Elnathan Ayres and Elizabeth Perry

St Mary's, Whitechapel (St Mary Matfelon)

Elnathan Ayres (b. 17 Jul 1752) Bachelor, son of Elnathan Ayres and Martha Travally, married Elizabeth Perry (b. 28 Aug 1749) Spinster, daughter of John Perry and Ann Watlington, at St Mary's, Whitechapel (St Mary Matfelon), Whitechapel High Street, on 3 Oct 1771. Witnesses were William Dalton and Sarah Dalton; Esther Travally (Elnathan's aunt or cousin) and Ann Perry.

(Elnathan Ayres was my 1st cousin seven times removed, as our nearest common ancestors, Thomas Travally and Rachel Winnall, were his grandparents and my 7x great-grandparents. Sarah Dalton (née Travally) and her sister Elizabeth Travally, my 5x great-grandmother, were Elnathan Ayres' first cousins, daughters of Winnall Travally and Elizabeth Benbow (and yes, it does seem entirely likely she was related to the infamous Admiral John Benbow). Winnall Travally, my 6th great-grandfather, thus was Elnathan's uncle; his mother's brother. Elnathan and his father were both shipwrights and the Daltons later lived in a house built by John Perry (shipbuilder). In fact, William Dalton had to have been an officer in the shipyard to have lived there and all of the evidence suggests that he was Master Caulker at the Blackwall Yard, which built ships for the East India Company. So I was certain Elizabeth Perry was related and indeed she was John Perry's youngest sister.)

Elnathan Ayres had at least eight children with Elizabeth Perry:

1. Elnathan Boulton Ayres b. Saturday, 5 Dec 1772, son of Elnathan, Shipwright of Queen Street and Elizabeth, bap. 30 Dec 1772 at St Anne, Limehouse (at 25 days old). Elnathan Ayres of Queen St, aged 2 years, 6 months, was buried at St Anne, Limehouse on 4 Jun 1775
2. Elizabeth Ayres b. ~Jul 1774. Elizabeth Ayres of Queen Street was buried at St Anne, Limehouse on 21 May 1775, aged 10 months.
3. Elizabeth Ayres b. Friday, 25 Sep 1778, bap. 18 Oct 1778 (at 23 days old), as Betsey Ayres daughter of Elnathan Ayres (Shipwright, Ropemakers Fields) & Eliz, at St Anne's Limehouse 
4. Martha Travally Ayres bap. 8 Oct 1780 at St Mary, Redcliffe, Bristol
5. George Ayres bap. 31 Mar 1782 at St Mary, Redcliffe, Bristol
6. Charlotte Ayres bap. 9 Jun 1784 at St Mary's Church, Rotherhithe
7. Sage Boulton Ayres bap. 2 Jun 1786 at St Mary's, Rotherhithe
8. Martha Ayres b. Sunday, 4 Sep 1796, bap. 9 Oct 1796 at St Dunstan's, Stepney (baptism specifies that she was 35 days old)

For the last child in 1796 to be also named Martha, it's clear that Martha Travally Ayres born in 1780 must have died (not found record) and makes sense of the order the children are later listed on Elnathan Ayres' will.

Eldest son and daughter Sage, were given the middle name Boulton, which had to be significant. Richard Boulton was one of four partners - all retired sea captains who had worked for the East India Company and were members of London's shipping community - who had owned the Blackwall Yard (The Ownership of Blackwall Yard, 1724–79). Boulton, was a London merchant and an important figure in the East India Company, of which he was a director from 1718 to 1736 and on the Committee for Shipping from 1723 until 1726. He was a member of the Honourable Company of Shipwrights. During the 1720s Elizabeth's grandfather, Philip Perry, worked as manager for John Kirby and was later employed in a similar capacity by Collett and Boulton. (Blackwall Yard: Development, to c.1819). And her brother, John Perry, purchased the yard from Boulton, Gosfreight and partners. 

