Jacob VANDERSTEEN = Mary ASHWORTH1
Married 11 Apr 1772, Shoreditch, Midsx., St. Leonard's2
Jacob VANDERSTEEN
Christened 1 May 1749, Bethnal Green, Midsx., St Matthew's3
Died 1799, St Matthew, Bethnal Green, Middlesex4
Occupation: Victualler (1788)5
WILL OF JACOB VANDERSTEEN
December 8 1793
In the name of God Amen
I Jacob Vandersteen of Bethnal Green Road In the Parish of Bethnal Green
Being In Health Do Make this my Last Will and testament as followeth I Give to my Eldest Son Jacob Vandersteen one Shilling of Lawful Money and I give to My Wife Mary Vandersteen all My Goods and Chattels and Money belonging to me and Likewise my Lease holds of Land and Cottages and two other cottages In Whites Grounds and Every thing that I Poses In Witness Whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal
the 8 Day of December 1793
Jacob Vandersteen
Witness John Chesham
His Mark X
Mary Ann Rea
On the 1st day of July in the Year of our Lord 1799 Adm(inistrati)on with the will annexed of Goods ??? of Jacob Vandersteen late of the Pa(ri)sh St Matthew Bethnal Green in the Co(unty) of Mid(dle)s(e)x Dec(eas)ed was granted to Mary Vandersteen widow the Relict & the Residuary Legatee named in the will of s(ai)d dec(eas)ed being sworn duly to
Adm(inist)er no Ex(ecut)or being named the s(ai)d will
Source: London Metropolitan Archives and Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section, Clerkenwell, London, England; Reference Number: MS 9172/184; Will Number: 104.
from Ancestry: London, England, Wills and Probate, 1525-1858
Mary ASHWORTH
Died 29 Mar 1838, 95 Bethnal Green Road, Bethnal Green, Middlesex6
Will of Mary Vandersteen
PROB 11/1896
The Last Will and Testament of Mary Vandersteen widow of Bethnal Green Road in the Parish of St Matthew Bethnal Green in the county of Middlesex. I Mary Vandersteen being of sound mind and memory do make and declare this to be my last will and testament in manner following that is to say after my just debts funeral expenses and charge of proving this my will in the firtst part be fully paid and satisfied and after payment thereof I give and bequeath to Henrietta Vandersteen wife of my son William Vandersteen of Bethnal Green Road weaver the sum of one hundred and eighty pounds New Three and half per cents standing in my name in the Bank of England and one leasehold house situated in Seabright Street, Bethnal Green Road let to Mr ?? and also out of my cottages in Whites Grounds the whole of which the aforesaid property I give to her for her whole sole use and purpose independent of her present or any future husband. I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary Jewitt the sum of two hundred pounds New three and half per cents standing in my account in the Bank of England and one leasehold house situated in Squirries Street, Bethnal Green Road let to Mr Nelson and also out of my cottages in Whites Grounds let to Mrs ?? the whole of which property I give to her for her whole sole use and purpose independent of her present or future husband and I will that her decease the house in Squirries Street shall go to her eldest son John Moore carpenter of Bethnal Green Road and in case she should die before me the whole of this bequest which I will to her shall be equally divided between her husband and her children born of her body only and I give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth Ivory wife of Sage Ivory two hundred and thirty pounds New three and half per cents standing in my account in the Bank of England and one leasehold house situated in Princes Court Bethnal Green let to Mr West and also out of my Cottages in Whites Grounds let to Mr Wilman I give and bequeath to my grandson John Moore carpenter of Bethnal Green Road fifty pounds I give and bequeath to my grandson Samuel Moore five pounds I give and bequeath to my grandson James Moore, I give and bequeath to my granddaughter Elizabeth Shepherd five pounds, I give and bequeath to my granddaughter Isabella Turner five pounds and I hereby appoint my son William Vandersteen and my son in law Sage Ivory Executors of this my last will and testament and I give and bequeath to each of them the sum of five pounds and I will and bequeath that all my household furniture wearing apparel and any other Property I may be possessed of at my decease not heretofore named shall be equally divided between two daughters and my daughter in law Henrietta Vanderstein and I hereby revoke and make void all former wills by me at any time made and declare this to be my last will and testament in witness whereof I the said Testator do this day set my hand and seal.
Mary Vandersteen June 7 1836.
Thomas Barrett 157 Church Street, John Curley No 50 Hare Street, Martin Frost 68 Old Street Road
Proved at London 7 May 1838 before the worshipful ??se Addams Doctor of Laws Surrogate by the oaths of William Vandersteen the son and Sage Ivory her Exors to whom Admon was granted having both first sworn duly to admr.
