Person:William Timothy (4)

William John Samuel Timothy was born on 17th January 1828 and baptised two months later in the parish of St Giles without Cripplegate in the City of London. He was the son of Jane Timothy, formerly Cassanet, and her husband David Timothy, a feather and bedding merchant. The family lived on the street called Barbican at the time of William's baptism, and were still living there in the 1841 census.

By 1851 William had left home and was working as a draper's assistant in nearby Islington, living at 5 Pleasant Row.

In 1854, aged about 26, William married Sarah Allpress in Islington, who was also a linen draper. The following year they had a daughter called Jane.

William had his own drapery business at 40 Barbican in the City of London. The business struggled financially and in 1857 William had to hand over much of his property to his creditors. He then moved the business to 74 Culford Road in the Kingsland area north of the city, but his financial trouble continued; in March 1861 William was sent to the debtors' jail at Queen's Bench Prison in Southwark. The 1861 census taken the following month finds Sarah and her daughter living with her brother Joseph at 1 Park Road in Islington. William stayed in Queen's Bench Prison for over eight months, being released in November 1861, after he had been declared bankrupt.

William and Sarah went on to have a daughter called Marion in 1862, and a girl in 1865 who died shortly after birth. Meanwhile, William's mother died in 1863, and his father died in 1868. Under his father's will, William and his siblings took equal shares of the estate, but William's share (and that of his brother Felix) was deferred for seven years after his father's death. It is not clear why his father thought it appropriate to make William wait for his share, although perhaps he was trying to stop William's share being used to pay off his creditors from when he had gone bankrupt previously.

In 1870 William sued his wife Sarah and their two daughters. William's brother Peter and a man called Edward Henry Davies were also sued in the same case, which suggests it may have been to do with the administration of William's father's estate, for which Peter was the executor.

The 1871 census finds William, Sarah and their two daughters and a servant girl living in the town of Grays in Essex, running a drapery business on the High Street there. Yet again the business ran into financial trouble, and in 1873 the business went into liquidation.

William and Sarah's marriage also broke down some time during the 1870s. By 1879 they appear to have permanently separated.

Despite still being married to Sarah, William married again on 29th March 1879. His second wife was a widow called Salome Wentworth, formerly Mudd, whose first husband had died three years earlier. William and Salome married at St Giles without Cripplegate church in London. William described himself as a widower on their marriage record. Whether Salome knew at the time that William's first wife was still alive is not clear, but it seems she later became aware that the marriage was not valid, as she reverted to calling herself Salome Wentworth and describing herself as a widow.

The 1881 census finds Salome running a coffee house at 51 Barbican in the City of London, with a lodger staying with her. William Timothy has not been found in that census. In the 1891 census Salome was still running a coffee house on Barbican, which was called The Crown. There were five lodgers staying there with her on census night, one of whom was William Timothy, who described himself as 'kept by friends' - it seems likely therefore that William and Salome continued their relationship even though they knew themselves not to be legally married.

By 1901 William and Salome had moved to 2 Wine Office Court in London. William was working as a clerk at this time.

William and Salome both died early in 1905 - their deaths were both registered in the first three months of the year: Salome in the City of London and William in the Poplar district to the east of the city. William was 77 years old when he died.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Baptisms register, in Church of England. St. Giles Cripplegate Church (London). Parish registers of St. Giles Cripplegate Church (London), 1559-1936. (London: London Metropolitan Archives).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of ST. GILES, without Cripplegate, in the City of LONDON, in the Year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty Eight
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   8813	1828 March 23 B[orn] 17 Jan[uary]	William John Samuel	David & Jane	Timothy	Barbican	Feather-merch[an]t	J.C. Boone

2. ↑ England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 727; Book 9; Folio 15; Page 25, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Barbican, London (St Giles without Cripplegate), Middlesex
   David Timothy, male, 35 [1801-6], Bedding Warehouseman, born in county
   Jane Timothy, female, 35 [1801-6], born in county
   David Timothy, male, 15 [1821-6], born in county
   William Timothy, male, 13 [1827/8], born in county
   Peter Timothy, male, 10 [1830/1], born in county
   Ellen Mullelly, female, 20 [1816-21], F[emale] S[ervant], b. Ireland

3. ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 1499; Folio 211; Page 9, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: 5 Pleasant Row, Islington, Middlesex
   Sam E. Barnes, head, unmarried, male, 32 [1818/19], Draper, b. St Paul, Bedfordshire
   W[illia]m Timothy, assistant, unmarried, male, 23 [1827/8], Draper Assistant, b. Cripplegate, Middlesex
   W[illia]m Errin, assistant, unmarried, male, 23 [1827/8], Draper Assistant, b. Halifax, Yorkshire
   W[illia]m Foster, assistant, unmarried, male, 23 [1827/8], Draper Assistant, b. Eanwick[?], Northumberland
   Isaac[?] Bridger, apprentice, unmarried, male, 14 [1836/7], Draper Apprentice, b. Rawreth, Essex
   Fred[eric]k Jessee[?], apprentice, unmarried, male, 15 [1835/6], Draper Apprentice, b. Trowbridge, Wiltshire
   Laura Chindrick[?], assistant, unmarried, female, 30 [1820/1], Milliner, b. Kennington, Surrey
   Sarah Pugh, servant, unmarried, female, 32 [1818/19], House Servant, b. Rosham[?], Kent

4.   London, England: King's (Queen's) Bench and Fleet Prison Disharge Books and Prisoner Lists, 1734-1862 (The National Archives / ancestry.co.uk)
   Piece 156.

   Date of Committal: 1861 March 1st
   Name: Timothy, William John Samuel
   Date of Discharge: 1861 Nov[embe]r 13th

5. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 1653; Folio 69; Page 30, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: High Street, Grays, Essex
   William Timothy, head, married, male, 43 [1827/8], Draper, b. Cripplegate, London
   Sarah Timothy, wife, married, female, 43 [1827/8], b. Cripplegate, London
   Jane Timothy, daughter, female, 16 [1854/5], Draper, b. Chelsea, Middlesex
   Marion Timothy, daughter, female, 8 [1862/3], Scholar, b. Cripplegate, Middlesex
   Ellen Dowis, servant, female, 13 [1857/8], Domestic Serv[ant], b. Mucking, Essex

6. ↑ England. 1891 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG12; Piece 236; Folio 8; Page 10, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: The Crown, Barbican, London (St Giles)
   Salome Wentworth, head, widow, female, 55 [1835/6], Coffee House Keeper, employer, b. London
   Stephen Winterbottom, lodger, single, male, 65 [1825/6], Hawker, neither employer nor employed, b. [blank]
   Frederick White, lodger, single, male, 19 [1871/2], Die Stamper, employed, b. [blank], Cripple
   Edward Mathews, lodger, single, male, 44 [1846/7], Gas Fitter, employed, b. London
   Wallis Trimmings, lodger, single, male, 24 [1866/7], Cook, employed, b. [blank]
   William Timothy, lodger, married, male, 63 [1827/8], Kept by Friends, b. Barbican, London

7. ↑ England. England. 1901 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG13; Piece 264; Folio 125; Page 4, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: 2 Wine Office Court, London (St Bride)
   2 rooms occupied
   Salem Wentworth, widow, female, 65 [1835/6], b. London
   William Timothy, lodger, single, male, 73 [1827/8], Clerk, b. Cripplegate, London

8. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. William TIMOTHY, March Quarter 1905, Poplar Registration District, Volume 1c, page 318, aged 77 [1827/8]

9.   The London Gazette
   Page 2076, 12 Jun 1857.

   Estate of William John Samuel Timothy.
   BY indenture, dated the 5th day of June, 1857. William John Samuel Timothy, of No. 40, Barbican, in the city of London, Draper, granted, covenanted to surrender, and assigned all his freehold, copyhold, and personal estate as and except as therein mentioned, to Benjamin Willis Harker, of No. 40, Euston-grove, in the county of Middlesex, Warehouseman, and William Hodgson, of Watling-street, in the city of London, Warehouseman, in trust, for the benefit of his creditors; the said indenture now lying at our offices, for execution by such creditors, was executed by the said William John Samuel Timothy, Benjamin Willis Harker, and William Hodgson, on the day of the date thereof; the execution thereof by the said William John Samuel Timothy was attested by William Newman, of No. 43, Lincoln's-inn-fields,in the county of Middlesex, Solicitor, and the executions thereof, by the said Benjamin Willis Harker and William Hodgson respectively, were attested by John Nicholas Mason, of the firm of
   MASON and STURT, 7, Gresham-street, London,
   Solicitors to the Trustees.

10.   The London Gazette
    Page 4546, 12 Nov 1861.

    The Bankruptcy Act, 1861.
    Notice of Adjudications and First Meeting of Creditors.
    William John Samuel Timothy, late of No. 74, Culford-road, North Kingsland, Middlesex, Furniture and General Draper Salesman, but now a prisoner for debt in the Queen's Prison, Southwark, in the county of Surrey, having been adjudged bankrupt under a Petition for adjudication of Bankruptcy, (in formâ pauperis), filed in Her Majesty's Court of Bankruptcy, in London, on the 6th day of November, 1861, is hereby required to surrender himself to William Frederick Higgins, Esq., a Registrar of the said Court at the first meeting of creditors to be held before the said Registrar, on the 26th day of November instant, at half-past eleven o'clock in the forenoon precisely, at the said Court. Mr. Herbert Harris Cannan, of No. 36, Basinghall-street, London, is the Official Assignee.