In 1784, Surrey, England, Land Tax Records, place Elnathan Ayres in Church Street, Rotherhithe (do they mean St Marychurch Street, In Old Rotherhithe), paying 12 shillings on a property belonging to Mr Searl, assessed at £3 p.a. Looks about average for the area, nothing fancy. In 1786 and 1787, we find Elnathan Aires (sic), still in Rotherhithe, in a property belonging to Reverend John Dewes. In 1788, Elnathan Aires (sic) has moved upmarket to a property owned by Lady Louisa Clayton; in 1789 and 1790, back to that of Reverend John Dewes. In 1791, however, he was occupying a property belonging to the estate of Countess Dowager Gower. In 1792, slumming it at the property of Lady Louisa Clayton again and in 1793 and 1795, back to Reverend John Dewes. In 1796 and 1798, once more a property in the estate of Countess Dowager Gower and Co (as was Nelson's protégé, William Layman, from 1798 to 1800, who married Elizabeth Perry's niece, also named Elizabeth Perry), although Elnathan Ayres appears to be living in the unattractively named Sluice Street, which I can only imagine is related to the Earl's Sluice, a culverted natural stream that divided Rotherhithe from Deptford. Where, we read that, "The land in front of many of the houses would have been used for ship building, repair or breaking." In 1800, Elnathan Ayres was listed at a property belonging to Atkinson Bush Esquire. Did the properties change hands, or did these people move from house to house each year? 

In 1805, Elnathan Ayres was listed among European inhabitants in Bengal, excluding those in the service of the East India Company or the Crown.

In 1810. Elizabeth Ayres appears in Surrey, England, Land Tax Records at a property in Charlotte Row, Westside, Rotherhithe, listed last in that location, immediately before Rotherhithe Street. The Boatswain and Call pub stood in Rotherhithe Street, from 1767 to 1810, at the junction with Charlotte Row. 

The will of Elnathan Ayres is a real eyebrow-raiser and probably creates more mysteries than questions it answers, but its highlights include:

In the Name of God: Amen: I Elnathan Ayres, Ship Wright of the Town of Calcutta Bengal being in bodily Health, and of sound and disposing memory; and considering the Evil, Dangers and other Uncertainties of this transitory life, do (for avoiding Controversies after my Decease) make, publish and declare this My last Will and Testament, in manner following:- that is to say, first I recommend my Soul to God, who gave it; and my body I commit to the Earth, or Sea, as it shall please God to order; and for and concerning all my Worldly Estate, I give bequeath and dispose thereof as followeth; that is to say; First I Will, that all my just Debts and funeral Charges be paid and discharged by my Executors hereinafter named and Secondly that my House and all my Effects be turned into ready money as soon as conveniently may be and Disposed in the manner following, Viz, I leave and bequeath to my son James Ayres, born in Calcutta the Sum of Sicca Rupees [1] three thousand five hundred to be laid out by my Executors, at Interest on good Security, for his Education (which is not to be under the charge of his mother), the principal not to be given to him untill (sic) he becomes of Age the remainder of my property I leave to my Wife Elizabeth Ayres of the parish of St Mary's Rotherhiethe (sic) London and in case of her Death to be equally Divided between my four children in England, Viz: George Ayres, Charlotte Ayres, Sage Ayres and Martha Ayres, of the parish Aforesaid and to my Oldest Daughter Elizabeth Ayres, I only leave one Rupee and in case of the Death of my son James born in this country before he becomes of age, then the property left him to go to my Children in England, to be equally Divided as above, and I do hereby nominate and appoint James Horsburgh and George Watson of the Town of Calcutta to be Guardians of my Son James and Executors of this my last Will and Testament ... dated 7 Jul 1808.

