Family Notes

  Cork-Cutters by Royal Appointment

The Swingland Family: Outline Descendant Tree

George SWINGLAND,
bur. St Mary, Whitechapel, London, 7 Oct 1714; London Will
+ (2nd wife) Elizabeth
+ (1st wife) Mary NEWBROUGH [or NEWBOROUGH],
   bur. Old Swinford, Worcestershire, 30 Jul 1711
married Old Swinford, Worcestershire, 14 Feb 1684/5
1  George SWINGLAND,
   bap. Old Swinford, Worcestershire, 13 Dec 1685 
1  Benjamin SWINGLAND,
   bap. Old Swinford, Worcestershire, 18 Mar 1687/8 
1  Mary SWINGLAND,
   bap. Old Swinford, Worcestershire, 12 Sep 1690 
   + William HALL
   married London, 25 Apr 1714
1  Henry SWINGLAND,
   bap. Old Swinford, Worcestershire, 08 Jul 1693, 
   bur. Old Swinford, Worcestershire, 01 Aug 1705
1  Thomas SWINGLAND,
   bap. Old Swinford, Worcestershire, 02 Oct 1695 (born 02 Oct)
1  Joshua SWINGLAND,
   bap. Old Swinford, Worcestershire, 01 May 1697 (born 24 Apr),
   bur. St Andrew Holborn, London, 21 Nov 1736
   + Mary
..  2  William SWINGLAND,
       bap. St Andrew Holborn, London, 20 Mar 1725/6
..  2  Mary SWINGLAND,
       bap. St Andrew Holborn, London, 05 May 1728
..  2  Newbrough SWINGLAND,
       bap. St Andrew Holborn, London, 01 Jan 1729/30,
       bur. St Margaret Pattens, London, 17 Dec 1780
       + Elizabeth TAYLOR,
         bur.  St Margaret Pattens, London, 12 Mar 1775
       married St Margaret Pattens, London, 19 Jan 1756
......  3  Joshua SWINGLAND, 
           born 03 Jan 1757, bap. St Margaret Pattens, London,
           bur. St Margaret Pattens, London, 22 Feb 1816
           + Catherine Moore GIMBERT, daughter of John & Elizabeth GIMBERT
           married St Margaret Pattens, London, 10 Feb 1781
..........  4  Elizabeth SWINGLAND, 
               born 10 Dec 1781, bap. St Margaret Pattens, London,
               bur. St Margaret Pattens, London, Feb 1783
..........  4  Catherine SWINGLAND,
               born 07 Mar 1783, bap. St Margaret Pattens, London
..........  4  Joshua SWINGLAND,
               born 30 Jan 1785, bap. St Margaret Pattens, London
..........  4  Elizabeth Gimbert SWINGLAND, 
               born 05 Dec 1786, bap. St Margaret Pattens, London
..........  4  John James SWINGLAND, 
               born 07 Jan 1789, bap. St Margaret Pattens, London
..........  4  Richard Sanford SWINGLAND, 
               born 24 Mar 1791, bap. St Margaret Pattens, London
..........  4  Philip SWINGLAND, 
               born    Jan 1793, bap. St Paul, Shadwell, London
..........  4  Charlotte SWINGLAND,
               bap. St Mary, Whitechapel, London, 28 Jun 1795 
..........  4  Elizabeth Hughes SWINGLAND, 
               born 04 Mar 1798, bap. St Margaret Pattens, London
......  3  Samuel SWINGLAND, 
           born 16 Nov 1757, bap. St Margaret Pattens, London,
           bur. St Dunstan, Stepney, London, 22 Dec 1798
           + Sarah WISE
           married St Dunstan, Stepney, London, 10 Nov 1783
..........  4  Joseph SWINGLAND,
               bap. St Dunstan, Stepney, London, 23 Sep 1784
..........  4  Eliza SWINGLAND,
               bap. St Dunstan, Stepney, London, 26 Oct 1786
..........  4  Hannah SWINGLAND,
               bap. St Luke, Finsbury, Islington, London, 9 Sep 1789
..........  4  Naomi SWINGLAND (twin of Ruth),
               bap. St Dunstan, Stepney, London, 26 Oct 1790,
               bur. St Dunstan, Stepney, London, 25 Nov 1790
..........  4  Ruth SWINGLAND (twin of Naomi),
               bap. St Dunstan, Stepney, London, 26 Oct 1790,
               bur. St Dunstan, Stepney, London, 07 Nov 1790
..........  4  Matilda SWINGLAND,
               bap. St Dunstan, Stepney, London, 05 Feb 1792
..........  4  Louisa SWINGLAND,
               bap. St Dunstan, Stepney, London, 19 Sep 1794,
               bur. St Dunstan, Stepney, London, 03 May 1800
..........  4  Henry SWINGLAND,
               bap. St Dunstan, Stepney, London, 25 Mar 1796,
               bur. St Dunstan, Stepney, London, 24 Aug 1796 
......  3  Elizabeth SWINGLAND, 
           born 01 Dec 1758, bap. St Margaret Pattens, London,
           bur. St Margaret Pattens, London, 1 Apr 1763
......  3  Newbrough SWINGLAND, 
           born 29 Dec 1761, bap. St Margaret Pattens, London
......  3  Elizabeth SWINGLAND, 
           born 27 Nov 1763, bap. St Margaret Pattens, London
......  3  Alexander SWINGLAND, 
           born 03 Aug 1766, bap. St Margaret Pattens, London,
           bur. St Margaret Pattens, London, 22 Aug 1766
......  3  Fanny SWINGLAND, 
           born 14 Dec 1772, bap. St Margaret Pattens, London,
           bur. St Margaret Pattens, London, 23 May 1773
1  Newbrough SWINGLAND,
   bap. Old Swinford, Worcestershire, 15 Sep 1700,
   bur. St Margaret Pattens, London,  21 May 1761 
   + Catherine SPREET,
     bur. St Margaret Pattens, London, 11 Mar 1769; PCC Will
   married St Andrew Holborn, London,  23 Jun 1720

