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He paid Duty in 1784 for the apprentice indentures of Robert Cook, entered his last mark at Goldsmiths’ Hall as a case maker in 1785, paid for a trade directory entry as a watch case maker in 1790 and was assessed to Land Tax until 1813 all from Plumtree Street, Bloomsbury. A new tenant was assessed...

He was christened the son of Benjamin and Elizabeth at Aldermanbury Postern Chapel, London in 1765. He applied for freedom by patrimony in the Musicians Company in 1796. He entered a mark in 1802 at Goldsmiths’ Hall as a small worker from 48 Blue Anchor Row, Bunhill Fields from where he was assessed...

His apprentice indentures have now, thanks to Pat (Silverly), been found transcribed on a website under the name "Edlen". They were signed on 17th July 1764 and show his father was William Howard, a baker from St Martin in the Fields, Westminster and his master as William Maddocks of the J...

The Will of James Bellis, late of Bishops Hatfield, Hertfordhire, proved for probate on 12th November 1788 (National Archives reference PROB 11/1171/215) may be relevant in view of the announcement in The Gentleman's Magazine of the death on 1st November 1788 of the jeweller of that name, late of Pa...

The Will of Richard Beale, goldsmith late of St Paul, Covent Garden, was proved for probate on 17th April 1783 (National Archives reference PROB 11/1102/295).

Page 242 of The Directory of Gold & Silversmiths Jewellers & Allied Traders 1838-1914 by John Culme identifies the Charles Hubbard who entered a mark in 1801 at Goldsmiths’ Hall as a case maker from 4 St John’s Row, Brick Lane as one and the same as the Charles Hubberd who entered marks as a...

No records of apprenticeship or freedom have been found. He entered a mark in 1772 at Goldsmiths’ Hall as a case maker from Little New Street, Shoe Lane. He signed a bond in 1775 as a gentleman of St Bride’s parish, Fleet Street to marry Ann Phillis Howes at St Ann, Soho. Three of their children wer...

The Will of William Bateman, late of Stoke Newington, was proved for probate on 5th November 1850 (National Archives reference PROB 11/2108/277).

The Will of William Henry Eastwick, late agent to the Kennet and Avon Canal Company and of Bitton, was proved for probate on 14th August 1854 (National Archives reference PROB 11/2196/193).

As a widower from that parish he had married Elizabeth Durant at Christ Church, Spitalfields in 1757. Indentures were signed in 1758 by William Haywood to be his apprentice. The name of the Livery Company has been crossed out from the indentures for some reason but previously read “Loriner”. Three c...

Page 158 of Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World lists Elisha Horn as apprenticed in 1715 but provides no detail of his freedom. Two daughters of Elisha and Elizabeth Horn were christened at St Bride’s, Fleet Street, one in 1730 when their address was New Street and the other in 1731 when their ...

My apologies for suggesting he made an error go to the vicar of Stretton-upon-Dunsmore who was incumbent in 1813 as contrary to my earlier suggestion the above post indicates It was the vicar in Birmingham in 1837 along with the editor of White’s Directories who considered Cheatley an appropriate th...

Hello Phil I agree that one missing record can be caused by error but as indicated in my post no further UK Census records of them can be found after 1851 and that would require more than one transcription error to have been made if they were still there. That and the absence of UK death records for...

There is an alternative scenario for a link between Charles Elkington and Elkington & Co to the one expressed previously. Charles James CHECKLEY Elkington was christened in 1813 in Stretton-upon-Dunsmere the son of John Elkington a farmer from Princethorpe and his wife Mary. The vicar appears to...

The Will of Peter Bateman, gentleman late of St Luke Old Street, was proved for probate on 24th November 1825 (National Archives reference PROB 11/1704/404).

The Will of Ann Bateman, widow late of St Luke’s, Old Street, was proved for probate on 24th October 1812 (National Archives reference PROB 11/1537/502).

The son of William Hooper an apothecary from St Paul Court he was apprenticed to Edward Bramstone Bayley (Grimwade p.434) of the Clockmakers Company in 1749. He signed his first name as Gyles. He was free in 1758. William Bret (Grimwade p.331), the son of Richard Quinton a weaver from Fetter Lane, b...

The notion that there were two by the same name is further endorsed by the Will of Edward Holmes, late jeweller of 9 Foster Lane, being proved for probate on 19th April 1780 (National Archives reference PROB 11/1063/330). The mark of 1784 entered from Foster Lane must therefore relate to Edward Holm...

The Will of Hester Bateman, late of St Andrew, Holborn, was proved for probate on 13th March 1795 (National Archives reference PROB 11/1257/139) and the Will of her husband John Bateman, late chain maker of St Luke, proved for probate on 13th November 1760 (National Archives reference PROB 11/860/34...

As John William Holden he was assessed to Land Tax from 1787-1797 on property in Red Lion Court, Cock Lane and had entered a mark in 1790 at Goldsmiths’ Hall from that address as a small worker. Trade directory entries in 1788-90 at that address list him as a whip, saddle and harness maker. No later...