George William Dewey
(1848-1919)

George William Dewey was the third of the eleven children of James Dewey and his wife Eliza Norton of Waterbeach in Cambridgeshire, England.

When he was in his twenties, George began working at the coprolite works near Waterbeach. He becomes a Foreman there by the time of the 1891 census.

George married Annie Curtis in 1870, and the couple settled down in Waterbeach to raise a family of nine children, which includes their second son George who failed to survive his infancy.

George pre-deceased Annie by about 12 years.

Life Events

Born

• 1848 in Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, England.

Baptised

• 12th March 1848 at St. John the Evangelist Church, Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, England.

Married

• Annie Curtis (1851-1931) on 21st April 1870 at St. John the Evangelist's Church, Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, England.

Children

• William James Dewey (1870-?)
• George Dewey (1872-?)
• George Dewey (1873-?)
• Alfred Edward Dewey (1874-1950) married Harriet Taylor (1877-1953)
• Ernest John Dewey (1878-1920) married Beatrice Ellen Gledhall (1880-1953)
• Esther Harriet Dewey (1881-1957) married Harry Osborne (1880-1970)
• Mary Dewey (1886-?)
• Ellen Eliza Dewey (1887-19??) married Charles Whiterod (1883-19??)
• Charles H Dewey (1890-?)

Census and Residence

• 1851: 3yrs, Chittering Drove, Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, England.
• 1861: 13yrs, Chittering Fen, Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, England.
• 1871: 23yrs, 16 Cambridge Road, Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, England.
• 1881: 33yrs, Fen End, Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, England.
• 1891: 43yrs, Fen End, Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, England.
• 1901: 53yrs, Fen End, Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, England.
• 1911: 63yrs, Fen End, Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, England.

Employment

• 1871: Coprolite Labourer
• 1881: Labourer
• 1891: Foreman at Coprolite Works
• 1901: General Labourer

Death

• 1919 in the Chesterton district of Cambridgeshire, England, aged 71 years.

Burial

• Not yet known.