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Not sure if this is connected to the 'James Hayhurst' mentioned in Stephen's will trancripts above:

Name: James Hayhurst
Spouse: Rebecca Atkinson
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 22 Dec 1785
Parish: Christ Church with St Mary and St Stephen, Spitalfields
Borough: Tower Hamlets
Register Type: Parish Register

One witness is a Jane Atkinson. James is described as a bachelor of ST Giles in the Fields, Rebecca a spinster otp. Married by licence.

Might be a complete red herring. However 'Long Acre' (mentioned as James' abode in Stephen's will) is an area in Westminster and I found the birth of two daughters, Jane and Jemima, to the couple in the Westminster area..

Name: Jane Hayhurst
Gender: Female
Christening Date: 17 Aug 1787
Christening Place: SAINT CLEMENT DANES,WESTMINSTER,LONDON,ENGLAND
Birth Date: 24 Jul 1787
Father's Name: James Hayhurst
Mother's Name: Rebecca
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C04160-3 , System Origin: England-ODM , GS Film number: 574266, 574267 ,

Name: Jemima Hayhurst
Gender: Female
Christening Date: 26 Apr 1789
Christening Place: SAINT CLEMENT DANES,WESTMINSTER,LONDON,ENGLAND
Birth Date: 13 Apr 1789
Father's Name: James Hayhurst
Mother's Name: Rebecca
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C04160-3 , System Origin: England-ODM , GS Film number: 574266, 574267

Howver 'Long Acre' might also be a rural location relating to Stephen's life in Scriven with Tenterhook.

Edit: This James died 1815:

Name: James Hayhurst
Probate Date: 3 Jun 1815
Residence: St Giles in the Fields, Middlesex, England

Will mentions wife Rebecca, but I'm struggling to read it, it does say he has a son named James Hayhurst though, who is probably the recipient of the £500 bequest from Stephen Atkinson.

Found this transcription for the will of Stephen Atkinson (brother to Thomas Atkinson, uncle to James Atkinson c1800)

I believe the '1918' is a mistranscription and should be 1818. In harriet's will Stephen is mentioned as formerly of Scriven with Tentergate Knaresbrough:

http://www.harrogatepeopleandplaces.info/wills/aa/052.htm


Stephen Atkinson - 11th October 1918 - AA052

Scriven with Tentergate, but now of Colney Hatch, Middlesex, Esquire

To my niece Ann Atkinson, daughter of my brother James Atkinson, £1,000.

To John Fairbank, son of Francis Fairbank of Knaresborough, Attorney at Law, £500.

To my relation James Hayhurst, son of James Hayhurst, deceased, late of Long Acre, £500.

To James Sermitte, son of my executor Thomas Sermitte, £500.

To my servant Rachel Winter, £500.

To my executor, Thomas Sermitte, of Aldgate, London, and of Colney Hatch, Merchant, £500 Upon Trust to invest in public funds. Any change to be authorised by Harriette Atkinson, wife of Thomas Atkinson the son of my brother James Atkinson. The profit to be disbursed as directed by Harriette.

All my freehold estate in Scriven with Tentergate, Knaresborough, and Youlton, and the residue of my personal estate and effects to Thomas Sermitte.

Witnesses : George Ries Williams, Clerk to Messrs Exley Stoker & Dawson, Furnivals Inn, James Perkins of Colney Hatch

Inrolled 3rd January 1821

Edit: have now found a scan of the will which I will send.

HI,

Will send copy of the will of James Atkinson merchant, to you at the email address you gave me to send Harriet's will.

Harriet did mention James' will at the beginning of hers.

James is a merchant, mentions sons James, Stephen and THOMAS, and leaves various bequests to "Harriet the wife of my son Thomas". Quite a long will, and the writing is very closely written, so hope you have plenty of spare time!

Name: James Atkinson Esquire
Probate Date: 23 Aug 1809
Residence: London

EDIT: Burial record for James:

Name: James Atkinson
Burial Date: 14 Apr 1809
Parish: St Sepulchre, Holborn
County: London
Borough: City of London
Record Type: Burial
Register Type: Parish Register

Looks like he was buried in the 'Great Vault', and his address was given as Bedford Row. Aged 80 years, so gives you some idea of birthdate.