    Sources and Notes for the Swingland Family

    FamilySearch Historical Records online

❖   Old Swinford, Worcestershire, parish register transcripts

    FreeREG , UK Free REGisters

❖   Old Swinford, Worcestershire, St Mary’s Church register transcripts (includes burials)

    London parish registers, London Metropolitan Archives, Ancestry online

        Selected records for the Swingland family are transcribed below.

❖   St Andrew Holborn, London 

     Marriages
23 Jun 1720    Neubery [Newbrough] Swingland & Catherine Spreet,
               both of the parish, by banns. 

     Baptisms
20 Mar 1725/6  William,    son of Joshua Swingland & Mary in Ely Rents
05 May 1728    Mary,       dau of Joshua Swingland & Mary in Ely Rents
01 Jan 1729/30 Newburough, son of Joshua Swingland & Mary in Ely Rents

     Burials
26 Feb 1726/7  Ann Swingland from Ely Rents
13 May 1728    William Swingland from Holborn
10 May 1730    Mary Swingland from Holborn Hill
21 Nov 1736    Joshua Swingland, Holborn
13 Mar 1749/50 Bridget Swingland, Holborn Hill

❖   St Benet Paul's Wharf, London 

     Marriages
29 Apr 1712    George Swingland of St Botolph Bishopsgate, London,
               widower, and 
               Elizabeth Turpin of St Giles Cripplegate, London.

❖   St Dunstan, Stepney, Tower Hamlets, London 

     Marriages
10 Nov 1783    Samuel Swingland, bachelor of St Mary Aldermanbury, 
               London and Sarah Wise, spinster of the parish.

