Person:James Worbey (1)

James Worbey was baptised on 6th September 1848 at Hitchin in Hertfordshire, son of Ann Worbey, formerly Stokes, and her husband John Worbey, an agricultural labourer. The family lived at The Riddy, a group of cottages which stood surrounded by fields a little way to the south-east of the town. James appears in the 1851 census living there with his parents and siblings.

In 1856, when James was eight years old, his mother died. The 1861 census finds James living with his father and sister at The Riddy. James's father died in 1865, when James was sixteen years old.

Two years later, on 6th July 1867, James married Elizabeth Field Burrows. She was from the nearby village of Willian, and they married there. They then lived in Hitchin for a time, having their first child baptised there in 1869. By 1871 they had moved to Willian, appearing in the census that year living on Baldock Road in the village. James worked as an agricultural labourer, whilst Elizabeth was a straw plaiter. Elizabeth and James had nine children together between 1869 and 1888, although one died as a baby.

Each census from 1881 to 1901 finds the family living at 11 Lordship Cottages, a four-roomed house on the north side of the main road in the middle of Willian. Elizabeth's parents were living with them in the 1881 census.

Some time between 1901 and 1908 the family left Lordship Cottages and moved along the road to Bray Cottages, on Baldock Lane leading out of the village. Elizabeth died in 1908, aged about 58. James survived her by over twenty years. He appears in the 1911 census at 38 Bray Cottages living with two of his sons, a daughter-in-law and a grandson.

James died in 1928, aged 79. He was buried at Willian on 26th June 1879.

1.   Births index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   b. James WORBEYS, September Quarter 1848, Hitchin Registration District, Volume 6, page 531, mother's maiden name Stokes

2. ↑ Church of England. Parish Registers of St Mary's Church, Hitchin. (Hertford: Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Hitchin in the County of Hertford in the Year 1848
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   1996	Sep[tembe]r 6	James	John & Ann	Worboys	The Riddy	Lab[oure]r	H. Wiles

3. ↑ 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 1710; Folio 231; Page 4, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: The Riddy, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   John Warboys, head, married, male, 42 [1808/9], Agricultural Lab[oure]r, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Ann Warboys, wife, married, female, 39 [1811/2], b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   John Warboys, son, unmarried, male, 19 [1831/2], Shoemaker App[rentice], b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Fanny Warboys, daughter, female, 9 [1841/2], Scholar, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   James Warboys, son, male, 2 [1848/9], b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Emma Warboys, daughter, female, 4mo [1850], b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Hannah Stokes, lodger, female, 11 [1839/40], Straw Plaiter, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire

4. ↑ 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 819; Folio 106; Page 22, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: The Riddy, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   John Worboys, head, widower, male, 54 [1806/7], Ag[ricultural] Labourer, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   James Worboys, son, male, 12 [1848/9], b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Emma Worboys, daughter, female, 10 [1850/1], b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   ~ next household ~
   Thomas Moles, head, married, male, 22 [1838/9], Ag[ricultural] Labourer, b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Fanny Moles, wife, female, 19 [1841/2], b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   John Moles, son, male, 6 months [1860], b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire

5. ↑ 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 1365; Folio 21; Page 15, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Baldock Road, Willian, Hertfordshire
   James Worbey, head, married, male, 22 [1848/9], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Elizabeth F. Worbey, wife, married, female, 21 [1849/50], Straw Plaiter, b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Francis J. Worbey, son, male, 2 [1868/9], b. Willian, Hertfordshire

6. ↑ 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 1416; Folio 118; Page 11, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: 11 Lordship Cot[tages], Willian, Hertfordshire
   James Worbey, head, married, male, 33 [1847/8], b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Elizabeth Field Worbey, wife, married, female, 33 [1847/8], b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Francis James Worbey, son, male, 12 [1868/9], b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   John Edward Worbey, son, male, 9 [1871/2], b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Alice Annie Worbey, daughter, female, 6 [1874/5], b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Edith Emma Worbey, daughter, female, 4 [1876/7], b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Lillian Lizzie Worbey, daughter, female, 8m [1880], b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   John Burrows, father in law, married, male, 75 [1805/6], b. Holwell, Bedfordshire
   Elizabeth Burrows, mother in law, married, female, 73 [1807/8], b. Willian, Hertfordshire

7. ↑ 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 1105; Folio 62f; Page 7, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: 11 Lordship Cottages, Willian, Hertfordshire
   James Worby, head, married, male, 41 [1849/50], Agricultural Labourer, employed, b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Elizabeth Worby, wife, married, female, 41 [1849/50], b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Lilian Worby, daughter, single, female, 10 [1880/1], Scholar, b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Arthur Worby, son, single, male, 7 [1883/4], Scholar, b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Mabel Worby, daughter, female, 5 [1885/6], Scholar, b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Frederick Worby, son, male, 2 [1888/9], b. Willian, Hertfordshire

8. ↑ England. England. 1901 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 RG13; Piece 1299; Folio 54; Page 6, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: 11 Lordship Cottages, Willian, Hertfordshire
   4 rooms occupied
   James Worbey, head, married, male, 51 [1849/50], Ordinary Agricultural Labourer, worker, b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Elizabeth Worbey, wife, married, female, 51 [1849/50], b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Edith Stone, daughter, married, female, 23 [1877/8], b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Arthur Worbey, son, single, male, 19 [1881/2], Ordinary Agricultural Labourer, b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Mabel Worbey, daughter, single, female, 15 [1885/6], b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Frederick Worbey, son, male, 13 [1887/8], b. Willian, Hertfordshire

9. ↑ England. 1911 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 RG14; Piece 7580; Schedule 47, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: 38 Brays Cottages, Willian, Hertfordshire
   Four rooms occupied
   James Worbey, head, male, 62 [1848/9], widower, Farm Labourer, worker, b. Hitchin, Hertfordshire
   Frederick Worbey, son, male, 21 [1889/90], Farm Labourer, worker, b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Arthur Worbey, son, male, 27 [1883/4], married, Farm Labourer, worker, b. Willian, Hertfordshire
   Maud Worbey, daughter in law, female, 27 [1883/4], married 3 years, 1 child born alive, 1 child still living, b. Reading, Berkshire
   Thomas Worbey, grandson, male, 2 [1908/9], b. Willian, Hertfordshire

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

    d. James WORBEY, June Quarter 1928, Hitchin Registration District, Volume 3a, page 783, aged 79 [1848/9]

11. ↑ Burials register, in Church of England. Willian Parish Registers.

    BURIALS in the Parish of Willian in the County of Hertford in the Year 1928
    No.	Name	Abode	When buried	Age	By whom the Ceremony was performed
    735	James Worbey	Willian	June 26 1928	79 years	M.S. Swatman, Rector