Mosey/Gibbs Family History

The story of the Waller family of Suffolk begins (as far as I’m certain) with Thomas Waller and Sarah Marvin (also Marven) and their eight children.

Thomas was a tenant farmer at Handford Hall in Ipswich, Suffolk (as was his son, Henry, in his turn), where the famous Lamb Fair was held.  Here’s a notice  from the 1782 Norfolk Chronicle placed by Thomas Waller:

Ipswich, Feb 12 1782:  To Gentlemen, Drovers and others:  This is to acquaint them that Fat and Lean Cattle are taken at Handford Hall, Ipwsich, Suffolk and found with Good Hay at 3 shillings and 6 pence per Hundred; Sheep at 4 pence per score; and their Favours gratefully acknowledged by their humble servant, Thomas Waller.

The Wallers were very involved with the Parish of St Mary Stoke, Ipswich, where they lived. Thomas and many of his children, including Henry, were buried in the churchyard of St Mary Stoke.

I think it likely that Thomas’s parents were John Waller (1710 – 1765) and his wife Mary Waller (1709-1785), both of Handford Hall, and both buried in the church of St Mary Stoke in Ipswich.  John’s son John Jr (so called in the Parish records) was a church warden twice.  Thomas was a church warden 5 times and Henry was a church warden an amazing 28 times.
First Generation
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1. John WALLER. Born in 1710. John died in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, on 23 May 1765; he was 55. Occupation: Tenant farmer at Handford Hall, Ipswich.

John married Mary. Born in 1709. Mary died in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, on 25 Apr 1785; she was 76.

They had the following children:
2    i.    John WALLER (1735-1772)
3    ii.    Thomas WALLER (1745-1809)

Second Generation
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2. John WALLER. Born in 1735. John died in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, on 25 Jul 1772; he was 37.

3. Thomas WALLER. Born in 1745. Thomas died in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, on 30 Mar 1809; he was 64. Occupation: Tenant farmer at Handford Hall, Ipswich.

Thomas married Sarah MARVIN. Born in 1753. Sarah died in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, on 10 Aug 1814; she was 61.

They had the following children:
4    i.    William Marvin WALLER (1779-1855)
5    ii.    John WALLER (1780-1784)
6    iii.    Sarah WALLER (1783-)
7    iv.    Henry WALLER (1785-1873)
8    v.    John WALLER (1787-)
9    vi.    James WALLER (1790-)
10    vii.    Martha WALLER (1791-)
11    viii.    Frederick WALLER (1796-1877)

Third Generation
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4. William Marvin WALLER. Born in 1779 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Christened on 19 Mar 1779 in Saint Mary Stoke, Ipswich, Suffolk, England. William Marvin died in Stutton, Suffolk, England, on 22 Jan 1855; he was 76. Buried in St Mary Stoke, Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Occupation: Butcher.

William Marvin married Martha. Born in 1805 in Blakenham Greate, Suffolk, England.

5. John WALLER. Born in 1780 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Christened on 8 Jun 1780 in Saint Mary Stoke, Ipswich, Suffolk, England. John died in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, on 11 May 1784; he was 4.

6. Sarah WALLER. Born in 1783 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Christened on 22 Jan 1784 in Saint Mary Stoke, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

7. Henry WALLER. Born on 19 Sep 1785 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Christened on 11 Nov 1785 in Saint Mary Stoke, Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Henry died in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, on 24 Feb 1873; he was 87. Occupation: Tenant farmer at Handford Hall, Ipswich.

On 15 Jan 1811 when Henry was 25, he married Mary Ann BUTTERMERE, daughter of Joseph BUTTERMERE (abt 1750-) & Sarah SICKLEMORE (1752-1825), in St Mary Stoke, Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Born in 1783 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Christened on 26 Oct 1783 in Saint Peter, Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Mary Ann died in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, on 22 Jan 1850; she was 67. Buried on 30 Jan 1850 in St Mary Stoke, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

They had the following children:
12    i.    Martha WALLER (1811-1872)
13    ii.    Henry WALLER (1812-1851)
14    iii.    Thomas Buttermere WALLER (1813-)
15    iv.    Joseph WALLER (1815-)
16    v.    William WALLER (1816-1852)
17    vi.    Mary Ann WALLER (1818-)
18    vii.    John WALLER (1820-)
19    viii.    Sarah WALLER (~1821-)
20    ix.    Frederick WALLER (1825-)

8. John WALLER. Born on 16 Aug 1787 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Christened on 16 Sep 1787 in Saint Mary Stoke, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

9. James WALLER. Born on 3 May 1790 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Christened on 13 Jun 1790 in Saint Mary Stoke, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

10. Martha WALLER. Born on 8 Oct 1791 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Christened on 30 Oct 1791 in Saint Mary Stoke, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

11. Frederick WALLER. Born on 27 May 1796 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Christened on 31 Jul 1796 in Saint Mary Stoke, Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Frederick died in Samford, Suffolk, England, in Jun 1877; he was 81.

