William was born in Jul/Aug/Sep 1862 in Exton, Devon, to George Mutters (about 37), a farm labourer and sexton, and Anna Maria Mutters (nee Havill) (about 36), a lacemaker and housewife.
William was baptised on 21st September 1862, in nearby Woodbury.
His middle name is probably for his father, George. He had both a maternal and a paternal Uncle William - he may have been named for both.
William was the fifth of children (three daughters and three sons):
- Mary Jane 1852 - after 1871 (at least 19 years old)
- Elizabeth Ann 1854 - 1856 (18 months old)
- Sarah Ann 1857 - 1928 (70 years old)
- John Thomas 1859 - after 1871 (at least 11 years old)
- William George 1862 - 1864 (15 - 18 months old)
- George 1868 - 1918 (52 years old)
Sadly, in Jan/Feb/Mar 1864, William passed away, aged only fifteen to eighteen months, in the district of St Thomas.
His younger brother, George, would name one of his sons William George - maybe for his older brother, who passed away four years before his own birth.
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