MRP: Limehouse

Limehouse

Editorial history

01/01/12, CSG: Created page

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See The River of Thames

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Map of Limehouse, Greenwood, 1827

See Greenwood, Map of London, 1827, Limehouse, quadrant e10u

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Notes

List of vestrymen & parishioners, Limehouse, 1654/?55

"ffebruarie the 27:th 1654

Att a Generall Meeting of the Parishion:rs in the Vestry house the daye & yeare afforesaid, the house being full Itt was taken into consideracon the greate want of Meetings for the settling and carrieing on of the weighty Matters of the Parish, the regulateing of all abuses and the more speedy effecteing of such good and wholsome orders & y:e execution of all good lawes that tends to reformacon & that haue thought fitt att this Meeteing to avoyde tumolteoues appearances for future and referr the Matter & consideracon vnto the severall Gentlemen whose names are hereunder to be a representative of pish of Stepnie & bee called a vestry and that they & every of them by their consents and meeteings or adiounem:ts to doe and act to all intents and purposes as the whole Parish, And that all Meeteings appoynted by them or any twelve of them together w:th two of the Churchwardens for tyme being, shall bee held deemed, and hereafter accounted a lawfull number:

In Ratcliffe

[Names ommitted for this wiki note]

In Lymehouse

Cap:t John Limbrey
M:r John Heaman
Cap:t Walter Maniard [sic]
Cap:t John Proud
Cap:t William Baylie
M:r John Ducie
Cap:t Richard Reade
M:r William Graues
Cap:t John Harris
Cap:t Thomas Ewens"

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Property in Limehouse, 1664

C 6/168/57 Short title: Graves v Marsh. Plaintiffs: William Graves. Defendants: Richard Marsh, George Marsh, William Goldsbrough and Charles Porter. Subject: property in Limehouse, Middlesex. Document type: bill, answer. 1664

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Captain Walter Maynard, Knight's place, Limehouse, 1653

"Captain Walter Maynard of Knight's Place, Limehouse..."

On April 11th, 1653, a meeting was held of the Justices of the Peace within the parish of Stepney, together with the Minister, Churchwardens and other officer and parishioners of Stepney, to elect the churchwardens to serve for the year. One of the twenty five signators was "Walter Mainard". Another of the signators was "John Crouther."

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Captain Richard Hill, Limestreete, 1649

"Though much of his sons' correspondence in later years is still in existence, only one private letter from the Alderman's pen is at present known, and that is only a rough draft signed with his initials, without the name of the person to whom it was sent. It will be found in Add. MS. 5501, which also contains many of Hill's official papers, and it runs as follows:-

My deare Friend.

Sr. At ye earnest request of that noble Gent Capta Wm. Parsons so much in distresse by his very great losses many years past by the bloudy rebells in Ireland, I begg of you in his behalf to tender this peticone of his to ye Committee of Gouldsmyths hall, and to assist him what you can in his just demaund, wch is I think but equall, that thareby by your meanes he may have some support, without wch I am assured his condicon may be sad. Herein you will doe a courtesie to an honest Gentleman, and I suppose a Charitable world.

I leave it with you, he will attend you tomorrow at 2 of the Clock at ye late house of Lords, if you thinke not well of it, be pleased to returne it me in ye morning, retaining this . . . yourself that I am always Sr.

Yours in all Love R.H.

Limestreete London I3th D:ber 1649"

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Launch of the Loyall Subject, Limehouse, ca. 1665 or 1666

"Also on the 6th, the new Loyall Subject was launched at Limehouse and in due course became the 20th ship. By May all the merchantmen except the last two had been fitted out to Fortescue's satisfaction, so that his task was essentially completed. As a reward for his services, he was given command of the Loyal Subject....only 11 more merchantmen were needed to attain the desired 130-ship force in 1666. Captain George Erwin, assigned to manage the hirings, began with four vessels which had been employed but released the previous year: the East India Merchant, Castle Frigate, George (of London, and the very large Loyall Subject..."

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Mentions of Limehouse in Wiki primary sources

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Law suits

See C5/485/78 f. 1
- "one David Hamilton of Limehouse in the county of Middx Marriner was then owner or Master of the shipp or vessell called the Legorne Merchant of London of the Burthen of 160 Tunns or thereabouts then rideing at anchor in the River of Thames"

See C10/160/41 f. 2
- "The Answeare Of David Hamilton of Limehouse in the County of Middx Marriner"
- David Hamilton made answer in Chancery (C10/160/41 f. 2) to the bill of complaint of London merchant Daniel Gates (C10/160/41 f. 1)

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Wills

See Leonard Bushell will (written July 1661, Scanderoone road)

- "I Leonard Bushell of Lymehouse Mariner..."

