John William Horseman - Genealogists' Forum

Phoenix · #1 31-08-20, 23:16

Was never born, never died and materialises from Mars in 1825, to disappear in 1829.

1825 - 1829
Clerk in the Paymaster's office, Whitehall
https://search.findmypast.co.uk/reco...SPAC%2F0231260

5 June 1829
John William Houseman, government officer of Stepney and Rebecca had their son John William baptised in Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire (where Rebecca was born in 1804:

https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/...d=190112496106)

30 November 1829
John William Horseman marries Rebecca Taylor in St Martins Worcester

By 1841, Rebecca Horseman is in Manchester with sister Clara Taylor and neice Mary Lanning. No sign of John William Horseman

Can anyone see anyone who might be John (or his son) anywhere?

Merry · #2 01-09-20, 06:41

I'm presuming Rebecca is the person (re-)marrying to George Lanning in 1845 in Marylebone district? Mrs L is b 1804 Castle Camp Cambs in 1851, 1871 and 1881.

Phoenix · #3 01-09-20, 06:51

Yup.

I can't find John in the calendar for 1830, so whether there was a huge scandal over his marriage and illegitimate child, goodness knows.

Rebecca's sister Clara called her daughter Lydia Horseman Ashworth in 1845, which suggests the Taylor family weren't ashamed of any connection.

Merry · #4 01-09-20, 07:26

I see there are lots of newspaper entries like this one below (1836), in the 1830s, but a lot of them are dated at the bottom 1826. I don't know if they are still just adding his name for the later ones or whether the date is incorrect, or whether he was still the clerk at that time? Or of course, maybe this is a different man.

https://search.findmypast.co.uk/bna/...useman%20clerk

Merry · #5 01-09-20, 07:45

Forget that one as his PCC will gives him an adult son called John who is already married by Aug 1837.

Merry · #6 01-09-20, 07:50

It would have been interesting to see the age of that John, ut there doesn't seem to be a death reg and I can't see a burial record. He must have died Aug/Spet 1837.

Merry · #7 01-09-20, 07:55

I did wonder if he could be the father of the man you are looking for and so the son mentioned would be JWH senior (straw clutching?!!).

I started reading the will properly, but had to stop because I have to set off to walk to mum's home soon.

Merry · #8 01-09-20, 07:56

Oh, forget that too as his son has the wrong wife!!

Phoenix · #9 01-09-20, 08:02

I'm thinking that he is really a Horseman, rather than Houseman, as that's the name in both Rebecca's marriages and the Royal and Imperial Calendar. Unfortunate, as Houseman would be far easier to research!

Merry · #10 01-09-20, 08:30

lol true.