Thomas Whitford
and Mary Scott
Parents
: Samuel and Mary Whitford
(50%) Mary Scott's parents not
known
Thomas Whitford (b 1710 London, m Mary Scott 1736, d 1792)
Mary Scott (b 1707)
Ann Whitford (b 1737, d 1741)
William Whitford (b 1739, d 1741)
Samuel Whitford (b 1740, d 1778)
ThomasWhitford (b 1742, m Elizabeth Head 1769 St
Margarets Westminster, d 1823)
Mary Whitford (b 1743, m Charles
Wall 1742 Parish Church of St Anne
& St Agnes, d 1794)
William Whitford (b 1745
London, m Martha Manning
1771)
Mary
Ann Whitford (b 1779 Westminster, m Joseph
Farr 1806 St George Hanover Square London, d 1859 Southgate
Middlesex)
Thomas Farr (1824 Southgate, m Hannah Martin 1849 Camden Town, London, d 1901 St Kilda Vic)
Edwin
Farr (b 1858 Ballarat, m Louisa
Jane Briant 1884 Presb
Manse Ballarat, d 1943 Northcote)
Winifred
Emma Farr (b 1890
Northcote, m Norman Thompson 1918, d 1994 Preston)
John Whitford (b 1747, d 1747)
James Whitford (b 1748, d 1752)
An email from Judy Holmes gave us
this family
The entry in the
family bible reads as follows:-
Thomas Whitford
Born 22nd August 1710
Married 14th
June 1736 to MaryScott, Born 26th July 1707
The following
children by her
Daughter Ann
Born 4 Dec 1737. Died 23rd Nov 1741 aged 3yr 11mth 20day
Son William Born
13th Oct 1739. Died 2nd Sept 1741 aged 1yr 10mth 19day
Son Samuel Born
1st Dec 1740
Son Thomas Born
2nd Jun 1742. Died 28th June 1823 aged 81yrs
Daughter Mary
Born 16th Nov 1743
2nd Son William
Born 3 Dec 1745
Son John Born
23rd July 1747 and Died 16 days old
Son James Born 16th Dec 1748. Died 9th
March 1752
__________________________________________________________________
William
Whitford's children as taken by TW
William, Son of
William Born 25th Oct 1771
Martha Daughter
Born 22nd Dec 1772
Thomas Son Born
23rd April 1776
Marian Daughter
Born 16th Sept 1779
Registered at St
Margarettte Westminster
__________________________________________________________________
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Now there are 2 possibilites whether TW was Mary Ann's grandfather
Thomas Whitford b1710, or her uncle Thomas Whitford b 1742.
Thomas Whitford
(sen) didn't die until 20 Feb 1792 and he was in London, but I
don't know how old Mary Ann and her siblings were when they were
'taken in' and TW(sen) would have been in his 70s.
On the other hand Thomas Whitford(jun) b 1742 married Elizabeth
Head on 11 Apr 1769 (at St Margarets Westminster) but after the
birth of his 1st daughter Martha in Oct 1770 took his family to
Haverfordwest, Wales. to further his career as a watchmaker, and
was still in that town in 1780 when his 8th child Samuel was born.
However, in July
1781 the family had returned to London in time for the birth of
another son George and remained in London at No 2 Smithfield bars.
So maybe the reason for the family's return was to look after
Williams's children.
Up until now I had always assumed that it was Thomas(sen) that had
taken William's children, and that they were somehow the children
of his brother. But looking at it now and comparing the dates, it
seems to make a lot more sense that it was Thomas(jun) who opted
to look after his brother's children.
There is one IGI record of Martha Whitford b 22Dec 1772,
Christened 03Jan 1772 (I think they must mean 1773) Parents
William Whitford and Martha. But although the birth date matches
for his first daughter I don't know how relevant this record is as
the IGI have another record of a Mary Whitford born of the same
parents being christened on 08 Mar 1778. Now I suppose that could
have been a daughter that died and then the couple went on to to
have Mary Ann in Sept the following year. Either way that is the
only clue as to the identity of Mary Ann's mother.
