William Hezekiah Cumberbatch b. 14 Aug 1857 Crab Hill, St Lucy, Barbados d. 28 Feb 1939 Barbados: Cumberbatch Family History

Cumberbatch Family History

William Hezekiah Cumberbatch

Male 1857 - 1939  (81 years)


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  • Name William Hezekiah Cumberbatch  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
    Born 14 Aug 1857  Crab Hill, St Lucy, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 14
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 25 Sep 1857  Saint Swithin Chapel, St Lucy, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 15
    Residence 25 Sep 1857  Crab Hill, St Lucy, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Occupation 30 Sep 1880  [14
    Labourer 
    Age: 21y 
    Residence 30 Sep 1880  Crabhill, St Lucy, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    Age: 21y 
    Residence 21 Nov 1880  Crab Hill, St Lucy, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 29 Oct 1882  Crab Hill, St Lucy, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Occupation 28 Mar 1886  Crab Hill, St Lucy, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Labourer 
    Residence 28 Mar 1886  Crab Hill, St Lucy, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Occupation 24 Jul 1887  Crab Hill, St Lucy, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Labourer 
    Residence 24 Jul 1887  Crab Hill, St Lucy, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Occupation 29 Dec 1889  Crab Hill, St Lucy, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Labourer 
    Residence 29 Dec 1889  Crab Hill, St Lucy, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Occupation 26 Apr 1891  Crab Hill, St Lucy, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Superintendent 
    Residence 26 Apr 1891  Crab Hill, St Lucy, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Occupation 26 Mar 1893  Crab Hill, St Lucy, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Labourer 
    Residence 26 Mar 1893  Crab Hill, St Lucy, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Occupation 14 Feb 1897  Friendship, St Lucy, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Labourer 
    Residence 14 Feb 1897  Friendship, St Lucy, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Occupation 27 Nov 1898  Friendship, St Lucy, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Agricultural Labourer 
    Residence 27 Nov 1898  Friendship, St Lucy, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Occupation 27 Aug 1905  Friendship, St Lucy, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Labourer 
    Residence 27 Aug 1905  Friendship, St Lucy, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Occupation 5 Sep 1920  [1
    Superintendent 
    Residence 28 Sep 1936  Selah Cottage, St Lucy, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    Died 28 Feb 1939  Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    Probate 3 Mar 1939  Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    Reference Number 0000916 
    Person ID I916  Cumberbatch
    Last Modified 31 Dec 2016 