On 7 Oct 1821 when Frederick was 25, he married Mary HART, daughter of James HART & Mary SAWYER, in St Nicholas, Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Born in 1799 in Harkstead, Suffolk, England. Christened on 17 Mar 1799 in Harkstead, Suffolk, England. Mary died in Samford, Suffolk, England, in Jun 1884; she was 85.

They had the following children:
21    i.    Mary WALLER (1823-)
22    ii.    Frederic Chapman WALLER (1825-)
23    iii.    Hannah WALLER (~1826-)
24    iv.    James WALLER (1830-)
25    v.    Thomas WALLER (1833-)
26    vi.    Charlotte WALLER (1834-)
27    vii.    Henry WALLER (1835-)
28    viii.    John WALLER (1836-)
29    ix.    Emily WALLER (1839-)
30    x.    Walter WALLER (1840-)

Fourth Generation
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12. Martha WALLER. Born in 1811. Christened on 11 Jun 1811 in Saint Matthew, Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Martha died in Wickhambrook, Suffolk, England, on 8 Feb 1872; she was 61.

On 2 Nov 1832 when Martha was 21, she married John Pomfrett BROWN, son of John BROWN (1768-1844) & Deborah POMFRETT (ch. 1835-), in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Born in 1809 in Clare, Suffolk, England. John Pomfrett died in Risbridge, Cambridgeshire, England, on 11 Jul 1885; he was 76. Occupation: Registrar of Births and Deaths.

They had the following children:
31    i.    Mary Ann BROWN (1835-)
32    ii.    Hannah Pomfrett BROWN (1837-)
33    iii.    Ann Sarah BROWN (1840-)
34    iv.    Thomas Waller BROWN (1844-)
35    v.    James Adams BROWN (1847-)
36    vi.    Charley BROWN (1849-)

13. Henry WALLER. Born on 6 Jul 1812 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Christened on 10 Jul 1812 in St Matthew, Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Henry died in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, in Dec 1851; he was 39. Occupation: post office clerk. Known as: Harry.

On 26 Mar 1841 when Henry was 28, he married Elizabeth Sarah ENSOR, daughter of John ENSOR (abt 1778-abt 1823) & Hannah Shulver LOTT (22 Nov 1788-14 Jan 1879), in Washbrooke, Suffolk, England. Born on 12 Jan 1812 in Hadleigh, Suffolk, England. Christened on 7 Feb 1812 in Hadleigh, Suffolk, England. Elizabeth Sarah died in Ipswich St Mary Elms, Suffolk, England, on 13 Jan 1859; she was 47. Occupation: Shop (chandler) keeper.

They had the following children:
37    i.    Harry Ensor WALLER (1842-1868)
38    ii.    Kate Mary WALLER (1846-1916)
39    iii.    Jessy Buttermer WALLER (1848-)

14. Thomas Buttermere WALLER. Born on 24 Sep 1813. Christened on 3 Nov 1813 in Saint Matthew, Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Occupation: grocer.

15. Joseph WALLER. Born on 23 May 1815 in Saint Matthew, Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Christened on 30 Jun 1815 in Saint Matthew, Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Occupation: Butcher.

In Jun 1843 when Joseph was 28, he married Ann PORTER in Hartismere, Surrey, England. Born in 1814 in Wayhead, Suffolk, England.

They had the following children:
40    i.    George Henry WALLER (1846-)
41    ii.    Agnes Ann WALLER (1847-)
42    iii.    Jane Elizabeth WALLER (1849-)
43    iv.    Hyem Porter WALLER (1850-)

16. William WALLER. Born on 24 Jun 1816. Christened on 29 Sep 1816 in Saint Matthew, Ipswich, Suffolk, England. William died on 17 Nov 1852; he was 36. Occupation: Farmer.

