Childhood

George was born at Hardington on 25 July 1850. He was the eldest son of William and Emma White. As a boy, he spent many years living with his grandparents, Thomas and Mary Guppy, at Oil Moor.

Marriage

On 5 December 1872, George married Jane Partridge, the daughter of Abraham.

Residence

In 1880, he qualified to vote because he occupied a house at Hardington Moor. From 1888 onwards, he owned the freehold of that property.

Occupations

George’s primary trade was carpentry.

In addition to working as a carpenter, William carried on a dairy business. On 10 February 1891, owing to its decline, he organised a sale of his farm stock and equipment, which included cows, bulls, pigs, a cheese press and a two-horse putt.

Between 1891 and 1901, William’s status changed from employee to employer. From 1895 onwards, he called himself a builder.

Jane’s death

Jane died on 9 June 1898, aged 43.

George’s later life

From 1903 to 1915, William rented about six acres in Partway Lane and six acres in Barry Lane. In 1920, he occupied about 17 acres in Hardington belonging to the Portman estate.

Death and will

George died on 17 December 1938, aged 88, leaving effects valued at £930-14s-6d. His last address was Ivy Cottage, Hill End.

He appointed his brother, Theophilus White, as his executor and trustee, instructing him to sell all his lands and houses and divide the proceeds equally between his three children, George Walter White, Susan Emma Hawkins and Florence Frances May Delamont.[1]

His second child, Jane Elizabeth White, died unmarried on 19 August 1907, aged 32.[2]

References

[1] The will of George White, dated 16 June 1937, proved at Bristol on 24 March 1939.

[2] Memorial inscription at Hardington.