Sir Hermann Weber

2. Hermann David² Weber (Ludwig Christian¹) was born in Holzkirchen, Unterfranken, Bavaria, Germany 30/12/1823. Hermann died 1918 at 94 years of age.

He married Matilda Gruning in London, 1854. Matilda was born in London 1834. Matilda was the daughter of Herr Gruning. She was listed as a resident in the census report in 49 Finsbury Square, Finsbury, London, 1861. She was listed as a resident in the census report in 2 Longford Terrace, Folkestone, Kent, 1871. She was listed as a resident in the census report in 10 Grosvenor Street, St. Georges Hanover Square, London, 1881. She was listed as a resident in the census report in 10 Grosvenor Street, St. Georges Hanover Square, London, 1891.

He was listed as head of household in the 1861 census in 49 Finsbury Square, Finsbury, London. He was listed as head of household in the 1871 census in 10 Grosvenor Street, St. Georges Hanover Square, London. He was listed as head of household in the 1881 census in 10 Grosvenor Street, St. Georges Hanover Square, London. He was listed as head of household in the 1891 census in 10 Grosvenor Street, St. Georges Hanover Square, London. Physician to Edward VII.

From The Times, November 14, 1918

We regret to announce that Sir Hermann Weber, M.D., F.R.C.P., the distinguished physician, died on Monday at 10, Grosvenor-street, in his 95th year. Throughout the war his sympathies were cordially and wholly on the side of his adopted country, where he had worked for 75 years, and his one wish was to live to see the final victory which he expected. His last walk took place late last Sunday to buy an evening paper. His younger son, Lieutenant-Colonel Weber, D.S.O., R.F.A., and all his grandsons, five in number, have fought nearly throughout the whole war, and one of his grandsons lost his life at Ypres in 1914.

Hermann David Weber and Matilda Gruning had the following children:

3 i. Mathilde Elizabeth³ Weber was born in 49 Finsbury Square, Finsbury, London 18/05/1857. Mathilde died 24/07/1911 at 54 years of age. She married Ernest Joseph Schuster in Strand, London, 1876. Ernest was born in Frankfurt, Germany 1850. Ernest was the son of Franz Joseph Schuster and Marie Pfeiffer. He emigrated, 1869. Point of origin: pt of origin unknown. He was listed as a resident in the census report in 5 Hanley Grove, Chorlton on Medlock, Lancashire, 1871. He was listed as head of household in the 1881 census in 2 Lancaster Road, Hampstead, London. He was listed as head of household in the 1891 census in 3 Bouverie Square, Folkestone, Kent. Ernest was a boarder 1901 in 10 Bouverie Square, Folkestone, Kent. (See Ernest Joseph Schuster for the continuation of this line.)

She was listed as a resident in the census report in 49 Finsbury Square, Finsbury, London, 1861. She was listed as a resident in the census report in 2 Lancaster Road, Hampstead, London, 1881. She was listed as a resident in the census report in 3 Bouverie Square, Folkestone, Kent, 1891. Mathilde was a boarder 1901 in 10 Bouverie Square, Folkestone, Kent.

4 ii. Emily L. Weber was born in London 1858. She was listed as a resident in the census report in 49 Finsbury Square, Finsbury, London, 1861. She was listed as a resident in the census report in 10 Grosvenor Street, St. Georges Hanover Square, London, 1881. She was listed as a resident in the census report in 10 Grosvenor Street, St. Georges Hanover Square, London, 1891.

Meta Weber

5 iii. Meta A. Weber was born in London c1860. Meta died 1918 at 58 years of age. She married Felix Otto Schuster in London, 1879. Felix was born in Frankfurt, Germany c1855. Felix was the son of Franz Joseph Schuster and Marie Pfeiffer. Felix died 1936 at 81 years of age. He emigrated, 1869. Point of origin: pt of origin unknown. He was listed as a resident in the census report in 5 Hanley Grove, Chorlton on Medlock, Lancashire, 1871. He was listed as head of household in the 1881 census in 50 Belsize Square, Hampstead. He was listed as head of household in the 1891 census in 31 Collingham Road, Kensington. (See Felix Otto Schuster for the continuation of this line.)

