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Cumberland / John Dawson, bankrupt Whitehaven sugar merchant (1803-1874), Blennerhasset Manor
« on: Friday 01 July 22 17:48 BST (UK)  »
I hope you can help me. I am researching a Whitehaven sugar merchant called John Dawson (1803-1874), who was declared bankrupt in 1859. As part of that bankruptcy, I think that his creditors called in his mortage on Blennerhasset / Blennerhassett Manor which was then sold. 

The Carlisle Archive has relevant papers, particularly under the following: DLAW/1/75 (George Dawson's Blennerhasset Estate, Including how it left the family). I'm not sure when I'll ever get there in person. There are a couple of legal summaries of his bankruptcy online, including his failure to deliver sugar to a purchasor in 1858, and a case brought by his widow, Elizabeth Dawson vs The Bank of Whitehaven, in 1877 (Law Times Reports of Cases, Vol 36).

More generally though, do you know of any other resources - books, articles etc - which might deal with this subject? I’m less interested in the history of Blennerhasset or the Dawson family, but want to find out what I can about John Dawson’s merchant career and downfall!

Many thanks.

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London and Middlesex / Re: Bunhill Fields plot location
« on: Wednesday 09 March 22 14:28 GMT (UK)  »
Hello Bookbox, thanks for this reply, which looks like exactly the advice I needed.  The linked PDF at the London Metropolitan Archives is gold dust.

I am hopeful that there are (or at least were) tombstones / grave markers for these two. From the scanned page I am looking at (National Archives / TNA RG4/3991), which may be the interment order book by a different name, it appears that 7s 6p was paid for most burials in 1809, whereas the charge for W Wood was £1.2.6. It is a similar story for S Abington in 1839. They were hopefully getting something more permanent for their money!

Interment order books:
CLC/271/MS01092/006 (1808 - 1811)
CLC/271/MS01092/015 (1834 - 1839)
CLC/271/MS01092/016 (1839 - 1843)

Section plans:
CLC/271/MS38987
Burial ground: laminated copy location and section plans, June 1973, by E G Chandler, City Architect, Department of Architecture and Planning, Corporation of London.
Section plans give location of stones and surnames on graves.
Drawing numbers 3813-3822. 1 folder of 10 plans.
An electronic version of these plans are available.

Index of inscriptions:
CLC/271/MS02066
Nominal index to the transcript of the inscriptions on gravestones in Bunhill Fields, made ca.1800-36 by Dr John Rippon (1751-
1836) (i.e. BL Add Ms 28516); with brief descriptions by the compiler of the remaining Rippon items relating to Bunhill Fields in BL Add Mss 28513-23. Compiled late 19th century.
(1 volume. Not available for general access Please use microfilm)

Rough accounts:
CLC/271/MS01308/002 (1803 - 1813)
CLC/271/MS01308/005 (1834 - 1846)
Rough accounts of cash paid and received by the Keeper of Bunhill Fields burial ground on behalf of the Corporation of London.

Cash accounts:
CLC/271/MS01095/002 (1808 - 1819)
CLC/271/MS01095/004 (1830 - 1839)
CLC/271/MS01095/005 (1839 - 1851)
Accounts of cash paid and received by the Keeper of Bunhill Fields burial ground on behalf of the Corporation of London.

Many thanks again!

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London and Middlesex / Re: Bunhill Fields plot location
« on: Wednesday 09 March 22 11:06 GMT (UK)  »
I'm investigating that. It looks as though the burial ground areas themselves may not be generally accessible - there are organised walks "inside the railings". I'm going to contact the Islington Museum also, who may know.

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London and Middlesex / Bunhill Fields plot location
« on: Wednesday 09 March 22 10:21 GMT (UK)  »
Hello, I am planning to visit Bunhill Fields burial ground in North London in the hope of locating two specific graves, but I am struggling to understand how I will find the plots though.

The plot locations are identified as follows:
W Wood, buried: November 23rd 1809
Grave: 11 feet
E&W: 69
N&S: 68

S Abington, buried: January 5th 1839
Grave: 10 feet
E&W: 69
N&S: 68

Will this mean anything on my arrival though? I've turned up at graveyards before, thinking it would be straightforward, only to remember every time exactly how big some of these places are!

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England / Re: John Jebb - Court-martialled lieutenant in picture
« on: Monday 31 January 22 22:42 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Willyam, thank you so much. Your David Gansell Jebb suggestion is wonderful. It fits in every way with my known facts.

The father's age, his death in Worcester, even the relationship to Sir Richard Richard Jebb, 1729–1787. (Sir Richard was the son of the brother of my man's grandfather, Rev John Jebb (1706-1787).

I've very grateful to you. Thanks.

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England / John Jebb - Court-martialled lieutenant in picture
« on: Thursday 27 January 22 18:00 GMT (UK)  »
I am researching the man in this lovely portrait miniatue and need help please. He is called John Jebb. It was painted in 1806 (by William Wood).

From newspaper articles and Google I have learned:
* His father was born circa 1738 (he lived in Worcester in 1822, aged 84)
* John was born circa 1788 (I'm guessing he was about 20 in this picture from 1806?)
* He was a nephew of Sir Richard Jebb (1729–1787), but I don't know how close.
* He lived in Sloane Square / Lower Sloane St, Chelsea, London between 1827 and 1830.
 
I have his service record as follows. It ended badly for him and he stayed angry about it...
1802 Aug 7: Appointed Ensign, 29th Regiment of Light Dragoons
1804 Apr 7: Promoted to Lieutenant, 29th Regiment of Light Dragoons
1805 Mar 7: Appointed Lieutenant, 2nd Regiment of Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys).
1808 Mar 10: Appointed Cornet, 7th Light Dragoons
1809 May 11: Promoted from Cornet to Lieutenant, 1st Regiment of Dragoon Guards
1812 Nov: Fights in the Peninsular War (Nov '12 to Apr '14)
1813 May 13: Promoted to captain, Royal Horse Guards (the Blues).
1822 Sep: Court-martialed due to unpaid debts. Found guilty and removed from regiment.
1827 Sep: Charged with breach of the peace after threatening the president of his court martial.
1830 May: Publishes a pamphlet about the "illegality of his trial and sentence"
1830 Dec: Charged with libel against the prosecutor from his court martial.
1834 Oct: Charged with breach of the peace after a disagreement about a horse.

But who was he? I have no date of birth, death or anything more.


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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Diary entries from 1834
« on: Wednesday 08 December 21 19:29 GMT (UK)  »
Also good, Isabel. Thanks.
I'll do a trawl through the wider notebooks and see if I can find anything to sway it one way or the other!

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Diary entries from 1834
« on: Wednesday 08 December 21 17:41 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you GR2, that's wonderful.

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Diary entries from 1834
« on: Tuesday 07 December 21 22:41 GMT (UK)  »
Hello, I am trying to decipher the last couple of words from the following diary entries. If you think I'm wrong about any other part, I would love to hear that too. Please help!

Jan Wednesday 8. A remarkably wet morning, wind east, blowing strong & cloudy, a dark day. No letters. Sent a note to my wife at Flimby to say she [was prevented] my coming to see her at noon (fair). In the night, rain, so her had a party to whist.

Jan Thursday 9. A dark [close] morning with misling rain, little wind from the south. No letters or papers. Went to Flimby Lodge to see my wife with son John. Still little wind.

Jan Friday 17. Fair morning wind at SW, very showery [like]. Steamer arrived with carved stern and rigging for No. 37. Wife arrived from Flimby Lodge by the coach.


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