From the will, I'm reading that Elnathan Ayres was acknowledging a - clearly illegitimate - child he fathered in India with someone other than his wife. Even without the details of his estate, we had to know he was wealthy enough to do so. There is a transcript of the baptism record of James Ayres, son of Elnathan Ayres, born on 3 Feb 1809 and baptised on 26 Feb 1809, in Bengal, India. The record doesn't say who the mother was. The Will must have been drawn up as soon as Elnathan knew she was carrying the child. Alas, there's also a transcript of a burial record for James Ayres described as "Poor Boy From Free School", Race: White (if one were to speculate, I'd bet his mother was a western woman and more than likely someone else's wife, hence Ayres was taking responsibility for the child's upbringing), on 1 Dec 1812 at Fort William, West Bengal, India. Sadly, I'm sure this was the same child.

[1] Sicca Rupee - a rupee issued in Bengal before 1836 weighing more than the rupee of the British East India Company.

One wonders what eldest daughter Elizabeth had done to deserve the indignity of being left only 1 Rupee!

Elnathan Ayres was buried on 25 Apr 1812, in Fort William, West Bengal, India. On the original record of 'Burials at Calcutta Fort William in Bengal A.D. 1812', it reads: "Mr E Ayres Ship Builder at Sulkea Shot Himself." One assumes this was not accidentally. Was it because of the scandal and shame of his indiscretion, or some other reason? I'm sure we'll never know.

(Sulkea (now Salkia), is a neighbourhood in Howrah of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal, opposite Calcutta (now Kolkata). It is located on the west bank of Hooghly River, the westernmost distributary of the Ganges. Sulkea, originally a place where salt was brought and stored in warehouses, was one in a long list of shipyard locations on the Hooghly River in the early 19th century. The area was of truly global significance, enduring for centuries. Because of the rich textiles like muslin and silk, it attracted merchants, missionaries, mercenaries, statesmen, labourers and others from Europe and beyond, making it a mini 'Europe on the Hooghly'!)

His Executors presented his will before the Honourable Sir Henry Russell Knight Chief Justice at the Supreme Court in Fort William on 29 Apr 1812. The Executors produced an immensely detailed inventory of his possessions, dated 9 May 1812, right down to teaspoons and six pairs of cotton stockings and even 'a bag with salt'. It also showed that Elnathan Ayres' estate totalled £8282 3s 6d (well over a million pounds now), of which almost £5,000 was to be paid to the Ayres Family in England. Clearly he was no ordinary shipwright. Probate was granted in England on 2 Apr 1816.

It appears Elizabeth Ayres (née Perry) died, age listed as 61, and was buried on 6 Feb 1815 at St Anne, Limehouse, so probate had followed her death.

Even with this detail, I'm sure there's a much bigger story yet to uncover.

Henry Ralph Gabbedey and Elizabeth Louisa Osborn

St Botolph without Bishopsgate
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Henry Ralph Gabbedey (b. 18 Dec 1807 in Stepney, Middlesex), Batchelor, son of John Benbow Gabbedy and Isabella Cleghorn, married Elizabeth Louisa Sheldrick, Widow, on 17 Sep 1833 at St Botolph-without-Bishopsgate. Witnesses were John James Cosson and Eliza Osborn (Eliza was Elizabeth's younger sister and this couple married, also at St Botolph's, in 1835.)

Born Elizabeth Louisa Osborn (b. 26 Mar 1808, bap. 24 Apr 1808 at St Mary, Rotherhithe, Surrey), daughter of James and Ann Osborn, Elizabeth had previously married Thomas Sheldrick, also at St. Botolph Bishopsgate, on 10 Oct 1830. By the time Elizabeth had their daughter, Eliza Maria Sheldrick, baptised on 19 Aug 1831 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, Elizabeth was described on the baptism record as a widow, although at that point, she wasn't, yet. (Elizabeth's mother was from Much Wymondley now Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire, England, which is about 3 miles from Hitchin.)

