Eliza aged 6, at school - sister Elizabeth aged 3 - mother-in-law, Hannah, who is 56 and working as a Nailmaker 3 1871 Census: Henry Webb Family now living at 12 Hockley Lane, Sedgley. Daniel (Samuel s grandfather) is still working as a miner Sarah (Samuel s grandmother) is now working as a nailor Henry (Samuel s father) is now 22 and working as a miner Phoebe (Henry s sister and Samuel s aunt) is 20 and working as a nailor Eliza is 14 and working as a tailoress Hannah (Samuel s Great Grandmother) is no longer working 4 1881 Census: Webb Family Henry Webb has now married Mary Ann and is living with his family at 39 Brook Road Henry is still a coal miner They have 3 daughters: - Eliza (aged 7) and Sarah (aged 5) who are at school - Annie E (aged 3) They have 1 son Samuel who is 8 months old 5 1891 Census: Webb Family The family are now living at 11 Brook Road (the back back-to-back at the Museum) Henry is still working as a coal miner There are 3 daughters living at home: - Annie Elizabeth (13) at school - Alice Maud (5) at school - Nellie (3) There are 3 sons: - Samuel (10) at school - Twins Henry Arthur & Ernest Frederick (9 months). 6 1901 Census: Webb Family Family still living at 11 Brook Road Henry is 53 and still working as a coal miner hewer Sarah is now married (Sarah Howarth) with a 3 month daughter (Doris) There are 3 sons living at the house 4 P a g e
- Samuel is now 20 and working as a Sad Iron Moulder - The twins are aged 10 (but not listed as working or at school) In addition to Sarah there are two other daughters living at the house: - Nellie now 13 (but not listed as working or at school) - New daughter Elsie aged 6 There is no information about Annie Elizabeth or Alice Maud. 7 1911 Census: Webb Family Family still living at 11 Brook Road Henry is 62 and out of work Samuel s mother, Mary Ann, is recorded as working at home which means she was carrying out some form of trade or industry from home Samuel is now 30 and a labourer for the County Council. He is still single The twins are still living at home (age 20). Both are working. Henry is a Galvaniser for Holcroft & Co. and Ernest is a gas stove fitter at Cannon Industries, Coseley Elsie is now 16 and working from home on iron hollowares There is a new grandson, Eric Howarth, aged 3 presumably Sarah s son. He is listed as a son not a grandson. His place of birth was Towyn, Wales Samuel s mother has had 12 children in total but only 7 have survived. This means that of the 9 children listed in the census records, two have died at some point 8 1911 Census: F.B. Howarth This is the Welsh Census for Sarah s family who are living at 31 High Street, Towyn Sarah s husband is 32 and working as an Architect and Surveyor. He is recorded as a Widower, which tells us that Sarah has died sometime between 1908 (when her son, Eric was born) and 1911. There are three children living in the house: - Daughter, Doris, aged 10 - Daughter E.J., aged 8 - Son L.J.H. aged 6 The last son, Eric Howarth, is living with his Grandparents see above. There is also a Housekeeper living at the house. BMD (Births, Marriages, Deaths) 9 Birth Certificate 1880 Birth Certificate for Samuel Born on 7 th August 1880 at 39 Parke s Lane, Woodsetton Samuel s mother, Mary Ann, has signed the certificate with a cross, suggesting that she is illiterate Mary Ann s maiden name is Worton Henry s occupation is recorded as Coal Miner MAPS 10 1887 Ordnance Survey Historic map showing Woodsetton and the mixture of industry and rural landscape that surrounded Samuel s home 11 1887 Ordnance Survey: enlarged Original location of 11 Brook Street identified on this enlarged section of the Map 5 P a g e
12 1903 Map Showing how the area changed over a period of 16 years PHOTOGRAPHS 13 Brook Street Fields Photograph taken in the 1940s looking across the fields at the back of the Brook Street houses. It shows the rural nature of the landscape. 14 11 Brook Street Photograph of the Brook Street terrace prior to its relocation to the Museum 15 Mining Image 1: c1920 Black and white photograph of pit head gear and trucks, three surface horses harnessed with drivers - Mr Caddick of 87 Bloomfield Road, Tipton is 2nd from the right of the picture. 1920s or earlier. 16 Mining Image 2 Coal Picking 17 Mining Image 3 The Pretty Pit, Grazebrook Colliery, Blowers Green Road, Netherton 18 Mining Image 4 New Hawne Miners, New British Iron Company, 1 st August 1872 19 Bakery Photograph of a typical bakery of the late 19 th century. Bread would have formed an important part of Samuel s staple diet. 20 Work Boots These are typical work boots, showing the heavy wooden sole, metal reinforcements and nailed construction. 21 Tipper Toilet Images and information about the Tipper toilet that can be seen in the back yard of the Brook Street houses. HISTORIC IMAGES 22 Mining 5: Ninelocks Pit Ordeal 1869 Print dated August 2 nd 1869 Miraculous deliverance of colliers at Brierley Hill with newspaper report. This tells the story of thirteen miners who were trapped below ground due to flooding. After a week they were rescued, with twelve out of the thirteen surviving. CONTEMPORARY ACCOUNTS AND REPORTS 23 Extracts from the Children s Employment Accounts of children employment in Coal Pits near Dudley Commission 1842 24 Extract from THE BLACKCOUNTRYMAN: Reminiscences of old miners in the 1920s. OLD-TIME BLACK COUNTRY COLLIERS AND COLLIERIES (Vol. 13, No. 2, Spring 1980, D.H. Richards) 25 Extract from THE FOLKLORE OF THE BLACK COUNTRY (Roy Palmer) A Tipton miner describing how the Butty System worked in the 1860s 6 P a g e