    Father Richard Cumberbatch,   b. Cal 1814 
    Mother Duchess Ann Alleyne,   b. Cal 1821,   d. Apr 1899, St Lucy, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 78 years) 
    Married 19 Jul 1855  St Lucy Parish Church, St Lucy, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F312  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Martha Jane Leacock,   b. Cal 1862 
    Married 30 Sep 1880  St Lucy Parish Church, St Lucy, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    Children 
     1. Mary Evangeline St Clair Cumberbatch,   b. 4 Nov 1880, Crab Hill, St Lucy, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Vycliffe Pradeardum Cumberbatch,   b. 3 Sep 1882, Crab Hill, St Lucy, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Elizabeth Ruthena Cumberbatch,   b. 16 Jan 1886, Crab Hill, St Lucy, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. John Marlborough Cumberbatch,   b. 18 Jun 1887, Crab Hill, St Lucy, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Hephzibah Caroline Cumberbatch,   b. 13 Nov 1889, Crab Hill, St Lucy, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. John Eric Cumberbatch,   b. 2 Apr 1891, Crab Hill, St Lucy, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Rufus Melanethon Cumberbatch,   b. 14 Feb 1893, Crab Hill, St Lucy, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Lurintha Personica Cumberbatch,   b. 9 Jan 1897, Friendship, St Lucy, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Charles Wilkinson Cumberbatch,   b. 18 Oct 1898, Friendship, St Lucy, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. Yourelaine Ecedia Cumberbatch,   b. 23 Jul 1905, Friendship, St Lucy, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 3 Jan 2017 
    Family ID F310  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 Aug 1857 - Crab Hill, St Lucy, Barbados Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 25 Sep 1857 - Saint Swithin Chapel, St Lucy, Barbados Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 25 Sep 1857 - Crab Hill, St Lucy, Barbados Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 21y - 30 Sep 1880 - Crabhill, St Lucy, Barbados Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 30 Sep 1880 - St Lucy Parish Church, St Lucy, Barbados Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 21 Nov 1880 - Crab Hill, St Lucy, Barbados Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 29 Oct 1882 - Crab Hill, St Lucy, Barbados Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Labourer - 28 Mar 1886 - Crab Hill, St Lucy, Barbados Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 28 Mar 1886 - Crab Hill, St Lucy, Barbados Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Labourer - 24 Jul 1887 - Crab Hill, St Lucy, Barbados Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 24 Jul 1887 - Crab Hill, St Lucy, Barbados Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Labourer - 29 Dec 1889 - Crab Hill, St Lucy, Barbados Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 29 Dec 1889 - Crab Hill, St Lucy, Barbados Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Superintendent - 26 Apr 1891 - Crab Hill, St Lucy, Barbados Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 26 Apr 1891 - Crab Hill, St Lucy, Barbados Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Labourer - 26 Mar 1893 - Crab Hill, St Lucy, Barbados Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 26 Mar 1893 - Crab Hill, St Lucy, Barbados Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Labourer - 14 Feb 1897 - Friendship, St Lucy, Barbados Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 14 Feb 1897 - Friendship, St Lucy, Barbados Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Agricultural Labourer - 27 Nov 1898 - Friendship, St Lucy, Barbados Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 27 Nov 1898 - Friendship, St Lucy, Barbados Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Labourer - 27 Aug 1905 - Friendship, St Lucy, Barbados Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 27 Aug 1905 - Friendship, St Lucy, Barbados Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 28 Sep 1936 - Selah Cottage, St Lucy, Barbados Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Feb 1939 - Barbados Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - 3 Mar 1939 - Barbados Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Barbados.
      In the Name of God, Amen.
      I, William Hezekiah Cumberbatch, of Selah Selah Cottage, in the parish of St Lucy, being of a sound and disposing mind and memory, and considering the uncertainty of this life, do make and declare this to be my last Will and Testament as follows:-
      First, after all my lawful debts are paid, I give, devise and bequeath to my wife, Katherine Cumberbatch, Ten pounds, eight shillings and four pence, from my estate, and all the remainder of moneys belonging to me or due to me, all my just debts, and costs of probating will having been paid.
      Second. I give and bequeath to my daughter Mrs. Catherine Adina Layne, all my household appointments, the house in which I now live, and all the land on which it stands, two acres, or thereabouts, providing that (1) she gives my daughter Mrs. Mrs. [sic] Ruth Howard half acre of the same land or its equivalent, according to the market value, in money, (2) that she gives my daughter Mrs. Constance Black, half acre of the same land or its equivalent, according to the market value in money, and (3) that she gives my daughter Mrs. Yourelene Ecidia Scantlebury half acre of the same land or its equivalent, according to the market value, in money.
      And last. I hereby constitute and appoint my son Charles Wilkinson Cumberbatch, to be the executor of this my last Will and Testament, revoking and annulling all former Wills by me made and ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament, and to this I set my hand and seal.
      William H Cumberbatch.
      Signed and sealed by the abovenamed, as for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us, who at his request have signed as witnesses to the same this twenty-eighth day of September in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-six [28 Sep 1936].

      Witnesses:
      Charles Wilkinson Cumberbatch, Teacher, St Giles’ Boys Sch[ool], St Michael
      Wheyman Arnett Griffith Cabinet Maker Magazine Lane, City.

