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WESTMORELAND, William
1862 - 1922 (60 years) Has 16 ancestors and 5 descendants in this family tree.
1833 - 1874 (42 years)-
Name WESTMORELAND, William Birth 1862 Skirbeck, Lincolnshire, England 
Gender Male Death 1922 Lincoln Registration District, Lincolnshire Person ID I2592 Edgoose Last Modified 6 Feb 2026
Father WESTMORELAND, John Metcalfe, b. 1841, Kirton In Holland, Lincolnshire d. 1891, Spalding Registration District, Lincolnshire (Age 50 years) Mother EDGOOSE, Sarah Lawson, b. Between 1832 and 1833, Newport, Shropshire, England d. 27 Mar 1874, Kirton In Holland, Lincolnshire (Age 42 years) Marriage 15 Dec 1861 Skirbeck, Lincolnshire, England Family ID F419 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family STEVENSON, Hephzibar Ann, b. 1862, Kirton, Lincolnshire d. 1900, Boston Registration District, Lincolnshire (Age 38 years) Marriage 29 Jun 1893 Boston Registration District, Lincolnshire Children 1. WESTMORELAND, Laura M., b. 9 Apr 1893, Kirton, Lincolnshire d. 1967, Boston Registration District, Lincolnshire (Age 73 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. WESTMORELAND, Lily M. P., b. 14 Aug 1895, Kirton, Lincolnshire d. 1969, Boston Registration District, Lincolnshire (Age 73 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]3. WESTMORELAND, John William Metcalf, b. 16 Sep 1897, Kirton, Lincolnshire d. 2 Jan 1955, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England (Age 57 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]4. WESTMORELAND, Georgiana, b. 1899, Kirton, Lincolnshire d. 1961 (Age 62 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F1283 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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WILLIAM WESTMORELAND 1862-1922 [Son of Sarah Lawson EDGOOSE]
William WESTMORELAND was born in 1862.
(GRO June Q 1862 [EDGOOSE] Boston 07A 383)
In 1871 he was living south of Donington Road, Kirton Bank, Lincolnshire:
John WESTMORELAND, head, married, aged 28, brickmaker, born at Kirton;
Sarah WESTMORELAND, wife, married, aged 37, brickmaker's wife, born at Newport, Staffordshire (sic);
Henry WESTMORELAND, son, aged 13, brickmaker's son, born at Kirton;
John WESTMORELAND, son, aged 10, born at Skirbeck, Boston, Lincolnshire;
*William WESTMORELAND, son, aged 8, labourer's son, born at Skirbeck, Boston;
Frederick WESTMORELAND, son, aged 6, labourer's son, born at Kirton;
Abel WESTMORELAND, son, aged 4, labourer's son, born at Kirton;
James WESTMORELAND, son, aged 2, labourer's son, born at Kirton;
Elizabeth EDGOOSE, niece, aged 7, born at Boston Union;
(RG10/3333/33)
The 1891 census of Kirton Holme Road, Kirton, Lincolnshire:
*William WESTMORELAND, head, aged 26, agricultural labourer, born at Skirbeck, Lincolnshire;
Epsaby (sic) PEARSON, housekeeper, aged 28, widow, born at Kirton;
Siss PEARSON, housekeeper's daughter, aged 10, scholar, born at Kirton;
Robert PEARSON, housekeeper's son, aged 8, scholar, born at Kirton;
Gertrude PEARSON, housekeeper's daughter, aged 6, born at Kirton;
Ada PEARSON, housekeeper's daughter, aged 2, born at Kirton.
(RG12/2570/39/3)
The birth of a Laura PEARSON was registered in 1893.
(GRO June Q 1893 [----------] Boston 7a 437.
William WESTMORELAND married Hepzibar Ann PEARSON on 29 June 1893.
(GRO June Q 1893 Boston 7a 851)
(Source: keith.is@tiscali.co.uk)
The birth of Lily WESTMORELAND was registered in 1895.
(GRO September Q 1895 [STEVENSON] Boston 07A 428)
The birth of John William Metcalf WESTMORELAND was registered in 1897.
(GRO December Q 1897 [PEARSON] Boston 07A 424)
The birth of Georgiana WESTMORELAND was registered in 1899.
(GRO June Q 1899 [PEARSON] Boston 07A 456)
Hephzibar Ann WESTMORELAND died aged 37 in 1900.
(GRO June Q 1900 Boston 7a 261)
The 1901 census of Kirton End, Kirton, Lincolnshire:
*William WESTMORELAND, head, aged 37, widower, agricultural labourer, born at Kirton;
Rose WESTMORELAND, daughter (sic), aged 18, housekeeper, born at Kirton;
Gertrude WESTMORELAND, daughter (sic), aged 13, scholar, born at Kirton;
Ada WESTMORELAND, daughter (sic), aged 10, scholar, born at Kirton;
Laura WESTMORELAND, daughter, aged 6, scholar, born at Kirton;
Lilly WESTMORELAND, daughter, aged 5, scholar, born at Kirton;
William WESTMORELAND, son, aged 3, born at Kirton;
Georgina (sic) WESTMORELAND, daughter, aged 2, born at Kirton.
(RG13/3040/76/16)
From the 1911 census of the Sea Bank, Kirton Marsh, Kirton, Lincolnshire:
*William WESTMORELAND, head, widower, aged 50, agricultural labourer, born at Boston, Lincolnshire;
Rose WESTMORELAND, daughter (sic), aged 29, single, housekeeper, born at Frampton, Lincolnshire;
Lily WESTMORELAND, daughter, aged 16, born at Kirton, Lincolnshire;
William WESTMORELAND, son, aged 14, farm servant, born at Kirton, Lincolnshire;
Georgina WESTMORELAND, daughter, aged 11, at school, born at Kirton, Lincolnshire.
(RG14PN19548/RG78PN1174/RD415/SD1/ED2)
The death of a William WESTMORELAND aged 59 was registered in 1922.
(GRO December Q 1922 Lincoln 7a 524)
(revised 09.04.2019)