29th Generation


121. William Basil Wilberforce was born on 3 May 1850 in Markington Hall, Yorks. He died on 7 October 1913 at the age of 63. He was the owner of a mine called "Rabenstein" around 1880, his mother presumably died in Merano and he was planning a train connection from Bolzano/Bozen to Rabenstein, Val Sarentino/Sarntal, which he unfortunately was unable to put into practice as he no longer had the financial means - Stephan Felderer private correspondence unverified

William Basil Wilberforce and Margaret Moody were married on 26 September 1889. Margaret Moody died on 17 September 1937. She lived in Little Malvern, Worcs

William Basil Wilberforce and Margaret Moody had the following children:

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Lt Colonel William Basil Samuel Joseph A E Wilberforce DSO.

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Robert William Francis "Wee" Wilberforce JP.

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Margaret Mary Clare "Puss" Wilberforce.