Thomas Sheldrick (43) "A convict in the General Penitentiary" (Millbank Prison), was buried on 5 Jul 1832 at the burial ground of the General Penitentiary, Millbank. In 1830, Thomas Sheldrick and at the same time John Kimpton, were both sentenced, in Cambridge, to 7 years Transportation for Larceny. Then there's a second record ordering the removal of Thomas Sheldrick and John Kimpton from Cambridge to the General Penitentiary on 14 Jul 1830. Clearly Sheldrick died before he could be transported. 

This raises so many questions: Why on earth did Elizabeth marry a convict? Sheldrick was convicted, then removed to the Millbank Penitentiary to await his transportation, before the then 41 year old convict married the 22 year old Elizabeth. When/how did they meet? Did he get day-release to get married at St Botolph's? Did the prison allow conjugal visits for their daughter to be conceived? By that time, most people would have known that being married would make no difference to a convict's fate, but I wonder if Elizabeth was looking for a ticket to Australia? Under the Convict Family Reunion Scheme, a male convict could be allowed to bring his wife and children to Australia at the government's expense once he had secured a Ticket of Leave that proved he was reformed and capable of supporting his family. And, the biggest question is whether Henry was aware of the whole history? We'll never know. 

Henry Ralph and Elizabeth Louisa Gabbedey added 10 children:

1. Henry William Gabbedey bap. 5 Oct 1834 at St John's, Wapping.
2. John Gabbodey (sic) b. 11 Dec 1835, bap. 27 Jan 1836 at Shadwell, Ebenezer Chapel, Independant, just north of Ratcliff Highway.
3. James Gabbedey b. 1837 S Quarter in SAINT GEORGE IN THE EAST Volume 02 Page 62 (Mother's maiden name listed as OSBORN).
4. Jesse Gabbedey b. 1837 S Quarter in SAINT GEORGE IN THE EAST Volume 02 Page 62 (Mother's maiden name SHELDUCK - Sheldrick misspelled.) Jesse and James (The outlaw Jesse James was not yet born) must have been twins, but why different mother's maiden names is a mystery. Died, aged 1, in 1839 J Quarter in Volume 02 Page 50.
5. Louisa Ann Gabbedey b. 1839 D Quarter in SAINT GEORGE (IN THE EAST) Volume 02 Page 77 (Mother's maiden name listed as OSBORN).
6. Charles Gabbedey b. 1842 M Quarter in SAINT GEORGE (IN THE EAST) Volume 02 Page 82. (Mother's maiden name listed as SHELDRICK).
7. Thomas Gabbedey b. 1844 M Quarter in SAINT GEORGE (IN THE EAST) Volume 02 Page 94. (Mother's maiden name listed as SHELDRICK). Bap. Thomas Enoch Gabbedy 25 Mar 1874 at St Anne, Limehouse
8. Matilda Gabbedey b. 1845 S Quarter in SAINT GEORGE (IN THE EAST) Volume 02 Page 80. (Mother's maiden name listed as SHELDRICK).
9. Joseph William Gabbedey b. 1848 M Quarter in STEPNEY Volume 02 Page 566. (Mother's maiden name listed as OSBORN).
10. George Gabbedey b. 1850 J Quarter in STEPNEY Volume 02 Page 586. (Mother's maiden name listed as OSBORN). Died, aged 1, 1851 J Quarter in STEPNEY Volume 02 Page 381.

On Henry William's baptism, the family's address was listed as 70 Anchor and Hope Alley, (Browns Quay, Wapping), St. George in the East and Henry Ralph's occupation listed as Labourer. Later, on daughter Louisa's marriage in 1863, he was described as a Shipwright (as were his father and grandfather.) Once Civil Registration was introduced in 1837, they appear to have given up on baptisms. And what has been used on birth registrations for the mother's maiden name looks random, however, I suppose it depends on how the question was asked - 'maiden name' and 'former name', for example, would elicit two different answers if a woman had been married before.

