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The Mecham family – Huguenot weavers of Bethnal Green?
First an apology to email subscribers of this blog. About a week ago you’ll all have received an unfinished and inaccurate version of this post. I clicked ‘Print’ instead of ‘Preview’ and Whoops…….unfortunately the deed was done! I deleted the … Continue reading
Posted in Apprentice, Brick Lane, East London, Flemish Weavers, French Protestants, George Mecham, Huguenots, Irish Weavers, Journeyman, King Street, Lomas Street, London, Master, Phoenix Street, Priscilla Jane Mecham, Samuel Mecham, Silk Weaving, Spitalfield Riots, Spitalfields, Thomas William Mecham, Thomas' Street, Tower Hamlets, Uncategorized, Weaver, Whitechapel
Tagged Ancestry, apprentice, Family Tree, Flemish, Geneology, George Mecham, Huguenots, Irish Weavers, Phoenix Street, Priscilla Jane Mecham, Samuel Mecham, silk weaving, Smart Family, Spitalfields, Thomas William Mecham, Thomas' Street
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My relationship to Frances Harriett Yates
Here’s a very quick post – something I’ve just ‘woken up’ to! I’d just started work on the first of my ‘Mecham family’ blogs when I suddenly realised something glaringly obvious about Fanny Yates that hadn’t dawned on me before. … Continue reading
The story of Frances (Fanny) Harriet Yates and her family – Part 2
Click here for ‘The story of Frances (Fanny) Harriet Yates and her family – Part 1‘ For those who’ve already read Part 1 of Fanny’s Story, the next few paragraphs provide background family events that occurred between the censuses of … Continue reading
Posted in Ann Tilling, Chelsea, Christie, Edward Cavendish Yates, Fanny Yates, Frances Harriett Yates, Frederick Christie, Manor Street Chelsea, Mecham, Priscilla Jane Mecham, Sarah Chrisite, Sarah Tilling, Tilling, UK locations, West Tytherly Hampshire, William Tilling, Yates
Tagged Ancestry, Chelsea, Christie family, Edward Cavendish Yates, Family History, Fanny Yates, Geneology, Manor Street, Paradise Row, Tilling Family, West Tytherly, Yates Family
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The story of Frances (Fanny) Harriet Yates and her family – Part 1
Just in case Frances Harriet Yates really is my great great grandmother, I’d like to run through her family’s story one more time. This blog has so far focused on providing evidence – certificates, records etc. posted to prove the … Continue reading
Posted in Chelsea, Cordwainer, Costumiere, Dressmaker, Drury Lane St Giles, Edward Cavendish Yates, Fanny Yates, Frances Harriett Yates, George Skinner Yates, Marylebone, Mecham, Priscilla Jane Mecham, Sarastro Restaurant, Sherborne Street, Sherrard Street Golden Square, Smith, Sophia Yates, St Martin in the Fields, Theatre Royal, Thomas Hopkins Smith, UK locations, Yates
Tagged Ancestry, Chelsea, Cordwainer, Drury Lane, Edward Cavendish Yates, Family History, Family Tree, Fanny Yates, Frances Harriett Yates, Geneology, George Skinner Yates, Manor Street, Marylebone, Priscilla Jane Mecham, Sherborne Street, Sophia Woodness, St Martin in the Fields, Theatre Royal, Yates Family
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Who was Fanny Yates ? A recap.
In my last post I promised my next job was to retell just the simple story of Frances (Fanny) Harriet Yates and her family without the distraction of evidence being presented all the time. I thought it would be an … Continue reading
Posted in Bundey, Costumiere, Dressmaker, Edward Cavendish Yates, Fanny Yates, Frances Harriett Yates, George Skinner Yates, Marylebone, Mecham, Musgrave, Priscilla Jane Mecham, Sherborne Street, Sophia Yates, UK locations, Yates
Tagged Ancestry, Edward Cavendish Yates, Family History, Family Tree, Fanny Yates, Frances Harriett Yates, Geneology, George Skinner Yates, Marylebone, Priscilla Jane Mecham, research, Sherborne Street, Sophia Yates, Yates Family
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Cordwainer’s Daughter to Costumière. Frances Harriett Yates 1828 – 1892.
I eventually found a Fanny Yates with a connection to my family living in Manor Street, Chelsea in 1861. Would I be able to find records of her parents, her family and perhaps her Will, or anything that would further … Continue reading
Posted in Edward Cavendish Yates, Fanny Yates, Frances Harriett Yates, Mecham, Priscilla Jane Mecham, Smart, Tilling, Yates
Tagged Ancestry, Chelsea, Edward Cavendish Yates, Family History, Family Tree, Fanny Yates, Frances Harriett Yates, Geneology, Manor Street, Marylebone, Priscilla Jane Mecham, research, Sherborne Street, Smart Family, Tilling Family
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![Samuel Mecham Freedom of the City 1769 Source Citation: London Metropolitan Archive; Reference Number: COL/CHD/FR/02/1036-1042. Source Information: Ancestry.com. London, England, Freedom of the City Admission Papers, 1681-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Freedom admissions papers, 1681 – 1925. London, England: London Metropolitan Archives. COL/CHD/FR/02.](https://fannysfamily.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/samuel-mecham-f-o-city.jpg "Samuel Mecham Freedom of the City Admission 1769")
![George Mecham Freedom of the City Admission 1760. Source Citation: London Metropolitan Archive; Reference Number: COL/CHD/FR/02/0955-0962. Source Information: Ancestry.com. London, England, Freedom of the City Admission Papers, 1681-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Freedom admissions papers, 1681 – 1925. London, England: London Metropolitan Archives. COL/CHD/FR/02.](https://fannysfamily.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/george-mecham-freedom-of-the-city.jpg "George Mecham Freedom of the City Admission 1760")
