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His life
Name James Mabbs Birth Abt 1782 [1, 2] - Aged 60 at his death on 16 Dec 1842, so born between 17 Dec 1781 and 16 Dec 1782. His 1841 census age reads 56 (or 58), which allows 1782-1785. No baptism is established: see the note on his parentage.
Gender Male Residence 11 Oct 1798 Widley, Hampshire, England 
[3] Comment 16 Sep 1807 Old Bailey, St Sepulchre, City of London, Middlesex, England [4] Witness at the trial of his employer, James Bullock, wine and spirit merchant, for concealing his effects after bankruptcy. 
Proceedings of the Old Bailey: Trial of James Bullock (1807) (2) Occupation 16 Sep 1807 Dulwich, Camberwell, Surrey, England [4] Gardener Residence 7 May 1813 Croxsted Lane, Dulwich, Camberwell, Surrey, England [5] Occupation 7 May 1813 [5] Gardener Occupation 17 Feb 1817 [6] Gardener Occupation 30 Mar 1819 [7] Gardener Residence 1817-1821 Dulwich, Camberwell, Surrey, England [6, 7, 8] Occupation 20 Apr 1821 [8] Gardener Census 6 Jun 1841 Half Moon Lane, Dulwich, Camberwell, Surrey, England [9] Age: 56 - The age is unclear on the image (56 or 58); FamilySearch indexes it as 50. He was 60 at his death in Dec 1842.
1841 Census: Half Moon Lane, Dulwich, Camberwell, Surrey Occupation 6 Jun 1841 [9] Gardener Occupation Bef 16 Dec 1842 [10] Jobbing Gardener Occupation 16 Dec 1842 [11] Gardener Death 16 Dec 1842 Dulwich, Camberwell, Surrey, England [11, 12] Age: 60 years Cause: Natural Death by Disease of the Heart 
Death Certificate: James Mabbs (1842) Burial 22 Dec 1842 Camberwell, Surrey, England [13] Age: 60 - Known only from FamilySearch’s index (England, Surrey, Parish Registers), whose film is titled “Camberwell. Baptism Records 1838-1845, Burial Records 1838-1845” and does not name the church. He is not in the burial register of St Giles, Camberwell for 14-23 Dec 1842, so the entry is probably from Dulwich College Chapel.
Person ID I69 Barnes • Whitmore • Cocks • Westlake | Cocks family Last Modified 13 Nov 2026
Family with Sophia Webb
Family 
Sophia Webb, b. Bef 1 Oct 1780, Widley, Hampshire, England d. 19 Oct 1856, Herne Place, Water Lane, Brixton, Lambeth, Surrey, England (Age > 76 years) [14]Marriage Banns 16 Sep 1798 St Peter & St Paul Church, Wymering, Hampshire, England [15] Marriage Banns 23 Sep 1798 St Peter & St Paul Church, Wymering, Hampshire, England [16] Marriage Banns 30 Sep 1798 St Peter & St Paul Church, Wymering, Hampshire, England [17] Marriage 11 Oct 1798 St Peter & St Paul Church, Wymering, Hampshire, England [3, 18] Type: Banns - James Mabs, bachelor; Sophia Webb, spinster. Witnesses: Thos Rumbold and Anne Carter.
