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William Marks in Somerset

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A space to record events and sources concerning men called William Marks and William Henry Marks in Somerset, in particular Bath, Bristol and Widcombe, in an attempt to distinguish which records belong to which person.

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William Henry Marks

1791 Marks, Wm. Henry; Taylor; Bridge Street [Bath, Somerset][1]
1792 Repository ; B&NES Record Office; Reference number 0036/11/1; Description ; 1. Henrietta Laura Pulteney of Piccadilly in the parish of St George Middlesex, spinster, daughter of William Pulteney, Esquire.; 2. William Henry Marks of Bath, tailor.; Lease from 1 to 2 for 99 years subject to rent of 16 messuages on Pulteney Bridge. Plan included drawn by Thomas Baldwin.; Rent: £120.; Date 26 Mar 1792[2]
1794 Lease of a shop on Pulteney Bridge 1. William Henry Marks of Bath, tailor.; 2. Henry Moore of the parish of Monkton Combe Somerset, coachman.; Lease from 1 to 2 for 97 years of a messuage on Pulteney Bridge.; Date 29 Apr 1794 [3]
1815 “BANKRUPTS … William Henry Marks jun, of Bath, woollen-draper[4]
1816William Henry Marks the younger, of the city of Bath, in the County of Somerset, Woollen-Draper, Dealer and Chapman discharged from bankruptcy in 1816.[5]
1826 William Henry Marks [signed his name “William Henry Marks Senr.”] of this parish [St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol, England] widower, married Hannah Summer of this parish, widow, by banns on 12 Jul 1826 in St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol, England. The witnesses were Benjamin Cantle and Harriet Cantle [probably Harriet (Marks) Cantle (bef.1802-1869) and her husband Benjamin Cantle (bef.1795-1879)][6]


1836 Marks, William Henry, Villa Place, Bathwick[7]
1836 Lease on Slippery Lane stable and slaughterhouse[8]
1841 Poll Book; Parish of Bathwick “Marks, William Henry, Bank of the Canal”
1844 Electoral Register: Name: Marks William Henry; place of abode: Near Sham Castle lane, Bath; Voting qualification: Address of property: house and garden Near Sham Castle lane[9]
1846 “Marks William Henry, Windsor cottage, above Canal”[10]


William Markes

William Markes, bachelor of Widcombe married Elizabeth Matthews, spinster, on 23 Aug 1785 in St. James, Bath, England.[11] The witnesses were Henry Perry and Ruth Maningford.[12]
William Markes of Widcombe, widower, married Elizabeth Hannah Backwell of the same parish a spinster by banns, the chapel of Widcombe being extraparochial, on 1 May 1786 in Bath, St James, Somerset, England. Both parties signed with a mark. The witnesses were Henry Spering and Peter Lidias.[13]


William Marks

1810 Sureties for keeping the peace on behalf of William Marks of Walcot, accused of violently assaulting his wife, given by Sarah Phipps of Lyncombe and Widcombe, widow, and William Cozens of Walcot, collar maker, each for the sum of twenty five pounds. JP William Clark. [14]
Buried 27 Mar 1836 (aged 69–70) in St James Old Burial Ground, Bath, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, Somerset, England Age: 70, Abode: Amery Lane, Death date listed may be the interment date[15]


Sources

  1. ↑ ”British Directory of Trade, Commerce and Manufacture” 1791 Volume Two, Country Part, Bath page 105
  2. ↑ https://somerset-cat.swheritage.org.uk/records/BNES/0036/11/1
  3. ↑ https://somerset-cat.swheritage.org.uk/records/BNES/0036/11/2
  4. ↑ “The York Herald and General Advertiser” 16 Dec 1815
  5. ↑ Transcription from “The London Gazette, Part 1 T. Neuman 1816” regarding the discharge of William Henry Marks’ bankruptcy “...1816... “Whereas the acting Commissioners in the Commission of Bankrupt awarded and issued forth against William Henry Marks the younger, of the city of Bath, in the County of Somerset, Woollen-Draper, Dealer and Chapman, have certified to the Rt. Hon. The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, that the said William Henry Marks the younger hath in all things conformed himself according to the directions of the several Acts of Parliament made concerning bankrupts; This is to give notice, that by virtue of an Act passed in the Fifth Year of His late Majesty’s Reign, and also of another Act passed in the Forty-ninth year of His present Majesty’s Reign, his Certificate will be allowed and confirmed as the said Acts direct, unless cause be shown to the contrary on or before the 26th day of March instant.” ... 1816...
  6. ↑ ancestry image Bristol Archives; Bristol, England; Bristol Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: P/St/Mr/R/3/6
  7. ↑ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/2410/images/32969_606246_1831-00007?pId=3909570
  8. ↑ 1. The Mayor, Aldermen and citizens of Bath.; 2. William Henry Marks of Bath, yeoman.; Lease from 1 to 2 for 99 years and three lives (John George of Bath, attorney at law, 42; Edwin James Leffer son of James Leffer of Bath, shoe maker, deceased, 15 apprentice to Mr. Patterson of the Corridor Bath, Hairdresser; George Frederick Marks son of Matthew Henry Marks of the parish of Bathwick Somerset, brewer) subject to rent of two messuages a stable and slaughterhouse in Slippery Lane. Plan included. Consideration: £211:12:6. Rent: £0:2.
  9. ↑ https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=BL%2FER%2FD23%2FFMP000001251%2F0069&parentid=BL%2FER%2FD23%2FFMP000001251%2F0069 British Library; Archive reference: SPR.Mic.P.44/BL.B.13; Image number: 68; Record set: England & Wales, Electoral Registers 1832-1932
  10. ↑ https://www.combedown.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/silverthorne-bath-directory-1846.pdf The Bath Directory 1846 Page 113
  11. ↑ Somerset : Bath : St James : Dwelly's Transcripts : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/581857d5e93790eb7f9faad0 : viewed 9 Dec 2021) marriage Willm Markes to Elizabeth Matthews 23 Aug 1785
  12. ↑ Somerset : Bath : St James : Transcript : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/581857aae93790eb7f9f5195 : viewed 9 Dec 2021) marriage Willm Markes to Elizth Matthews 23 Aug 1785
  13. ↑ Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\ba.ja/2/1/6
  14. ↑ https://somerset-cat.swheritage.org.uk/records/Q/SR/378/3/37 Sureties for Keeping the Peace. 2 Jun1810; Repository Somerset Heritage Centre; Reference number Q/SR/378/3/37; Description Sureties for keeping the peace on behalf of William Marks of Walcot, accused of violently assaulting his wife, given by Sarah Phipps of Lyncombe and Widcombe, widow, and William Cozens of Walcot, collar maker, each for the sum of twenty five pounds. JP William Clark. See also Q/SR/378/3/36.; Date 2 Jun1810
  15. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/222858493/william-marks




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