William Gentleman ( - )

  • Name:

  • William Gentleman

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

Individual Events and Attributes

 

(none)

Marriage

  • Spouse:

  • Sophia Thornton (1809-1886)

  • Marriage:

  • 12 Apr 1841

  • the District Church of St John the Baptist1

  •  

  • Address: Hoxton, Middlesex

    Why the groom added Bezo to his surname is not known as it is clear from the register that his father's surname was Gentleman. He did not use Bezo again, e.g. in Census returns. Interestingly the groom in the marriage before William's (Thomas Pick) which took place on the same date also added Bezo to his surname and the witnesses to both marriages were the same. The relationship of the witnesses to the couple is not known. Whether William Gentleman and Thomas Pick were related (perhaps through a relative withe surname of Bozo) is not known. Who else was at the wedding is not known - Sophia's parents were dead.

Sources

1.

Parish Register for Marriage of William Gentleman Bezo and Sophia Thornton, District Church of St John the Baptist, Hoxton, Middlesex, 12 April 1841, London Metropolitan Archives.