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Histories» Show All «Prev «1 ... 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 ... 161» Next» » Slide Show The early MUSGROVE's I can trace this line back to Mary MUSGROVE whose son John MUSGROVE was “base born” in 1805 Brompton Regis (now Kings Brompton), Somerset. John was a shoemaker and a cordwainer. ![]() ![]() On Christmas Day in 1859 William married a local girl, Ann SWAIN, in Christ Church, Marylebone – the MUSGROVEs and SWAINs were next door neighbours on the 1861 census at 29 Carlisle Street, Marylebone. They went on to have 2 sons and 3 daughters born in Marylebone and Paddington between 1861 and 1872 - the eldest being William John MUSGROVE. Prior to his death in 1895 he was living at Branstone Street (where is this ?). Ann’s parents were both born in Oxfordshire. Her father, William SWAIN, was born in St George’s about 1801 and was a gardener. Her mother, Caroline, was born in Madon Green in about 1807 and was a launderess. One of Ann's brothers, George SWAIN, was a furniture and cabinet packer. The photo above is that of a statue found in front of St Mary Aldermary in Watling Street in the City of London. This area of London was the shoe and boot making area and it still includes the Cordwainer Ward (a small local government district covering an area of just 270 meters by 130 meters). The word ‘cordwainer’ is derived from the name of the city of Cordoba in Spain, which was renowned for its fine leatherwork. A cordwainer worked on particularly fine leather so only the more skilled shoemaker would work with it. Hence, describing yourself as a cordwainer meant you considered yourself to be a better class of shoemaker. return to MUSGROVE index
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