SAMBROOK, James (Grimwade p.650)

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The 1851 UK Census indicates he was born in Birmingham c1794.
He entered a maker’s mark at Goldsmiths Hall in 1819 from Baltic Street, St Luke parish.
He married Charity West at St Mary, Islington in 1820; both were from that parish. She was born in 1820 at Stoke Newington.
Christening records at St Andrew, Holborn in 1821-4 for three of their children show their address as Cross Street.
Christening records at West Hackney in 1827-8 for two of their children show their address as Prospect Row.
In 1835 he had notified Goldsmiths Hall of a change of address to Wynatt Street, Clerkenwell.
The christening record for another child at St Mary, Islington in 1835 shows their address as New Norfolk Street.
Another christening record at St James, Clerkenwell in 1839 shows their address as 20 Rosoman Street.
James was shown as either a jeweller or a goldsmith in these records.
Indentures were signed in 1840 by George Frederick, son of James Sambrook, goldsmith of 5 Northampton, Clerkenwell, to be the apprentice of William Summers (Grimwade p.674), Citizen and Goldsmith of 10 Marlborough Street.
The 1851 UK Census recorded James, Charity and one daughter as lodgers in Ladywood, Birmingham where he was a goldsmith and jeweller.
No later information has been discovered.

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1841 UK Census James is listed as a goldsmith at the Rosomon Street address.

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1861 UK Census James Sambrook aged sixty-three years Goldsmith and place of birth Birmingham listed at 5 Crown Street Finsbury.