Tuesday 29 April 2008

Hargrave discovery

I realised that I haven't mentioned a small but significant discovery I made recently.

I thought I'd checked the Marriage indexes for Hargraves in the early 20th C, but playing around on Free BMD, what did I find but an entry for a Walter R. Hargrave in West Ham in 1915?

My great-granny, Lotty Elizabeth Hargrave had a younger brother called Walter Richard, who died at the end of WWI, out in India. However, it now turns out that he had married Lilian Sarah Bentley. The marriage certificate (how could I not order it?) was quite illuminating. Not only did it tell me that he shared my great-grandfather's occupation of book-binder, but it gave details of his first regiment, thus meaning that I would have a better chance of finding out more about his experience during the war.

And maybe there are some unknown relatives out there? Who knows?

This family history thing is full of surprises.

Friday 4 April 2008

Edward Jewitt in trouble

I mentioned previously that I'd found record of Edward Jewitt (1756-?) having financial troubles while his son John Rodgers Jewitt was lost in (what would become) Canada. (1803-1804)

The articles lists the tools of his trade and indicate that John's claims in his Narrative that his father was (until this point!) a successful businessman were not an exaggeration.

So here's the transcripts. Although the bald notices indicate an unhappy story for my ancestor, I still can't help but be amused that the solicitor involved had his office at The Land Of Green Ginger. Hmm...

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Hull Packet, 20 SEP 1803
Jewitt’s Assignment.

EDWARD JEWITT, of the Town of Kingston-upon-Hull, Whitesmith and Anchorsmith, having, by Indenture dated the seventeenth day of September instant assigned over all his Stock in Trade, Debts, and Effects, whatsoever, to Edward Raisbeck, of Drypool, Gentleman, and Jeremiah Smith of Kingston-upon-Hull, Manufacturer of Earthenware, IN TRUST, for such of his Creditors who shall execute the said Deed within Two Calendar Months from the Date thereof –

NOTICE is therefore given,

That the said Deed is left at Mr. Stovin’s Office, in the Land of Green Ginger, in Hull, for the perusal and execution of the said Creditors; and that such of them as do not execute the same within the said Term, will be excluded from all benefit of the Trust.

Hull, 17th Sept. 1803

This was reprinted in the Hull Packet 27 SEP 1803

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Hull Packet, 4 OCT 1803:

To Smiths, Iron-Founders, &c, &c.

To be SOLD by AUCTION,

IN LOTS
By BELL and HENDRY
Upon the PREMISES, late of EDWARD JEWITT, Smith and Iron-Founder, at the end of Quay-street, on the South side of the legal Quay, on the Dock, in Kingston-upon-Hull.

On Tuesday and Wednesday, the 25th and 26th days of October, instant

(Unless Disposed Of in the mean time by Private Contract.)

ALL the STOCK in TRADE, late of the said Edward Jewitt and assigned by him for the benefit of his Creditors; consisting of Utensils calculated for carrying on the businesses of a Whitesmith and Anchorsmith on a very extensive scale; Models &c, for carrying on the Iron Foundery business on the newest and best construction; and Stove Grates, and other Ironmongery Articles.

Printed Catalogues may be had of the Auctioneers five days before the sale. The sale to begin each day at ten o’clock.

Also, to be SOLD by AUCTION,
On the PREMISES,
On Tuesday, the said 25th day of October instant, at twelve o’clock at noon precisely,
Unless Disposed Of in the mean time by Private Contract.
The LEASE (31 years of which are now unexpired) of a new-built IRON-FOUNDERYadjoining the Premises late of the said Edward Jewitt in Quay-street aforesaid.

Any person willing to purchase the above mentioned Stock in Trade and Foundery, will be trated with for a LEASE for 16 years of the large capital WHITESMITH’s and ANCHORSMITH’s shop, in Quay-street aforesaid, and in the occupation of the said Edward Jewitt and now in full business[?]; as likewise of the very convenient and neat DWELLING HOUSE adjoining the Shop.

The entire Premises are not only a most desirable situation for a Smith and Iron-Founder, but, from their contiguity to the Dock, are capable of being converted to a vaiety of purposes.

For further particulars apply to Mr Stovin, Attorney-at-Law, Land-of-Green-Ginger, Hull.

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Hull Packet 8 NOV 1803

To be SOLD by AUCTION,
By BELL & HENDRY,
On the PREMISES of Mr. EDWARD JEWITT,
Whitesmith and Iron Founder, Quay-street, Hull,

On Thursday, November 17, 1803, at ten o’clock

THE most valuable and remaining part of the STOCK in TRADE, consisting of various Articles; 12 Anvils; 10 Pairs of Smith’s Bellows; 6 pairs of Vice; Great and Small Hammers; 3 Pairs of Stocks and Dices; Taps and Screw Plates; 4 Prop D[??]ils and Braces; 1 Large Laythe, with oak Stretching Frame and Patent Bushes; 4 Heads; a capital Foot Laythe, with Collar and Mandril, &c,; 1 small Ditto, with Collar and Mandril; a qunatity of Chizels, Braces and Bitts; 450 Dozen of Timber Staples; 6 Cwt. Of Spikes, sorted; a large quantity of Nails, of all sorts; 2 complete Register Stoves; 1 half ditto; 5 hand-mills, with Dressing Machines for Malt, Oats, and Beans; Range and Stove; Metal in Lots; 7 Double Sheet Iron Ovens; 9 Iron Pots; Metal Models for Pantheons; Bath Stoves, even Doors and Furnace Pans, 10 Cwt.; 3 Two-handed Ladies; 6 Tons of Cinders; 35 Weights, 3 cwt. 2 qrs 11 lbs. 27 Ditto, 3 cwt. 1 qrs. 0 lbs.; Smoak Jack; 3 Wind-up Jacks; 6 Cabin Stoves; 3 Oak Cranes; Joiner’s Bench; sundry Planes, and Joiners’ Tools; and many other Articles too numerous to insert.

And on the following day will be SOLD by AUCTION, all the neat HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, and other EFFECTS, in the Dwelling-House.

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Hull Packet, Tues Dec 18th 1804
Jewitt’s Debtors and Creditors

Notice is hereby given

THAT the assignees of the Estate and Effects of EDWARD JEWITT, of Kingston-upon-Hull, Anchorsmith, intend to meet at the House of Mr. Robert Hawkins, the George Inn, in Whitefriargate, in Hull on Thursday the 20th day of December instant, at elecen o’clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of making a second and final dividend of the effects of the said Edward Jewitt, when and where all his creditors who have executed the Deed of Assignment, may receive their dividends; and such of them as do not then and there attend, may at any time afterwards receive their dividends at the Bank of Messrs. Moxon, in Hull.

By order

STOVIN & FITCHET, Solicitors.
Parliament-street, Hull, December 13, 1804.

Tribal Pages Update

It's now an open site and I've put up some photos.

The link is to the left.