In 1841, in Charles Square, St George, Tower Hamlets, were Henry Gabbedey (35), Elizabeth Gabbedy (33), Eliza Sheldrick (10), Henry Gabbedey (6), John Gabbedey (5), James Gabbedey (4) and Louisa Ann Gabbedey (2).

In 1851, Henry Gabbedey (44) General Labourer, was living in Sarah Street, Shadwell, with wife Louisa Gabbedey (43) being purportedly from Hitchin, Hertfordshire; Henry Gabbedey (17), James Gabbedey (14), Louisa Gabbedey (12), Charles Gabbedey (10), Thomas Gabbedey (8), Matilda Gabbedey (6), Joseph Gabbedey (4), George Gabbedey (0), Eliza Sheldrick (20) and John Channing (21) Blacksmith from Newington, Surrey, Lodger.

In 1861, Henry Gabbeday (54) General Labourer from Poplar, Middlesex was living at 10, King Street, St George in the East, with Louisa Gabbeday (54) from Rotherhithe, Surrey; Henry Gabbeday (27) Sawyer; Charles Gabbeday (19) Shipwright; Thomas Gabbeday (17) Blacksmith; Matilda Gabbeday (16); Joseph Gabbeday (13) Errand Boy; with George Gifford (20) Ostler, Visitor.

Elizabeth Louisa Gabbedey (60) died in 1868 M Qtr in STEPNEY Vol 01C Page 342, buried 28 Jan 1868 in City of London & Tower Hamlets Cemetery.

In 1871, Henry Gabbedy (63) Widower, Labourer from Poplar, Middlesex, was a Boarder in the household of his son-in-law George Bright (28) Ship's Caulker (married to Matilda Gabbedy) at 7 Northey Street, Limehouse.

Henry Gabbedey formerly of 2 Batson Street, Limehouse, but late of 5 Raymond Street, St George in the East (son Henry William's address), died, aged 70, on 30 Jan 1877 (1877 M Quarter in SAINT GEORGE IN THE EAST Volume 01C Page 299) and was buried on 6 Feb 1877 at the City of London and Tower Hamlets Cemetery. The burial records list him as Henry William Gabbedy, which is wrong. It's clearly an error made at the time, either by his son or the clerk. Henry Ralph Gabbedey left his effects (valued at under £300) to his son Henry William Gabbedey and his daughter Louisa Seares.

Benjamin Searle Sparrow Masters & Sage Boulton Ayres

St Mary's Churchyard Gardens, Rotherhithe
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Benjamin Searle Sparrow Masters (b. about 1786) married Sage Boulton Ayres (bap. 2 Jun 1786 at St Mary's, Rotherhithe), daughter of Elnathan Ayres and Elizabeth Perry, in the parish of St Mary, Newington, London (A History of the Parish of St. Mary Newington) on 24 Jan 1808.

They had six children, baptised at St Mary's, Rotherhithe:

1. Benjamin Masters bap. 13 Nov 1808 (Assume died in infancy)
2. George Sparrow Masters b. May 1811, bap. 26 May 1811 
3. Ann Masters b. 28 Jul 1813, bap. 18 Aug 1813. (Died 27 Nov 1816)
4. Emma Masters b. 12 Feb 1816, bap. 6 Mar 1816. (Died 10 Dec 1816)
5. Benjamin Masters b. 1 Dec 1817, bap. 21 Dec 1817
6. Charles Masters b. 26 Mar 1820, bap. 16 Apr 1820

Sage Masters, 35, widow of Benjamin Masters of Rotherhithe petitioned Trinity House for support after her husband's death. The details of the petition tell us that Benjamin Masters, Shipwright, was carpenter in several ships in the West India Trade [1], finally the 'New Phoenix' (assume Phoenix (1810). He died at Trinidad, West Indies in January 1820, leaving Sage and three children unprovided for: George Sparrow Masters aged nine, b. May 1811; Benjamin Masters two years six months, b. Dec 1817 and Charles Masters aged four months, b. Mar 1820 (therefore a posthumous child).

