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Family of James Attfield and Mary Colburn

Husband: James Attfield

  • Name:

  • James Attfield

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • William Attfield (1729-1783)

  • Mother:

  • Elizabeth Collyer (c. 1732-1798)

  • Note 1:

  • James Attfield may be the son of William Attfield & Elizabeth Collier, baptised at Windlesham on 24 Aug 1760 and mentioned in his father's will in 1783.

    Possible marriage: James Attfield and Mary Colburn, 8 May 1785 at St George Hanover Square, Westminster.

  • Note 2:

  • Will of James Attfield of Farnham, victualler 3 Feb 1813

    all my goods to my friends William Deadman & John Pursey both of Farnham, victuallers, execs, in trust to sell same and money to my children John Attfield, Henry Attfield & Jemima Attfield.

    Witnesses: William Clarke, John Turner

    Proved 23 Mar 1814 to execs, died Mar 1813, under £100

    DW/PA/7/33 pp.711-713; DW/PA/5/1814/1

  • Note 3:

  • The elder children (i.e. those baptised in Windlesham or Chertsey) are not mentioned in James's will. They are believed to be also his children but the case is not proved.

  • Birth:

  • 1760

  • Windlesham, Surrey

  • Occupation (1):

  • 1798 (age 37-38)

  • Licensed victualler, Chertsey

  • Occupation (2):

  • btw 1802 and 1804 (age 41-44)

  • Licensed victualler, Farnham

  • Occupation (3):

  • 3 Feb 1813 (age 52-53)

  • Victualler, Farnham (will)

  • Occupation (4):

  • 1813 (age 52-53)

  • Publican, Farnham (burial register)

  • Death:

  • 1813 (age 52-53)

  • Farnham, Surrey

  • Burial:

  • 10 Apr 1813

  • St Andrew, Farnham (aged 55)

  • Probate:

  • 23 Mar 1814

  • Proved to "my friends" William Deadman & John Pursey both of Farnham, victuallers

Wife: Mary Colburn

  • Name:

  • Mary Colburn

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Note:

  • I have decided to accept this marriage as the correct one, i.e. that the James Attfield who married Mary Colburn in 1785 is identical to James Attfield the victualler of Farnham, but there are other possibilities and the case is not proven.

  • Death:

  • Sep 1811

  • Farnham, Surrey

  • Burial:

  • 21 Sep 1811

  • Farnham, Surrey ("Mary wife of James Attfield")

Child 1: William Attfield

  • Name:

  • William Attfield

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • 1785

  • Windlesham, Surrey

  • Baptism:

  • 23 Jul 1785 (age 0)

  • Windlesham, Surrey

  • Death:

  • 1788 (age 2-3)

  • Windlesham, Surrey

  • Burial:

  • 20 Jun 1788

  • Windlesham, Surrey (infant)

Child 2: James Attfield

  • Name:

  • James Attfield

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Mary Chase (1788-1880)

  • Children:

  • Charles Attfield (1812-1897)

  •  

  • Mary Attfield (1815-1852)

  •  

  • Harriet Attfield (1818-1906)

  • Note:

  • James Attfield, apprenticed to James Bennett of Farnham, Surrey, Turner, payment date 24 Apr 1805.

    Ancestry.com. UK, Register of Duties Paid for Apprentices' Indentures, 1710-1811

    (Assume it is this James Attfield, but no proof.)

  • Birth:

  • 1789

  • Windlesham, Surrey

  • Baptism:

  • 6 Jun 1789 (age 0)

  • Windlesham, Surrey

  • Death:

  • 26 Nov 1819 (age 29-30)

  • Farnham, Surrey

  • Burial:

  • 28 Nov 1819

  • St Andrew, Farnham (aged 29)

Child 3: George Attfield

  • Name:

  • George Attfield

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Martha Turner (1789-1850)

  • Children:

  • William Attfield (1809- )

  •  

  • Susannah Attfield (1815-1855)

  • Note:

  • The George Attfield who married Martha Turner is assumed to be the son of James but it is not definitely proven. But according to Prof. Attfield's family tree (compiled in 1889), James's son George had one daughter and "died at Farnham", and this is the only George who fits that description.

