RIBOULEAU, Jason (Lason) (Grimwade p.641)

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5 July 1736 Lason son of Stephen Ribouleau of Portsea in the County of Hampshire apprenticed to Stephen Goujon clockmaker.

14 July 1736 GOUJON, Stephen (Grimwade p.318) Clockmaker paid indenture duty for Lason son of Stephen Ribouleau Portsea.

16 February 1764 Lason Ribouleau clockmaker of London paid indenture duty for Thomas Leete.

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Lason Ribouleau is listed in the 1773 Parl. report as a watch case maker at Ozier Lane, Smithfield. So far as I can tell, there is no sign of a Jason Ribouleau in the report.

[SDR42]

LASON Ribouleau not Jason.
Lason is definitely the correct name. His mother was born Jeanne Lason daughter of Charles Lason and Marie Didier, all Huguenots hence the French versions of first names at their baptisms, although they all tended to use their anglicised names, Jane, Mary etc in adult life.
Lason was born in 1722 to Stephen (baptised Etienne) Ribouleau and Jane Lason, in Hammersmith, where his father was a distiller of “low” wines and spririts.
When Lason was apprenticed in 1736 to Stephen (bapt. Etienne) Goujon, another Huguenot, Citizen and Clockmaker, he was actually being apprenticed to his cousin by marriage.
Lason’s aunt Anne Ribouleau had married Augustin Courtauld (yes Augustin Courtauld of goldsmith fame), and their daughter Esther Courtauld had married Stephen Goujon in 1729.
Goujon had also taken on his young brother-in-law Augustin Courtauld the younger b.1718 as apprentice in 1732.
So when Lason started his apprenticeship, he worked alongside his cousin Augustin Courtauld and for his cousin-by-marriage Stephen Goujon.
Hope that settles the question of his first name, and also provided some interest via family context!

[dognose]

Hi SDR42,

Welcome to the Forum.

Many thanks for adding this information regarding Lason Ribouleau, it's very much appreciated.

Trev.