A William Blake Pridgeon was baptized 25 Jun 1805 at Whaplode son of Abraham and Mary Pridgeon. Abraham Pridgeon married Mary Blake 13 Nov 1804 at Whaplode Drove, Lincolnshire (Family Search). This is not the sister of the testator and William his brother.
William Blake of Whaplode and Mary Gladsdale of Whaplode had published their banns commencing 12 May 1782 at Whaplode, Lincolnshire. They were married 30 May 1782 at Whaplode, Lincolnshire. Their son James Gladsdale Blake was baptized 23 Feb 1783 at Whaplode Drove, Lincolnshire son of William and Mary (Gladsdale) Blake. James Gladsdale Blake married Ann Richardson 10 May 1808 at Kingscliffe, Northamptonshire. James died 19 Sep 1845 Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire. Ann widow of James Gladsdale Blake of Godmanchester died 13 Dec 1867 (aged 83 years) (Find My Past).
William and Mary (Gladsdale) Blake baptized the following children:
James Gladsdale Blake baptized 23 Feb 1783 at Whaplode Drove, Lincolnshire
William baptized 29 Jul 1784 at Whaplode Drove, Lincolnshire
Martha baptized 16 Dec 1788 at Whaplode Drove, Lincolnshire; buried 1 May 1791
Mary baptized 19 Sep 1790 at Whaplode Drove, Lincolnshire
John baptized Mar 1794 at Whaplode Drove; buried 21 Sep 1794 Whaplode Drove
William brother of the testator is mentioned in the will below along with a Mary (Blake) Pridgeon who had married Abraham Pridgeon.
Trees online have William (father of the testator) as the son of James Blake (of Crowland or Whaplode Drove) and Elizabeth Bernard. Crowland borders the parish of Whaplode Drove. James and Elizabeth married 23 Jun 1742 at Whaplode Drove, Lincolnshire (Find My Past) and the following children were baptized:
Sarah 28 May 1746 at Crowland, Lincolnshire
John baptized 28 Feb 1755 at Crowland, Lincolnshire
Michael 4 Sep 1761 at Crowland, Lincolnshire
William baptized 4 Sep 1761 at Crowland, Lincolnshire
There was a James Blake baptized 23 Mar 1719 at Crowland, Lincolnshire son of James and Sarah Blake. There was a James Blake married 13 Jul 1717 to Sarah Dixon at Cowbit, Lincolnshire. It is 6.5 miles from Crowland to Cowbit. No other children were discovered for this couple.
Online there is an Inventory for James Blake Senior of Crowland published 17 October 1743
http://www.lincstothepast.com/Untitled/1318492.record?ImageId=564464&pt=S
At this time, his son James would have been 24 years of age and already married to Elizabeth Bernard.
Decided to investigate James Senior to see if I could find his parents/baptism. No discovery of Blake family at Crowland/Cowbit/Whaplode Drove prior to this marriage in 1719.
Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 9 Jan 2017
Source: The National Archives, PROB 11/2023
Name of testator: James Gladsdale Blake
Place: Huntingdonshire, England
Type of Record: Will
Dated 30 Dec 1841, probated 19 Sep 1845
Read: Electronic file images
[In margin] James Gladsdale Blake 7
1 In the Name of God Amen
2 I James Gladsdale Blake of Godmanchester in the county of
3 Huntingdon Gentleman being of sound and disposing mind, memory and
4 understanding do make publish and declare this my last will and
5 Testament in manner and form following that is to say First I give
6 devise and bequeath unto my Brother William Blake all those my
7 freehold messuages lands tenements hereditaments and premises with
8 the appurtenances situate lying and being in Whaplode Drove in the
9 Parish of Whaplode in the County of Lincoln and now in the tenure of
10 the said William Blake and his undertenants Mary Pridgeon and
11 William Blake Pridgeon to have and to hold all and every the said
12 lands tenements and hereditaments with the appurtenances situate as
13 aforesaid to him the said William Blake his heirs and assignes for
14 ever and I give and bequeath unto my dear wife Ann Blake all the
15 plate linen china household goods and Furniture of all kinds which
16 shall be in my dwelling house at the time of my death and also I
17 give and bequeath to my said wife by and out of the rents issues and
18 profits of all my said estates an annuity or yearly sum of Fifty pounds
19 for and during her natural life and the said annuity to be paid and payable
20 by half yearly payments on the first day of May and on the first day of
21 November in each year by even and equal portions the first payment of the same to
22 begin and be made on such of the said days as shall first happen after
23 my decease And also I give and bequeath to my Sister Mary Griffin the
24 Wife of Richard Griffin of Easton in the County of Northampton by and
25 out of the said rents issues and profits of all my said Estates an annuity
26 or yearly sum of Ten pounds for and during her natural life And the
27 said annuity to be paid and payable by half yearly payments on the
28 first day of May and on the first day of November in each year by even
29 and equal portions the first payment of the same to begin and be made
30 on such of the said days as shall first happen after my decease And I give
31 and bequeath all my money securities for money and all my Personal
32 Effects and not before given unto my said Brother William Blake
