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William DAY

William DAY

Male - Bef 1881

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  • Name William DAY  [1
    Gender Male 
    _UID 3AF88BCD4001459D93C506A4B47023E6DC0C 
    Occupation 3 Oct 1815  [2
    Baker 
    Residence 3 Oct 1815  London, , Greater London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Brick Lane in the Parish of Christ Church, Spitalfields 
    Brick Lane.jpg
    Brick Lane.jpg
    Occupation 14 Jan 1816  [3
    Baker 
    Residence 14 Jan 1816  London, , Greater London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Ratcliff Highway 
    • The Highway, formerly known as the Ratcliffe Highway, is a mile-long road in the East End of London, with several historic landmarks nearby. The route dates back to Roman times. In the 19th century it had a very notorious reputation for vice and crime and was the site of the infamous Ratcliff Highway murders. The name 'Ratcliffe' literally means 'Red Cliff', referring to the red sandstone cliffs which descended from the plateau on which the road was situated down to the Wapping Marshes to the south.

      Location

      The Highway runs west-east from the eastern edge of The City to Limehouse. It is parallel-to and south of Commercial Road, the Docklands Light Railway and Cable Street. It connects East Smithfield and the Limehouse Link tunnel.

      The road forms an unofficial boundary to Wapping, which lies between the River Thames and The Highway. The road is also close to Shadwell Basin (to the south east), Tower Hill (to the west), and Whitechapel and Stepney (to the north).

      The Highway is in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, in postal district E1. It lies within the parliamentary constituencies of Bethnal Green and Bow and Poplar and Canning Town.
      [edit] History

      The Ratcliffe Highway was most probably, originally a Roman Road, running east from the City of London along the top of a plateau near the edge of the eponymous 'red cliff' which descended onto the low lying tidal marshes of Wapping to the south.

      A Roman bath house was excavated in 2004, by the junction of The Highway and Wapping Lane. The discovery of women's jewellery along with soldiers' possessions, suggests that this location outside of the Roman walls allowed less restricted use of the baths than those in the City itself. The remains of the baths and under-floor heating system were re-buried (for later archaeologists) under the car park of the new flats.

      By 1908, Ratcliff Highway had different names for each of its sections. From west to east these ran: "St. George's Street East", "High Street (Shadwell) ", "Cock Hill", "Broad Street. The whole of the central area of The Highway was named after St George in the East church and its parish.

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Highway Dec 2 2009
    Ratcliffe Highway.jpg
    Ratcliffe Highway.jpg
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    Ratcliffe_Highway.jpg
    Occupation 19 Dec 1842  [1
    Baker 
    Death Bef 1881 
    Person ID I2707  Ryeland Family Tree
    Last Modified 19 Apr 2024 

    Family Frances STAPLE   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 23 May 1797  London, , Greater London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    • St Botolph Aldersgate
    William Day & Frances Staples Marriage 1797.JPG
    William Day & Frances Staples Marriage 1797.JPG
    St_Botolph-without-Aldersgate_Church,_Aldersgate_Street.jpg
    St_Botolph-without-Aldersgate_Church,_Aldersgate_Street.jpg
    Children 
     1. Henry DAY,   b. 8 Jul 1813   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Elizabeth DAY,   b. 25 Dec 1815, London, , Greater London, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1888, Camberwell, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
    Family ID F795  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2014 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 23 May 1797 - London, , Greater London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Brick Lane in the Parish of Christ Church, Spitalfields - 3 Oct 1815 - London, , Greater London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Ratcliff Highway - 14 Jan 1816 - London, , Greater London, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • (Research):Too early for BMD

      Name too common for any luck with IGI, no marriage for St. Georges in the East

      Common name in 1881 census, for those of the correct age none are living in the same place or are/were bakers for listed occupation

  • Sources 
    1. [S96] John Banfill & Elizabeth Day Marraige Certificate.

    2. [S566] London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906.

    3. [S680] Elizabeth DAY Baptism Record.

    4. [S115] Marriage of William DAY and Frances STAPLES.

    5. [S18] Susanne Lamido, Susanne Lamido Email.


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