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The sons of Bowes John Gibson, the Horn family, and the East India Company

Posted on November 10, 2011 by

In my first post about my newly-discovered ancestor Bowes John Gibson, brother of my 5 x great grandmother Elizabeth Holdsworth nee Gibson, I noted that he was listed in contemporary trade directories as an auctioneer, in the service of the … Continue reading →

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Is this William Greene ‘the younger’?

Posted on October 19, 2011 by

In an earlier post, I put forward the hypothesis that William Greene, the Ratcliffe mariner married to Margaret, was the son of the William Greene who wrote his last will and testament in 1634. What is the evidence to support … Continue reading →

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Captain Greene: slave-owner?

Posted on October 12, 2011 by

The list of christenings for 1682 in the parish register of St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney, has the following entry for 24 December: John Boy (?) a black of Capt. Will. Green of wapping mariner aged 19 years of … Continue reading →

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William Greene, mariner of Wapping Wall (d. 1696)

Posted on October 7, 2011 by

Some time ago, in my search for information about my ancestor Captain William Greene, I came across a will that looked as though it might be his.  This William Greene was also a mariner from Stepney, and he too had … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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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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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A new theory about the parents of Sarah Holdsworth (born 1806, Bethnal Green)

Posted on May 27, 2011 by

I’ve written before about the complicated links between my Holdsworth, Roe and Blanch ancestors, who lived in Stepney and Bethnal Green in the early 19th century. In that earlier post, I noted my discovery that the Thomas Parker who married … 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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Captain William Greene, 17th century mariner

Posted on May 9, 2011 by

In my last post I stated that London goldsmith Joseph Greene was my earliest confirmed ancestor, and the first person in my family tree to have been born in the 17th century. (Joseph was my 7 x great grandfather: his … Continue reading →

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