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Thanks Dawn.

I did check the previous posts but didn't notice any that were relevant.

As a matter of interest, Daniel William Willmott and Mary Ann Hewitt Doubtfire had two children:  Jane Elizabeth born 12/Oct/1799 in Highgate and Lucretia Albertina born 1/Apr/1806 in Clerkenwell.  Lucretia Albertina died when she was only a few weeks old and Mary Ann died shortly after.

Jane Elizabeth married Sebastian Smith, a wealthy wine merchant.  He was the son of Christopher Smith, High Sheriff of London in 1807 and Lord Mayor of London in 1817.

Regards,
Chris

Hi,

I have seen a lot of material covering the Doubtfire clay pipemakers in London.  I believe the Museum of London has an exhibit of a clay pipe made by William Doubtfire (1650, Bishopsgate) dating back to the late 1600s.  I've seen a pedigree of a Henry Thomas Doubtfire , pipemaker (1785, Clerkenwell) which is tracable back to this William Doubtfire.

I have a John Doubtfire in my tree, birthyear or birthplace unknown who married a Mary Ann Foulser 0n 19/Aug/1848 at St Andrew Bethnal Green. This John Doubtfire was a bird stuffer according to his children's baptism records. He is not traceable in the census records. From his marriage record his father was John Doubtfire, a tobacco pipe maker.  As far as I can determine there is no direct connection between this John Doubtfire pipemaker and Henry Thomas Doubtfire but I assume he must belong to another branch of the London Doubtfire family which can be traced back to the early William Doubtfire pipemaker.

I have further established that my John Doubtfire junior had a sister called Elizabeth born around 1816 in Shoreditch. She married Benjamin Yarrell who was born around 1819 in Sandy, Bedfordshire. From this information I would suggest John junior was born in a similar timeframe, e.g. 1810-1820 in Shoreditch.

John Doubtfire junior and his sister Elizabeth seem to have had a cousin called Robert Doubtfire born around 1816 who was a carman. Robert married Elizabeth Evans in 1854 at St John Bethnal Green. On the marriage record Robert's father is shown to be William Doubtfire, a tobacco pipe maker.

Does anyone have any further information on this family?  Specifically, does anyone know how they were related to the other Doubtfire pipemakers?

Regards,
Chris

Thanks Sue, that's very helpful.

IGI has a baptism record for John Reid, son of Richard Reid dated 14/Jan/1757 at Kirk Andrews Upon Esk which I think may be the correct one.  His cousins were also born in that part of Cumberland.  My only reservation is that he would have been 32 years old when he got his Freedom of the City admission papers.

I believe Richard Reid would have married a woman called Anderson but unfortunately I can't find a marriage record.

Regards,
Chris

Hi,

I have a Daniel Hinley in my family tree who married Elizabeth Willmott on 27/Jul/1793 at St Mary's Walthamstow.  Daniel died on 13/Jun/1812.  He held the position of Deputy Clerk of the Peace for the county of Middlesex and lived at the Session House at Clerkenwell Green.  Does anyone have any more information about him?

Regards,
Chris