William Courtnay (1816 - aft. 1885)

Husband of Caroline (Mason) Courtnay — married 21 Mar 1839 in St Martins in the Fields, Middx, United Kingdom

Descendants

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Richard Varey [send private message]

Biography

William was born about 1817, the son of Daniel Courtney, a tailor. He was a tailor's apprentice in 1832, and when he married at 22 he was a cutter. By 1841 he is described as a linen draper and in 1851 a clothier. This implies he was a retailer or wholesaler, and his daughter Annie Maria told her granddaughter Nora he had a shop on Oxford St, where he sold hats (inter alia, but that's what stuck in oral memory). He is described as an outfitter in his daughter Emily's marriage record of 1858. The family had moved from Whitechapel to 294 Oxford St, St George, Hannover Square, in the registration district of Kensington. Oxford St at that time was somewhat run down, before the redevelopment of the later 19th century when DH Evans was built on that site, but it was a step up from the Dickensian East End, closer to the better sort of customer.

According to Nora, he remarried after his wife died in 1854, to a woman who worked for him, and his daughters had moved out by the 1861 census, the youngest to live with an uncle, Matthew H Mason, the two eldest into service. He is mentioned as clothier retired on Annie Maria's marriage certificate of 1885 when he would be 69, not therefore deceased (which this document would otherwise be obliged to state), but we have no record of his death. The 1854 and 1857 deaths are too early, as he is cited as an outfitter (not deceased) at daughter Emily's marriage in 1858.

His father's name is spelled Courtney, his Courtnay on his marriage certificate, and Courtenay on Annie Maria's marriage certificate.

Sources

BIRTH

• Record Transcription:

London, Docklands And East End Baptisms First name(s) William Last name Courtney Birth year 1816 Birth date 14/04/1816 Baptism year 1816 Baptism date 08 Sep 1816 Address John Street St George in the East Father's first name(s) Daniel Father's occupation Tailor Mother's first name(s) Maria Parish St George in the East, Stepney Church address Cannon Street Road County Middlesex Country England Record set London, Docklands And East End Baptisms Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Parish Baptisms Collections from England, Great Britain

APPRENTICESHIP

• William Courtney

in the London, England, Freedom of the City Admission Papers, 1681-1930 Name: William Courtney Admission Date: 27 Jul 1832 Residence Place: Middlesex, England Father: Daniel Courtney Master: John Naylor

(confirms he was a tailor)

MARRIAGE

• William Courtney

in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915 Name: William Courtney Registration Year: 1839 Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar Registration district: St Martin in the Fields Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District Inferred County: London Volume: 1 Page: 113 Records on Page: Name William Courtney Thomas Leech Caroline Mason Jane Mead Caroline Morgan Jane Read Isaac Slatter Samuel Andrew Thwaites

CENSUS

• William Wartney

in the 1841 England Census Name: William Wartney [William Courtney] Age: 25 Estimated birth year: abt 1816 Gender: Male Where born: Middlesex, England Civil Parish: St Mary Whitechapel Hundred: Ossulstone (Tower Division) County/Island: Middlesex Country: England Street address: Occupation: View image Registration district: Whitechapel Sub-registration district: Whitechapel Church Neighbors: View others on page Piece: 716 Book: 2 Folio: 39 Page Number: 6 Household Members: Name Age William Wartney 25 Caroline Wartney 25 Emily Wartney 1 Matthew Mason 17

1841 Image says "linen draper"

• William Courtney

in the 1851 England Census Name: William Courtney Age: 34 Estimated birth year: abt 1817 Relation: Head Spouse's name: Caroline Courtney Gender: Male Where born: St George East, Middlesex, England Civil Parish: Kensington Ecclesiastical parish: St John Phillimore Ecclesiastical Parish Maps: View related Ecclesiastical Parish County/Island: Middlesex Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Disability: View image Registration district: Kensington Sub-registration district: Kensington Town ED, institution, or vessel: 12 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 182 Piece: 1468 Folio: 646 Page Number: 42 Household Members: Name Age William Courtney 34 Caroline Courtney 39 Emily Courtney 11 Caroline Courtney 9 Annies Maria Courtney 4 Mary Ann Courtney 2 Alice Courtney 3 Mo Mary Ann Langford 24 Julia Smith 24 Alfred Crispo 20 Frederick G Worley 24

1851 Image says clothier.

His wife's death record mentions the Oxford St address.

DEATH

Cannot find a definitive one, but here are the possibles:

Looks a bit early:

• Record Transcription:

England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 First name(s) WILLIAM Last name COURTNEY Gender Male Birth day - Birth month - Birth year - Age - Death quarter 3 Death year 1854 District Kensington County London Volume 1A Page 65 Country England Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials Collections from Great Britain, England

• Record Transcription:

England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 First name(s) WILLIAM Last name COURTNEY Gender Male Birth day - Birth month - Birth year - Age - Death quarter 1 Death year 1857 District St. Luke County London Volume 1B Page 389 Country England Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials Collections from Great Britain, England

• Record Transcription:

England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 First name(s) WILLIAM Last name COURTNEY Gender Male Birth day - Birth month - Birth year - Age - Death quarter 2 Death year 1858 District Kensington County London Volume 1A Page 52 Country England Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials Collections from Great Britain, England

I have looked to see if there are any possibilities outside London, but there is nothing likely. The problem with the above deaths is they are inconsistent with Annie Maria's marriage certificate of 1885.

FOR INFORMATION...

These records are similar but NOT him...

• William Courtney

in the England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 Name: William Courtney Gender: Male Birth Date: 11 Sep 1789 Baptism Date: 11 Oct 1789 Baptism Place: St. James, Westminster, Middlesex, England Father: Daniel Courtney Mother: Sarah FHL Film Number: 1042310 Reference ID: 2:2M7S6NK

• William Courtney

in the New York, Passenger and Immigration Lists, 1820-1850 Name: William Courtney Arrival Date: 27 Apr 1826 Age: 37 Gender: M (Male) Port of Arrival: New York Port of Departure: Liverpool Place of Origin: England Occupation: Joiner Destination: United States of America Ship: Ship Bowditch Microfilm Serial Number: M237 Microfilm Roll Number: 8 List Number: 205

• Wm Courtney

in the 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia Name: Wm Courtney Gender: Male Age: 63 Estimated birth year: abt 1789 Birthplace: England Province: Canada West (Ontario) District: Oxford County District Number: 27 Sub-District: Oxford West Sub-District Number: 260 Household Members: Name Age Wm Courtney 63