[1] The "West India trade" primarily referred to the transatlantic slave trade, where European powers like Britain and the Netherlands transported enslaved Africans to their Caribbean colonies to work on sugar plantations, exchanging them for goods like sugar, rum, and molasses, creating a triangular trade route between Europe, Africa, and the Americas. [Source]

Sage Boulton Masters later married Uriah Wackrill (bap. 22 Aug 1802 in Danbury, Essex), son of Uriah Wackrill and Susannah Stone, again in the parish of St Mary, Newington on 26 Apr 1833. (Son George Sparrow Masters married later that year, so I suspect Sage waited until he had reached majority before remarrying to maintain their assistance from Trinity House.)

In 1841, Uriah Wackrill (35) Gardener was living at Knights Hayes Farm, Tiverton, Devon with Sage B Wackrill admitting to being 45 - she was then actually 55 - along with George Branfield (15) M.S. [Male Servant].

Published in the London Gazette and local press of the time: "Notice is hereby given, that the Partnership between the undersigned, Uriah Wackrill and John Gath, in the trade or business of Brewers and Maltsters, Tiverton, in the county of Devon, and elsewhere, under the firm of Wackrill and Gath, was this day dissolved by mutual consent; and in future the business will be carried on by the said Uriah Wackrill on his separate account; and who will pay and received all debts owing from and to the said partnership in the regular course of trade." 25 Oct 1845. (Wackrill & Gath Brewers), were in Bampton Street, Tiverton, according to Pigot's Directory of Tiverton in 1844.)

In 1851, Uriah Wackrill (47) Gardener from Danbury, Essex was living in Battersea Rise, Battersea, Wandsworth, with Sage B Wackrill (then claiming to be 52, but she'll have been 65); Hannah Wackrill (9) Niece (daughter of Uriah's brother Evan Wackrill and Hannah Bradbery), plus a K Austin (24) Visitor, Governess (presumably for Hannah), from Honiton, Devon.

Sage Boulton Wackrill died, age estimated as 71 (close, 73), in 1859 S Quarter in WANDSWORTH Volume 01D Page 281.

In 1861, Uriah Wackrill (58) Head Gardener was living at Bolingbroke Farms, Battersea Rise, Battersea, Wandsworth with Hannah Wackrill (19) Niece.

In 1871, Uriah Wackrill (68) Widower, Estate And House Agent, from Chelmsford, was a boarder in the household of David R Adsley in Battersea.

Uriah Wackrill of 2 Lime Cottage, Battersea, died aged 69, on 2 Feb 1872 (1872 M Quarter in WANDSWORTH Volume 01D Page 377) and was buried, in Battersea, on 7 Feb 1872. He left his effects to his brother, Edward Stone Wackrill of Cox Green, Bray, Berkshire, Gardener.

George Ayres and Jane Elizabeth Sears

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St Alfege Church, Greenwich, Saturday, 1 June, 2024

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George Ayres (bap. 31 Mar 1782 at St Mary, Redcliffe, Bristol), son of Elnathan Ayres and Elizabeth Perry, married Jane Elizabeth Sears (bap. 15 Jun 1788 at St Mary, Whitechapel, St Mary Matfelon), daughter of William and Mary Sears at St Alfege Church, Greenwich on 20 Jan 1808.

(There was a marriage of a William Sears and Mary Stone at St. Botolph Aldgate on 10 Sep 1776, who were very likely Jane's parents. Their address at the time of Jane Elizabeth's baptism was Well Close Square, Whitechapel.)