     Baptisms
23 Sep 1784    Joseph, son of Samuel Swingland, Poplar, cork-cutter &
               Sarah, 25 days old.
26 Oct 1786    Eliza, dau of Samuel Swingland of Poplar, oilman &
               Sarah.
               [Note: Also see the baptism of Hannah in 1789
                at St Luke, Finsbury, Islington] 
26 Oct 1790    Naomi and Ruth, twin daughters of Samuel Swingland of
               Poplar, oilman & Sarah, 15 days old.
 5 Feb 1792    Matilda, dau of Samuel Swingland of Poplar, oilman &
               Sarah, 40 days old.
19 Sep 1794    Louisa,  dau of Samuel Swingland of Poplar, oilman &
               Sarah, 28 days old.
25 Mar 1796    Henry    son of Samuel Swingland of Poplar, oilman &
               Sarah, 16 days old.

     Burials
 7 Nov 1790    Ruth Swingland at Poplar
25 Nov 1790    Noema [Naomi] Swingland at Poplar
24 Aug 1796    Henry Swingland at Poplar
22 Dec 1798    Samuel Swingland at Poplar
 3 May 1800    Louisa Swingland at Poplar

❖   St Luke, Finsbury, Islington, London 

     Baptisms
 9 Sep 1789    Hannah, dau of Samuel Swingland, oilman & Sarah,
               born 13 Aug 1789.

❖   St Margaret Pattens, London 

     Marriages
19 Jan 1756    Newbrough Swingland of the parish, bachelor &
               Elizabeth Taylor of St Mary Whitechapel, spinster;
               witnesses: John Crowther, Thomas Boone;
               banns published 4 Jan, 11 Jan & 18 Jan 1756. 
10 Feb 1781    Joshua Swingland of the parish, bachelor &	
               Catherine Moore Gimbert of St Mary [?], spinster;
               by licence;
               witnesses: Elizabeth Swingland, Jane Swift Gimbert.
               [Notes: Catherine Moor Gimbert, daughter of 
                John and Elizabeth Gimbert, was baptised at 
                St Mary, Putney on 13 Nov 1756.
                The witness Jane Swift Gimbert, daughter of 
                John and Elizabeth Gimbert, was baptised at 
                St James, Westminster on 17 Mar 1754 (born 6 Mar)
                (Westminster parish registers, Ancestry online)].

     Baptisms of children of Newbrough Swingland & Elizabeth
                                             birth date
27 Jan 1757    Joshua Swingland              3 Jan 1757
11 Dec 1757    Samuel Swingland             16 Nov 1757
16 Dec 1758    Elizabeth Swingland           1 Dec 1758
 6 Jan 1762    Newbrough Swingland          29 Dec 1761
25 Dec 1763    Elizabeth Swingland          27 Nov 1763
14 Aug 1766    Alexander Swingland           3 Aug 1766
 6 Jan 1773    Fanny Swingland              14 Dec 1772

     Baptisms of children of Joshua Swingland & Catherine
                                             birth date
 3 Jan 1782    Elizabeth Swingland          10 Dec 1781
 8 Apr 1783    Catherine Swingland           7 Mar 1783
24 Feb 1785    Joshua Swingland             30 Jan 1785
21 Jan 1787    Elizabeth Gimbert Swingland   5 Dec 1786
 7 Feb 1789    John James Swingland          7 Jan 1789
17 Apr 1791    Richard Sanford Swingland    24 Mar 1791
               [Note: Also see the baptisms of 
                Philip in 1793 at St Paul, Shadwell; and
                Charlotte in 1795 at St Mary, Whitechapel]
 6 Apr 1798    Elizabeth Hughes Swingland    4 Mar 1798

     Burials 
21 May 1761    Newbrough Swingland, parish clerk
 1 Apr 1763    Elizabeth Swingland was buried in the church
22 Aug 1766    Alexander Swingland, infant, was buried in the church
11 Mar 1769    Catherine Swingland, widow 
23 May 1773    Fanny Swingland, the daughter of Newbrough Swingland,
               was buried in the church
12 Mar 1775    "Elizabeth Swingland, the wife of Newbro Swingland, 
               Parish Clerk, was buried in the Church" 
17 Dec 1780    Newbrough Swingland, parish clerk
   Feb 1783    Elizabeth Swingland, an infant, buried
22 Feb 1816    Joshua Swingland of Farmer Street, Shadwell, aged 59

❖   St Mary, Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, London 

     Marriages
19 Jan 1767    Newbrough Swingland, bachelor &
               Ann Poole, spinster, both of the parish; by licence;
               witnesses: James Greene, James Allen.

