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Mark Margrave (176) 1850
1779 –09/11/1850
Mark Margrave (176) 1850
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MARK MARGRAVE; 1779 – 1850
Mark was born in Berkhamsted in 1779 but was not baptised until 4th June 1851. His parents were William and Pheabe [sic] Margrave. Marks father, William Margrave, was a cordwainer,[1] i.e. a shoemaker who made new shoes from new leather.
William and Pheabe had seven children in all, of which Mark was the fourth[2]. Two of his younger siblings, Mary and Comfort, both died as infants and Mark’s mother died in 1786 when he was only six years old.
Mark married on 27th October 1801at the age of 22. His bride was Sarah Green. They married in St Mary’s church, Hemel Hempstead and according to the marriage certificate they were married after the reading of banns and both were resident in the parish of Hemel Hempstead. This does not necessarily mean that Mark had moved to Hemel Hempstead. Wedding banns had to be read in the parish church of the bride and groom on three Sundays prior to the wedding taking place. There was a fee payable for the reading of the banns and it was therefore cheaper for one party to adopt an address of convenience in the parish of the other so that banns had to be read (and paid for) in one church only. Mark was evidently literate as he signed the marriage certificate “Mark Margrave” whereas Sarah, in contrast, made her mark by signing “X”.
Mark and Sarah had two children, George, born in 1804, and Sarah, born in 1806.
Mark, like his father before him, became a shoemaker. The entry for Berkhamsted in Pigot’s Directory of 1839 included Mark Margrave, High Street, as a “Boot & Shoe Maker”. The 1841 census also confirms both Mark’s occupation and that the family lived on Berkhamsted’s High Street. The 1839 Tithe records give us the location. Mark is recorded in the records as the occupier of tithe plot 335e, two cottages and gardens owned by James Austen. The cottages were on the opposite side of the High Street to Egerton House (where the Rex Cinema now stands).
Living with Mark and Sarah in 1841 was their daughter, Sarah and two grandchildren, George and John, who were the sons of Mark and Sarah’s own son George.[3]
Mark died at the age of 71 years in November 1850 and was buried in Rectory Lane Cemetery on 14th November.
[1] William Margrave’s name appears in the Militia Ballot List for St peter’s Berkhamsted, between 1775 and 1786. His occupation is recorded as “cordwainer” except in 1781 when it was “shoemaker” and 1783 when no occupation was noted.
[2] William Fountain Margrave, 1771 – 1848; John Henry Margrave, 1774 – 1821; Martha Margrave, 1776 – 1861; Mark, 1779 – 1850; Richard, 1781; Mary, 1784 – 1786; Comfort, 1786 – 1788.
[3] 1841 census
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MARK MARGRAVE; 1779 – 1850
Mark was born in Berkhamsted in 1779 but was not baptised until 4th June 1851. His parents were William and Pheabe [sic] Margrave. Marks father, William Margrave, was a cordwainer,[1] i.e. a shoemaker who made new shoes from new leather.
William and Pheabe had seven children in all, of which Mark was the fourth[2]. Two of his younger siblings, Mary and Comfort, both died as infants and Mark’s mother died in 1786 when he was only six years old.
Mark married on 27th October 1801at the age of 22. His bride was Sarah Green. They married in St Mary’s church, Hemel Hempstead and according to the marriage certificate they were married after the reading of banns and both were resident in the parish of Hemel Hempstead. This does not necessarily mean that Mark had moved to Hemel Hempstead. Wedding banns had to be read in the parish church of the bride and groom on three Sundays prior to the wedding taking place. There was a fee payable for the reading of the banns and it was therefore cheaper for one party to adopt an address of convenience in the parish of the other so that banns had to be read (and paid for) in one church only. Mark was evidently literate as he signed the marriage certificate “Mark Margrave” whereas Sarah, in contrast, made her mark by signing “X”.
Mark and Sarah had two children, George, born in 1804, and Sarah, born in 1806.
Mark, like his father before him, became a shoemaker. The entry for Berkhamsted in Pigot’s Directory of 1839 included Mark Margrave, High Street, as a “Boot & Shoe Maker”. The 1841 census also confirms both Mark’s occupation and that the family lived on Berkhamsted’s High Street. The 1839 Tithe records give us the location. Mark is recorded in the records as the occupier of tithe plot 335e, two cottages and gardens owned by James Austen. The cottages were on the opposite side of the High Street to Egerton House (where the Rex Cinema now stands).
Living with Mark and Sarah in 1841 was their daughter, Sarah and two grandchildren, George and John, who were the sons of Mark and Sarah’s own son George.[3]
Mark died at the age of 71 years in November 1850 and was buried in Rectory Lane Cemetery on 14th November.
[1] William Margrave’s name appears in the Militia Ballot List for St peter’s Berkhamsted, between 1775 and 1786. His occupation is recorded as “cordwainer” except in 1781 when it was “shoemaker” and 1783 when no occupation was noted.
[2] William Fountain Margrave, 1771 – 1848; John Henry Margrave, 1774 – 1821; Martha Margrave, 1776 – 1861; Mark, 1779 – 1850; Richard, 1781; Mary, 1784 – 1786; Comfort, 1786 – 1788.
[3] 1841 census
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