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William Webber, Captain ( - 30 Nov 1796)

Sea captain for the East India Company. Son of Charles Webber of Exeter; married (1716) Sarah Smith daughter of Captain Smith RN, Governor of Greenwich Hospital; elected FRS in 1766 (Royal Society record NA3704). He was the source of an "Indian Fan" donated to the Ashmolean Museum in 1750. The fan was brought over on the "Prince William," a ship Webber commanded for the East India Company from around 31 January 1747/8 to 22 September 1750, travelling to various points in Celon and India (31). Other biography: https://catalogues.royalsociety.org/CalmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Persons&id=NA3704 Relevant locations: Visited Sri Lanka, Asia
Visited India, Asia
 Relationships: William Webber was a member of East India Company (1600-)

 References in Documents:
Consolidated catalogue of 1695: The Book of the Junior Proctor (MacGregor, ed.) [Addendum 4] An Indian Fan, brought from the East Indies in the Prince William, commanded by Captain Webber. An: Dñi. 1750; & given to the Museum by Mr. Drought of St. Clement's Parish Oxford, Purser to the said ship.