  • Birth:

  • 1792

  • Windlesham, Surrey

  • Baptism:

  • 4 Mar 1792 (age 0)

  • Windlesham, Surrey

  • Occupation:

  • 30 Dec 1825 (age 32-33)

  • Baker, Stanford, Headley, Hampshire (daughter Susannah's baptism)

  • Census:

  • 1841 (age 48-49)

  • Labourer, Northumberland Place, Clapham

  • Death fact:

  • 1847 (age 54-55)

  • 1847 Sep Qtr, Farnham, 4/109

  • Death:

  • 20 Jul 1847 (age 54-55)

  • Long Bridge, Farnham, Surrey

  • Burial:

  • 24 Jul 1847

  • St Andrew, Farnham (aged 55)

Child 4: Harriott Attfield

  • Name:

  • Harriott Attfield

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • William Jenkins (c. 1784-1829)

  • Note:

  • Assume the Harriott Jenkins who died is the same as the Harriott Attfield who married William Jenkins, and also assume she is identical to the daughter of James & Mary Attfield. See also notes for her sister Charlotte.

  • Birth:

  • 1794

  • Windlesham, Surrey

  • Baptism:

  • 19 Apr 1794 (age 0)

  • Windlesham, Surrey

  • Death:

  • 1815 (age 20-21)

  • London

  • Burial:

  • 17 Dec 1815

  • St Katherine Creechurch, London (aged 22)

Child 5: Charlotte Attfield

  • Name:

  • Charlotte Attfield

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • William Jenkins (c. 1784-1829)

  • Children:

  • Matthew Jenkins (1816-1891)

  •  

  • Henry Jenkins (1818- )

  •  

  • James Jenkins (1820-1821)

  • Note:

  • Assume Charlotte daughter of James Attfield & Mary is identical with the Charlotte Attfield who married William Jenkins. Also see notes for her sister Harriott.

  • Birth:

  • 1796

  • Windlesham, Surrey

  • Baptism:

  • 18 Jun 1796 (age 0)

  • Windlesham, Surrey

  • Death:

  • 1821 (age 24-25)

  • Gateshead, Co. Durham

  • Burial:

  • 4 Feb 1821

  • St Mary, Gateshead, Co. Durham (aged 25)

Child 6: John Attfield

  • Name:

  • John Attfield

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • 1799

  • Chertsey, Surrey

  • Baptism:

  • 14 Apr 1799 (age 0)

  • Chertsey, Surrey

  • Will:

  • 3 Feb 1813 (age 13-14)

  • Mentioned in father's will

  • Census:

  • 1841 (age 41-42)

  • Builder, living with brother Henry, Aldgate (aged 40)

  • Death:

  • 31 Dec 1848 (age 48-49)

  • Eagle Cottage, Vicarage Lane, West Ham

  • Death fact:

  • 1849 (age 49-50)

  • 1849 Mar Q, West Ham, 12/229

  • Burial:

  • 8 Jan 1849

  • All Saints, West Ham (aged 44)

Child 7: Henry Attfield

  • Name:

  • Henry Attfield

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Elizabeth Clowsley (1803-1865)

  • Children:

  • Henry Attfield (1832-1839)

  •  

  • Ann Attfield (1833-1853)

  •  

  • John Attfield (1836-1909)

  •  

  • Louisa Attfield (1838-1920)

  •  

  • James Attfield (1840-1898)

  •  

  • William Attfield (1843-1912)

  • Note:

  • 15 July 1862. Letters of Administration of the Personal estate and effects of Henry Attfield late of 69 Aldgate High Street in the City of London deceased who died 29 June 1862 at Aldgate High Street aforesaid were granted at the Principal Registry to Elizabeth Attfield of 69 Aldgate High Street aforesaid Widow the Relict of the said Deceased she having been first sworn. Effects under £1,500.

  • Birth:

  • 1803

  • Farnham, Surrey

  • Baptism:

  • 21 Oct 1803 (age 0)

  • Baptism, Farnham (IGI)

  • Will:

  • 3 Feb 1813 (age 9-10)

  • Mentioned in father's will

  • Occupation (1):

  • 24 Jun 1832 (age 28-29)

  • Butcher, Green Street, Whitechapel (son Henry's baptism)

  • Occupation (2):

  • 9 Mar 1834 (age 30-31)

  • Butcher, Somerset St, Aldgate (daughter Ann's baptism)

  • Census (1):

  • 1841 (age 37-38)

  • Butcher, Little Somerset St, St Botolph Aldgate

  • Census (2):

  • 1851 (age 47-48)

  • Slaughterman, 69 High St, Aldgate

  • Occupation (3):

  • 7 Oct 1856 (age 52-53)

  • Granted freedom of the City of London

  • Census (3):

  • 1861 (age 57-58)

  • Wholesale butcher, 69 Aldgate High Street

  • Death fact:

