Emily Whitcombe

Emily was born in 1847 in Petworth and her baptism took place on March 7th, 1847 in Petworth, Sussex.¹ 

• Birth Notes

  EMILY WHITCOMBE
  07 MAR 1847       Petworth, Sussex, England
  Father:      JAMES WHITCOMBE
  Mother:      MARY ANN
  Age given as 28 at marriage in 1876
  FreeBMD Mar 1847 Petworth 7 p485

Emily's father was James Whitcombe and her mother was Mary Ann.  Her paternal grandparents were George Whitcomb and Charlotte Warden. She had four brothers and a sister, named James, Alfred, Edwin, Ambrose and Mary.  She was the third youngest of the six children.  She died at the age of 43 in 1890 in Petworth, Sussex.

• Death Notes

  FreeBMD Sep 1890 Petworth 2b p203

‌Emily and William were married in a religious ceremony on June 26th, 1876 in Petworth, Sussex by Chas. A Durrant and witnessed by Edwin Whitcombe, Ann Woodman.² 

• Marriage/Union Notes

  Entry #148 Parish Church Petworth
  William Steer, Widower, Tailor
  Father of William Steer named as Henry Steer, Blacksmith
  Father of Emily Whitcombe named as James Whitcombe, Builder