William John Frankland (1837 - abt. 1880)

Born 7 May 1837 in Hackney, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Rebecca (Myall) Frankland — married 22 Aug 1857 in St John the Baptist, Shoreditch, London, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Hannah Jane (Martin) Frankland — married 24 Nov 1869 in St Leonard Shoreditch, London, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died about 16 Aug 1880 at about age 43 in Walthamstow, Essex, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

William's occupation was a Currier- his job to prepare horse skins by trimming, oiling and colouring them. (Occupation of William J Frankland B. 1837)

Tanning and Currying Most towns had a section devoted to the processing of animal skins with its accompanying stench of putrefying flesh and tanning chemicals—it was usually the poorest end of the town. In London the trade was concentrated in Bermondsey, next to the docks at Rotherhithe. The animal skins would be received by the tanners from the butchers and first scraped free of fat and blood by the beam-man, then tanned by the yardman. The tanners for centuries used oak bark and other vegetable agents, but the later use of chemicals such as alum salts was a faster process. The hides were dried and smoothed by the shedman and were then ready for the currier who dressed them by shaving to an even thickness and applied oils and colour.

.William was born in 1837.He was married on 22 August 1857 to Rebecca Myall at Saint John the Baptist, Shoreditch , they had 3 children and she died in 1865, when my grandmother was 5, her two brothers 6 and 2 years old.

He then married Hannah Martin on 24 November, 1869 at Saint Leonards, Shoreditch, they had 6 children.Her last child with William Frankland was born after his death in 1880 so she was a widow at age 32.

Sources

Ancestory.com Name: William John Frankland Gender: Male Birth Date: 7 May 1837 Baptism Date: 28 May 1837 Baptism Place: Saint Leonards,Shoreditch,London,England Father: William Frankland

Mother: Mary Ann Fulford

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