      This is the will referred to in the deposition of Charles Wilkinson Cumberbatch sworn this 3rd day of March 1939 before me E.A. Collymore Chief Justice
      The will of William H Cumberbatch Lodged for Probate by Charles W Cumberbatch 2 day of March 1939 F E Inniss Registrar
      Probate granted this 3rd March 1939
      BARBADOS,
      IN THE COURT OF ORDINARY
      In the matter of the will of William Hezekiah Cumberbatch deceased.
      This third day of March 1939 personally appeareth Charles Wilkinson Cumberbatch of My Lord’s Hill, St. Michael, Head Master St Giles Boys’ School and on being sworn saith:
      I knew William Hezekiah Cumberbatch late of Selah Cottage in the Parish of St. Lucy deceased.
      The document now produced and shown to me dated 28th day of September 1936 was signed by the testator, namely the said William Hezekiah Cumberbatch as and for his last will and testament in my presence and in the presence of Wheyman Arnett Griffith of Magazine Lane, Bridgetown, Cabinet Maker the said Wheyman Arnett Griffith and I were both present at the same time when the said will was so signed by the testator and we thereupon subscribed our names thereto as witnesses at the request of and in the presence of the testator at the same now appear.
      At the time the testator executed his said will he was in a sound state of mind and fit to make a will.
      The testator died in Barbados on the 28th day of February 1939.
      C W Cumberbatch
      The above deposition sworn before me. Let letters testamentary issue.
      E A Collymore Chief Justice
      [13]

  • Sources 
    1. [S282] Marriage St Lucy, Barbados 8 Sep 1920 Charles Wilkinson Cumberbatch.

    2. [S283] Baptism St Lucy, Barbados 27 Nov 1898 Charles Wilkinson Cumberbatch, (RL2B/127 V: 127 P: 1158; FHC Film No. 1159591).

    3. [S289] Baptism St Lucy, Barbados 25 Sep 1857 William Hezekiah Cumberbatch, (RL2B/26 Volume:26 p.61; FHC Film No. 1157970).

    4. [S299] Baptism St Lucy, Barbados 21 Nov 1880 Mary Evangeline St Clair Cumberbatch, (RL1/78 F V: F P: 14; FHC Film No. 1159602 Item 2).

    5. [S300] Baptism St Lucy, Barbados 29 Oct 1882 Vycliffe Pradeardum Cumberbatch, (RL1A/78 F V: F P: 15; FHC Film No. 1159602 Item 2).

    6. [S301] Baptism St Lucy, Barbados 28 Mar 1886 Elizabeth Ruthena Cumberbatch, (RL2B/91 Vol: 91 Page: 492; FHC Film No. 1158008; RL1A/75 C V: C P: 697; FHC Film No. 1159601 Item 1).

    7. [S302] Baptism St Lucy, Barbados 24 Jul 1887 John Marlborough Cumberbatch, (RL2B/94 Vol: 94 Page: 977; FHC Film No. 1158011).

    8. [S303] Baptism St Lucy, Barbados 29 Dec 1889 Hephzibah Caroline Cumberbatch, (RL2B/100 V: 100 P: 813; FHC Film No. 1158017).

    9. [S304] Baptism St Lucy, Barbados 26 Apr 1891 John Eric Cumberbatch, (RL2B/106 V: 106 P: 1268; FHC Film No. 1158023).

    10. [S305] Baptism St Lucy, Barbados 26 Mar 1893 Rufus Melanethon Cumberbatch, (RL2B/112 V: 112 P: 1489; FHC Film No. 1158029).

    11. [S306] Baptism St Lucy, Barbados 14 Feb 1897 Lurintha Personica Cumberbatch, (RL2B/124 V: 124 P: 1156; FHC Film No. 1162031).

    12. [S307] Baptism St Lucy, Barbados 27 Aug 1905 Yourelaine Ecedia Cumberbatch, (RL2B/148 V: 148 P.1191; FHC Film No. 1666984).

    13. [S7761] Will of William Hezekiah Cumberbatch Barbados dated 28 Sep 1936 proved 3 March 1939.

    14. [S288] Marriage St Lucy, Barbados 30 Sep 1880 William Hezekiah Cumberbatch.

    15. [S290] International Genealogical Index (IGI) Baptism 1857 William Hezekiah Cumberbatch.