Martin Welbank

Peter married Jean Monica Drayner [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Note: 12 Feb 1903, Banbury Advertiser; James Welbank, Miss Welbank (Grace) and Florence Harris all give recitations at the North Newington Congregational Sunday School tea and meeting.
• Occupation: 1911, North Newington; Clerk in Duplex Works
• Occupation: 1939, Gloucester; Elementary School Teacher

James married Florence Emily Harris on 23 Dec 1926 in Congregational Church, Wade St. Lichfield.. Florence was born on 26 Jun 1892; died in 1964. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Frank married Lily Marsh. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 11 Broughton Road, Banbury. Oxon
• Residence: 1851, 21 Sloane Square, Chelsea, London
• Occupation: 2 Jun 1879, 7 Alexandra Road, Heigham, Norwich ; Engineer
• Residence: 2 Jun 1879, 7 Alexandra Road, Heigham, Norwich
• Note: 16 Oct 1880, The Norfolk News; A LARGE ROOM Wanted, in neighbourhood of North Heigham, for MISSION WORK, to Seat about 150. - Apply, R. Welbank, Alexandra Road, Norwich.
• Census: 1881, Church Road, Wacton, Norfolk, England; Name: Richard Wellbank Age: 26 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1855 Relation: Visitor Gender: Male Where born: London Chelsea, London, Middlesex, England Civil parish: Wacton County/Island: Norfolk Country: England Street Address: Church Rd (Wacton Road) Condition as to marriage: Married Occupation: Foreman Mechanical Engineer Frank Snelling 21 Head Unmar Farmer 168 Acres 7 men 3 boys Kate Snelling 17 Sister 17 Unmar Richard Wellbank 26 Visitor Mar Foreman Mechanical Engineers James Pearce 67 Mar Stockman on farm Mary Pearce 51 Mar Housekeeper This looks like a case of Richard going off on evangelical? purposes. His 21 year old wife is in Norwich on this day.
• Census: 1891, Croft, Leicestershire; On 1891 census night, Richard 36 was lodging with his 7 year old son John William at 1 Clifton Cottages, Croft, Leics; the home of Frederick H Webb 26 Bricklayer, wife Lydia Webb 27 and daughter Minnie A Webb 9 months. His job is given as "Mechanical Engineer - turner at Quarries". Many of the neighbours work at the quarries (identified as granite quarries in one census entry) as blacksmiths, carpenter, firemen, etc.
• Occupation: 1893; Richard William filed his patent for the Boilerette. According to publicity material included with the vessels, he invented it to cook "porridge to perfection" as it would stick to the bottom and burn in an ordinary saucepan, but if it was cooked in a bain-marie it didn't quite get hot enough. His solution was to put a lightly pressurised jacket around the cooking vessel, filled with water boiling at higher temperature than 100C. The vessels were heavily promoted as good for healthy cooking, suitable for schools and hospitals, needing little supervision so ideal for families without servants or single people living alone with just a Primus stove for cooking, and so on.
• Occupation: 1895, North Newington, Banbury.; Listed as an engineer in Kelly's Directory.
• Note: 31 Oct 1896, The Queen, London; R W Welbank exhibited his Boilerette at the Dairy Exhibition of the Association of British Farmers. It had won a silver medal at the Food and Cookery Exhibition and "should appeal to everybody".
• Note: 26 Aug 1899, Banbury Advertiser; Report of accident involving pony and trap belonging to Mr Welbank; occupants (two men and two boys) were thrown out and a lamp-post snapped off.
• Census: 1901, North Newington; 44 Duplex Works Alice M Welbank, Head wife, M, 41 John W Welbank, son, S, 17, Manager Works Grace E Welbank, dau, s, 14, Clerk in Office James Welbank, son, 9 William Welbank, son, 3
• Note: 18 Aug 1904, Banbury Advertiser; In a land dispute in North Newington, the defendant says that the adjoining property used to belong to Mr Welbank, but was sold in May 1903 when he became bankrupt.
• Note: 22 May 1907, Daily News (London); Messrs Welbank are also the inventors of a "steam plant" for chemical extractions and infusions, and paste and glue making.
• Census: 1911, Chiswick; 81 St Albans Avenue, Bedford Park, Chiswick W Richard William Welbank 56 Alice Marian Welbank 51 James Welbank 19
• Note: 1940, Will; Welbank Richard William of 54 Broughton Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire died 20 January 1940 at 192 Warwick-road Banbury. Probate London 4 March to William Welbank hardware manufacturer. Effects £2096 18s 10d

Notes:

Richard and Alice appear to have lived at 7 Alexandra Road, Heigham, Norwich after their marriage in 1879, at least until 1883, although there seems to be toing and froing from the Broughton Road, Banbury residence. Richard attended a Presbyterian training course in Nottingham at one point. Four of the children did not survive.


Richard William invented and manufactured the 'Welbank Boilerette'; a device for cooking vegetables without large quantities of water. One of his Boilerettes can be seen in the Science Museum, London.


He built the devices at his works in North Newington, Banbury. As a keen Presbyterian, he maintained a printing press at the works and sold the devices accompanied by printed religious tracts.



Birth:
Birth: Richard William Welbank
Sex: boy
Date: 3rd April 1855
Place: St Luke Chelsea, North East Chelsea. [Cert.279]
Father: Richard Welbank
Father's Occupation: Newspaper agent
Mother: Mary Ann Welbank formerly Hawkins
Informant: M.A.Welbank - Mother - 21 Sloane Square, Chelsea.
Date of Reg: 27th April 1855

Richard married Alice Marian Pike on 2 Jun 1879 in Presbyterian Church, Norwich. Alice (daughter of James Colby Pike and Eliza) was born in 1859; died in 1958 in Maidstone, Kent age 99. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1881, 6 Alexandra Road, Heigham, Norwich, England; Alice M Welbank Age 21 Wife Head Bornj: Norwich Also Eliza Pike Age 59 Born: abt 1822 Mother
• Census: 1891, 49 Alexandra Rd Heigham; Living with her father and Henry (3) and Ruth (8 months). John William was with his father and Grace (4) was with her paternal grandparents in Lambeth.

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Died:
Alice M Welbank, death listed on FreeBMD with age corresponding to birth date.

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Married:
Marriage: Richard William Welbank to Alice Marian Pike
Date: 2nd June 1879
Place: The Presbyterian Church, Norwich Cert.189
Richard William Welbank , age 24, bachelor
Rank or Profession: Engineer
Residence: 7 Alexandra Road, Heigham, Norwich
Father: Richard Welbank (deceased)
Father's Rank or Profession: Stationer
Alice Marian Pike, age 20, spinster
Rank or Profession: Confectioners Assistant
Residence: 3 Alexandra Road, Heigham, Norwich
Father: James Colby Pike
Father's Rank or Profession: Shoe Manufacturer

Witnesses:
James C Pike
Mary Ann Eliza Welbank
C E Stannard

A double wedding with Alice's elder sister Helen Elizabeth Greaves.