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Morris Glede (or Gleed) b. 1783, married Sarah Thorn b. 1793, at St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney on 14 Sep 1812. Both of them were listed as from the Hamlet of Ratcliff, a sub-district, in Stepney and Limehouse parishes. The marriage was solemnised in the presence of [unreadable] and Ann Gleed.
Records exist for the following children:
- William Gleed b. 26 Dec 1813, bap. 20 Feb 1814 at St Dunstan
- Sarah Glede b. 1 Aug 1815, bap. 3 Dec 1815 in Edmonton
- Marian Glead b. 3 Aug 1818, bap. 18 Oct 1818 in Edmonton
- Esther Gleed, bap. 12 Nov 1829 at St Dunstan and All Saints
- Robert Morris Gleed, b. 8 Oct 1833, bap. 14 Jan 1844 at All Saints, Poplar
All of the baptisms show them as children of Morris and Sarah. On Sarah's baptism, their address is listed as Fore Street, Edmonton.
In 1841, Morris Gleed (58), wife Sarah (48), daughter Esther (17) and son Morris (8) were living in Water Lane, Fore Street, Edmonton. Also in the household were Thomas Acland (20) and Sarah Batts (4). (There is no indication of relationships, but could she be a granddaughter?)
Morris Gleed died, at 58, in 1843 M Qtr in EDMONTON Vol 03 Page 97.
In 1851, Sarah Gleed (58), widow, laundress, from Bromley, Middlesex, was at Victory Row, Mile End Old Town, with Morris (18) dock labourer.
There is a death of a Sarah Gleed with age estimated as 74, in 1865 M Quarter in POPLAR UNION Volume 01C Page 553, which may relate.