Born 18 Oct 17737
Christened 31 Oct 1773, Bethnal Green, Midsx., St Matthew's8
The Proceedings of the Old Bailey Ref: t17931204-13
The Old Bailey
13. JOHN WILLIAMS and JACOB VANDERSTEEN , were indicted for stealing on the 22d of November, a cotton apron, value 2s, two child's cotton shirts,
See original value 1s. 4d. a muslin cap border, value 6d. two child's linen shirts, value 1s. a cotton shawl, value 2s. a cotton stocking, value 6d. seven yards of hempen cord, value 6d. the goods of James Radford . A cotton apron, value 1s. a child's muslin frock, value 2s. a child's linen shirt, value 1s. a child's linen shift, value 6d. a child's cotton shirt, value 1s. a pair of cotton stockings, value 1s. 6d. and a muslin cap border value 6d. the goods of Thomas West .
JAMES RADFORD sworn.
I am in lodgings now at Bromley; I lost the things from Old Ford, I lost them out of the Garden of my lodgings the 22d of November, I was at work when the alarm was made to me, when they were gone, between one and two, the prisoners were then in custody at the adjoining public house, it goes by the name of Clay-Hall. I came over directly, the things were laying in the same room with the prisoners on the table.
Q. What was done with these things? - They were took up to the Rotation. I have had the care of them ever since I carried them to the Rotation, and brought them here. I gave them to Robert Johnson or Hannah West , just coming in at the gate; I missed a muslin cap border, a child's linen shift, two child's cotton shirts, two child's muslin caps, two child's linen shirts, a cotton shawl, a cotton stocking, and seven yards of hempen cord. The other property is laid to be the property of Thomas West . These are my property. I have seen them wore before on the children, and I brought them, and paid for them. I don't know that there are any marks on them. There is a shirt and three frocks missing, besides these.
Q. How far was this publick house from your house? - About 150 yards, it is the next house to it.
HANNAH WEST sworn.
I am an acquaintance in this family; Thomas West is my husband. I missed the things in the indictment from Old Ford. I believe it was the 22d of November, I missed them from the same yard, that the others were missed of Mr. Radford's. I went down the garden to fetch some of the things, and I saw the prisoner, John Williams , having some of the things in his hands, he took and flung them over the pales out of the garden, and I ran down to his assistance, the other prisoner stood close by the pales. John Williams was in the garden, and the other outside. I ran after Williams, and he over-ran me.
Q. Did any man pick the things up? - Not till the man had took them, he picked them up and brought them into my house with the prisoner.
Q. How did Williams get out of the garden? - He got over the pales; he left the property laying where he chucked it over the pales of the premises.
Q. Who picked them up? - Robert Johnson , he stopped Williams, and I stopped the other; and when I stopped him he had a white child's shirt in the crown of his hat, and he took his hat off, and slung it over the hedge; it was neither Mr. Radford's property, nor mine. It is not in the indictment, it is here.
Q. Was that shirt in the yard? - No, I don't know where that came from.
Q. Where were the prisoners carried to? - They were carried to Clay-Hall. I have had the care of the whole of the property. It was in Mr. Radford's house, we both lived together; it was locked up in Mr. Radford's custody. Here is a cotton apron, a child's muslin frock, a child's linen shirt, a child's linen shift, a child's cotton shirt, a pair of cotton stockings, and a muslin cap border, they are mine; I honestly worked and paid for them, I have mended them.
See original ROBERT JOHNSON sworn.
I am a day labouring man, I know both these boys. On the 27th of November, when I was coming from dinner, coming out of my gate, I saw a lad in the field, neither of these, putting something in his bosom, and I thought that he had stolen it, I looked very hard at him, for three or four minutes; in the mean time, Mrs. West Hallooed out, stop thief, on which I pursued John Williams , and overtook him, in, I suppose, a dozen or two yards; Jacob Vandersteen was coming towards me, and she said, that is one, and she came up to him, and took hold of him, he was going to strike her, and I upped with my shovel, and said, I would cut him down, if he did not go peaceably; I brought them back to the garden, and there I saw Williams's shoe and a knife. I did not see the things on either of them. I picked up the things, and gave them to Mrs. West; they laid under the pales just throwed out of the garden.
Q. Where did you find the knife? - Laying by the side of the things, it was open.
Prisoner Williams. I never had any of the things in my possession. - I never saw them in Williams's possession, I picked them up under the pales.
MATTHEW BRYANT sworn.
I am a labouring man, I was called to assist to take these two boys. I did not see either of them in the garden. This here one, Vandersteen, he stood at the top of the causeway; the woman said, that he had taken the goods, I collared him, I had them to the public house, and we sent for the constable; I cannot tell who took the things, I saw the things over the pales.
Prisoner Williams. I was going by, and I had not been by above a dozen yards, and the woman immediately said, stop him; a man came up to me, and said, where are you going, I said, I am going home; a woman came up to him, and said, that is the young chap, that has got my property, says I, Madam, I have got none, I never touched nothing.
