Thomas Gwillim (1761)

Born 5 Dec 1761 in Shadwell, Middlesex, England

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Biography

Thomas Gwillim was born in Farmer Street, Shadwell on 5 December 1761, and baptised in Shadwell, St Paul's on 27 December 1761, he was 22 days old ^[1]

There was a Thomas Gwillim, son of John Gwillim of Ratcliffe, Middlesex, a musician, who was apprenticed to John Gwillim on 10 February 1777, and later turned over to Henry Beaumont, citizen and joiner. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812"
   London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P93/Pau3/003
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1624 #4584039 (accessed 9 February 2023)
   Thomas Gwillim baptism on 27 Dec 1761, son of John Gwillim & Mary Gwillim, in St Paul, Shadwell, Tower Hamlets, Middlesex, England.
2. ↑ Apprenticeship: "London Apprenticeship Abstracts, 1442-1850"
   FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 11 March 2023)
   First name(s): John; Last name: Gwillim; Apprentice year: 1777; Livery company: Musician; Details: Gwillim Thomas, son of John, Ratcliffe, Middlesex, musician, to John Gwillim, 10 Feb 1777 [turned over to Henry Beaumont, citizen and joiner], Musicians' Company; Birth county: London, Middlesex; Birth country: England.