17. Mary Ann WALLER. Born on 6 May 1818. Christened on 10 Sep 1818 in Saint Matthew, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

18. John WALLER. Born on 16 Jan 1820. Christened on 13 May 1820 in Saint Matthew, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

19. Sarah WALLER. Born abt 1821 in Suffolk, England.

20. Frederick WALLER. Born in 1825 in Suffolk, England. Christened on 8 Feb 1826 in Saint Mary Stoke, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

21. Mary WALLER. Born in 1823 in Tattingstone, Suffolk, England.

22. Frederic Chapman WALLER. Born on 17 Mar 1825 in Tattingstone, Suffolk, England. Christened on 18 Sep 1825 in Tattingstone, Suffolk, England.

23. Hannah WALLER. Born abt 1826 in Tattingstone, Suffolk, England.

24. James WALLER. Born in 1830 in Tattingstone, Suffolk, England.

25. Thomas WALLER. Born in 1833 in Tattingstone, Suffolk, England.

26. Charlotte WALLER. Born in 1834 in Tattingstone, Suffolk, England.

27. Henry WALLER. Born in 1835 in Tattingstone, Suffolk, England.

28. John WALLER. Born in 1836 in Tattingstone, Suffolk, England.

29. Emily WALLER. Born in 1839 in Tattingstone, Suffolk, England.

30. Walter WALLER. Born in 1840 in Tattingstone, Suffolk, England.

Fifth Generation
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31. Mary Ann BROWN. Born in 1835 in Clare, Suffolk, England.

32. Hannah Pomfrett BROWN. Born in 1837. Occupation: Post Mistress. She was never married.

33. Ann Sarah BROWN. Born in 1840.

34. Thomas Waller BROWN. Born in 1844.

35. James Adams BROWN. Born in 1847.

36. Charley BROWN. Born on 24 Aug 1849 in Cowlinge, Suffolk, England.

On 5 Oct 1876 when Charley was 27, he married Alice Sarah SUCKLING in Southend, Essex, England.

They had one child:
44    i.    John Alfred BROWN (1877-)

37. Harry Ensor WALLER. Born in Jun 1842 in Claydon, Suffolk, England. Emigrated in Apr 1867 to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Harry Ensor died in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, in 1868; he was 25. Occupation: store clerk with Sands and Reineman, then Putnam’s gent’s furnishing store on Fifth Avenue in Pittsburgh. Cause of death: Typhoid fever while in Pittsburg.

Kate Mary Gibbs (née Waller)

38. Kate Mary WALLER. Born on 13 Jun 1846 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Christened on 13 Dec 1846 in Suffolk, England. Kate Mary died in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, in Sep 1916; she was 70. Occupation: Apprentice grocer/tailor in 1861.

On 30 May 1870 when Kate Mary was 23, she married Joseph GIBBS III, son of Joseph GIBBS II (19 Nov 1812-Sep 1895) & Mary Ann MODLIN (27 Dec 1814-Dec 1888), at the Parish Church in Bildeston, Suffolk, England. Born 1 Mar 1841 in Bildeston, Suffolk, England. Joseph died in Felixstowe, Suffolk, England,  14 Dec 1932; he was 91. Buried in Old Felixstowe Churchyard, Suffolk, England. Occupation: Grocer and draper.

They had the following children:
45    i.    Kate Elizabeth Mary GIBBS (1871-)
46    ii.    Harry Herbert GIBBS (1872-)

39. Jessy Buttermer WALLER. Born on 5 Aug 1848 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Christened on 3 Sep 1848.

In Jun 1871 when Jessy Buttermer was 22, she married William Thomas RATTENBURY in Cosford, Suffolk, England. Born in 1850 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England. Occupation: Printer compositor.

They had the following children:
47    i.    William Harry Lott RATTENBURY (1872-)
48    ii.    Kate E RATTENBURY (1874-)
49    iii.    Frank Walter RATTENBURY (1879-)

40. George Henry WALLER. Born in Sep 1846 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

41. Agnes Ann WALLER. Born in Dec 1847 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

42. Jane Elizabeth WALLER. Born in Mar 1849 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

43. Hyem Porter WALLER. Born in Sep 1850 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

Sixth Generation
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44. John Alfred BROWN. Born in 1877 in Wickhambrook, Suffolk, England.