Marriage Record: James Mabs and Sophia Webb (1798) 
Marriage Record: James Mabs and Sophia Webb (1798) (2) Children 1. Eliza Mabbs, b. Bef 23 Jun 1799, Widley, Hampshire, England 2. Henry Mabbs, b. 3 Jun 1802, Dulwich, Camberwell, Surrey, England d. Bef 3 Oct 1803, Dulwich, Camberwell, Surrey, England (Age < 1 years)3. Sophia Mabbs, b. 5 Nov 1804, Dulwich, Camberwell, Surrey, England 4. Sarah Mabbs, b. 27 Dec 1805, Dulwich, Camberwell, Surrey, England 5. Henry Mabbs, b. 30 Aug 1807, Dulwich, Camberwell, Surrey, England 6. Elizabeth Mabbs, b. Bef 19 Jun 1809, Dulwich, Camberwell, Surrey, England 7. Jane Roselia Mabbs, b. Bef 6 Oct 1811, Dulwich, Camberwell, Surrey, England 8. James Mabbs, b. Bef 7 May 1813, Croxsted Lane, Dulwich, Camberwell, Surrey, England + 9. Charles Mabbs, b. Abt 1814, Dulwich, Camberwell, Surrey, England d. 17 Sep 1897, Kensington Infirmary, Kensington, Middlesex, England (Age 83 years)10. George Mabbs, b. Bef 30 Mar 1819, Dulwich, Camberwell, Surrey, England 11. Alfred Henry Mabbs, b. Bef 20 Apr 1821, Dulwich, Camberwell, Surrey, England Family ID F184 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 28 Oct 2026
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Event Map 
Marriage Banns - 16 Sep 1798 - St Peter & St Paul Church, Wymering, Hampshire, England 
Marriage Banns - 23 Sep 1798 - St Peter & St Paul Church, Wymering, Hampshire, England Marriage Banns - 30 Sep 1798 - St Peter & St Paul Church, Wymering, Hampshire, England 
Residence - 11 Oct 1798 - Widley, Hampshire, England Marriage - Type: Banns - 11 Oct 1798 - St Peter & St Paul Church, Wymering, Hampshire, England Child - Eliza Mabbs - Bef 23 Jun 1799 - Widley, Hampshire, England 
Child - Henry Mabbs - 3 Jun 1802 - Dulwich, Camberwell, Surrey, England Child - Sophia Mabbs - 5 Nov 1804 - Dulwich, Camberwell, Surrey, England Child - Sarah Mabbs - 27 Dec 1805 - Dulwich, Camberwell, Surrey, England Child - Henry Mabbs - 30 Aug 1807 - Dulwich, Camberwell, Surrey, England 
Comment - Witness at the trial of his employer, James Bullock, wine and spirit merchant, for concealing his effects after bankruptcy. - 16 Sep 1807 - Old Bailey, St Sepulchre, City of London, Middlesex, England Occupation - Gardener - 16 Sep 1807 - Dulwich, Camberwell, Surrey, England Child - Elizabeth Mabbs - Bef 19 Jun 1809 - Dulwich, Camberwell, Surrey, England Child - Jane Roselia Mabbs - Bef 6 Oct 1811 - Dulwich, Camberwell, Surrey, England 
Child - James Mabbs - Bef 7 May 1813 - Croxsted Lane, Dulwich, Camberwell, Surrey, England Residence - 7 May 1813 - Croxsted Lane, Dulwich, Camberwell, Surrey, England Child - Charles Mabbs - Abt 1814 - Dulwich, Camberwell, Surrey, England Child - George Mabbs - Bef 30 Mar 1819 - Dulwich, Camberwell, Surrey, England Residence - 1817-1821 - Dulwich, Camberwell, Surrey, England Child - Alfred Henry Mabbs - Bef 20 Apr 1821 - Dulwich, Camberwell, Surrey, England 
Census - Age: 56 - 6 Jun 1841 - Half Moon Lane, Dulwich, Camberwell, Surrey, England Death - Age: 60 years,Cause: Natural Death by Disease of the Heart - 16 Dec 1842 - Dulwich, Camberwell, Surrey, England 
Burial - Age: 60 - 22 Dec 1842 - Camberwell, Surrey, England = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - Detached from Henry Mabbs and Betty Bridger (F269) on 3 Nov 2026 until a record connects them. The link rested on the baptism of “James Son of Henry and Elizabeth Mabbs” at Sidlesham on 21 Jun 1779 (S467), but no record joins that child to the James Mabs of Widley who married Sophia Webb at Wymering in 1798 and was a gardener at Dulwich. That baptism was taken off his record on 13 Nov 2026 and is kept as evidence only. His age of 60 at his death on 16 Dec 1842 (certificate and burial) puts his birth in 1781-1782. He is more probably the James son of William and Elisabeth Mabbs baptised at Donnington on 5 Jan 1777 (S2698): that child’s elder brother Henry fits the Henry Mabbs, gardener, born in Sussex, who lived in Camberwell parish from about 1800 to 1851, and their father William later lived in Portsea, next to Widley. No record yet states the link; the candidates and searches are in his research plan.