Prisoner Vandersteen. I was going down to Blackwall, a young lad told me, if I would go down by Friday afternoon, he would speak to the foreman to try to get me into the dock-yard; coming along I saw this linen lay. I had not picked it up above a minute, before I heard an outcry of stop thief, I was afraid it was some stolen property, and throwed it away.
John Williams , GUILTY . (Aged 16.)
Imprisoned six months in the House of Correction and publickly whipped .
Jacob Vandersteen , Not GUILTY .
Tried by the Second Middlesex Jury before Mr. RECORDER.
Mary VANDERSTEEN = Samuel MOORE > Family
Married 11 Aug 1794, Stepney, St Dunstan9
Mary VANDERSTEEN
Born 26 Feb 177910
Christened 19 Mar 1779, Bethnal Green, Midsx., St Matthew's11
Died 1868, 61 Saviours Street, Bethnal Green, Middsx. aged 8912
Buried 13 May 1868, Victoria Park Cemetery, Hackney, Middlesex13
Abode: 61 Squirries St., Bethnal Green, Middlesex (1851)14
Samuel MOORE
Married BEF Jun 183618
Daniel JEWITT
Elizabeth VANDERSTEEN = Sage IVORY > Family
William VANDERSTEEN = Henrietta MAY > Family
Married 19 Apr 1810, St Dunstan, Stepney, Middsx27
William VANDERSTEEN
Born 1 Aug 178228
Christened 21 Aug 1782, Bethnal Green, Midsx., St Matthew's29
Died 16 May 1846, Bethnal Green, Middlesex30
Occupation: House Agent (1841)31
Abode: Bethnal Green Road, Bethnal Green (1841) 33 Bethnal Green Road, Bethnal Green, Middlesex (1846)32
Henrietta MAY
Elizabeth VANDERSTEEN = George COE > Family
Married 26 May 1806, St John ,Hackney, Middsx.35
Elizabeth VANDERSTEEN
4 :
Adminstration of will granted 1 Jul 1799
5 :
Baptism of daughter Isabella, parish register film X025/003 London Metropolitan Archives
6 :
Probate granted 7 May 1838, will of Mary Vandersteen PROB 11/1896; Death Index Jun 1838 Bethnal Green 2 1, death certificate aged 85 years 6 months
9 :
IGI M055763; Pallot Mariage Index, letter dated 14 May 1996
12 :
Free BMD, Death Index Jun 1868 Bethnal Green 1c 200 aged 89;Register of Burials at Victoria Park Cemetery, Hackney, Middlesex from 1867 to 1868, RG8 / Piece 47
13 :
Register of Burials at Victoria Park Cemetery, Hackney, Middlesex from 1867 to 1868, RG8 / Piece 47
14 :
1851 Census HO107-1541, folio 455
15 :
descreibed as deceased on son's marriage certificate
16 :
Marriage certificate, 2nd marriage of son William Moore 10 Sep 1830
17 :
Will of Mary Vandersteen, piece number PROB 11/1896, 1851 Census HO107-1541, folio 455
18 :
Mary Ashworth mentions "my daughter Mary Jewitt" in her will (Mary Vandersteen PROB 11/1896) made 7 June 1836
19 :
1851 Census HO107-1541, folio 455
20 :
1851 Census HO107-1541, folio 455
21 :
1851 Census HO107-1541, folio 455
22 :
IGI downloaded 11 Aug 2004, executor to will of Mary Ashworth, stated to be son-in-law, (Will of Mary Vandersteen PROB 11/1896)
25 :
IGI downloaded 21 Feb 2007
26 :
IGI downloaded 21 Feb 2007
27 :
Informant: Bill Sherrell, beliew at verizon.net, Pallot's Marriage Index
30 :
Letters of Admistration granted to wife 18 Jun 1846, London Metropolitan Archives and Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section, Clerkenwell, London, England; Reference Number: DL/C/523; Will Number: 53.
Ancestry: London, England, Wills and Probate, 1525-1858
31 :
1841 Census HO107/691/ 12 fol 17
32 :
1841 Census HO107/691/ 12 fol 17, Letters of Administration Granted to wife
33 :
1851 Census HO107/1451 folio 277; informant: Bill Sherrell, beliew at verizon.net
34 :
Probate Registry, probate 1858, administration with will annexed, will made 16 Feb 1852
35 :
Pallot Marriage Index, letter dated 14 May 1996, Marriage Register film X43/7 London Metroplitan Archives, bachelor and spinster
38 :
IGI at 11 AUG 2004, parish register film X025/003 London Metropolitan Archives
39 :
IGI at 11 AUG 2004, parish register film X025/003 London Metropolitan Archives
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