45. Kate Elizabeth Mary GIBBS. Born in Sep 1871 in Cosford, Suffolk, England. Christened on 16 Sep 1871 in Bildeston, Suffolk, England.

In 1898 when Kate Elizabeth Mary was 26, she married Edwin Ernest HAMMOND, son of Edwin Talbot HAMMOND (1845-1890) & Henrietta Eliza Turner (1851-), in Suffolk, England. Born in 1874 in Hackney, London, England. Occupation: Analytical chemist – analytical chemical acid manufacturers.

They had the following children:
50    i.    Kate Henrietta HAMMOND (1899-)
51    ii.    Jessie Olive HAMMOND (1901-)

46. Harry Herbert GIBBS. Born in Dec 1872 in Samford, Suffolk, England. Christened on 12 Oct 1873 in Bildeston, Suffolk, England. Occupation: Commercial tea warehouse manager (in Felixstowe). Religion: C of E.

On 6 Apr 1901 when Harry Herbert was 28, he married Jessie Sarah DAVIES, daughter of George DAVIES (1841-?  Jun 1886) & Sarah TAYLOR (1835-bef 1911), in London, England. Born in Sep 1874 in London City, London, Middlesex, England. Jessie Sarah died abt 1951; she was 76. Occupation: Teacher.

They had the following children:
52    i.    Lilla Freda GIBBS (1902-1964)
53    ii.    Kathleen Marjorie GIBBS (1905-?)

47. William Harry Lott RATTENBURY. Born in Mar 1872 in Greenwich, Kent, England.

In Jun 1900 when William Harry Lott was 28, he married Edith Maud ENGLEY in Hackney, London, England. Born in 1877.

They had the following children:
54    i.    Christine Edith RATTENBURY (1902-)
55    ii.    Frank Engley RATTENBURY (1905-)
56    iii.    Kenneth William RATTENBURY (1908-)
57    iv.    Mary E. RATTENBURY (1912-)

48. Kate E RATTENBURY. Born in Jun 1874 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England.

49. Frank Walter RATTENBURY. Born in Sep 1879 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England. Occupation: Clerk in accountants office.

In Sep 1910 when Frank Walter was 31, he married Catherine M. PAUL in W Ham, Essex, England. Known as: Kate.

They had the following children:
58    i.    Frank P RATTENBURY (1911-)
59    ii.    Jean J.K. RATTENBURY (1914-)

Seventh Generation
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50. Kate Henrietta HAMMOND. Born in Jun 1899 in Forest Gate, Essex, England.

In Sep 1922 when Kate Henrietta was 23, she married Charles Randolph B. WOOLFORD in West Ham, Essex, England. Born in Jun 1897 in West Ham, Essex, England.

They had one child:
60    i.    Living WOOLFORD

51. Jessie Olive HAMMOND. Born in Mar 1901 in Forest Gate, Essex, England.

52. Lilla Freda GIBBS. Born on 3 Dec 1902 in North Hackney, London, England. Lilla Freda died in Southgate, Middlesex, England, on 15 Jan 1964; she was 61. Known as: Freda.

On 16 Sep 1944 when Lilla Freda was 41, she married Harold George MOSEY, son of Henry Thomas MOSEY (12 Sep 1874-Sep 1920) & Rose Lilian BURNELL (Jun 1880-Sep 1923), in London, England. Born on 13 Aug 1914 in Poplar, London, England. Harold George died in Camden, London, England, on 14 Sep 1999; he was 85. Occupation: Master carpenter in the Merchant Navy, then a cabinet maker. Known as: George.

They had the following children:
61    i.   Living male MOSEY (1945-)
62    ii.  Living male MOSEY (1947-)

53. Kathleen Marjorie GIBBS. Born in Jun 1905 in Hackney, London, England. Kathleen Marjorie died ? .

54. Christine Edith RATTENBURY. Born in Jun 1902 in W Ham, Essex, England.

55. Frank Engley RATTENBURY. Born on 16 Mar 1905 in West Ham, Essex, England. Christened on 21 May 1905 in Walthamstow, Essex, England.

56. Kenneth William RATTENBURY. Born in Dec 1908 in W Ham, Essex, England.

57. Mary E. RATTENBURY. Born in Sep 1912 in W Ham, Essex, England.

58. Frank P RATTENBURY. Born in Sep 1911 in w Ham, Essex, England.

59. Jean J.K. RATTENBURY. Born in Sep 1914 in W Ham, Essex, England.