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Liverpool connections with the Titanic disaster

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Re: Liverpool connections with the Titanic disaster

Posted: 26 Nov 2008 2:42PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: WEBB
Brook Holding Webb born 30 Mar 1862 was christened St Peter’s, Walton, Liverpool, 21 Feb 1864.
Marred Ada Alice Woods St Mary’s Kirkdale, Liverpool 4 Oct 1883. She died 1891. They had 3 boys and a girl. Brook Holding Webb, born 4 Mar 1885 who married Florence May Giles Jan 28 1921 New York. No children. Hamilton Webb born 16 Sept 1886, Walton; Gladys 1888, Leslie (male) 1890.
Hamilton was the first to go to America. He helped the others follow.

Google the obit of Hamilton Brookholding Webb, aka Spider, died 21 Jan 2005 (born 1914 son of Hamilton born 1886).

Brook Holding of Titanic fame was the son of William Brookholding Webb and Margaret Holden of Liverpool. Wm and Margaret had three older children: Margaret or Maria born 1850; William Alfred born Kirkdale, Liverpool 1856, and Julia born 1859. Margaret and Julia married the Davies brothers.
William went on to be a full-time soldier and travelled the world with at least nine children born throughout the Empire. Brookholding is a fmous surname into which the Webbs married in the 18th century.
Hope this helps

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