See Bence Johnson the elder will (written November 1637)

- "I Bence Johnson of Limehouse in the county of Midds Mariner"
- to the poore of Aldbrough aforesaid five pounds and to the poore of the hamlett of Lymehowse aforesaid five pounds and to the poore of the hamlett of Ratcliffe other five poundes

See Bence Parker will (written October 1656)

- "I Bence Parker of Lymehouse in the Countie of Middlesex Marriner and Commander of the Good shipp Three Brothers now on the Coast of Cormandell"
- "my deare Mother Mistris Rose Maynard the wife of Captaine Walter Maynard of Lymehouse"

See Sir William Ryder will (written June 1668)

- "ITEM whereas I bequeathed Tenn pounds a peece to the Hamletts of Stepney parish makeing it Eight Hamletts and being but: Seaven Mylend bethnell Green Spittle Feild Rattcliffe Shadwell Limehouse with Blackwall and Poplar which is: 70:li in all"

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Suggested primary sources

TNA

C 10/2/55 Walter Garfoot and Elizabeth his wife, and Francis Comyn and Mary his wife v Thomas Jaggard and Elizabeth his wife, Alexander Bence and Bence Johnson: personal estate of Bence Johnson, deceased, of Limehouse, Middx. Bill, answer and schedule 1649

PROB 4/4837 Hall, William, of Lymehouse, Midd., mariner 1668 13 Nov.
PROB 4/7851 Wheatley, William, of Limehouse in Stepney, Middx., mariner 1676 11 Nov.
PROB 4/1977 Powell, John, of Limehouse in Stepney, Midd., mariner 1685 23 July
PROB 4/3069 Woots, John, of Lymehouse, Stepney, Midd. [mariner, commander of ship James] 1679 10 Sept.

PROB 11/138 Dale 64-109 Will of Richard Hounsell or Hownsell, Mariner now Chief Commander of the good Ship Unicorn of Limehouse, Middlesex 23 November 1621
PROB 11/161 Audley 1-65 Will of Robert Hoxton, Mariner of Limehouse, Middlesex 24 February 1632
PROB 11/175 Goare 119-168 Will of Bence Johnson, Mariner of Limehouse, Middlesex 21 November 1637
PROB 11/239 Alchin 303-356 Will of Walter Hoxton, Mariner of Limehouse, Middlesex 25 January 1654
PROB 11/292 Pell 300-349 Will of Bence Parker, Mariner and Commander of the Good Ship Three Brothers now on the Coast of Cormandell of Limehouse, Middlesex 09 June 1659
PROB 11/306 May 158-210 Will of Leonard Bushell, Mariner of Limehouse, Middlesex 10 December 1661

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London Metropolitan Archives

London Metropolitan Archives: Delme-Radcliffe Collection

- Includes:

• • Manor ('great brickhouse' built c1617 by Sir Arthur Ingram, Knight of London) and site at Bromley, Middlesex, 1606-1802, and property in St Giles Cripplegate, the Strand, Stepney, Shoreditch, 1692-1731/32;
  • House, shipwright's yard, wharves and bridge in Limehouse, 1668-1717

London Metropolitan Archives: Middlesex Sessions of the Peace: Court in Session (MJ/SPC/E/0001 - MJ/SPC/E/1299): Middlesex Sessions of the Peace: Court in Session (MJ/SPC/E/0001 - MJ/SPC/E/1299)

- For example:

• • Aldgate: Henry Wix: Accidentally drowned: Boat capsized on Thames MJ/SPC/E/0019 [n.d.]
  • St John, Wapping: A negro boy called Limerick: Accidentally drowned: Fell in Thames from ship MJ/SPC/E/0050 [n.d.]
  • Whitechapel: John King: Casually killed: Fell from shaft of waggon and under wheels MJ/SPC/E/0578 [n.d.]
  • Limehouse: James Long: Casually drowned: In New River MJ/SPC/E/0612 [n.d.]
  • St Ann: James Lotherington: Casually drowned: Fell into the Limehouse Cut MJ/SPC/E/0683 [n.d.]

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