Richard Washington, Staples Inn, London

[ellerydesign]

Wonder if anyone has any information on Richard Washington, son of Henry Washington and Eleanor Harrison, of South Cave, Yorkshire (marr. 7/10/1689). I can find little info on him from online records.

All I know is that he was an attorney at Staples Inn, London a Inn of Chancery and customs house for wool, where he was admitted on 14/2/1717-18.

I think he might be the Richard Washington, Gentleman who with his wife Elizabeth had as least 5 children bap. at St Andrew's Holborn, London: viz. Henry (21/5/1719), Mary (23/2/1722), Elianor (21/4/1724), Robert (25/7/1725) & Elizabeth (2/4/1726-27). Their bap. entries state their home being at Southandon Buildings or Old Southanden Buildings. Could this be Southampton Buildings? It's hard to decipher.

I also found reference to Richard leaving a will where his son William and his daughter Mary are only mentioned. But I can find no trace of this will or it's date.

Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you.

[horselydown86]

Their bap. entries state their home being at Southandon Buildings or Old Southanden Buildings. Could this be Southampton Buildings? It's hard to decipher.

The entry for Henry is clearly Southampton Build(ings).  Mary's entry has Southamton Buildings.

The entries after Mary's - particularly Elianor's - are less certain.

In the collection on Ancestry called UK, Register of Duties Paid for Apprentices' Indentures, 1710-1811 you'll find a record dated 27 July 1724 for Rich^d Washington of Staples Inne Att^y as the master in relation to an apprentice named Rob^t Draper.

[ShaunJ]

Some interesting case records at TNA:

"Richard Washington, gent of Staple Inn, London (eldest son and heir of Henry Washington, esq, deceased of Cookham, Berkshire) and Eleanor Washington (widow and executrix of said Henry Washington)."

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C10424108

"Short title: Washington v Darby.

Plaintiffs: Richard Washington, infant (by John Marsh, gent of Merds Court, Warden Street, St Ann Westminster, Middlesex).

Defendants: Christopher Darby, David Thomas and Richard Washington.

A later bill dated 1731.

Plaintiffs: Elizabeth Washington (wife of Richard Washington; by John Marsh, gent) and Richard Washington, infant (by said John Marsh).

Defendants: Christopher Darby and others.

Date of bill (or first document): 1730"

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C10515374


Lots of other cases:  https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r/2?_q=%22richard%20washington%22&_p=1700

[ellerydesign]

Many thanks both for all the information.

I had taken the Henry Washington baptism straight from Family Search without checking the original on Ancestry. So thanks for that Horsleydown. Definitely Southampton Buildings.
Thanks for the links to the Archive sources ShaunJ. I'll have a good look through these.

I've now found the burials of 2 of the children... Elianor at St Marylebone, Westminster on 2 June 1724 aged c. 5 weeks, and Henry at St. Sepulchre, London on 16 July 1719.