William Gresham 1801-1885
Family 1 Ancestry tree- Jan Mcfarlane- in contact since 13/1/2020: her husband descended from Thomas Gresham 1844-1920
1801. William Gresham was born to William Gresham & Martha Brown in Dunstable
1816. An agreement was signed between William Gresham the father and Joseph Lawledge that William the son would be bound- for 5 years- as a Law clerk under attorney Joseph Lawledge source: UK Articles of Clerkship Family 1 Ancestry tree, full agreement available
WILLIAM GRESHAM WORK HISTORY [FROM Law Lists at Law Society.org.uk]
1823 admitted to the profession
1824 first entry in law list 9 Barnard’s Inn Holborn
1833 Clerk to tithe Commis. Of St Andrew and James Miller, 3 Castle St, Holborn
1854 32 Castle St Holborn
1861 High Bailiff of Southwark 24 Basinghall st London
1870 Gresham and Son 24 Basinghall St , London
1877 Formed William Gresham and Davies 24 Basinghall St London
1885 Last entry in Law List.
1830 . William Gresham ( St Andrews, Holborn, aged ~29, ) married Anna Maria Arden, 19-20, in St.James, Clerkenwell on 9/10/1830 - Ancestry London marriages, certificate available, no family witnesses, no fathers!
VICAR GENERAL MARRIAGE LICENCE
WILLIAM GRESHAM & ANNA MARIA ARDEN
VICAR GENERALS OFFICE] 9TH OCTOBER 1830
Appeared personally William Gresham
Of the parish of Saint Andrew Holborn London, Esquire Bachelor of the age of twenty-one years and upwards
and prayed a Licence for the solemnization of Matrimony in the parish church of
Saint James Clerkenwell in the county of Middlesex
Between him and Anna Maria Arden
Of the said parish of Saint James Clerkenwell Spinster of the age of nineteen years and upwards but under the age of twenty one years
And made Oath the he believeth that there is no Impediment of Kindred or Alliance, or any other lawful cause, nor any suit commenced in any Ecclesiastical Court, to bar or hinder the Proceeding of the said Matrimony, according to the Tenor of such Licence. And he further made Oath, that
She the said Anna Maria Arden
Hath had her usual Place of Abode within the said Parish of Saint James Clerkenwell
For the Space of Fifteen Days last past. And he further made Oath that the said Anna Maria Arden hath no Father living or Guardian of her person Lawfully appointed or Mother living and unmarried or Guardian of her person appointed by the Court of Chancery and having Authority to consent to her marriage.
[signed personally] William Gresham
SWORN BEFORE ME C Cooke
1834. Living Castle Street, Holborn when their daughter, Anna Maria Gresham, was born , William a solicitor -Ancestry, image available
1834. Living Castle Street, Holborn - Ancestry London Electoral rolls
1841C. William Gresham, 40, atty,( presumably attourney) was living Castle Street, St Andrews London City with 3 servants
| William | Gresham | Male | 40 | 1801 | atty- |
| Anna | Gresham | Female | 25 | 1816 | Middlesex, England |
| Anna | Gresham | Female | 6 | 1835 | Middlesex, England |
| Emily | Gresham | Female | 5 | 1836 | Middlesex, England |
| William | Gresham | Male | 3 | 1838 | Middlesex, England |
| Martha | Gresham | Female | 75 | 1766 | -ind. |
| Elizabeth | Foster | Female | 21 | 1820 | - |
| Elizabeth | Finn | Female | 26 | 1815 | - |
| Elenor | Beard | Female | 24 | 1817 |
1844. Thomas Gresham was born to William & Anna Maria on 14/1/1844 Kensington
1851C. William Gresham, 50, solicitor, was living Castle Street, St Andrews London City
| William | Gresham | Head | Married | Male | 50 | 1801 | Solicitor | Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England |
| Anna | Gresham | Wife | Married | Female | 39 | 1812 | - | -St Andrews |
| Anna | Gresham | Daughter | Unmarried | Female | 16 | 1835 | - | -St Andrews |
| Emily | Gresham | Daughter | Unmarried | Female | 15 | 1836 | - | -St Andrews |
| Thomas | Gresham | Son | Unmarried | Male | 7 | 1844 | - | Kensington, England |
| Martha | Gresham | Mother | Unmarried | Female | 84 | 1767 | - | Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England |
| Ellen | Ramsbay | Servant | Unmarried | Female | 31 | 1820 | House Servant | Hampshire, England |
| Martha | Tedling | Servant | Unmarried | Female | 17 | 1834 | House Servant | - |
| Selina | Tedling | Servant | Unmarried | Female | 19 | 1832 | House Servant | - |