11.   The London Gazette
    Page 5200, 29 Nov 1861.

    William John Samuel Timothy, late of No. 74, Culford-road North, Kingsland, Middlesex, Furniture and General Drapery Salesman, having been adjudged bankrup under a Petition for adjudication of Bankruptcy (in formâ pauperis), filed in Her Majesty's Court of Bankruptcy in London, on the 6th day of November, 1861, a public sitting for the said bankrupt to pass his Last Examination, and make application for his Discharge, will be held before Robert George Cecil Fane, Esq., a Commissioner of the said Court, on the 10th day of January next, at the said Court, at Basinghall-street, in the city of London, at half past eleven o'clock in the forenoon precisely, the last day aforesaid being the day limited for the said bankrupt to surrender. Mr. Herbert Harris Cannan, of No. 36, Basinghall-street, London, is the Official Assignee, and Mr. Aldridge, of No. 47, Moorgate-street, is the Solicitor acting in the bankruptcy.

12.   The London Gazette
    Page 763, 21 Feb 1873.

    The Bankruptcy Act, 1869.
    In the County Court of Kent, holden at Rochester.
    In the Matter of Proceedings for Liquidation by Arrangement or Composition with Creditors, instituted by William John Samuel Timothy, of Grays Thurrock, in the county of Essex, Draper, trading as W. Timothy.
    NOTICE is hereby given, that a First General Meeting of the creditors of the above-named person has been summoned to be held at the offices of Messrs. Carter and Bell, 102, Leadenhall-street, in the city of London, on the 10th day of March, 1873, at twelve o'clock at noon precisely. - Dated this 18th day of February, 1873.
    CARTER and BELL, 102, Leadenhall-street, London, Attorneys for the said Debtor.

13.   The London Gazette
    Page 1915, 8 Apr 1873.

    The Bankruptcy Act, 1869.
    In the County Court of Kent, holden at Rochester.
    In the Matter of Proceedings for Liquidation by Arrangement or Composition with Creditors, instituted by William John Samuel Timothy, of Grays Thurrock, in the county of Essex, Draper, trading as W. Timothy.
    JOHN DANIEL Viney, of No. 99, Cheapside, in the city of London, Accountant, has been appointed Trustee of the property of the debtor. All persons having in their possession any of the effects of the debtor must deliver them to the trustee, and all debts due to the debtor must be paid to the trustee. Creditors who have not yet proved their debts must forward their proofs of debts to the trustee. - Dated this 22nd day of March, 1873.

14.   The London Gazette
    Page 2384, 9 May 1873.

    The Bankruptcy Act, 1869.
    In the County Court of Kent, holden at Rochester.
    In the Matter of a Special Resolution for Liquidation by Arrangement of the affairs of William John Samuel Timothy, of Grays Thurrock, in the county of Essex, Draper, trading as W. Timothy.
    THE creditors of the above-named William John Samuel Timothy who have not already proved their debts are required, on or before the 19th day of May, 1873, to send their names and addresses, and the particulars of their debts or claims to me, the undersigned, John Daniel Viney, of No. 99, Cheapside, in the city of London, Accountant, the Trustee under the liquidation, or in default thereof they will be excluded from the benefit of the Dividend proposed to be declared. - Dated this 8th day of May, 1873.
    J.D. VINEY, Trustee.

15.   Discovery Catalogue (The National Archives).

    Reference: C 16/535/T108
    Cause number: 1868 T108
    Short Title: Timothy v Timothy
    Documents: Bill only
    Plaintiffs: Felix Festus Timothy
    Defendants: David Evan Timothy, William John Samuel Timothy, John Barker, Mary Ann Knott Barker his wife, Augustus Frederick Timothy, Peter Vincent Timothy, William Fraser, Jane Fraser his wife and Justus Theophilus Timothy
    Date: 1868

16.   Discovery Catalogue (The National Archives).

    Reference: C 16/681/T58
    Cause number: 1870 T58
    Short Title: Timothy v Timothy
    Documents: Bill only.
    Plaintiffs: William John Samuel Timothy.
    Defendants: Sarah Timothy, Jane Timothy, Edward Henry Davies (since abroad) and Peter Vincent Timothy.
    Date: 1870