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	6 Aquila DACKOMBE 1746-1819
	m Arabella CASTELL 1766

Aquila was born in 1746 in Aldgate, London. His father was a pewterer, and at 14 years of age, Aquila was apprenticed to learn the same trade.

He completed his apprenticeship in 1768 and was admitted as a freeman of the Pewterer’s Company. Two years previously however, he had married Arabella Castell at Bethnal Green, although apprentices were not normally allowed to marry. Perhaps this explains the out of town marriage at Bethnal Green.

Aquila and Arabella baptised eight children between 1768 and 1785, first at St Giles Cripplegate, then at St Ann Blackfriars, both in the City of London. Their first son however died of smallpox at the age of 2, and two other children died in infancy.

In 1801 aged 54, Aquila was elected a Liveryman of the Pewterer’s Company, and in 1818, he was elected Master of the Company. He died the following year aged 72. No record of the death of his wife Arabella has yet been found

C=Christened

age DATE AD AC

EVENT

21Dec1746 8Oct1761 14 31Mar1766 19 10Oct1768 21 20Oct1768 21 27Jun1770 23 1771 24 3Jny1772 25 8Feb1772 25 24Sep1775 28 6Jny1778 31 1780 33 6Jny1782 35 14Sep1783 36 26Mar1784 37 4Dec1785 38 6Jun1786 39 25Jny1796 49 17Dec1801 54 20Aug1818 71 Dec1819 72

Aquila C at St Botolph Aldgate; parents Aquila & Jane living in the High St apprenticed to Thomas SWANSON married Arabella CASTELL at Bethnal Green son Aquila born; C 30Oct at St Giles Cripplegate admitted freeman of the Pewterer’s Company son John born; C 15Jul at St Giles Cripplegate inherited an annuity of £120 at 3% from gt uncle Robert son Aquila buried at St Giles; died of smallpox son also named Aquila born; C 8Mar at St Giles dau Mary C at St Ann Blackfriars son Daniel C at St Ann Blackfriars dau Jane born dau Jane buried at St Ann Blackfriars son Charles C at St Ann Blackfriars son Charles buried at St Ann Blackfriars dau Hannah C at St Ann Blackfriars brother John, a seaman, died; Aquila granted admon of his estate began Chancery Proceedings to recover estates in Denbigh and Flint made a liveryman of the Pewterer’s Company elected Master of the Pewterer’s Company Aquila died

PRINCIPAL RECORDS

b=born m=married d=died

C=Christened B=Buried

BIRTH

Aquila was presented (apprenticed) in 1761 to the Pewterer’s Company of London as son of Aquila DACKOMBE. Usual age of apprenticeship was 14 years, so he should have been born about 1747. There is a suitable baptism at St Botolph Aldgate, London:

C 21Dec1746 Aquila s Aquila & Jane DACKOMBE; High Street

The unusual names and correct date leave little room for doubting that this is the correct baptism, even though this gives Aquila’s age at marriage as only 19 and the marriage took place two years before his apprenticeship was completed, against the normal rules of apprenticeship. Perhaps this explains the marriage at the out-of-town location of Bethnal Green

MARRIAGE

Daniel-5 was baptised at St Ann Blackfriars in the City of London in 1778, son of Aquila and Arabella DACKOMBE. The baptism is preceded by a suitable marriage at Bethnal Green St Matthew:

m 31Mar1766 Aquila DACKOMBE bch otp & Arabella x CASTELL otp; wit: James MASHEE, Sarah MASHEE

The marriage is 12 years before the baptism, but there are intervening baptisms and the unusual names leave no doubt that this is the correct marriage.

DESCENDANTS

from register of St Giles Cripplegate

C 30Oct1768 Aquila s Aquila & Arabella DACKOMBE pewterer b 10Oct1768; B 3Jan1772 Aquila s of Aquila DACKOMBE, smallpox

C 15Jul1770 John s Aquila & Arabella DACKOMBE pewterer b 27Jun1770

C 08Mar1772 Aquila s Aquila & Arabella DACKOMBE pewterer b 8Feb1772

from register of St Ann Blackfriars

C 24Sep1775 Mary d Aquila & Arabella DACKOMBE; (m 13Jun1808 Edward KEYNOCK at St Andrew by the Wardobe)

C 06Jan1778 Daniel s Aquila & Arabella DACKOMBE; (m 4Nov1798 Ann HARDING at Bethnal Green St Matthew)

[bc1780 Jane baptism not found] B 6Jan1782 Jane DACKOMBE age 2y lower ground

C 14Sep1783 Charles s Aquila & Arabella DACKOMBE; B 26Mar1784 Charles DACKOMBE age 6m lower ground

C 04Dec1785 Hannah d Aquila & Arabella DACKOMBE

from register of St Andrew by the Wardrobe

m 13Jun1808 Edward KEYNOCK`bch of St Ann Blackfriars & Mary DACKOMBE spr of St Ann Blackfriars, by banns

w: Aquila DACKOMBE, Frances KEYNOCK, Hannah DACKOMBE [all signed]

from IGI

m 26Aug1821 Thomas FENDICK & Hannah DACKOMBE at Saint Matthew, Bethnal Green [original register entry not examined; if Hannah were the daughter of Aquila & Arabella she would have been aged 36 at marriage]

DEATH

According to the Court Minute Books of the Pewterer’s Company, Aquila died in December 1819, but his burial record has not been found (not in NBI)

No record has been found of the death of Arabella.

OTHER

Freedom of the City of London, records at Guildhall

8Oct1761 Aquila DACKOMBE son of Aquila DACKOMBE of the parish of St Gregory, London pewterer, apprenticed to Thomas SWANSON Citizen and pewterer of London [ref CFI/955] [on the reverse:] Inrolled 22 July 1762; 27Oct1768 presented by Edward TOMS, warden

Oct1768 Aquila DACKOMBE pewterer admitted Freeman S [= by servitude ie after apprenticeship]

Records of the Pewterer’s Company

Membership Records

Acquila DACKOMBE freedom: 20Oct1768

livery : 17Dec1801

fined : 1804, 1810, 1817,

served : 1818

dead : 1819

Aquila DACKOMBE apprenticed to Thomas SWANSON

Court Minute Books

8Oct1761 Thomas Swanson presents Aquila Dackombe son of Aquila Dackombe of the parish of St Gregory – Pewterer

1768 Aquila Dackombe of the parish of St Gregory - Pewterer Freeman

7Dec1801 ordered that Mr.Aquila DACKOMBE a Freeman of this Company be elected and admitted upon the Livery of this Company upon paying of the usual fees; and being called into the Court and acquainted thereof by the Master he accepted the same and paid the fine of £20 to the Renter Warden and 13/4 for the fees of the Clerk in Court and thereupon cloathed.

20Aug1818 General Court. Mr Aquila Dackombe, Mr Henry Carpenter, Mr Edward Lockwood were put in nomination for the office of Master: elected Master: Mr.Aquila Dackombe; Upper Warden: Mr Edward Lockwood.

23Sep1819 Mr George Cooper was declared Master elect. Aquila Dackombe died Dec1819

admon 6Jun1786 John DACKOMBE (PROB6/16)

On 6^th day admon of the goods and chattels and credits of John DACKOMBE otherwise DACOMBE late belonging to his Mj ship Sultan a seaman in the pay &c but deceased was granted to Acquila DACKOMBE the natl lawful brother & next of kin of the said deceased [no information yet concerning the whereabouts of HMS Sultan in 1786]

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