Category Archives: Blanch

Analysing the will of William Barlow

Posted on March 19, 2012 by

In the last post I shared my transcription of the will of William Barlow, patten-maker of Compton Street, Soho, who died in 1779, and who I believe to have been the father of Jane Barlow, the first wife of my … Continue reading →

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The will of William Barlow, Soho patten maker (died 1779)

Posted on March 18, 2012 by

Yesterday I reported new evidence that my great-great-great-great-grandfather, James Blanch (1754 – 1840) was the son-in-law of William Barlow (died 1779), a patten maker of Compton Street, Soho. More details of William Barlow’s life, family and social status can be found … Continue reading →

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James Blanch and William Barlow in the Westminster pollbooks

Posted on March 17, 2012 by

Following on from my last post: I’m going to assume for now that my great-great-great-grandfather John Blanch (1801-1870) was the son of James and Sophia Blanch. Sophia Atkins was James’ second wife: they were married on 21 March 1792 at … Continue reading →

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John Blanch and the mysterious second christening

Posted on March 16, 2012 by

My fellow family historian and distant relative Ron Roe has alerted me to a problem with the records for my great-great-great-grandfather, John Blanch. John was a shoe and boot maker in Mile End Old Town, Bethnal Green and finally Soho. … Continue reading →

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Elizabeth Gibson: a life in Georgian England

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

I’ve written a fair amount, under various headings, about my great-great-great-great-great grandmother Elizabeth Holdsworth, formerly Collins, née Gibson, who was born in 1733 and died in 1809. However, I thought it might be helpful to put everything we know about … Continue reading →

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Thomas Blanch, wire drawer of St Giles Cripplegate

Posted on September 13, 2011 by

In my last post about my possible ancestor, labourer John Blanch (c. 1700 – 1740), I speculated that his son Thomas, who was born in the parish of St Giles Cripplegate in 1722, might be the person of that name … Continue reading →

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John and Susannah Blanch of Cripplegate and Holborn

Posted on September 11, 2011 by

In my last post I wrote about Daniel Blanch, a leather seller in early 18th century Clerkenwell, who I suspect might be connected in some way my own Blanch ancestors. My searches through the records have also turned up another … Continue reading →

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Daniel Blanch, leather dresser of Clerkenwell

Posted on September 8, 2011 by

The Fleet Registers are a collection of registers and notebooks recording clandestine marriages and baptisms that took place in locations such as the Fleet Prison, King’s Bench Prison and the Mint between about 1667 and 1777. Apparently in the 1740s, … Continue reading →

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The Cushees of Clerkenwell

Posted on September 6, 2011 by

A few months ago I mentioned that new information had cast doubts on our previous understanding of earlier generations of the Blanch family. I’m connected to this family through my maternal great-grandfather, Joseph Priestley Roe (1862 – 1947), who was … Continue reading →

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The Nonconformist burial of Sophia Sarah Blanch

Posted on July 12, 2011 by

For some time I’ve been trying to find out what became of Sophia Sarah Blanch, who was the sister of my great-great-great-grandfather John Blanch. Both were the children of James Blanch and his second wife Sophia Atkins. Until now, the … Continue reading →

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