  • 1862 (age 58-59)

  • 1862 Sep Qtr, East London, 1c/1

  • Death:

  • 29 Jun 1862 (age 58-59)

  • Aldgate High Street, London

  • Burial:

  • 5 Jul 1862

  • West Ham Cemetery, Essex

Child 8: Jemima Attfield

  • Name:

  • Jemima Attfield

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Jesse Ayling (1809-1882)

  • Children:

  • Mary Ann Ayling (1832-1849)

  •  

  • David James Ayling (1834-1837)

  •  

  • Jemima Harriet Ayling (1835-1837)

  •  

  • Elizabeth Martha Ayling (1837- )

  •  

  • Sarah Jessy Ayling (1839-1863)

  •  

  • David Ayling (1841-1899)

  •  

  • Jemima Ayling (1843-1909)

  •  

  • Cornelius John Ayling (1845-1895)

  •  

  • Jesse Nathaniel Ayling (1850-1900)

  • Note:

  • Another baptism record: 2 Jul 1806 at Farnham (IGI). It is not clear if this is the same person, or possibly an earlier child who died in infancy.

  • Birth:

  • 17 Jun 1810

  • Westminster, Middlesex

  • Baptism:

  • 11 Jul 1810 (age 0)

  • St Mary le Strand, Westminster, Middlesex

  • Will:

  • 3 Feb 1813 (age 2)

  • Mentioned in father's will

  • Census:

  • 1881 (age 70-71)

  • Wife in household

  • Death fact:

  • 1887 (age 76-77)

  • 1887 Mar Qtr, Farnham, 2a/82 (aged 76)

  • Death:

  • 16 Jan 1887 (age 76)

  • Bourne, Farnham, Surrey

Note on Husband: James Attfield (1)

James Attfield may be the son of William Attfield & Elizabeth Collier, baptised at Windlesham on 24 Aug 1760 and mentioned in his father's will in 1783.

Possible marriage: James Attfield and Mary Colburn, 8 May 1785 at St George Hanover Square, Westminster.

Note on Husband: James Attfield (2)

Will of James Attfield of Farnham, victualler 3 Feb 1813

all my goods to my friends William Deadman & John Pursey both of Farnham, victuallers, execs, in trust to sell same and money to my children John Attfield, Henry Attfield & Jemima Attfield.

Witnesses: William Clarke, John Turner

Proved 23 Mar 1814 to execs, died Mar 1813, under £100

DW/PA/7/33 pp.711-713; DW/PA/5/1814/1

Note on Husband: James Attfield (3)

The elder children (i.e. those baptised in Windlesham or Chertsey) are not mentioned in James's will. They are believed to be also his children but the case is not proved.

Note on Wife: Mary Colburn

I have decided to accept this marriage as the correct one, i.e. that the James Attfield who married Mary Colburn in 1785 is identical to James Attfield the victualler of Farnham, but there are other possibilities and the case is not proven.

Note on Child 2: James Attfield

James Attfield, apprenticed to James Bennett of Farnham, Surrey, Turner, payment date 24 Apr 1805.

Ancestry.com. UK, Register of Duties Paid for Apprentices' Indentures, 1710-1811

(Assume it is this James Attfield, but no proof.)

Note on Child 3: George Attfield

The George Attfield who married Martha Turner is assumed to be the son of James but it is not definitely proven. But according to Prof. Attfield's family tree (compiled in 1889), James's son George had one daughter and "died at Farnham", and this is the only George who fits that description.

Note on Child 4: Harriott Attfield

Assume the Harriott Jenkins who died is the same as the Harriott Attfield who married William Jenkins, and also assume she is identical to the daughter of James & Mary Attfield. See also notes for her sister Charlotte.

Note on Child 5: Charlotte Attfield

Assume Charlotte daughter of James Attfield & Mary is identical with the Charlotte Attfield who married William Jenkins. Also see notes for her sister Harriott.

Note on Child 7: Henry Attfield

15 July 1862. Letters of Administration of the Personal estate and effects of Henry Attfield late of 69 Aldgate High Street in the City of London deceased who died 29 June 1862 at Aldgate High Street aforesaid were granted at the Principal Registry to Elizabeth Attfield of 69 Aldgate High Street aforesaid Widow the Relict of the said Deceased she having been first sworn. Effects under £1,500.

Note on Child 8: Jemima Attfield

Another baptism record: 2 Jul 1806 at Farnham (IGI). It is not clear if this is the same person, or possibly an earlier child who died in infancy.