Thomas Whitford's Will
Again, thanks to Judy Holmes
I Thomas Whitford of the parish of Saint
Anne and Agnes in the liberty of Saint Martins le Grand in the
City and liberties of Westminster and county of Middlesex,
Spectacle maker, do make this my last Will and Testament after all
my debts and Funerial charges are paid.
Imprimis. I give my son Thomas Whitford of
Smithfield Bars - One hundred and fifty pounds what he may owe me
on account being part thereof Also I give the lease of the house
he inhabits that I hold of the Drapers Company he paying them
twenty pounds per annum and other things according the conditions
of the lease
Item. I give Dorothea Whitford, daughter of my Son Samuel
deceased ten pounds, also I appoint any Sum not exceeding five
pounds to be laid out in finding his son Samuel [clositeis]
during his apprenticeship with his present Master
Item. I give
Martha Whitford, daughter of my son William Whitford deceased
five pounds, I appoint any Sum not exceeding six pounds be laid
out on his son William apprentice to Mr Smit, cutler, during his
apprenticeship. Also I order the Sum of twenty pounds be paid to
my son Thomas Whitford in order to defray the expanse of keeping
my grandson Thomas Whitford apprentice to Mr [Gannon] Citizen
and Goldsmith in Cloaths. also I order any Sum not exceeding ten
pounds be laid out on my Granddaughter Marian Whitford to put
her out either as an Apprentice or to Service.
Then I give
my Sister Mary [Beige] ten pounds to be paid in one month after
my demise, if she be dead I give that sum to her daughter Marian
Stalker or her sons
Item. I give
my brother [Daniel] deceased his daughter Sibella ten
pounds
Item. I give
my cousin Sarah Tanner a ring of Guinea value in memory of my
Esteem for her. I give Mr Peter Dolland my worthy friend, a
ring.
I give to my
Daughter Mary Wall, widow the leases of my four houses in Kings
Head Court, St Martins le Grand which I hold on the executors of
David Humphrey deceased. I also give her all my Household Goods.
My book, that is my Reading books and my Cloaths to be disposed
of between my son Thomas and my daughter Mary Wall.
Another update from Judy Holmes
Her
marriage to Charles Wall - Batchelor of St Leonards Foster
Lane is recorded in the Parish Church of St Anne & St
Agnes December 1742, by Licence. In the presence of Thos
Whitford and Saml Whitford. On 28 September 1765.
IGI have
a record of a Charles Walls, born to Charles Walls and
Elizabeth, on 26 Dec 1742 and Christened at St Verdast
Foster Lane and St Michael Le Querne, London on 30 Dec
1742.
So I am
assumimg that is the same one as the age is about right -
Mary having been born just a year later in Nov 1743.
I think
they had two sons. Mary mentions a son Charles in her Will
and a Mathew Wall paid the rates on the property in King's
Head Court, that she had been living at, in 1794. That is
just two years after her father had left her 4 properties
in King's heard Court in his will in 1792, in which he
describes her as a widow.
So-----Pre
1792 Death of Charles Wall
1792
Death of Thomas Whitford
1794
Death of Mary Wall nee Whitford
Surviving
Son? Matthew Wall
Charles
Wall jn ?
Ancestry
Judy Holmes Family tree has Samuel and Mary as Thomas'parents - see
LDS - and provided a few more details
LDS
A parent search in the IGI on Thomas and Mary Whitford gave no joy.
There is a christening for Thomas Whitford 10 OCT 1712
Saint Anne Soho, Westminster, London, England, which could be our
Thomas. Parents Samuel and Mary. Put 50% on it, but stop here till
we get stronger evidence
There is a possible Christenings for Mary Scott. 05 NOV 1708 St
Andrew Holborn, London, Parents John and Sarah
Nothing here to hang your hat on
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