GOVETT, Matthew (Grimwade p.313, 345)

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Indentures were signed in 1781 for Matthew, son of Matthew Govett, cabinet maker of Maidenhead Court, Goswell Street, to be the apprentice of James Richards, Citizen, Goldsmith and watch case maker of Bridgwater Square, to learn watch case making
The application by his son Matthew in 1841 for Freedom of the City of London by patrimony in the Company of Goldsmiths shows his father obtained his own freedom in 1789.
Maker’s marks were entered at Goldsmiths Hall 1803-16 as a case maker or watch case maker from various addresses in Ironmonger Row, Old Street. He had been at number 47 from around 1813 which later became the address of Joseph Potter (see below).
Christenings of five children of Matthew and Sarah Govett were recorded at St Luke, Finsbury in 1803-12 without further detail.
Thomas, the son of Thomas Jemmett (Grimwade p.350) in 1817, Joseph Potter (Grimwade p.311, 334) in 1818 and John Abram Tyas (Grimwade p.341) in 1820 all signed indentures to be his apprentice.
His burial in 1823 aged 57 years, late of Ironmonger Row, was recorded at St Luke, Finsbury.