Category Archives: Holdsworth

What do we learn from the will of Mary Gibson (1788)?

Posted on November 8, 2011 by

In the last post I reproduced a transcription of the will of my 6 x great grandmother, Mary Gibson nee Greene. The will was signed and sealed on 15 April 1788, and proven almost exactly four years later on 18 … Continue reading →

Posted in Collins, Gibson, Greene, Holdsworth, Schwartz | Leave a comment

The will of Mary Gibson nee Greene (1710 – 1790)

Posted on November 8, 2011 by

In the last post I reported my discovery that my 6 x great grandmother Mary Gibson, widow of Lieutenant John Gibson, though residing in Stepney, owned property in Waltham Abbey, Essex – a finding that solved the mystery of how … Continue reading →

Posted in Collins, Gibson, Greene, Holdsworth | Leave a comment

The Gibson family and the Waltham Abbey connection

Posted on November 7, 2011 by

My discovery that Bowes John Gibson, son of Lieutenant John and Mary Gibson and brother of my 5 x great grandmother Elizabeth, lived in Mile End Old Town, sent me back to Derek Morris’ pioneering study of this London suburb … Continue reading →

Posted in Collins, Gibson, Greene, Holdsworth | Leave a comment

Bowes John Gibson (1744 – 1817), East India Company auctioneer and gentleman of Mile End Old Town

Posted on November 7, 2011 by

As a result of my interest in the names of witnesses at an 18th century wedding, and thanks to the generous help of a genealogical contact via Twitter, I’ve discovered a whole new and fascinating branch to my family tree. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bonner, Collins, Gibson, Greene, Holdsworth, Roe | 3 Comments

John William Bonner: apprenticeship and marriage

Posted on November 2, 2011 by

I’ve written before about John William Bonner (1762 – 1817), who (according to Ancestry) was my first cousin six times removed. John William was the son of Captain Michael Bonner, a mariner, and Frances Gibson. Frances was the sister of … Continue reading →

Posted in Bonner, Gibson, Greene, Holdsworth | 2 Comments

The Greene family of Ratcliff Highway in the 17th century

Posted on September 21, 2011 by

My last post was about the will of William Greene, mariner of Upper Shadwell, who died in 1634. I can’t prove it yet, but I believe that this William Greene is related in some way to my ancestor Captain William … Continue reading →

Posted in Greene, Holdsworth | Leave a comment

New information about Joseph Greene, Citizen and Goldsmith

Posted on August 10, 2011 by

I wrote recently about 8 x great grandfather Captain William Greene, mariner of Ratcliff, Stepney, who died in about 1686. William’s son was Joseph Greene, described in an inscription on the family tomb in Stepney churchyard as a ‘Citizen and … Continue reading →

Posted in Gibson, Greene, Holdsworth, Uncategorized | 2 Comments

What do we learn from the will of Elizabeth Collins?

Posted on August 9, 2011 by

In my last post I reproduced a transcript of the will of Elizabeth Collins, spinster of Epping, who died in 1761 and who I believe was the aunt of the John Collins who married my 5 x great grandmother Elizabeth … Continue reading →

Posted in Collins, Gibson, Holdsworth | Leave a comment

The will of Elizabeth Collins, spinster of Epping

Posted on August 9, 2011 by

I wrote recently about the likely first marriage of my great-great-great-great-great grandmother, Elizabeth Holdsworth nee Gibson(1733 – 1809), to John Collins, a gentleman of Epping. Drawing on information in the will of Richard Collins, who I believe to have been … Continue reading →

Posted in Collins, Gibson, Holdsworth | Leave a comment

More about the Bonners

Posted on July 19, 2011 by

I’ve found out some more information about the Bonner family, partly as a result of my own research and partly thanks to communications from two Bonner descendants. My interest in the Bonners stems from the fact that John William Bonner … Continue reading →

Posted in Bonner, Gibson, Greene, Holdsworth | 1 Comment