BATTS, George Musgrave (Grimwade p.296)

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Thomas George Musgrave Batts, the son of Thomas and Jane Batts, was christened at St Sepulchre, Holborn in 1794.
He entered a maker’s mark at Goldsmiths Hall in 1817 as a case maker from 8 Charterhouse Street.
He married Jane Robinson in 1819 at St Sepulchre, Holborn; both were from that parish.
Their son Thomas George was christened at the same church in 1820. Their address was still Charterhouse Street.
Another son was also christened at St Sepulchre in 1822. They had moved to Northampton Street, Clerkenwell.
Christening records for three more of their children at St James, Clerkenwell from 1823-26 show their address as Ashby Street, Clerkenwell from where he had entered a maker’s mark as a watch case maker in 1823.
In 1826 he entered a maker’s mark at Goldsmiths Hall in partnership with Nathaniel V Crossland as watch case makers at 5 Lizard Street, St Luke’s and notified he had moved to 9 Clerkenwell Green in 1827.
The christening of a daughter at St Mary, Islington in 1828 showed he had moved to Back Road, Islington.
They were at an unreadable address in West Hackney for the 1841 UK Census.
Throughout all records Thomas was shown as a watchmaker or a watchcase maker.
His burial aged 52 years in 1845 was recorded at Hackney parish church; his last address was Frederick Place.

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In the 1841 UK Census they were at Tottenham Road.