Oh WOW
Thank you everyone
So much information to read through - I am feeling very overwhelmed

Maddie - I'd seen the ancestry tree, but as it has quite a few proven errors on a couple of generations I can't trust any of it, but thanks.

Safe, Jacqueline, Kucinta and Chris Ho - thank you so much, it will probably take me a week to read through it all

Have a great week everyone <3

(saw below)

Death Announcements 1832-1844

Surname Atkinson
First names Septimus Edward
Unit Bengal Marines
Death date 27 May 1833
Place of death East Indies
Detail Septimus Edward Atkinson, Bengal Marines, youngest son of late Thomas Atkinson, esq.

http://search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/

(above also on google search)


Name: Septimus Edward ATKINSON
Marriage
Start date: 27 Dec
Start year: 1828
Location: Calcutta Cath.
Spouse: Juliet Susannah WALTERS
Status: 21. Gent.
Transcribed by: British Library
India Office Records Reference: N/1/21 f.177
Presidency: Bengal

http://indiafamily.bl.uk/ui/Advancediscovery.aspx

Chris :)

http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/EssexAncestors.aspx

(above for Essex Parishes, subscription needed)

????

This is EXTREMELY speculative based on Harriet Jones marrying in Barking, and being born c1772 if her age at death was correct.

Walthamstow and Barking are fairly close.

Name: Harriott Jones
Gender: Female
Christening Date: 17 Mar 1772
Christening Place: St. Marys, Walthamstow, Essex, England
Father's Name: James Jones
Mother's Name: Ann
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C16396-1 , System Origin: England-EASy , GS Film number: 1564135 , Reference ID: item 5 ,

We know Harriet had a sister named Ann, who had a James Jones as a witness at her marriage in 1799. However Ann was of the parish of Chislehurst at the time:

Name: Ann Jones
Gender: Female
Christening Date: 23 Jul 1767
Christening Place: St. Marys, Walthamstow, Essex, England
Father's Name: James Jones
Mother's Name: Ann
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C16396-1 , System Origin: England-EASy , GS Film number: 1564135 , Reference ID: item 4

Other births:

Name: Matilda Jones
Event Type: Christening
Event Date: 11 Mar 1775
Event Place: Barking, Essex, England
Gender: Female
Father's Name: James Jones
Mother's Name: Ann
GS Film Number: 1471843 , Digital Folder Number: 004047856 , Image Number: 00300

Name: Henry Salkeld Jones
Event Type: Christening
Event Date: 01 Jul 1773
Event Place: Barking, Essex, England
Gender: Male
Father's Name: James Jones
Mother's Name: Ann
GS Film Number: 1471843 , Digital Folder Number: 004047856 , Image Number: 00296


Name: Sarah Jones
Gender: Female
Christening Date: 09 Feb 1769
Christening Place: St. Marys, Walthamstow, Essex, England
Father's Name: James Jones
Mother's Name: Ann
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C16396-1 , System Origin: England-EASy , GS Film number: 1564135 , Reference ID: item 5

It looks like the baptisms start out at Walthamstow, then move to Barking if looked at chronologically.

BUT, Jones is so common a name, and, as Jacqueline said earlier, Essex is not the easiest county to work with where records are concerned, so this might be a complete red herring, and I can't see a way at the moment to substantiate it.

I suspect this is Juliet in census 1841, with possibly some of her Walters siblings/kin:

No sign of any surviving Atkinson children from her marriage:

1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census

High Street, Crediton, Devon, England

Samuel Backwell Male 40 1801 Devon, England
Anne Backwell Female 35 1806 Devon, England
Ellen Backwell Female 14 1827 Devon, England
Jane Lake Female 18 1823 Devon, England
Richard Whidborne Male 61 1780 Devon, England
Jane Whidborne Female 60 1781 Devon, England
Jane Yarde Female 35 1806 Devon, England
Jane Yarde Female 7 1834 Devon, England
Fanny Badcock Female 50 1791 Devon, England
George Walters Male 31 1810 -
Susannah Walters Female 21 1820 -
Juliet Atkinson Female 35 1806<<<<<
Emily Walters Female 23 1818

One of the witnesses on the codicil to Harriet Atkinson's will, was one Juliet Susannah Atkinson.

I think she was the wife/widow of Thomas & Harriet's son Septimus Edward Atkinson.

