Will of Jabez Wedderburn, b. 1828 d. 1882

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Harriet Bassom, wife of Jabez b. 1828

SCALEMAKER - DEPTFORD

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1827 Jabez Wedderburn, 2nd s. of Jabez Wedderburn (s. of Robert W. the 'B.P.') & Sophia [Clarkson Surrage], bap. 29/4/1827 at St. Olave's, Southwark. L/M IGI (In the W.B. it shows Jabez 'b. 1828'.) - Jabez m. Harriett Basson in 1846 (q.v.). They are said to have had 8 sons and 3 daughters. [In the 1881 Census, Jabez, a Scale-Maker ('100 M Appr Mk'), 'aged 54' ('b. Bermondsey, Surrey') was living at 46 Blackheath Rd., Greenwich, Kent, with Harriett, aged 53 ('b. Kent Rd., Surrey'), & 5 unm. children: George 'aged 25'; Frederick 'aged 21' (both Scale-makers) & Mary 'aged 18' (all 'b. London'); John 'aged 16' ('b. Middlesex') & Albert 'aged 10' ('b. Deptford').] - Jabez died on 5/1/1882 at 46, Blackheath Rd., Greenwich, Kent, leaving a Will. His wife Harriet was the executor. (W.B. p. 506)

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