     Baptisms
28 Jun 1795    Charlotte, daughter of Joshua Swingland & Catherine

     Burials
7 Oct 1714     "George Swingland, a man from Colchester Street"
 
     Notes
The Will of George Swingland, broker of Whitechapel,
dated 1 October 1714 "in the first year of the reign of our sovereign
Lord George King of Great Britain [King George I]",
was probated 12 Oct 1714 in the Commissary Court of London 
(Reference Number: MS 9172/108, London Wills and Probate, 
London Metropolitan Archives, Ancestry online).
  Will Summary:
     executors: wife Elizabeth Swingland and 
                John Savage of London, cork-cutter.
     son George Swingland.
     daughter, the wife of William Hall.
       [William Hall, bachelor, taylor, and Mary Swingland, spinster,
       both of Whitechapel, were married in London on 25 Apr 1714
       (London Clandestine Marriage Registers, 1667-1754,
        Ancestry online)].
     two sons Joshua and Newbrough Swingland.

❖   St Paul, Shadwell, Tower Hamlets, London 

     Baptisms
10 Mar 1793    "Philip, son of Joshua Swingland, cork-cutter and 
                Catherine, Farmer Street", 31 days old.

London Apprenticeship Abstracts, 1442–1850
FindMyPast online database.

        Records for the Swingland family are below.

  Pewterers’ Company
31 Mar 1714 Joshua Swingland, son of George Swingland of Stourbridge, Worchester, tailor, to Richard Steward.
[22 Nov 1720 master turned over to Newborough Swingland]
4 Sep 1728 John Cooper, to Joshua Swingland.
13 Dec 1733 Thomas Luton, son of Thomas Luton of Little Minories, London, victualler, to Joshua Swingland.
  Turners’ Company
7 Oct 1772 Samuel Swingland, son of Newbrough Swingland, citizen and haberdasher, to Joseph Boone.

The Haberdashers' Company of London: Apprentices and Freemen
FindMyPast online database.

The database documentation explains:
‘Typically to become a member of the livery company, a Haberdasher served 7 years as an Apprentice to a Master. At the end of the apprenticeship, the Apprentice became a Freeman and qualified to become a Master and employ other individuals’. People are listed in the records ‘with a variety of different occupations, not just haberdashers’. That is, a member of the Haberdashers' Company could practise any occupation.

        Records for the Swingland family as Apprentices and Masters are transcribed below.