33 And I do nominate constitute and appoint my said Brother William
34 Blake whole and sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament
35 having revoking and making void all and every other Will or Wills at
36 anytime heretofore by me made and do declare this to be my last Will
37 and Testament In witness whereof I the said James Gladsdale Blake
38 have hereunto set my hand and seal this thirtieth day of December
39 1841 James Gladsdale Blake Signed, sealed published and
40 declared by the within named James Gladsdale Blake as and for
41 his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who at his request and
42 in his presence have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto
43 Jonathan Jacob Thomas Talbot George Edis Huntingdon
44 Proved at London 19th September 1845 before the Worshipful
45 Augustus Frederic Bayford doctor of Laws and Surrogate by the Oath
46 of William Blake the brother the sole Executor to whom admon
47 was granted having been first duly [sworn] to administer
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Monday, January 9, 2017
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Surrey Catalogue online
A marvelous new online tool for those researching their Surrey, UK ancestry can be found at:
http://www.surreyarchives.org.uk/Calmview/
Of course, I immediately had to put in Christopher Buller because he remains my brick wall in this particular part of England. Christopher was my 3x great grandfather married to Mary Beard (marriage not yet found but given the nature of this family it was probably at a peculiar). I know so much about Christopher in some ways but absolutely no idea of his parent's names. I know that he was a slop dealer/maker/cutter whose place of work was on Tooley Street in Bermondsey, Surrey. I know that he was buried 13 May 1832 at St Olave Bermondsey (as was his first wife Mary Beard, his two children who died as infants). St Olave Church was torn down in 1830 to make room for the approaches to London Bridge so that it remains somewhat a confusion in my mind as to how he was buried in 1832 at St Olave but I need to have a look at the records at London Metropolitan Archives one of these days. His age was given as 69 years giving me an estimate date of birth of 1763. Given that his wife, infant children and himself were all buried at St Olave I suspect he might have been baptized there and his parents belonged to this Church but the records are not on ancestry so must await my next visit to London. I was tempted this past trip to go to LMA but I knew that I would spend an entire day there (I would never have been able to go in just for a peek there is too much information there that I would like to look at :) ). We wanted to walk London and Westminster and Greenwich and that was our priority and I am so glad that we did do that. LMA can wait for another time.
However, back to the Surrey records coming up online. My cousin Robin Beard and I carry on a correspondence often separated by months as we go about our busy lives. But my discovery of this morming has resulted in my sending a lengthy email about our mutual Hemsley ancestors because I found a record that likely verifies the thought that Matthew Hemsley (father of my Elizabeth Hemsley) was the son of John Hemsley and Martha Roland who married 6 Feb 1704 at St Mary Le Bow with John Hemsley being a cheesemonger at St Saviour Southwark. This information has been the result of a lot of reading of parish registers as we pieced together the story of Elizabeth Hemsley (first wife of Henry Beard and my 4x great grandparents). Christopher Buller had married their daughter Mary Beard with their son Henry Christopher Buller (my 2x great grandfather) and his son Edwin Denner Buller being my great grandfather. I have spent an amazing amount of time on the Buller family line trying to discover the parents of Christopher.
The searching of the records for Tooley Street led me to a David Griffin who was a sailmaker on Tooley Street in the 1760s to 1770s which is somewhat fascinating as sails do not seem that far from sailor uniforms (slops). Another lead perhaps; a Griffin marrying a Buller perhaps and I shall track down another possible lead to see if I can solve this mystery. Likely it would be quickly solved if I was on the spot at London Metropolitan Archives and I look forward to that on my next visit. Next time I shall spend 1 day at Kew and 1 day at LMA. If I do not go with that thought in mind I would spend weeks there :)
Standing on Tooley Street near to where my Christopher Buller lived and worked was an exhilarating experience and one I highly recommend. Walking down Tooley Street and heading towards Bermondsey Street was walking the walk that he had likely taken thousands of times in his life. He and Mary had attended St Mary Magdalen on Bermondsey Street. Walking down Long Lane back to our hotel took on the feeling of history for me as well because Christopher eventually lived on Long Lane as found in the will of Jane Beard (stepmother to my Mary). This family moved at least three times whilst Mary was alive and I always wonder was it to accommodate the growing family - I suppose so.
