Person:George Worbey (2)

George Worbey (or Waby, Worboys or variant spellings) was baptised on 7th November 1819 at Great Wymondley in Hertfordshire, son of Charlotte Worbey, formerly Primet, and her husband, George Worbey, an agricultural labourer and publican. The family did not live in Great Wymondley itself but in the hamlet of Walsworth in the neighbouring parish of Hitchin.

On 11th May 1844, George married Fanny Cooper at Hitchin, although she was from the nearby village of Arlesey. She already had a daughter who was a couple of years old at the time of their marriage.

After their marriage George and Fanny spent some time at Arlesey, where they had a daughter baptised in 1845. By 1847 they had moved a few miles north to Potton, where they appear to have lived for the rest of their lives. They had another nine children baptised at Potton between 1847 and 1866. George, Fanny and their children appear in the 1851 census at Dublin End in Potton. George worked as a carpenter.

Back in Hitchin, George's father died in 1852 and his mother died in 1867.

The 1871 and 1881 censuses each find George, Fanny and their children living at Horselow Street in Potton. By 1891 they had moved to Pound End and they had one of their married daughters and her husband and children living with them in a four roomed house.

George died on 27th January 1901 in Potton. He was 81 years old. Fanny survived him by ten years.

1. ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. Parish Registers of Great Wymondley. (Hertford: Hertfordshire Archives & Local Studies).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Great Wymondley in the County of Hertford in the Year 1819
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   61	7th Nov[embe]r	George Son of	George & Charlotte	Waby	Warlsworth Parish of Hitchin	Lab[oure]r	W. Lax

2. ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 1753; Folio 209; Page 45, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Dublin End, Potton, Bedfordshire
   George Warboys, head, married, male, 31 [1819/20], Carpenter, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Ann Warboys, wife, married, female, 27 [1823/4], b. Arlsey, Bedfordshire
   Mary Warboys, daughter, female, 9 [1841/2], b. Arlsey, Bedfordshire
   Emma Warboys, daughter, female, 6 [1844/5], b. Arlsey, Bedfordshire
   Frederic Warboys, son, male, 3 [1847/8], b. Potton, Bedfordshire
   William Warboys, son, male, 1 [1849/50], b. Potton, Bedfordshire
   Eliza Warboys, daughter, female, 3m [1850], b. Potton, Bedfordshire

3. ↑ England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG9; Piece 994; Folio 68; Page 15, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Ostler Street, Potton, Bedfordshire
   George Warboys, head, married, male, 41 [1819/20], Carpenter, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Fanny Warboys, wife, married, female, 38 [1822/3], b. Arlsey, Bedfordshire
   Emma Warboys, daughter, female, 16 [1844/5], Straw Plaiter, b. Arlsey, Bedfordshire
   Frederick Warboys, son, male, 14 [1846/7], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Potton, Bedfordshire
   William Warboys, son, male, 12 [1848/9], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Potton, Bedfordshire
   Eliza Warboys, daughter, female, 10 [1850/1], Straw Plaiter, b. Potton, Bedfordshire
   Martha Warboys, daughter, female, 8 [1852/3], Straw Plaiter, b. Potton, Bedfordshire
   Fanny Warboys, daughter, female, 6 [1854/5], Straw Plaiter, b. Potton, Bedfordshire
   Esther Warboys, daughter, female, 4 [1856/7], b. Potton, Bedfordshire
   George Warboys, son, male, 1 [1859/60], b. Potton, Bedfordshire

4. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 1547; Folio 82; Page 23, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Horselow Street, Potton, Bedfordshire
   George Worboys, head, married, male, 51 [1819/20], Carpenter, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Fanny Worboys, wife, married, female, 48 [1822/3], b. Arlsey, Bedfordshire
   William Worboys, son, unmarried, male, 22 [1848/9], Labourer, b. Potton, Bedfordshire
   Eliza Worboys, daughter, unmarried, female, 20 [1850/1], Straw plaiter, b. Potton, Bedfordshire
   Martha Worboys, daughter, unmarried, female, 17 [1853/4], Straw plaiter, b. Potton, Bedfordshire
   Fanny Worboys, daughter, unmarried, female, 16 [1854/5], Straw plaiter, b. Potton, Bedfordshire
   Esther Worboys, daughter, unmarried, female, 13 [1857/8], Straw plaiter, b. Potton, Bedfordshire
   George Worboys, son, male, 11 [1859/60], Scholar, b. Potton, Bedfordshire
   Joseph Worboys, son, male, 8 [1862/3], Scholar, b. Potton, Bedfordshire
   Mary Ann Worboys, daughter, female, 4 [1866/7], Scholar, b. Potton, Bedfordshire
   Ann Worboys, granddaughter, female, 6mo [1870], b. Potton, Bedfordshire
   Elizabeth North, lodger, widow, female, 81 [1789/90], b. Lidlington, Cambridgeshire

5. ↑ England. 1881 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands: . (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG11; Piece 1626; Folio 87; Page 18, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: 103 Horselow Street, Potton, Bedfordshire
   George Warboys, head, married, male, 61 [1819/20], Carpenter, b. Hereford [sic] Hitchin
   Fanny Warboys, wife, married, female, 58 [1822/3], b. Hereford [sic] Arlsey
   Joseph Warboys, son, unmarried, male, 18 [1862/3], Farm Labourer, b. Potton, Bedfordshire
   Mary Warboys, daughter, unmarried, female, 15 [1865/6], Plaiter, b. Potton, Bedfordshire

6. ↑ England. 1891 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG12; Piece 1254; Folio 135; Page 31, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: Pound End, Potton, Bedfordshire
   4 rooms occupied
   George Worboys, head, married, male, 71 [1819/20], formerly Carpenter, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Fanny Worboys, wife, married, female, 67 [1823/4], b. Arlsey, Bedfordshire
   Mary A. Baxter, daughter, married, female, 25 [1865/6], b. Potton, Bedfordshire
   Frederick Baxter, son in law, married, male, 25 [1865/6], Bricklayer, employed, b. Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire
   Sidney Baxter, grandson, male, 7 [1883/4], Scholar, b. Potton, Bedfordshire
   Ada Baxter, granddaughter, female, 5 [1885/6], Scholar, b. Potton, Bedfordshire

7. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. George WORBOYS, March Quarter 1901, Biggleswade Registration District, Volume 3b, page 219, aged 81 [1819/20]

8. ↑ Biggleswade Chronicle, in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
   Page 3, 1 Feb 1901.

   DEATHS.
   On 27th January, at Potton, George Worboys, aged 81 years.