1856. His 16 yr old son, William, died . So did his mother Martha Gresham, 90, at 21 St Annes Villas, Kensington.
1859 Created the High Bailiff of Southwark - see website below, seemingly the chief officer of the Old Bailey - when his 1885 death was announced in several newspaoers, all announcements just mentioned that he had been the High Bailiff of Southwark since 1859
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guildable_Manor
1861C. William Gresham, 60, solicitor, was living 14 St Leonards Terrace. Paddington, Kensington
| William | Gresham | Head | Married | Male | 60 | 1801 | Solicitor | Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England |
| Anne | Gresham | Wife | Married | Female | 49 | 1812 | - | London, Middlesex, England |
| Anne M | Gresham | Daughter | Unmarried | Female | 26 | 1835 | - | London, Middlesex, England |
| Emily | Gresham | Daughter | Unmarried | Female | 25 | 1836 | - | London, Middlesex, England |
| Frances | Heath | Visitor | Married | Male | 53 | 1808 | Landed Proprietor | London, Middlesex, England |
| Emma | Payne | Servant | Unmarried | Female | 26 | 1835 | Ser | Somerset, England |
| Alice | Hyde | Servant | Unmarried | Female | 17 | 1844 | Ser | London, Middlesex, England |
1871C. William Gresham, 65, attorney at law, was living Warwick Villas, Paddington
| William | Gresham | Head | - | Male | 65 | 1806 | Attorney at law- | Dunstable Bedfordshire, England |
| Anna | Gresham | Wife | - | Female | 59 | 1812 | - | Islington Middlesex, England |
| Thomas | Gresham | Son | - | Male | 27 | 1844 | -Attorney at law- | Kensington Middlesex, England |
| Jane | Thurlow | Servant | - | Female | 26 | 1845 | - | Suffolk, England |
| Emily | Groed | Servant | - | Female | 19 | 1852 | - | Somerset, England |
| Francis W | Heath | Visitor | - | Male | 63 | 1808 | - | Surrey, England |
1873.
Above odd: spectaclemakers??
1873. William Gresham was living 4 Warwick Road, Paddington- Ancestry ,London Electoral Registers
William Gresham was in a family firm of solicitors, "Gresham and Sons" with his son, Thomas ; this likely dissolved ~1876/7when his son was made bankrupt
1877. His son, Thomas, emigrates to N.Z with his wife and small daughter
1880. William Gresham was living 4 Warwick Road, Paddington- Ancestry ,London Electoral Registers
1881C. William Gresham, 80, soliicitor was living 25 Portland Place, Brighton
| William | Gresham | Head | Married | Male | 80 | 1801 | Solicitor | Bedford, Bedfordshire, England |
| Anna | Gresham | Wife | Married | Female | 69 | 1812 | - | London, Middlesex, England |
| Alice | Blanks | Servant | Single | Female | 28 | 1853 | Domestic Servant | Chelmsford, Essex, England |
| Louisa | Fleiman | Servant | Single | Female | 24 | 1857 | Domestic Servant | Ashford, Kent, England |
| Caroline | Hebburn | Servant | Single | Female | 20 | 1861 | Domestic Servant | Dorking, Surrey, Englan |
1883-1885. William Gresham was living 8 Canterbury Villas, Croydon- Ancestry ,London Electoral Registers
1883. Anna Maria Gresham, 71, died Croydon Jun 1883 No probate
1885. William Gresham, 84,of 8 Canterbury Villas, Croydon, died 13/6/1885 of old age Croydon Jun 1885.
Probate of £ 7,608 to Emily Martha Van Baerle, widow, daughter, she receiving the majority of it . His death was announced in several newspapers, but no obituary found: all announcements just mentioned that he had been the High Bailiff of Southwark since 1859
The value of the Estate was resworn as £8960 in 1887