Jul 1712 Newbrough Swingland, son of George Swingland of Whitechapel, broker, bound to John Savage for seven years . . . .
Rood Lane, cork-cutter.
Dec 1720 Nathaniel Simpson, son of Robert Simpson of St Botolph Aldgate, tanner, bound to Newbrough Swingland for seven years . . . .
St Margaret Patten, cork-cutter.
8 Mar 1733 John Baldwin, son of John Baldwin late of the City of Gloucester, cabinet-maker deceased, bound to Newbrough Swingland for seven years.
Rood Lane, cork-cutter.
May 1740 John Leopard, son of John Leopard of Mugwell Street, turner, bound to Newbrough Swingland for seven years.
Rood Lane, cork-cutter.
(A note in the margin states, Sep 1744, turned over to his father).
Jun 1741 Daniel King, son of Daniel King of the parish of Saint Olave, Southwark, tallow chandler, bound to Newbrough Swingland for seven years.
Rood Lane, cork-cutter.
Oct 1744 Newbrough Swingland, son of Joshua Swingland, late of Holborn, cork-cutter deceased, bound to Newbrough Swingland for seven years.
Rood Lane, Fenchurch Street, cork-cutter.
2 Mar 1749 John Parker, son of James Parker late of Ratcliffe Highway, coal-meter deceased, bound to Newbrough Swingland by indenture for seven years.
Rood Lane, cork-cutter.
4 Apr 1759 Baker Fisher, son of Richard Fisher late of the parish of Saint Olave, Southwark, distiller deceased, bound to Newbrough Swingland Junior,
Rood Lane, Fenchurch Street, cork-cutter.
2 Nov 1763 William Taylor, son of William Taylor of the parish of Ansley in the county of Nottingham, gamekeeper, bound to Newbrough Swingland by indenture for seven years.
Rood Lane, cork-cutter.
3 Jun 1768 William Willisford, son of Joseph Willisford, late of Hoxton in the County of Middlesex, cork-cutter, bound to Newbrough Swingland,
of Rude [Rood] Lane, cork-cutter.
4 Nov 1768 [Freedom]
Baker Fisher, son of Richard Fisher, with Mr Ansell No 2 Crown Court Sethin [Seething] Lane, cork-cutter, by Newbrough Swingland.
5 Jul 1771 Joshua Swingland, son of Newbrough Swingland of Rood Lane, cork-cutter, bound to his said father by order for seven years.
7 Jul 1775 [Freedom]
William Willisford with Mr Swingland, Rood Lane, cork-cutter.
Free by Newbrough Swingland.
7 Jul 1775 Thomas Titterington, son of John Titterington, late of Blackman Street, Southwark, sadler deceased, bound to Newbrough Swingland,
Rood Lane, cork-cutter and Citizen and Haberdasher of London;
By indenture for 7 years.
(A note in the margin states 1781 turned over to Joshua Swingland).
5 Apr 1780 [Freedom]
Samuel Swingland, son of Newbrough Swingland, Rood Lane, cork-cutter. Free by patrimony.
Joshua Swingland, son of the same. Free by Newbrough Swingland.
13 Jun 1781 John Gilbert, son of Philip Gilbert of Poplar in the County of Middlesex, shipwright, bound to Joshua Swingland,
of Rood Lane, cork-cutter and Citizen and Haberdasher of London;
By indenture for 7 years.
5 Dec 1781 Samuel Taylor, son of Thomas Taylor of Botolph Lane, London, smith, bound to Samuel Swingland,
of Watling Street, cork-cutter and Citizen and Haberdasher of London;
By indenture for 7 years.
(A note in the margin states 8 May 1782 turned over to Joshua Swingland, Citizen and Haberdasher of London, "with him to serve the remainder of his time").
5 Feb 1783 Charles Brown, son of Charles Brown of Dog & Bear Yard, Tooley Street, Saint John, Southwark, cork-cutter, bound to Joshua Swingland,
of Rood Lane, cork-cutter and Citizen and Haberdasher of London;
By indenture for 7 years.
(A note in the margin states in 1786 turned over to his father Charles Brown, citizen and Joiner of London, "with him to serve the remainder of his term").
7 Sep 1784 William Liddle, son of James Liddle, late of Morpeth in the county of Northumberland, farmer deceased, bound to Samuel Swingland
of Watling Street, cork-cutter, Citizen and Haberdasher of London.
By indenture for 7 years.
(A note in the margin states on 7 Apr 1785, turned over to John Freeman of Watling Street, Citizen and Merchant Taylor of London, "with him to serve the remainder of his term").
7 Feb 1788 Henry Perrin, son of Edward Perrin of Erith in the county of Kent, yeoman, bound to Joshua Swingland,
of Rood Lane, Fenchurch Street, London, cork-cutter, Citizen and Haberdasher. By indenture for 7 years.
6 Nov 1788 Henry Atkinson Parker, son of John Parker, No 3 Paul’s Chain, Doctors Common, London, broker, bound to Joshua Swingland,
of Rood Lane, Fenchurch Street, London, cork-cutter, Citizen and Haberdasher of London. By indenture for 7 years.
11 Sep 1792 [Freedom]
William Liddle (son of James Liddle) at Mr Grainger the sign of the peacock, Minories, London, cork-cutter. Free by Samuel Swingland.
5 Dec 1792 Richard Hughes, son of George Hughes of New Gravel Lane, Shadwell, ships caulker, bound to Joshua Swingland,
of Farmer Street, Shadwell, cork-cutter and Citizen and Haberdasher of London. By indenture for 7 years.
5 Mar 1795 [Freedom]
Charles Browne, son of Charles Browne of No 15 Crown Court, Tooley Street, cork-cutter. Free by Joshua Swingland.
7 Apr 1803 John James Swingland, son of Joshua Swingland of No 4 Farmer Street, Shadwell, Middlesex, cork-cutter, bound to the said Joshua Swingland.
(A note in the margin states that on 9 Apr 1803 John James Swingland switched to a new master who was a tin plate worker. [The Tin Plate Workers’ Company is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London]).

