James HIRD John HIRD William KINGSMAN John KINGSMAN Elizabeth KINGSMAN William KINGSMAN James KINGSMAN John Valentine KINGSMAN Edward KINGSMAN Jane KINGSMAN Edward HIRD Elizabeth HIRD Jane PARKINSON Mini tree diagram

Jane HIRD

20th Feb 1748/91 -

Life History

20th Feb 1748/9

Born in St Mary Abchurch, London.1

26th Feb 1748/9

Baptised in St Mary Abchurch, London.1

d/o James and Jane

19th Apr 1768

St Sepulchre

19th Apr 1768

Married William KINGSMAN in Holborn, Middlesex.1

William married Jane Hird on the 19th April 1768 at St Sepulchre after Banns.  The witnesses were Robert Frear and William Bannister.  Bannister was obviously a church official as his name appears on several other marriages as witness.

11th Jun 1769

Birth of son John KINGSMAN in Holborn, Middlesex.1

24th Aug 1771

Birth of daughter Elizabeth KINGSMAN in Holborn, Middlesex.1,2,3

12th May 1774

Birth of son William KINGSMAN in St Sepulchre, Middlesex.1

3rd Jun 1775

Birth of son James KINGSMAN in St Sepulchre, Middlesex.1,4,5

25th Apr 1778

Birth of son John Valentine KINGSMAN in Holborn, Middlesex.1,6

11th Jul 1781

Birth of son Edward KINGSMAN in St Sepulchre, Middlesex.1

17th Oct 1786

Birth of daughter Jane KINGSMAN in St Sepulchre, Middlesex.1

1790

Death of William KINGSMAN in Holborn, Middlesex.7,1

Notes

  • From the burial records of William and some of his children, they lived in the parish of St Sepulchre, in and around places named as Newcastle Street, Seacoal Lane and Durham Yard.

    John Strype's Survey of London in 1720 describes this part of Farringdon Ward as:

    "Chich lane, an ordinary Place, both for Buildings and Inhabitants. It comes out of Smithfield by the Sheep Pens, and runneth down to Field lane. In this Lane are several Courts and Alleys: As Newcastle Street, or Durham Yard, pretty open to receive Carts and Coaches; having at the lower end a Yard for Stabling. And at the upper end is a passage into Katherine Wheel Yard, which is none of the best. Blue Boar Court, is ordinary, and ascended up by Steps. Churchyard Alley, but narrow and ordinary. At the upper end is a Churchyard which belongs to St. Sepulchre's Parish."

  • In the summer of 1790, 3 of the children of William and Jane's family were admitted to the workhouse in St Sepulchre. It is not obvious whether they were admitted because of poverty in the family or because they were ill and were able to obtain some degree of medical care there.

    In either case, it was only the youngest 3 who were admitted (John Valentine, Edward and Jane) and the register from which this information came was only for those under the age of 14 - the other 3 children were older than this and therefor perhaps not eligible for even this degree of help.

    Whatever the case, Jane, then aged 3 years and 9 months, only stayed for 2 weeks, and the two boys for another one.

    There is a note that says that Jane was then being nursed by her mother.

    It also records that John could read and say his prayers, but Edward could only say his prayers.

    The children were released from the workhouse to their parents, but their abode is recorded as "Not known"

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