Looks like they married in India:

First name(s) Septimus Edward
Last name Atkin
Marriage year 1828
Marriage date 27 Dec 1828
Spouse's first name Juliet Susannah
Spouse's last name Walters
Place -
Presidency Bengal
Groom's age 21
Bride's age 23
Groom's father's first name -
Groom's father's last name -
Bride's father's first name -
Bride's father's last name -
Catalogue description Parish register transcripts from the Presidency of Bengal, : 1713-1948
Archive reference N-1-21
Folio number 177
Entry number -
Record set British India Office marriages

On the image of the marrige register, the name Septimus Edward Atkin fills one line, and 'son' is on the next line, Calcutta, gentleman. Juliet is also of Calcutta, a spinster.

They lost at least one child there:

Name: Harriett Julia Atkinson<<<<<<<<<<<<
Gender: Female
Burial Date: 15 Feb 1830
Burial Place: Calcutta, Bengal, India
Age: 0
Birth Date: 1830
Occupation: Infant
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Septimus Edward Atkinson<<<<<<<
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B39594-9 , System Origin: India-EASy , GS Film number:

The image says she died aged 2month, and her father Septimus was a Volunteer H. C.Marine.

Wondering whether James Atkinson and wife Elizabeth named their son Septimus Edward after James' brother: in Harriet's will, there is a codicil mentioning that her son Septimus Edward (James' brother?) had died.

Harriet appoints Charles John Wishaw, the son of her sister Ann Wishaw, as her executor.

This is the marriage of an Ann JONES to a Wishaw:

Name: Anne Jones
Spouse: John Whishaw
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 9 May 1799
Parish: St Andrew Holborn
Borough: City of London
Register Type: Parish Register

John Wishaw is a widower of the parish of Holborn, Ann a spinster of the parish of Chislehurst.

Witnesses were James Jones and HARRIET ATKINSON.

Birth of Charles John:

Name: Charles John Whishaw
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 13 May 1800
Christening Place: OLD CHURCH,SAINT PANCRAS,LONDON,ENGLAND
Birth Date: 07 Feb 1800
Father's Name: John Whishaw
Mother's Name: Ann
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C04793-8 , System Origin: England-ODM , GS Film number: 597801, 597802, 597803, 597804, 597805

At least two more children baptised in the same location according to Familysearch.

Stephen Thomas from Harriet's will???

Name: Stephen Thos. Atkinson
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 07 Jul 1796
Christening Place: ST BOTOLPH WITHOUT ALDGATE,LONDON,LONDON,ENGLAND
Birth Date: 16 Aug 1795
Father's Name: Thos. Atkinson
Mother's Name: Harriot
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C00633-8 , System Origin: England-ODM , GS Film number: 370932

This might be a red herring, or it might be Septimus Edward with names reversed:

Name: Edwd Septimus Atkinson
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 20 Mar 1809
Christening Place: DEANE BY BASINGSTOKE,HAMPSHIRE,ENGLAND
Father's Name: Thomas Atkinson
Mother's Name: Harriet
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: P01408-1 , System Origin: England-ODM , GS Film number: 0973049 IT 9 ,

I've posted a birth for Harriet in St Katherine Coleman previously, she is described in the will as the eldest daughter.

If the family moved around a bit, could this be Matilda from the will?

Name: Matilda Atkinson
Gender: Female
Christening Date: 1804
Christening Place: CHIGWELL,ESSEX,ENGLAND
Father's Name: Thos Atkinson
Mother's Name: Harriet
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C04186-1 , System Origin: England-ODM , GS Film number: 571177

Frederick???

Name: Frederick Atkinson
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 26 Nov 1807
Christening Place: DEANE BY BASINGSTOKE,HAMPSHIRE,ENGLAND
Birth Date: 20 Oct 1807
Father's Name: Thomas Atkinson
Mother's Name: Harriet
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: P01408-1 , System Origin: England-ODM , GS Film number: 0973049 IT 9

The Harriet who died Fenchurch street 1836, had sons named Stephen Thomas, JAMES, Charles, Septimus Edward and Frederick (?), and daughters named Harriet, Emily Ann, Caroline and Matilda.

There certainly seems to be sums of thousands of pounds involved, and she mentions annuities.

She mentions her late husband THOMAS Atkinson.