The above records document that, in 1712, Newbrough Swingland started an apprenticeship with John Savage. When John Savage wrote his will in 1720, Newbrough Swingland acted as a witness. It appears that Newbrough Swingland took over the operation of the Rood Lane cork-cutter shop of John Savage.

John Savage – PCC will (National Archives),
will dated 31 May 1720, probate date 19 July 1720

John Savadge [Savage] was buried on 20 June 1720 at St Margaret Pattens Church, London
(London parish registers, London Metropolitan Archives, Ancestry online).

    Will Summary

  • John Savage, "Citizen and Haberdasher of London".
  • desires to be buried in the parish church of St Margaret Pattens, London in an:
    "elm coffin covered with good black [mortcloth?] with four rows of gilt nails on each side the lid and with three plates thereupon and six handles".
  • wife Harriet Savage, sole executrix.
  • witnesses: Newbrough Swingland, [plus two others].

An interesting item in the will is the statement about the design of the coffin.
A reference is: Sarah Hoile, Coffin furniture in London c. 1700–1850 , Post-Medieval Archaeology, 2018.

    Notes on the Gimbert Family

The wills of Elizabeth Gimbert, probated 1788, and Richard Gimbert, probated 1802, give family connections. Richard was the nephew of Elizabeth’s husband.
From the information in these wills, a family history can be researched.
In the notes below, baptisms, marriages and burials were found in:
    London parish registers, London Metropolitan Archives, Ancestry online, and
    Westminster parish registers, City of Westminster Archives Centre, Ancestry online.

Elizabeth Gimbert – PCC Will (National Archives)
will dated 3 July 1786, probate date 7 July 1788

Elizabeth Gimbert of Farmer Street was buried on 8 July 1788 at
St Paul’s Church, Shadwell, Tower Hamlets, London.

    Will Summary

  • Elizabeth Gimbert of Green Street, Ratcliff, widow.
  • five nieces of my late husband: Elizabeth Hughes, Ann Gilbert, Martha Seacombe, Jane Swift Gimbert and Catherine Moore Swingland.
  • leasehold estate in Farmer Street, Shadwell: "I do hereby give and bequeath the same unto my late husband's niece Catherine Moore Swingland".
  • joint executors: John Hughes of Green Street, Ratcliff, caulker, and
    Philip Gilbert of Blackwall, shipwright.

    Family History Notes

Baptism records for three of the nieces mentioned in the will, all daughters of
John and Elizabeth Gimbert, have been found:
    Martha Gimbert, 13 July 1748, St James, Piccadilly, Westminster;
    Jane Swift Gimbert, 17 March 1754, St James, Piccadilly, Westminster; and
    Catherine Moor Gimbert, 13 November 1756, St Mary, Putney.

John Gimbert, the son of John and Elizabeth Gimbert, born 19 Jan 1752, was baptised
20 Jan 1752 at St James, Piccadilly, Westminster.

The parish register of the ‘Collegiate Church of St Katherine by the Tower’ recorded the marriage on 19 December 1735 of John Gimbart [Gimbert], bachelor, and Elizabeth Swift, spinster.

Burials of son and father at St Anne, Limehouse, Tower Hamlets:
    John Gimbert of Queen Street, aged 21, buried 29 May 1773; and
    John Gimbert of Queen Street, aged 61, buried 2 Jan 1774
A PCC administration (Society of Genealogists, London, online database) was issued for John Gimbert, alias Gimbart, in 1774 – this recognizes that Gimbart was a spelling variation used in earlier records.

