Emma and Anne Webb

Emma (1833-1903)

Anne (1838-1903)

Both baptised at St Martins, North Nibley

In 1841, Emma and Anne were living near Nibley Mill with their elder brother James and parents James and Mary (nee Glassenbury). James was a labourer. There were two brothers who had died in infancy.

At the time of the ’51 Census, the family were living in Puddleworth, near Eastington, Gloucestershire. Both James’ were labourers and Emma and Anne (now Mary Anne) worked in a cloth factory.

In 1854, James married Ann Minnett and the couple emigrated to Australia the following year.

In 1858, Mary Anne married Giles Griffin, a bricklayer, and, in 1861, they were living in Puddleworth with their 3 children, next door to Mary Anne’s parents and sister. They went on to have ten children. They continued to live in the area until Mary Anne’s death in 1903, aged 66.

Emma married Charles Shill, a woollen worker, in 1866. Four years previously, Charles had married Mary Gregory, who died in March 1865. Charles and Emma had no children, and lived with Emma’s step children. They continued to live in the area until Emma’s death in 1903, aged 70.