. ▁ ▁Life ▁Web ster ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁in ▁Green wich ▁to ▁Robert ▁and ▁Sarah ▁Web ster . ▁Although ▁his ▁father ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁pot ato ▁trade , ▁Web ster ▁was ▁initially ▁employed ▁as ▁a ▁st ained ▁glass ▁designer ▁in ▁Lanc aster ▁before ▁becoming ▁a ▁deal er ▁in ▁eth n ographic ▁anti qu ities ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 0 s . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁he ▁married ▁Ag nes ▁Harrison ▁in ▁K end al . ▁He ▁published ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁catalog ues ▁detail ing ▁his ▁collection ▁during ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁dec ades , ▁and ▁st aged ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁exhib itions ▁of ▁eth n ographic ▁material ▁at ▁Earl ' s ▁Court . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁he ▁tra ve led ▁throughout ▁Britain ▁purch asing ▁material ▁from ▁British ▁soldiers ▁returning ▁from ▁the ▁Ben in ▁Ex ped ition , ▁am ass ing ▁a ▁large ▁quantity ▁of ▁material ▁that ▁was ▁carefully ▁recorded ▁in ▁his ▁catalog ues . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁his ▁marriage ▁broke ▁up ▁and ▁he ▁separated ▁from ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁two ▁daughters ▁and ▁lived ▁with ▁his ▁house keeper ▁Eva ▁C utter ▁in ▁London ▁sold ▁the ▁entire ty ▁of ▁his ▁collection ▁in ▁a ▁five - day ▁au ction . ▁He ▁died ▁from ▁alco hol ism ▁in ▁E ff ingham ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁and ▁is ▁reported ly ▁buried ▁at ▁K ens al ▁Green ▁C emetery . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 6 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : English