St. Dunstan's Church, Stepney

Norman Nugent m. Pam Wolseychildren: Robin & Lindsay

River Thames scene at Limehouse

The original Watermens Hall was built in the 13th century and burned down in the Great Fire of London in 1666

Rebuilt Watermens Hall as it exists today

Limehouse Waterfront

Limehouse Map of 1799

Died at Cross St., Milllwall

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Paul HannTeacher 1949-

David Reginald MarriottChartered Surveyor 1953-

Christopher Marriott1952-1976

Nicola Marriott1953-

Malcolm Babbage MarriottLighterman 1923-

Colin Hann1951-

Wendy Hann1951-

Hillary1946-

Greg Jordan1961-

Zoe Marriott1962-

Christine-

George Blazyca1951-

Lisa Hann1977-

Rebecca Young Marriott1988-

Rachel Blazyca1977-

Sara Hann1980-

Joel Hann1984-

Elizabeth Jordan1989-

Daniel Carter1991-

Lauren Carter1990-

Imogen Louise Jordan1991-

Nell Woodland-

Gordon Johnson1905-

Phyllis Johnson1908-

Margo Johnson1911-

Betty Johnson1915-1998

Michael William Riches1962-

Simon Donald Riches1965-

Sophie Constance Riches1966-

Catherine Jean Swales1962-

Julie Ann Swales1959-

Sarah Jane Swales1965-

James Murchie1942-

Pamela Kath Murchie1940

Lorraine1959-

Andrea Murchie1968-

Alexander Murchie1974-

Tamsin Murchie1967-

Ann Penelope Glenny1938-

Ian Anderson1940-

Amanda Hawes1972-

Allastair Hawes1974-

Kathleen-

James Spendlove1977-

Kelly Spendlove1979-

Patricia Glenny1935-

Keith HawesPilot 1938-

Janet1943-

Geoff Glenny1905-1993

Anthony J. P. Marriott1939-

Janet Ridgewell1940-

Charlotte Anderson1990-

Juliet Sarah Keable1987-

Kirsten Francesca Keable1991-

John Finlay Murchie1906-1966

Margaret Ann Goddard1925-

Constance Ethel Johnson1908-1968

Kathleen Eliz. Johnson1911-

Donald William MarriottLighterman 1906-1958

William Henry MarriottLighterman 1910-2003

Arthur JohnsonLighterman 1882-1961

Beatrice Johnson1881-

Betty Brown1921-

Mary Winifrd Rabjohns1911-1969

Douglas Haig MarriottArchitect 1918-1989

Maida Elizabeth Marriott1921-2000

John MarriottRAF Pilot 1913-1939

Angela Marriott-

Alfred Edward HannNavy 1922-

Kathleen E. Weston1928-

Alice Mildred Marriott1890-1945

William George Marriott (jr)Lighterman 1880-1954

Ethel Constance Marriott1883-1978

Donald James MarriottLighterman 1886-

Ethel Barker1883-1912

Tom Carr-

Robert Gooding -1932

Arthur Record-

Arthur Bailey-

Amy Elizabeth MarriottTeacher 1869-1950s

Elizabeth Rebecca Marriott1870-1950s

Minnie Maud MarriottTeacher 1873-1949

Beatrice A. Marriott1876-1952

Isabella Harriett MarriottSpinster 1879-1951

William Marriott (jr)Lighterman 1822 -1900

Anna Sophia De Ritter1823 - 1891

Ellen L. Jordan1847-1912

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Howard SofieldPublisher

Percy Carter-

Martha-

Niamh Louise Marriott1992-

William R. J. Marriott (sr)Waterman 1798 -1871

Joseph De Ritter 1799-1850 Distiller

James De Ritter1837 -

John De Ritter1839 -

Samuel De Ritter1841 -

Sophia Pell1801-1893

Ann Marriott1843-

Richard George MarriottLighterman 1839-

Henry James MarriottLighterman 1836-

Rebecca-

Robert Marriott1841-c.1862

Alfred MarriottLighterman 1834-

Alfred MarriottTimber Foreman 1863-

Richard MarriottCornweigher 1865-

Rosa Marriott1867-

Clara Marriott1870-

Mary1840-

Isabella King1803-1884

Isabella Marriott1846-

Mary1860-

Rebecca Marriott1821-1821

Frances1857-

Dorothy Farewell-

Martha Walker1732-

Elizabeth Dorrell1729-1804

Elizabeth Marriott1756-

Ann Marriott1765-

Martha Marriott1768-

Sarah Marriott1755-

Robert Farewell Marriott1757-1834

William MarriottWaterman 1759-

Parthenia Marriott1761-

Elizabeth Ann Marriott1763-

James Marriott1765-1765

James MarriottWaterman 1766-1832

Ann Marriott1768-1825

George Walker-

Henry Joslin WalkerWaterman 1731-

Elizabeth Walker1738-

Sarah Walker1741-

Elizabeth-

Rachel1745-1798

Sophia Martha-

Elizabeth Sarah Marriott1862-

John Robert Marriott1863-

Sophia Isabel Marriott1867-

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William Marriott (jun'r)Waterman 1761-c.1830

Mary David1762-

Mary Marriott1706-

William Marriott (elder)Waterman 1708-1787

Susanna Marriot1710 -

Mary-

Richard JonesLighterman

FromLimehouse

Abraham Marriot1676-1676

Abraham MarriotMariner

James Ramsey-

Samuel Boulter-

Hannah Marriott1770-

John Marriot1699-

Admiral De Ruyter and his descendents

Mary Corbett-

Jane Read1766-1810

William MarriottWaterman 1794-

Martha Marriott1802-

Patrick Joseph Tobin1994-

Eleanor Nicola Jordan1994-

Partners: W. G. Marriott

& Sons

Francesca T. Anderson1993-

Leslie Heike-

Elizabeth Heike1945-

Angela Heike1955-

Anne Gillian Seton-

m. 1786 St. Dunstan

Stepney

James Alger-

James Merrytt1647-

Sarah De Ritter1835 -1836

Sarah Marriott1794 -

Sarah-

William DorrellWaterman 1699 -

Mary Rachel Marriott1764-

Ann Marriott1789-

Martha Marriott1791-

Mary Gertrude Marriott1796-

Lawrence Dorrell1727-

Edward Dorrell1726-

Ann Dorrell1725-

Jonathan Dorrell1724-

Sarah Dorrell1723-

William Dorrell1722-

Jane Dorrell1732-

John Dorrell1733-

Alice Phoebe Clothier1873-

Jane Dorrell1701-1708

Edward DorrellWaterman 1703 -

John DorrellWaterman 1697 -

Dan Dorrell1705 -

David DorrellWaterman 1706 -

Martha Dorrell1710 -

William DorrellWaterman

Anne -

Thomas WalkerShipwright

Elizabeth Platts -

Kathryn-

Sarah Dorrell 1725-1726Ann Dorrell 1735-1735Ann Dorrell 1737-Martha Dorrell 1740-

Ethel Goddardc.1898-c.1945

Walter Goddardc.1896-

Elizabeth-

Prudence Marriott1814-

Philip Thomas Marriott1819-

Jemima Eliz. Marriott1812-

Phoebe Ann Marriott1817-

marriedc. 1811

The following children christened @ St Olave,

Southwark:

Ayesha Katya Murchie1988-

Joseph De Ritter1822 -

Catherine Eliz. De Ritter1827 -1836

Hannah De Ritter1832 -

George Samuel De Ritter1825 -1900 Engineer

Henry De Ritter1830-1879

George De Ruter1773-1825 Distiller

Michael James Tobin1995-

Dorrie Johnson1890's- George Goddard

1900-1917

Frank E. Bottomley1930-

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Anne King1805-

Dominic Byne1995-

Douglas John Marriott1996-

Ann1778-1850s

Samuel Pell-1840s

Capt. Thomas Pell1782-1829

Tanner Merrett1697-

William & Anne DavidFather & Mother from Whitechapel

Robert Farewell-

Elizabeth Ann Pegrum1848-1926

Charles Godfrey Pegrum1851 -

Rebecca Pegrum-

Harriett Alderton1851-

Harriett Pegrum-

Maida Amy Babbage1896-1966

Amy L. Pegrum1886-

Nellie M. Pegrum1883-

Charles Ernest Pegrum1888-

George Marriott1878-

Mabel M. Marriott1889-

George William Marriott1890-

Florence Marriott1880-

Peter Mercer-

Jeanette-

Jean Ethel Marrriott1932-

Shirley Constance Marriott1935-1976

William Donald Marriott1938-1949

Sheilagh Marriott1946-

Josephine Johnson1874-

Alice (Grace) Johnson1877-

Ellen (Bly) Johnson1878-

Percival JohnsonLighterman 1881-

Frederick Swales1931-2003

Michael RichesSailor/Pilot -

Robin Spendlove1955-

Poppy Amber Marriott1972-

William Haig Marriott1989-

Josephine Marie HarveyTeacher 1958-

Benjamin Riches1991-

Michael ParkerTelevision 1972-

Harrison Riches1993-

Lucy Amber Parker 1997-

Zoe Payne2006-

Laila Payne2009-

William Guiseppi Hann1986-

Anna Blazyca1981-

Samuel Blazyca1983-

Joe Carter1959-

Joshua Frederick Hann1994-

Abraham MarriottWaterman 1731-1770

James (Tannor) Marriott1741-1742

Ann Marriott1740-1806

John MarriottWaterman 1739-1800

Robert MarriottWaterman 1735-1770

William Marriott (younger)Waterman c.1733-1774

Ann Cranness1825-1909

William Pegrum1820-1895

James MarriottLighterman 1867-1900

Mary Ann Marriott1863-

Joseph MarriottLighterman 1861-

Isabella Marriott1859-1926

George MarriottLighterman 1855-

Rebecca Marriott1852-1853

Ann Sophia Marriott1849-1914

William George Marriott (sr)Lighterman 1847-1938

Tom Nugent-

Graham Haig MarriottCartographer 1948-

Deborah HwangMotion Pictures 1951-

Jonne Cheryl Wright1948-

Simon Marriott1967-

Sally Marriott1965-

Lee Byne-

Joanna Anderson1962-

Katherine Anderson1964-

Richard Anderson1966-

JeremyMichael Keable1959-

Anthony Michael Tobin1965-

Johanna Edmonds1967-

Michiel De Ruyter1607-1676: Admiral

Reginald B. Goddard Publican 1899-1957

Iris Buena.Williams1902-1986

Sophie Katherine Tobin1998-

Andrew Thomas-

Callum Thomas1998-

Robert ClarkCiv. Engineer 1846-1908

James MerryttWaterman

Richard Merrytt1607-

Roger Merrytt1608-

Richard MerryttShipwright & Carpenter

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Maud Elizabeth Clothier1879-1963

Maj. Robert G. Clark1880-1940

Gwendoline A. Marriott1896-

Bernard J. Marriott1900-

Mary Ann1829 -1896

John Stanley Partridge-

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Mary1768-1842

Mary Nelson-

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James T. Pegrum1829 -

Emma Press1835-1907

Todd Payne-

Thomas Pegrum1772-1859

Edwin A. Johnson1851-1921

Blanche Margaret Lefford1872-c.1919

Walter GoddardCompositor 1872-1942

George Goddard1875-

Maude Martha Page-1960s

John Goddard1901-1917

Victor JohnsonSea Captain 1875-

Margaret Gert.Babbage1898-

Audrey May Babbage1899-

Edward John BabbageArmy 1868-1899

Amy Florence Smith1875-

John BabbageArmy 1832-c.1870s

Alfred. BabbageArmy 1872-

Charlotte Poole1836-

Mary Carter1801-c. 1860s

Richard GoddardOstler c.1797-1845

Edward Goddard1861-

Emma Goddardc. 1850s-

William Goddard1864-

Sarah (Dinah) Wilby1849-

Mary Cubitt1831- c. 1865

Richard Goddard1830-

Edward GoddardStone Mason 1832-

Isabella Goddard1840-

Rosetta Goddard1834-

Sarah Ann Goddard1828-

Samuel Goddard1826-

Matthew GoddardBlacksmith 1824-

Born in New Cross, Kent

Born in Tiverton, DevonWheel Winder

James Ezekiel Williams-c.1918

Mary Ann-c.1960

James & Eliza Smith9+ children

Elizabeth Arters1793-

William Babbage1792-

Henry Hawkins1879-

1901: Living with Amy as a boarder

Amelia1865-

Charlotte1861-

William Marriott11th Century

First recorded Marriotts were bestowed Lords of the Manor by William the Conquerer after the Norman Invasion of 1066

Rudolph Marriott11th Century

Augustine Marriott11th Century

Charlotte Maria. Babbage1860-1877

Mary Arters Babbage1830-1890

Born in Halberton, DevonAgricultural Labourer

Sarah Babbage1834-

Maria Babbage1834-

Richard Babbage1836-

Hiram Babbage1843-

All children born in Halberton, Devon

Born in Exeter, Devon

William. BabbageArmy 1865-

Born in DeptfordSon of a barge builder

Harriet1870-

William Floyd Babbage1881-

Annie Elizabeth Babbage1883-

May Dorothy Babbage1886-

Clerk in grain factory

Frederick W. Pegrum1888-

Abraham Marriot 1679-1679

Richard MaryttWaterman 1635-

James MarriottMariner 1664-

Mary-

James Marriot1695-

Margaret-

William Merrett1663-

Joseph Merrett1666-

Nicholas Merriott1668-

Judith Marit1637-

John Marritt1639-

Mary Merritt1644-

Mary-

Elizabeth-

Mary Marrett1674-1674???

Elizabeth Mariot1672-

John Mariot1670-

Mary Merret1678-

married c. 1820 at unknown place

after apprenticeship

married in 1833St Dunstan, Stepneyas widow & widower

Apprenticed to uncle:James Marriott, 1812-1814from LimehouseWm. Cornish, 1814-1820from Rotherhithe

William Robert James Marriott was the first recored family member to move to Rotherhithe in 1814.

The family Lived on Lavender Lane 1821-22Rebecca died between 1822 & 1833No record found of her death / burial.

Born in North Shields,NorthumberlandDied a widow at

Waterman's Asylum, Penge, SE London

m. 1786 St Anne, Limehouse

Apprenticed to brother: Robert F. Marriott 1780-87

From: Duke Shore, Limehouse

Apprenticed to:J. Young 1773-1775 (dec'd)Eliz. Marriott 1775-1778 (mother)From: Limehouse

William & Mary Marriott moved from Limehouse to Church Lane in

Whitechapel c. 1800-1812. William may have changed trades (no record

as a waterman master)

Apprenticed to father: Wm.Marriott 1754-66From: Duke Shore, Limehouse

Family lived in Limehouse @ 1750-1758 Fore Street

1758-c.1800 Nightingale Lane

Family lived in Limehouse @:1731 Sun & Gun Yard 1735-39 Ropemakers Fields1739-47 Nightingale Lane (1st proprietorship)1748-57 Ropemakers Fields1758-84 Duke Shore AlleyThe first Marriott family business was probably established during this period with boats docked at Duke Shore.

Apprenticed to:Mary Chantry 1746-1749Wm. Marriott 1749-1754 (father)Both from: Limehouse

Apprenticed to:Thomas Grove 1749-1750Wm. Marriott 1750-1759 (father)From: Ratcliff & Limehouse

Wm. Marriott (Jun'r) apprenticed to:William Marriott 1775-83 fr. Limehouse

This family lived in Limehouse Causeway in late 1700's-early 1800's.

In 1829 William, age 68 as pensionerreported to be "living in a cottage opposite the Lord Nelson on Gill Street"

Family lived in Limehouse on Fore Street 1756-1787

married in 1755 @ St. Anne, Limehouse

Apprenticed to:J. Jenkins 1745-53

From: Limehouse

Apprenticed to father:Wm.Marriott 1745-52

From: Limehouse

Family lived in Rotherhithe @9 Acorn Place c.1868-1880325 Rotherhithe St c.1880-18902 Bickley Row c.1890-1920Moved to Lee Green: 194 New Cross Rd c. 1920-1938

Lived on Duke Shore in late 1700's and on Nightinglale

Lane in early 1800's.Reported as blind in 1830's.No known wife or children

W. G. Marriott & Family lived at:96 Tyrwhitt Rd,Brockley (Pre WWII).27 Park Ave, Bromley (Post WWII).Worthing (Retirement)

Apprenticed to father 1895Chairman of W. G. Marriott & Sons

Family lived on Duke Shore, Limehouse in

early 1800's.

Apprenticed to father:William Marriott 1808-1815From: Limehouse Causeway

Died in infancy

Records indicate that he received poor

relief from 1766-70

married in 1823St Anne, Limehouse

Married as widow

Both John & Rachel died in the Limehouse workhouse.

m. in 1753 @ St. Anne Limehouse

married in 1721 @ St. Anne, Limehouse

Killed in WWI

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m. 1805 St. George in East, Stepney

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More consistent spelling of the “Marriott” name

Ratcliff, Shadwell and Wapping (the site of many pirate executions) are

seafaring communities, lying directly to the east of Limehouse

William George Marriott (jr) succeeded his father as Chairman of W. G. Marriott & Sons and was a member of the Deptford Borough Council for many years. From the 1940s to early 1950s, he represented both England and Sussex on several occasions in Bowls Championships.

Three sons, Don, Bill & Malcolm Marriott continued the family business of W. G. Marriott & Son until the 1970's, ending an era of at least 12 continuous generations of Marriott lightermen, watermen and mariners on the River Thames. Douglas Marriott became a renowned international architect and was listed in Debrett’s Distinguished People.

The extended family moved to Bromley after World War II and raised their children within a short distance of one another, continuing the close-knit family relationship. Bill, Douglas, Malcolm, Graham, Christopher and David Marriott all attended Ardingly College in Sussex.

By the late 1960s, the family had dispersed to various parts of England, primarily in Kent, ending a 500 year extended family living in close proximity. Douglas and penny Marriott retired in Offham, Bill Marriott retired in Luton, Malcolm and Maida Marriott retired in Broadstairs and Anthony Marriott settled in Cornwall.

Graham Marriott emigrated to California, USA and David Marriott moved to Paddock Wood.

This dedicated research will hopefully inspire future generations to continue this undertaking.

PRIMARY RESEARCH SOURCES

International Genealogical Index Parish Records of: St. Dunstan, Stepney St. Anne, Limehouse St. Olave, Southwark St. Mary, Rotherhithe St. Mary, Whitechapel All Saints, PoplarChurchwarden’s Accounts: St. Anne, LimehousePallot’s Marriage IndexBoyd’s Marriage IndexCensus records 1841-1901: Limehouse, Poplar, Stepney,Whitechapel, Rotherhithe, etc.Land Tax Assessments: Limehouse RotherhitheCompany of Watermen & Lightermen: Apprenticeship Bindings Christening Affidavits Boat ownership records Pension recordsCivil Registration: Birth, Marriage & Death recordsInternet: Genuki, Ancestry.com, ONS,Various other archives, libraries and genealogical resources.

This Marriott family tree has been researched, illustrated and coloured by:

Graham H. Marriott3473 Primera AvenueLos Angeles, California 90068 USATelephone: (323) 969-9769e-mail: gmarriott@cartifact.com

In loving memory of Douglas Marriott who inspired this venture with help from Kath Murchie, Dave Marriott and others.

Revised: September2010

Family lived: W. Wickham c. 1948-50 Bromley: 33 Kings Ave c. 1950-55 Lodge Rd. c. 1955-62 33 Garden Rd c. 1962-71

Then, Chipstead & Toys Hill

m. 1991 St. Joseph's Bromley

m. 1994 Huntington Beach, California, USA

m. 1976 Selsey West Sussex

Emigrated to California, USA in 1971Malibu Lake 1972-1989Hollywood 1989-

Family emigrated to Australia in late 1960s

W. G. Marriott & Sons

Died in WWIICardigan BayWales

Apprent. to father:

1880-0000Fr: Rotherhithe

Apprenticed to father:William Marriott (jr) 1875-82 W. G. Marriott & Sons

Apprenticed to father:William Marriott (jr) 1881-88W. G. Marriott & Sons

Accidental death from fall while pregnant

Apprenticed to father: W. Marriott (sr) 1848-55From: Rotherhithe

Apprenticed to: J. Hagley 1851-58From: Lambeth

Apprenticed to father:William Marriott (Jr) 1861-68Chairman: W. G. Marriott & SonsBermondsey Bor. Council: 23 yearsChairman: Rotherhithe Conservative Club

Apprenticed to:James Steel 1837-44 from Rotherhithe

Founded Wm. Marriott & Sons c. 1858Master to 10 apprentices.

Apprenticed to father: W. Marriott (sr) 1853-60From: Rotherhithe

Apprenticed to father: W. Marriott (sr) 1857-diedFrom: Rotherhithe

Apprenticed to father:William Marriott (jr) 1869-76W. G. Marriott & Sons

Family lived in Rotherhithe @:13 Lower York St. c.1847-186014 Lower York St. c.1860-18701 Six Houses c.1870-1880321 Rotherhithe St. c.1880-19003 Bickley Row c. 1900

Died from fractured skull caused by passing carriage.

Family lived in Poplar (Millwall) @:41 Alfred St. c. 1820s-30s

Apprenticed to uncleWm.Marriott 1771-1775 (dec'd)J. Foster 1775-1778

Apprenticed to uncle, Wm.Marriott 1768-died during apprenticeship. From: LimehouseNote: father and son died in same year

Lived on:Hale St., Poplar41 Alfred St. c. 1820s-30s

Lived in Poplar (Millwall):34 Alfred St. c. 1820s

Apprenticed to:Robert Chantry 1723-35 (died 1739)From: Ropemakers Fields, Limehouse

Apprenticed to mother:Anne Dorrell 1712-1733From: Southwark

Apprenticed to father:William Dorrell 1710-1723

From: Southwark

First recorded member of Watermans Guild

Apprentice to father:

1878-0000 Fr: Rotherhithe

Ran away to sea at age 8

Born in Rotherhithe

Martha bore Dorrie as mistress to Edwin and married after Ellen’s death

Family lived in Poplar (Millwall):30 Alfred St. c. 1820s

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Family lived in Rotherhithe on Rotherhithe St.

(Pageants Wharf)1841Lavender Place 1843

46 Russell St 1851/6115 Lower York St. 1871

Marriott is a Norman family name with Viking origins (since Normandy was granted to the Vikings in 940 AD). The Marriott family first arrived in England from Normandy with William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 AD. Three brothers, Rudolph, Augustine and William Marriott were granted lands as Lords of the Manor in Leicestershire, Yorkshire and Kent by King William.

The Marriott name is derived from Mary, meaning ‘wished-for-child’ and the suffix ‘ot’, a diminutive form. There are several variations in the spelling of "Marriott", particularly before the 18th century, when the name was usually written phonetically. These include Marriot, Merrett, Merriott, Marryatt. Maryott, Merrytt, Merritt, and Mariate. The most common present day spelling is Marriott.

In the late 12th century, Maid Marion, the alleged mistress of Robin Hood, was said to have popularized the name in plays in which she acted through the use of carved figuers of the Virgin Mary that became known as Marionettes. Thus, the increased use of the spelling Mariot and Maryatt is found.

During the 13th century the family branched out to Gloucestershire, Warwickshire and Suffolk, however, by the 14th & 15th centuries the family name became well established in Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire.

Our research has uncovered the presence of many Marriott family groups living in the London area from the 1500s for which over 3,000 parish records have been examined and cross referenced.

This Marriott family branch was a very large and close-knit maritime family whose lives were centered on the River Thames during the 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries.

In the late 1500s and 1600s they were primarily mariners, shipwrights and watermen in the days that Limehouse was an important maritime center for London and the home to many sea captains and new world expeditioners. London was the busiest port in the world. Information on the family during this period comes from the intact survival of the St Dunstan's, Stepney parish records, dating back to 1538. The riverfront communities in which the family lived were a part of this parish until 1730.

The family name spellings shown here in the 1600s and early 1700s are those reported on the parish records at christening, unless more accurately confirmed from another source. After 1700 the name was typically spelled in its present form.

The first members of the family for whom there is considerably more recorded information, were those that were born in the early to mid 1700's. These were the first family members that joined the Company of Watermen & Lightermen City guild with fathers typically apprenticing sons, grandsons, nephews and in laws from the age of 14 to 21.

This family were all born on Ropemakers Fields (see map) in Limehouse.

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THE GREAT PLAGUE (final outbreak): 1665-66 10,000 Londoners took to boats & lived on the

RiverThames.

THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON: 1666

JAMES I 1603-1625

CHARLES I 1625-1649CHARLES II 1660-1685

JAMES II 1685-1688

WILLIAM

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ARY 1689-1702ANNE 1702-1714

REPUBLIC 1649-1660GEORGE I 1714-1727

GEORGE II 1727-1760GEORGE III 1760-1820

GEORGE IV 1820-1830W

ILLIAM IV 1830-1837

VICTORIA 1837-1901EDW

ARD VII 1901-1910GEORGE V 1910-1936

GEORGE VI 1936-1952ELIZABETH II 1952-

Awarded the Military Cross in WWII(1944) Established Douglas Marriott, Worby & Robinson, Chartered Architects in 1963Listed in Debrett’s Distinguished People

Director: W. G. Marriott & Sons1945 - Admission as Freeman toCo. of Watermen & Lightermen.

WORLD WAR I: 1914-18

WORLD WAR II: 1939-45

CRIMEAN WAR: 1854-56

THE U. S. REVOLUTION: 1775-83

THE NAPOLEONIC WARS: 1805-1815

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION 1789

THE SEVEN YEARS WAR: 1755-62

m. 1730 St. Dunstan, Stepney

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m. 1846 St Dunstan, Stepney

m. 1784 St Anne, Limehouse

m. 1792 St Dunstan's, Stepney

Thames Waterman

Excellent company records survive from 1692 to 1908 and the apprenticeship bindings and freedom admissions have been researched for the entire period.

The family was closely tied to the parish of St Anne, Limehouse, after its consecration in 1730, where many Marriott's were christened, married and buried throughout the remainder of the 1700's. Churchwarden's Account Books of the mid-1700s often mention the participation of family members in church and community affairs. However, other less fortunate family members were very poor and living in the workhouse. Frem Roman times until the 19th century, the Thames was London’s main thoroughfare and thus filled with craft of all kinds. Lightermen carried loads from ships to quays and Watermen carried passemgers.

Watermen have always been a sturdy, rough breed with their own jargon and the cry for “Oars” has reverberated through the centuries. In Elizabethan times approximately 40,000 watermen earned their living on the river between Gravesend and Windsor, however, that number was reduced to 20,000 by the end of the 18th century and the trade practically disappeared by the end of the 19th century after the building of numerous bridges.

Thus, during the mid 19th century the Marriott family moved into the lighterage business with the growth of the docklands and expansion of foreign trade.

m. 1870 South Shields

9 children born 1870-1888See Walker Family Treeper: Sue Thompson, U.K.

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Born in Wymondham Norfolk

Name spelling changed from De Ruter to

De Ritter

m. 1987 Broadstairs, Kent

m. 1973 Norwich, Norfolk

m. 1985 Chelsea, London

m. 1974 Brighton, Sussex

m. 1947 Bromley,

Kent

M A R R I O T T F A M I L Y T R E E

Holy Trinity Church, Rotherhithe

St. Mary, Rotherhithe

St. Mary, Rotherhithe & River Thames

St. Anne, Limehouse

THE SECOND DUTCH WAR: 1665-67Several incursions down the Thames and Medway took place by Admiral De Ruyter

ELIZABETH I 1558-1603M

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St. Anne church

Died in the Limehouse workhouse.

Carpenter Roydon, Essex

m. 1987 Cape Cod, MA, USA

m. 1971 City of London

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m. 1988 Hampton

Court

This famous naval war hero led the Dutch fleet against England in the Dutch Wars, (including the sacking of Chatham) and eventually lost

his life in a sea battle against the French near Syracuse.

According to Land Tax Assessment records, it appears that there was a family-owned business of watermen between 1740 and 1785 with moorings at Duke Shore, centered around several family groups. It is in this period that "William" becomes the dominant family given name.

The family had all moved away from Limehouse by the early 1800's and the direct family line moved to Rotherhithe, attending the old parish of St Mary's until the building of Holy Trinity Church in 1838.

Holy Trinity, that served as the family's parish throughout the remainder of the 1800's, was completely destroyed in World War II, along with all the parish records. With the construction of several London bridges in the late Georgian era and the declining need for water ferries, the trade of watermen began to disappear and family members focused on the business of lighterage.

William Marriott (jr) formed the family-owned business of William Marriott & Sons, Lightermen & Watermen in c. 1858 which rapidly grew during the heyday of international trade at the expanding London docklands.

William George Marriott (sr) broke away from his father's company to form W. G. Marriott & Sons, Lightermen, Barge & Tug Owners in the late 1800's.

The family business of W.G. Marriott and Sons prospered throughout the Victorian era and William George entered local politics, representing Rotherhithe on the Bermondsay Borough Council for 23 years, becoming Chairman of the Rotherhithe Conservative Club. The family moved residence to Brockley, while maintaining company offices in Rotherhithe.

Nightingale Lane

Ropemakers Fields

Fore Street

Duke Shore

Limehouse Basin

River Thames

Three Colt Street

Limehouse Hole

No direct family records have been uncovered prior to the late 1500s, however, it is likely that they were associated with the River Thames

throughout the reign of Elizabeth I when England was enjoying the Golden Age of

discovery.

Marriott Family Crest & Motto

See Clark Family Tree per: Robert & Jenny Clark, NZ

m. 1904 Croydon

m. 1879 HackneyBorn in Deptford, KentDied in Gravesend, Kent

Born in New Zealand

See Partridge Family Tree re: Charlie Partridge, NZ

m. 1919 Holy Trinity Rotherhithe

Family lived in Limehouseand owned many properties see

Will. Died in Lewisham

Born in India m. Chislehurst, Kent 1961

Born in Cambridge

Born in Newton AbbotDevon

Born in Lewisham

Kent

Born in Brockley

Born in Brockley

m. 1950 Bromley, Kent

m. 1945

m. in Brockley c.1930

Born inSanta AnaCalifornia

Born in Los Angeles, CAPrinceton UniversityColumbia University

Born in Los Angeles, CAUniversity of Michigan

Born in Lewisham, London

Born in Bromley, Kent

Born in BlackheathLondon

All born in Broadstairs Kent

Born in Hawaii, USA

Born Sidcup

Born Bromley

Born Sidcup

Born in Dulwich, Kent

Born in St. Helens, Lancs

Born Brighton

Born London

Born Canterbury

Both born in London

All born in Greenwich

Both born in London

Born in Catford, Kent

Born in Beckenham

Kent

Born in N.Y.

Born in Brockley

Married in 1644 at St Dunstan’s, Stepney

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Born in Limehouse

Born in Poplar

m. 2000 Huntington Beach, California, USA

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Born in PoplarDied in Limehouse

1881 lived at: 313 Lower RdDeptford, Kent

Born in Rotherhithe

Coal Merchant

See Pegrum Family TreePer Sue Jones, AU

Roydon & Nazeing, Essex

Lived in Nazeing, Essex

Born in Colchester

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Born in Colchester, Essex

m. 1892 St Mary, Lewisham, Kent

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1901: Lighterman’s Foreman

Living inPaddock Wood1996-

Living as married with Father & family 1901

m. 1820 Halberton, Devon

m.1st 1895 New Crossm.2nd 1896 Greenwich

Sergeant in Royal Engineers

Born in Devonport, DevonSergeant Royal Engineers

Born in GibraltarSapper, Royal Engineers

See De Ritter Family Tree

See De Ritter Descendents

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Marriott Family worshipped here in the late 1800s. The church was bombed in WWII.All records were destroyed.

BOER WAR II: 1899-1902

2ndm. 1869 Colchester,

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m. 1823 St. Nicholas, Colchester, Essex

Born in Colchester

Born in CoggeshallBlind

Al children born in Colchester, Essex

Close friends to and intermarried

Marriott family

Close family friendsand intermarriedMarriott family

Died at age 1 month

Many Sea Captains lived on Fore Street in the early 1700s

Upon Robert Chantry’s death in 1739William Marriott the elder, his

apprentice, inherited the Waterman’s business and is the first record of

Marriott property proprietorship on Nightingale Lane

m. 1922 Woodside

Parish Church

Fought withGeneral Gordon

in Khartoum

Born inGibraltar

m. 1890

m. 19033rd

m. 1924 in NZ

Owned a Lightermen’s Co.

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Marriott name spelling shown is per parish records, however, names were

often written phonetically.

Born on day of father’s suicide

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Born in Yaxley

Attendantin asylum

Sisters not shown:Edith, Eva Primrose& Florence

Died a spinster in Somerset

m. 1885

Born in Portsmouth

Born in Greenwich

Born in Greenwich

Born in Northumberland

Born nr. Plymouth

Born in ColchesterSuicide by rifle shot at Aldershot barracks.see newspaper article

See Cranness Family Tree

per Susan Gray, AU

m. 1868

Uncertain connection

The family lived on Ropemakers Fields in

Limehouse.

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Marrettspelling at St. Dunstan’s christenings

The family lived in:

Well Close 1697Wapping 1699Ratcliff 1706Limehouse 1708

This family were mariners and the waterfront places that they lived suggest that they may haved sailed overseas.