Marriage records for the nieces mentioned in the will:
St Margaret Pattens, London, 25 Jan 1766
    Philip Gilbert, bachelor & Ann Gimbert, spinster.
            (John Gilbert, "son of Philip Gilbert of Poplar, shipwright & Ann",
            11 days old, was baptised on 10 Feb 1767 at St Dunstan, Stepney).
St Matthew, Bethnal Green, 24 Mar 1771
    John Seacome, bachelor & Martha Gimbert, spinster;
    witnesses: Philip Gilbert, Ann Gilbert, John Hughes, Jane Gimbert.
St Margaret Pattens, London, 10 Feb 1781
    Joshua Swingland, bachelor & Catherine Moore Gimbert, spinster;
    witnesses: Elizabeth Swingland, Jane Swift Gimbert.
St Magnus the Martyr, London, 1 Jan 1788
    Hugh Ascell & Jane Swift Gimbert;
    witnesses: John Hughes, Elizabeth Hughes.

A marriage record for John Hughes and Elizabeth has not been found. It appears that they were married before 1767 as John Gimbert Hughes, the son of John Hughes, caulker, and his wife Elizabeth was baptised 8 February 1767 at St Anne, Limehouse, Tower Hamlets.

Possibly, the testator Elizabeth Gimbert was born Elizabeth Dollinson.
Richard Gimbert, bachelor, and Elizabeth Dollinson, spinster were married on
21 June 1747 at the ‘Collegiate Church of St Katherine by the Tower’.

Elizabeth’s husband may have been Richard Gimbert of St Matthew Bethnal Green, aged 71, buried 16 July 1785 at St Mary Whitechapel, London.
Possibly, Richard was one of the sons of Richard and Jane Gimbert.
Children of Richard and Jane Gimbert (also spelled Guimbert, Gimbart) baptised at
St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, were:
    Mary Gimbart, born 7 Dec 1711, bap. 20 Dec 1711;
    John Gimbart, born 13 May 1713, bap. 22 May 1713; and
    Richard Guimbert, bap. 29 April 1715.

PCC Wills (National Archives):
    Richard Gimbart, milliner of St Paul Covent Garden, probate date: 11 July 1729; and
    Jane Gimbart, widow of St Paul Covent Garden, probate date: 2 August 1734

Richard Gimbert – London Will
(Consistory Court of London, Reference Number: DL/C/436,
London Wills and Probate, London Metropolitan Archives, Ancestry online).
will dated 13 August 1798, probate date 26 Mar 1802

Richard Gimbert, Esquire was buried on 10 March 1802 at All Saints’ Church, Fulham.

    Will Summary

  • Richard Gimbert of Piccadilly in the parish of St James Westminster, Esquire.
  • wife Catharine Gimbert, sole executrix.
  • sister Elizabeth Hughes and her children.

    Family History Notes

A baptism record for Richard Gimbert has not been located.
Richard Gimbert married his first wife Elizabeth Gibbs on 6 Feb 1761 at
St James, Piccadilly, Westminster.

Children of Richard and Elizabeth Gimbert, baptised at St James, Piccadilly, Westminster:
    Robert Gibbs Gimbert, born 28 Mar 1762, bap. 18 Apr 1762; and
    George Augustus Gimbert, born 31 Jul 1764, bap. 19 Aug 1764

An apprentice record dated 3 May 1776:
Robert Gimbert, son of Richard Gimbert, cork cutter of Piccadilly, St James Westminster, apprentice to Samuel Allen, a member of the Salters' Company
(The Records of London's Livery Companies (ROLLCO) online database).

Elizabeth, wife of Richard Gimbert, Esquire, was buried on 6 Apr 1796 at
All Saints, Fulham.
The marriage of Richard Gimbert, Esquire of Fulham, widower, and Catherine Atkins, widow, took place on 28 July 1796 at St George, Hanover Square.

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