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 1855 - 1940 (84 years)
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| Name |
Richard William Welbank |
| Residence |
1851 |
21 Sloane Square, Chelsea, London  |
| Birth |
3 Apr 1855 |
St Luke, Chelsea. |
- 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
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| Gender |
Male |
| 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
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| 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 |
| Residence |
11 Broughton Road, Banbury. Oxon |
| Death |
20 Jan 1940 |
192 Warwick Road, Banbury |
| Person ID |
I008 |
Welbank1 |
| Last Modified |
5 Jun 2022 |
| Father |
Richard Welbank, b. 8 Aug 1809, Camden, St Giles in The Fields d. 31 May 1874, 220 Grays Inn Rd, Middx (Age 64 years) |
| Mother |
Mary Ann Hawkins, b. 1832, Kingsbridge, Devon, England d. 21 Jun 1927, Ferme Park Mansions, Ferme Park Road, Crouch End, Middx (Age 95 years) |
| Marriage |
3 May 1852 |
St Saviours, Upper Chelsea |
| Family ID |
F005 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Alice Marian Pike, b. 1859 d. 1958, Maidstone, Kent age 99 (Age 99 years) |
| Marriage |
2 Jun 1879 |
Presbyterian Church, Norwich |
- 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.
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| Children |
| | 1. William John Welbank, b. 16 Aug 1880, 7 Alexandra Rd, Heigham. Cert. 121 (Norwich, 3rd Qtr 4b 173) d. 1880, Norwich |
| | 2. Ernest Welbank, b. 1881, Norwich. 4th Qtr, 4b 159 or 169 d. 1881, Norwich (Age 0 years) |
| | 3. John William Welbank, b. 24 Apr 1883, 7 Alexandra Rd, Heigham. Cert. 124 (2nd Qtr, Norwich, 4b 181) d. 11 Oct 1918, France (Age 35 years) |
| | 4. Grace Eliza Welbank, b. 1886, Banbury. 4th Qtr 3a 873 d. 1975, Turners Hill, Crawley, Sussex. age 88 (Age 89 years) |
| | 5. Henry Welbank, b. 1888, Banbury. 4th Qtr 3a 895 d. 28 Mar 1895, North Newington, Banbury. (Age 7 years) |
| | 6. Ruth Marian Welbank, b. 1890, Norwich, 3rd Qtr, 4b 167 d. 11 Mar 1895, North Newington, Banbury. (Age 5 years) |
| | 7. James Welbank, b. 7 Feb 1892, North Newington, Banbury. 1st Qtr 3a 915 d. 20 Apr 1970, Yealand Redmayne, Carnforth, Lancs (Age 78 years) |
| | 8. William Welbank, b. 24 Mar 1898, Banbury d. 27 Aug 1978, St Michael's Hospital, Aylsham, Norfolk (Age 80 years) |
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| Family ID |
F004 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
4 Jun 2022 |
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| 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.
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