Category Archives: Blanch

The will of Thomas Ellis, gentleman, of Richmond Street, Soho

Posted on June 25, 2011 by

Further to my recent update on the Ellis family of Richmond Street, Soho: I’ve now tracked down the will of Thomas Ellis (1780 – 1838). He was the father of Richard Ellis, whose life and the lives of whose children, … Continue reading →

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The will of John Dickson, Holborn baker

Posted on June 22, 2011 by

Following my discovery of the will of John Rodbard, I’ve now managed to track down the last will and testament of ‘John Dickson of Greville Street in the parish of St Andrew Holborn in the county of Middlesex, baker’, which … Continue reading →

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Revisiting the Ellis family

Posted on June 20, 2011 by

I’ve written before about the Ellis family of Richmond Street, Soho, and the mystery of their connection to my Blanch and Roe ancestors (follow the links under their surname to the right of this page). I’m still trying to discover … Continue reading →

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The will of John Rodbard of Edgware, gentleman

Posted on June 12, 2011 by

I wrote recently about my discovery that Sarah Dickson, who married David Blanch in 1835, was the daughter of Holborn baker John Dickson and his wife Sarah, and that the latter was born Sarah Rodbard in Little Stanmore, Edgware. John … Continue reading →

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John Holdsworth (born 1765)

Posted on June 6, 2011 by

I’ve written recently about my great-great-great-great-grandfather William Holdsworth, who was born in South Weald, Essex, in 1771 and lived for most of his adult life in Stepney. William’s daughter Eliza married Biggleswade shoemaker Daniel Roe; their son, another shoemaker named … Continue reading →

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Sarah Holdsworth and Thomas Parker

Posted on June 1, 2011 by

In the last post, I suggested that the Sarah Holdsworth who married Thomas Parker in Stepney in 1821 was the daughter of William Holdsworth, rather than – as had previously been thought – his brother John (both of them were, … Continue reading →

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The Holdsworth siblings at the turn of a century

Posted on May 24, 2011 by

In this post I want to ‘flesh out’ the timeline for the Holdsworth siblings, in the closing years of the 18th century and the first decade of the 19th, that I set out in a recent post. Viewing the events … Continue reading →

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The Holdsworth siblings: a timeline

Posted on May 11, 2011 by

In the last post I shared some new discoveries about Edward Porter (d. 1799), the first husband of Sarah Holdsworth, and in an earlier post I reported what I’d learned from the will and burial wishes of  Sarah’s mother Elizabeth … Continue reading →

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More on the Rodbards, the Blanch family, and the Little Stanmore connection

Posted on April 28, 2011 by

Last week I claimed to have discovered new information about the background of Sarah Dickson, who married David Blanch at St Anne’s, Soho, in 1835. David, a coachmaker, was the younger brother of my great-great-great-grandfather, shoemaker John Blanch. I believe … Continue reading →

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John Blanch: key dates and places

Posted on April 23, 2011 by

As part of my continuing review of what we know about the life of my ancestor John Blanch, I’ve drawn up a list of key dates and places associated with him (see below). These are the things we know for … Continue reading →

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