William Wear
b. c. 1823
Derrick's great-great-grandfather. A sadler in 1851 and a harness maker by 1871, who brought three of his sons up to his own bench in Jamaica Road.
Family
Each person is marked by where that line came from, in words as well as colour.
On the individual lines:
- John Wear (parent): best candidate
- Elizabeth Wear (parent): best candidate
- Sarah Bloom (spouse): not proved
- Elizabeth Wear (sibling): baptised 1819
- John Wear (sibling): baptised 1819
What the record says
Documented He is in two censuses and his son's birth registration; his parents and his marriage are not on the same footing.
Born c.1823, Walworth or Newington, Surrey
| When | What | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| c.1823 | Born at Walworth or Newington | Walworth in 1851, Newington in 1871. Walworth is a district inside Newington parish and is the more precise. | Documented |
| 10 Apr 1833 | Probably baptised at Newington | Son of John Wear and Elizabeth, with three siblings baptised the same day. Held as probable: it is a transcribed index and not the register, it gives no occupation, and Newington had a second Wear household. | Read with care |
| Q3 1842 | A marriage that is not proved | A Sarah Bloom married one of four men registered on Stepney vol 2 p430, and one of the four is 'William Weare'. The index does not say which. A certificate would name both fathers. | Read with care |
| 1851 | A sadler in Salisbury Street | At Bermondsey (HO107 piece 1560, folio 212), with his wife Sarah and two small sons. | Documented |
| 1871 | A harness maker in Jamaica Road | Aged 48 (RG10 piece 641, folio 40), with four sons, three of them harness makers at his bench, and a niece of his wife's from Yarmouth. | Documented |
Where this comes from
Each line of the table above names the record it rests on in its third column, and the grade at the top says how well the whole is evidenced. What is not established is said under its own heading below. How the grades and the labels on the chart are decided, and every source this archive holds.
What is not established
- His parents are a best candidate, held as probable.
- His marriage is not proved.
- His death is not established.