WHITEHOUSE, David (Grimwade p.699)

[MCB]

He married Mary Turvey at St George Bloomsbury in 1789.
Nathaniel (Grimwade p.284), son of David and Mary Whitehouse of Holywell Mount was christened at St Leonard, Shoreditch in 1790.
David had entered a maker’s mark at Goldsmiths Hall in 1790 from that address as a small worker.
The burial of Mary Whitehouse aged 21 years was recorded at St Leonard, Shoreditch in 1792.
As a widower he married spinster Mary Evans at St Luke, Finsbury in 1795; both were from that parish.
In 1799 he reported to Goldsmiths Hall a change of address to 4 St John’s Street, Clerkenwell.
Five of their children were christened at St James, Clerkenwell 1796-1803.
Another change of address to 2 Sandyard, Turnmill Street was reported in 1810.
The christening record of son Daniel at St John, Clerkenwell in 1813 shows his father as an optician in Silver Street.
His burial aged 65 years in 1828 was recorded at St James, Clerkenwell; his last address was Silver Street.

[MCB]

Two other sons followed him as opticians, John (Grimwade p.309) born 1796 and Joseph (Grimwade p.312) born 1801.

[dognose]

Noted as an Optician, located at 3, Silver Street, Clerkenwell, London, in 1826.

The business was succeeded by M. Whitehouse, at the same address.

[MCB]

Perhaps the M Whitehouse recorded as successor to the business was the widow Mary?

[dognose]

Very likely. The name M. Whitehouse seems to disappear during the year 1830.

[silverly]

10 October 1840 David Whitehouse of Silver Street in the Parish of Saint Johns Clerkenwell in the County of Middlesex Optician will proved at London. The will was signed in 1825 and not proved until after Mary his wife had died. Family history records have Mary dying on 23 September 1840. The will called for Mary to receive three quarters of the profit of his business for carrying it on, and their son Joseph to receive a journeyman's salary and one quarter of the profit for superintending the running of the business. After Mary's decease Joseph was to inherit all of the business. Reference: TNA PROB 11/1935/284

[dognose]

As the name, occupation and date of establishment all fit, there is likely a connection with this business:


N. Whitehouse - London - 1862


N. Whitehouse - London - 1871

[silverly]

As the name, occupation and date of establishment all fit, there is likely a connection with this business: N. Whitehouse - London - 1871

I believe the ad is for the business of Nathaniel David Whitehouse who was David Whitehouse's grandson by his first son Nathaniel who established the business.