GLENNY, Joseph (Grimwade p.302, 339)
Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 5:08 am
Indentures were signed in 1784 for Joseph Glenny, son of Alexander Glenny, farmer of Barking, to be the apprentice of William Brooks (Grimwade p.326, 352 and 451), Citizen and Clockmaker.
He married Rebecca Adams in Wapping in 1793; both were from that area.
The christening of his son George (Grimwade p.295) was recorded at St Luke, Finsbury in 1793.
The christenings of three children of Joseph and Rebecca of Charles Square were recorded at St Leonard, Shoreditch in 1795-1798.
He paid duties for the Apprentice Indentures of Isaac Cooper in 1799.
Christenings of seven of their children were recorded in various churches in the Clerkenwell area 1801-12; the records show no further detail.
At the Old Bailey in 1807, George Russell, a journeyman goldsmith, was capitally convicted of stealing from Joseph Glenny’s house in Red Lion Street. See “Some known Journeymen Silversmiths” in the forum Contributors Notes.
Indentures were signed in 1811 for Thomas Thorpe to be the apprentice of Joseph Glenny, Citizen and Clockmaker.
He entered a maker’s mark at Goldsmiths Hall in 1812 as a watch case maker from 20 Red Lion Square.
The christening of a daughter at St John the Baptist, Finsbury in 1814 recorded the same address.
Indentures were signed in 1815 for George Byworth to be his apprentice.
A notice was carried in The Times newspaper of 11th July 1816 of a sale by order of the assignees of a bankrupt Joseph Glenny, watch case maker, of the freehold premises at 20 Red Lion Square along with the utensils in trade and other effects.
The christening of a son at St John the Baptist in 1816 recorded Wynatt Street as their address
The freedom of the City of London document of 1819 in the Company of Clockmakers for George Glenny is indexed to show Joseph as his father and gives a Wynatt Street address.
He entered another maker’s mark as a watch case maker from 21 Wynatt Street in 1819 which was the address from which George had entered a mark as a case maker in 1815.
Indentures were signed in 1819 for George Round to be his apprentice. Glenny’s address was St John Square.
His burial in 1829 aged 57 years was recorded at St John, Clerkenwell; his last address was Wynatt Street.
He married Rebecca Adams in Wapping in 1793; both were from that area.
The christening of his son George (Grimwade p.295) was recorded at St Luke, Finsbury in 1793.
The christenings of three children of Joseph and Rebecca of Charles Square were recorded at St Leonard, Shoreditch in 1795-1798.
He paid duties for the Apprentice Indentures of Isaac Cooper in 1799.
Christenings of seven of their children were recorded in various churches in the Clerkenwell area 1801-12; the records show no further detail.
At the Old Bailey in 1807, George Russell, a journeyman goldsmith, was capitally convicted of stealing from Joseph Glenny’s house in Red Lion Street. See “Some known Journeymen Silversmiths” in the forum Contributors Notes.
Indentures were signed in 1811 for Thomas Thorpe to be the apprentice of Joseph Glenny, Citizen and Clockmaker.
He entered a maker’s mark at Goldsmiths Hall in 1812 as a watch case maker from 20 Red Lion Square.
The christening of a daughter at St John the Baptist, Finsbury in 1814 recorded the same address.
Indentures were signed in 1815 for George Byworth to be his apprentice.
A notice was carried in The Times newspaper of 11th July 1816 of a sale by order of the assignees of a bankrupt Joseph Glenny, watch case maker, of the freehold premises at 20 Red Lion Square along with the utensils in trade and other effects.
The christening of a son at St John the Baptist in 1816 recorded Wynatt Street as their address
The freedom of the City of London document of 1819 in the Company of Clockmakers for George Glenny is indexed to show Joseph as his father and gives a Wynatt Street address.
He entered another maker’s mark as a watch case maker from 21 Wynatt Street in 1819 which was the address from which George had entered a mark as a case maker in 1815.
Indentures were signed in 1819 for George Round to be his apprentice. Glenny’s address was St John Square.
His burial in 1829 aged 57 years was recorded at St John, Clerkenwell; his last address was Wynatt Street.