She was listed as a resident in the census report in 49 Finsbury Square, Finsbury, London, 1861. She was listed as a resident in the census report in 50 Belsize Square, Hampstead, 1881. She was listed as head of household in the 1891 census in Sandgate Road, Folkestone, Kent. She was listed as a resident in the census report in 31 Collingham Road, Kensington, 1901. Had sister Linda Weber.

6 iv. Frederick Parkes Weber was born in Finsbury, London 1864. He married Hedwig Unger-Laissle 1921.

He was listed as a resident in the census report in 2 Longford Terrace, Folkestone, Kent, 1871. From The Times, June 4, 1962

Dr. Frederick Parkes Weber, F.R.C,P., who specialized in the study of rare diseases, died at his London home on Saturday. He was 99.

Born in 1863, the eldest son of Sir Hermann Weber, he received his education at Chartershouse, Cambridge, and at St. Bartholomew's Hospital. He qualified in 1889 and obtained his M.D. in 1892 and was elected F.R.C.P. in 1898. He spent some time abroad studying in Vienna and Paris and his early interests were concerned with tuberculosis. After resident appointments at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, he became house physician at the Brompton Hospital for Diseases of the Lungs and it was there that he began his early study of the disease which particularly interested him, and his subsequent appointment as physician to the Mount Vernon Hospital for Comsumption continued his interest in the subject. He was the first Mitchell Lecturer at the Royal College of Physicians in 1921 when he dealt with "The Relations of Tuberculosis to General Conditions of the Body and Diseases other than Tuberculosis."

In 1930 he was awarded the "Moxon Medal of the Royal College of Physicians, an award made every third year to the person who is deemed to have most distinguished himself in clinical medicine. Weber's interests were of an antiquarian nature and he almost collected obscure diseases as he did in fact collect coins and other rarities. He was a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and of the Royal Numismatic Society.

In 1921 he married Hedwig Unger-Laissle, who survives him.

7 v. Edith M. Weber was born in London 1867. She was listed as a resident in the census report in 2 Longford Terrace, Folkestone, Kent, 1871. She was listed as a resident in the census report in 10 Grosvenor Street, St. Georges Hanover Square, London, 1881. She was listed as a resident in the census report in 10 Grosvenor Street, St. Georges Hanover Square, London, 1891.

Hermanna Linda Weber

8 vi. Hermanna Linda Weber was born in London 1870. She was listed as a resident in the census report in 2 Longford Terrace, Folkestone, Kent, 1871. She was listed as a resident in the census report in 10 Grosvenor Street, St. Georges Hanover Square, London, 1881. She was listed as a resident in the census report in 10 Grosvenor Street, St. Georges Hanover Square, London, 1891.

9 vii. Hermanna Frieda Weber was born in Mayfair, London c1870. She married John Wycliffe Taylor in St. George's Hanover Square, London, 1892. John was born in Clapham, Surrey c1860. He was listed as head of household in the 1901 census in Heatherfield, Newtown, Isle of Wight. (See John Wycliffe Taylor for the continuation of this line.)

10 viii. William H. F. Weber was born in London 1876. William died 12/08/1936 in London, at 60 years of age. He was listed as a resident in the census report in 10 Grosvenor Street, St. Georges Hanover Square, London, 1881. Found in The Times, August 14, 1936

On Aug. 12, 1936, in London, Colonel W. H. F. Weber, C.M.G., D.S.O., late R.A., of Birkin House, Dorchester, beloved husband of Benita Weber and younger son of the late Sir Hermann Weber, aged 61. Funeral at Stinsford, Dorchester, to-morrow (Saturday) at 3 p.m.

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