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Sources - [S1507] Death Certificate: James Mabbs (1842), 16 Dec 1842, 1842 Q4, Camberwell, Vol 4, pg 33; Dulwich, entry 109 (Reliability: 2).
Aged 60 at his death on 16 Dec 1842. - [S368] 1841 Census, 6 Jun 1841, HO 107/1051/4, f. 15, p. 23 (Reliability: 2).
Aged 56 (or 58) in the 1841 census. - [S1520] Marriage Record: James Mabs and Sophia Webb (1798), 11 Oct 1798, Wymering marriages and banns 1755-1812, CHU 15/A/3/2/1, no. 15, Portsmouth History Centre, CHU 15/A/3/2/1. (Reliability: 3).
- [S176] Court records: Proceedings of the Old Bailey, 16 Sep 1807, link (Reliability: 3).
- [S160] Baptismal Record: James Mabbs (1813), 7 May 1813, Page 2, No. 12 (Reliability: 3).
- [S123] Baptismal Record: Charles Mabbs (1817), 17 Feb 1817, Dulwich College Chapel baptisms, p. 23 (Reliability: 3).
- [S158] Baptismal Record: George Mabbs (1819), 30 Mar 1819, Page 36, No. 288 (Reliability: 3).
- [S159] Baptismal Record: Alfred Henry Mabbs (1821), 20 Apr 1821, No. 384 (Reliability: 3).
- [S368] 1841 Census, 6 Jun 1841, HO 107/1051/4, f. 15, p. 23 (Reliability: 3).
- [S1508] Death Certificate: Sophia Mabbs (1856), 19 Oct 1856, 1856 Q4, Lambeth, Vol 1d, pg 231; Brixton, entry 96 (Reliability: 2).
Sophia was described as ‘Widow of James Mabbs a Jobbing Gardener’ at her death on 19 Oct 1856. - [S1507] Death Certificate: James Mabbs (1842), 16 Dec 1842, 1842 Q4, Camberwell, Vol 4, pg 33; Dulwich, entry 109 (Reliability: 3).
- [S1508] Death Certificate: Sophia Mabbs (1856), 19 Oct 1856, 1856 Q4, Lambeth, Vol 1d, pg 231; Brixton, entry 96 (Reliability: 2).
Sophia was described as his widow at her death on 19 Oct 1856. - [S4] Website: Familysearch, 22 Dec 1842, link (Reliability: 2).
James Mabbs; burial 22 December 1842, Surrey, England; age 60; birth 1782 - [S1508] Death Certificate: Sophia Mabbs (1856), 19 Oct 1856, 1856 Q4, Lambeth, Vol 1d, pg 231; Brixton, entry 96 (Reliability: 3).
Sophia is named as ‘Widow of James Mabbs’ on her death certificate. - [S1520] Marriage Record: James Mabs and Sophia Webb (1798), 16 Sep 1798, Wymering marriages and banns 1755-1812, CHU 15/A/3/2/1, no. 15, Portsmouth History Centre, CHU 15/A/3/2/1. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1520] Marriage Record: James Mabs and Sophia Webb (1798), 23 Sep 1798, Wymering marriages and banns 1755-1812, CHU 15/A/3/2/1, no. 15, Portsmouth History Centre, CHU 15/A/3/2/1. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1520] Marriage Record: James Mabs and Sophia Webb (1798), 30 Sep 1798, Wymering marriages and banns 1755-1812, CHU 15/A/3/2/1, no. 15, Portsmouth History Centre, CHU 15/A/3/2/1. (Reliability: 3).
- [S469] Marriage Record: James Mabs and Sophia Webb (1798), Bishop’s Transcript, 11 Oct 1798, Bishop’s Transcripts, Wymering, 1798, Bishop's Transcripts, Wymering, 1798. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1507] Death Certificate: James Mabbs (1842), 16 Dec 1842, 1842 Q4, Camberwell, Vol 4, pg 33; Dulwich, entry 109 (Reliability: 2).