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Hi Ciderdrinker,

Thanks for your help.

I didn't know the marriage was listed under Clandestine marriages.

I suppose although she said she was of St Margaret Lothbury, that doesn't necessarliy mean that she was born or baptised there, just that she happened to be living there at the time of their marriage.

As you say, if she was trying to hide something, it may have just been the first thing off the top of her head!


...... Oh why do we do this.   


Linda
 

Thanks Susan & Sharon.

 

Hi Jo,

I have been and had a quick look at London Lives. It seems to be a good site.

I think Henry may have died in 1787 as there is a will for a Henry Clement of St. John Berkeley Square, Victualler on the National Archives website.

I'm on a bit of a fishing trip at the moment. My last positively identified ancestor is Richard Clement born 1767. The birth date I got from an old government paper listing pension records for excise men on Google books ( you can get some good leads on there if you're lucky).

It has been difficult to trace Richard as he seemed to have moved about a bit. Although he died in Whitechapel, I think I can place him in the Marylebone area for the early part of his marriage and I have found a possible marriage for him in St George Hanover Square. With a birth of a Richard Clement in exactly the right year in this parish also, it is beginning to look more certain that this is the right family.

Would an occupation in the Excises and that of a licensed victualler go together? or would they be on opposite sides of the fence? 
I have traced Richard's career back to 1799 in the excises when the money ran out for the researcher. He would have been about 32 up to this point. What he did earlier, I don't know.

Still this is all part of the fun.

Maybe I'll take a punt on the will, although the last one I did that with didn't produce anything useful.

Anyway,

Thanks again.

Linda

Thank you Nanny Jan.

Linda

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