George and Jane Elizabeth Ayres appear to have two children:

1. Jane Elizabeth Ayres b. 15 Mar 1809, bap 16 Apr 1809 (at 32 days old), daughter of George and Jane Ayres, at Saint Mary, Rotherhithe. Died, with age listed as 27, her burial on 7 Feb 1835, is in the London, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, as All Saints, Poplar.
2. William Richard Ayres b. 16 Apr 1812, bap. 10 May 1812 (at 24 days), son of George and Jane Ayres, at Saint Mary, Rotherhithe

Meanwhile, in 1810 and 1811, there were records of a George Ayres listed in the Surrey Registers of Licensed Victuallers. In both years he is the first listing under the heading Rotherhithe. Sadly, it doesn't identify the pub. 

There is then the record of the burial of George Ayres on 7 Jul 1812 at Saint Mary, Rotherhithe, named, but listed as "a drowned man near Allard's Hill". 

We can be sure that this was 'our' George Ayres, because in July 1812, he was listed as Intestate in the Inland Revenue Index To Death Duty Registers, with Jane E Ayres of 222 Rotherhithe Street, listed as administrator. (George Ayres had been listed in Rotherhithe Street in the Surrey, England, Land Tax Records.) There didn't appear to be a will, which this confirms. However, I can also find nothing in the newspapers regarding George's death. One would imagine something would be said, whether this was an accident or a suicide and then one would expect there to be an inquest. George's father had committed suicide in India only ~10 weeks before and it could well have taken about that long for the news to reach the family. As the only surviving son, George will have suddenly become head of the family. So who knows?

Also in 1812, the Registers of Licensed Victuallers, again the first entry in Rotherhithe, lists Jane Ayres, which also ties in with George's death. 

Then in 1813 in the Registers of Licensed Victuallers, again the first entry in Rotherhithe, was Elizabeth Ayres, who could well have been George Ayres' mother (or sister). Had something happened to Jane? If she died, or remarried, I've not yet found a verifiable further record for her.

George Sparrow Masters and Mary Pope

St Peter's Church, Liverpool Grove, Walworth
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George Sparrow Masters (bap. 26 May 1811 St Mary's, Rotherhithe), Batchelor, son of Benjamin Searle Sparrow Masters and Sage Boulton Ayres, married Mary Pope, Spinster, at St Peter's Church, Walworth, Surrey on 4 Dec 1833. There appear to have been four witnesses to their marriage: William Williams, Isabella [?], Caroline Sophia Say and Sam Barrow. 

George and Mary Masters had one daughter:

1. Caroline Masters b. 1837 D Quarter in OF SAINT GEORGE THE MARTYR SOUTHWARK Volume 04 Page 107

In 1841, George Masters (25) Coach maker, Mary Masters (25) and Caroline Masters (4) were listed in New Canal Street, Birmingham.

In 1851, George Masters (40) Coach maker from Rotherhithe, Surrey; Mary Masters (45) and Caroline Masters (13) School teacher - both listed as from London - were at 41 New Canal Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire.

George Sparrow Masters died in 1860 S Quarter in BIRMINGHAM Volume 06D Page 91, though his age was listed as 55.

In 1861, Mary Masters (49) Widow, from Hampshire was a Lodging house keeper at 23, Daniel Street, Bathwick, Bath, Somerset and living with her were Caroline Masters (23) born in Southwark, Surrey; and Eliza Shell (19) House Servant from Bath, Somerset. Lodging at that address were Valentine Brown, a Captain (Unattached - i.e. between ships) from Galway, Ireland and his wife Fanny, from Dublin. (Widow Masters may be long gone, but you can still lodge at 23, Daniel Street, Bathwick, with Sykes Cottages.)

In 1871, Mary Masters (68) [although wrongly listed as Matthews] Lodger, Widow, Annuitant from Southampton, was living with her widowed daughter, Caroline Wright, at 301 Breck Road, Everton, West Derby, Lancashire.

Mary Masters died, her age listed as 72, in 1873 J Quarter in WEST DERBY AND TOXTETH PARK  Volume 08B Page 350.

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