There is quite a lot to the will, and although legible, it might take a while to read, and it mentions other wills, so I'm not sure if any of her children had already predeceased her.


Name: Harriet Atkinson
Probate Date: 21 Jun 1836
Residence: London

The image of the will can be seen on Ancestry, let me know if you want to look at it.

I know the death record said parents were Thomas Atkinson and EMMA Jones, but there is this marriage for Thomas Atkinson and HARRIET Jones in Essex, at the right sort of time....


Thomas Atkinson
England, Essex Parish Registers
Name: Thomas Atkinson
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 13 Nov 1794
Event Place: Barking, Essex, England
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Harriet Jones
GS Film Number: 1471843 , Digital Folder Number: 004047856 , Image Number: 00725

Not sure if this is the death of Harriet the witness at the marriage( the mother rather than the daughter):

Name: Harriet Atkinson
Record Type: Burial
Age: 64
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1772
Death Date: abt 1836
Burial Date: 9 Apr 1836
Burial Place: St Katherine Coleman, England
Parish or Poor Law Union: St Katherine Coleman
Borough: City of London
Register Type: Parish Register

Her abode was Fenchurch Street.

http://www.parramattahistorical.org.au/membersinterests.pdf

(according to above, from google search, he arrived about 1840 on Royal George, he was a Banker)

Chris :)

http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/search?adv=y

(if anything relating Aus. Newspapers)

http://srwww.records.nsw.gov.au/indexsearch/keyname.aspx

(another, always worth a look round, NSW)

One of the Ancestry trees has an image for the 1873 NSW death cert for James Atkinson, aged 73 years.

On that, the parents of James Atkinson, gentleman, are recorded as Thomas Atkinson, gentleman, and Emma Jones.

His birthplace is recorded as Essex, it confirms his marriage to Elizabeth Brown, and states there are 5 sons and 3 daughters living, and one son deceased.

Probably doesn't help, but at the time of the marriage (by licence) James Atkinson was a bachelor of the parish of St Catherine (sic) Coleman, London.

One of the witnesses was a Harriet Atkinson, probably a relative.

I can't find a baptism for James at St Katherine Coleman, and he may well have moved there at some time between birth and marriage.

There was one for a Harriet Atkinson, but I have no idea if she is the one who was a witness at the wedding:


Name: Harriet Atkinson
Baptism Date: 18 Feb 1798
Parish: St Katherine Coleman
County: London
Borough: City of London
Parent(s): Thomas Atkinson,
Harriet Atkinson
Record Type: Christening
Register Type: Parish Register

There was also a George and Sarah Atkinson baptising a couple of children at St Katherine's, but no son James, and no idea if any connection as Atkinson is not an uncommon name:

Name: Caroline Atkinson
Baptism Date: 6 Jan 1808
Parish: St Katherine Coleman
County: London
Borough: City of London
Parent(s): George Atkinson,
Sarah Atkinson
Record Type: Baptism
Register Type: Parish Register

Name: Charles Page Atkinson
Baptism Date: 25 Dec 1809
Parish: St Katherine Coleman
County: London
Borough: City of London
Parent(s): George Atkinson,
Sarah Atkinson
Record Type: Baptism
Register Type: Parish Register

EDIT: Neither set of parents matches the parents on the death on the Ancestry tree that Maddie posted.

None of our info helps you with what you really want, does it?

I expect you already have all of it, anyway..........

You want to know who James snr's parents were....etc

Unfortunately, Essex is one of more difficult counties to research..........

Septimus

Birth
1833
6 Dec
Swansea, Glamorgan, , Wales
Marriage to Ann Grant/Cordwell
1863
Age: 30
Patrick Plains, , New South Wales, Australia
1 Source
Marriage
1863
Age: 30
Patricks Plain, New South Wales, Australia
1 Source
Death
1882
Age: 49
Singleton, , New South Wales, Australia

Name: Septimus E Atkinson
Spouse Name: Anne Cordwell
Marriage Date: 1863
Marriage Place: New South Wales
Registration Place: Patricks Plain, New South Wales
Registration Year: 1863
Registration Number: 2680

Name: Septimus E Atkinson
Death Date: 1882
Death Place: New South Wales
Father's name: James
Mother's name: Elizabeth
Registration Year: 1882
Registration Place: Singleton, New South Wales
Registration Number: 11711