Category Archives: Barlow

The past week has seen another useful addition to Ancestry’s online collection: London land tax records between 1692 and 1832. This makes it possible to identify or confirm the exact addresses for one’s London ancestors – particularly useful for the … Continue reading →

In the last few posts, I’ve been exploring the theory that my great-great-great-great-grandfather James Blanch, who lived in London for most of his life, was actually born in Gloucestershire. Until now, despite an increasing amount of evidence, there has been … Continue reading →

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been researching a number of different families with the surname of Blanch, living in Westminster in the second half of the eighteenth century, in the hope of finding some link to my great-great-great-great-grandfather James … Continue reading →

Continuing with my exploration of the Blanch families of Westminster, in this post I discuss Thomas Blanch, a joiner who lived there in the first quarter of the eighteenth century. On 8 October 1726, in the thirteenth and final year … Continue reading →

Marriage bonds and allegations for London and Surrey, between the years 1597 and 1921, are now accessible at Ancestry. As the website explains: Before civil registration began in 1837, most people in England during the timespan of these records married … Continue reading →

Yesterday I mentioned that, in searching for records of my 4 x great grandfather James Blanch (1754 – 1840), I had stumbled on evidence of another person who shared his name, living in the same part of London at the … Continue reading →

When my great-great-great-great-grandfather James Blanch married his first wife, Jane Barlow, at St Anne’s church, Soho, on 5 September 1779, there were two witnesses: William Dorrell and John Elcock. With the help of Jan Addison, I’ve established that both of … Continue reading →