Back to searching on the Surrey Catalogue and checking out all the possible leads that might help me to find Christopher Buller's parents. But also Henry Beard's family line may also be searchable in this database as Henry was a Tanner at Bermondsey and possibly the son of Edward Beard. I continue to search out information on this family and that will be my next search item for this database.
http://www.surreyarchives.org.uk/Calmview/
Of course, I immediately had to put in Christopher Buller because he remains my brick wall in this particular part of England. Christopher was my 3x great grandfather married to Mary Beard (marriage not yet found but given the nature of this family it was probably at a peculiar). I know so much about Christopher in some ways but absolutely no idea of his parent's names. I know that he was a slop dealer/maker/cutter whose place of work was on Tooley Street in Bermondsey, Surrey. I know that he was buried 13 May 1832 at St Olave Bermondsey (as was his first wife Mary Beard, his two children who died as infants). St Olave Church was torn down in 1830 to make room for the approaches to London Bridge so that it remains somewhat a confusion in my mind as to how he was buried in 1832 at St Olave but I need to have a look at the records at London Metropolitan Archives one of these days. His age was given as 69 years giving me an estimate date of birth of 1763. Given that his wife, infant children and himself were all buried at St Olave I suspect he might have been baptized there and his parents belonged to this Church but the records are not on ancestry so must await my next visit to London. I was tempted this past trip to go to LMA but I knew that I would spend an entire day there (I would never have been able to go in just for a peek there is too much information there that I would like to look at :) ). We wanted to walk London and Westminster and Greenwich and that was our priority and I am so glad that we did do that. LMA can wait for another time.
However, back to the Surrey records coming up online. My cousin Robin Beard and I carry on a correspondence often separated by months as we go about our busy lives. But my discovery of this morming has resulted in my sending a lengthy email about our mutual Hemsley ancestors because I found a record that likely verifies the thought that Matthew Hemsley (father of my Elizabeth Hemsley) was the son of John Hemsley and Martha Roland who married 6 Feb 1704 at St Mary Le Bow with John Hemsley being a cheesemonger at St Saviour Southwark. This information has been the result of a lot of reading of parish registers as we pieced together the story of Elizabeth Hemsley (first wife of Henry Beard and my 4x great grandparents). Christopher Buller had married their daughter Mary Beard with their son Henry Christopher Buller (my 2x great grandfather) and his son Edwin Denner Buller being my great grandfather. I have spent an amazing amount of time on the Buller family line trying to discover the parents of Christopher.
The searching of the records for Tooley Street led me to a David Griffin who was a sailmaker on Tooley Street in the 1760s to 1770s which is somewhat fascinating as sails do not seem that far from sailor uniforms (slops). Another lead perhaps; a Griffin marrying a Buller perhaps and I shall track down another possible lead to see if I can solve this mystery. Likely it would be quickly solved if I was on the spot at London Metropolitan Archives and I look forward to that on my next visit. Next time I shall spend 1 day at Kew and 1 day at LMA. If I do not go with that thought in mind I would spend weeks there :)
Standing on Tooley Street near to where my Christopher Buller lived and worked was an exhilarating experience and one I highly recommend. Walking down Tooley Street and heading towards Bermondsey Street was walking the walk that he had likely taken thousands of times in his life. He and Mary had attended St Mary Magdalen on Bermondsey Street. Walking down Long Lane back to our hotel took on the feeling of history for me as well because Christopher eventually lived on Long Lane as found in the will of Jane Beard (stepmother to my Mary). This family moved at least three times whilst Mary was alive and I always wonder was it to accommodate the growing family - I suppose so.
Back to searching on the Surrey Catalogue and checking out all the possible leads that might help me to find Christopher Buller's parents. But also Henry Beard's family line may also be searchable in this database as Henry was a Tanner at Bermondsey and possibly the son of Edward Beard. I continue to search out information on this family and that will be my next search item for this database.
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