DAVIS, Lockyer John (1719 - 1791) ‹ LBT 17738 ›

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Floruit: 1746–1791

Floruit 1746 (A) — 1791 (A);  Male, married

Life Events

Event	Date	Source
Birth	1719
Baptism	14 Nov 1717 - at St.Bartholomew the Great.	O.D.N.B.
Death	- on 23 Apr 1791	St.Co. - Wills A
Burial	St Bartholomew the Great	O.D.N.B.

Will

Will (Ref., Piece, Image)	Will Dates	Intestate	Probate Dates	Administration Dates	Comments
PROB 11/1204, Bevor: 185-232, 244/302					Wills A:41 - of the Parish of St Andrew. --- PRO - of Saint Andrew Holborn, Middlesex. ---

Family Relationships

LBTNumber	Name	Relationship	Occupation	Comments
4197	DAVIS, Mary (1722 - 1769) ‹ LBT 04197 ›	spouse
34107	DAVIS, James ‹ LBT 34107 ›	parent	Salesman
17780	DAVIS, Charles ( - 1830) ‹ LBT 17780 ›	child

Livery Companies

Company	Source
Stationers' Company	McKenzie, D.F. (1978), #2365

Stationers' Company Titles (4)

Title	From	To	Notes
Assistant	1773-03-02	1791-04-05	Chosen; First attendance; Last attendance
Under Warden	1777-07-05	1778-07-05	Served 1777/1778
Upper Warden	1778-07-04	1779-07-04	Served 1778/1779
Master	1779-07-03	1780-07-03	Served 1779/1780

Occupations (1)

Occupation	Comment
Bookseller	Apprentice; Arber, vol.5, p.lxix; Plomer 3; O.D.N.B.

Was Apprentice to Master(s): (1)

Name	Premium	Paid By	Comments
DAVIS, Charles (bap. 1693 - 1755) ‹ LBT 20640 ›	Q	Q	LJD's father was CD's eldest brother

Had Apprentice(s): (7)

Name	Premium	Paid By	Comments
MARTYN, George Nathaniel ‹ LBT 17739 ›
CURTIS, John ( - 1800) ‹ LBT 17779 ›	£105	Father
HURLEY, Stephen ‹ LBT 17781 ›	None mentioned	N/A
KING, John Vickers ‹ LBT 17782 ›	£150	Father
LEACROFT, Samuel ‹ LBT 17783 ›	£105	Father
SOTHEBY, Samuel (1772 - 1842) ‹ LBT 17784 ›	None mentioned	N/A
TOWNE, John ‹ LBT 17785 ›	£100	Father

Addresses (15)

Date	Address	Trade at Addr	Source	Comment
1749-10-03	Fleet Street		McKenzie, D.F. (1978)
1753, (1753)	Gray's Inn Gate, Holborn		O.D.N.B.
1756-10-05	Fleet Street		McKenzie, D.F. (1978)
1759-08-07	Holborn		McKenzie, D.F. (1978)
1761-05-05	Holborn		McKenzie, D.F. (1978)
1769-05-02	Holborn		McKenzie, D.F. (1978)
1770, (1770)	326 High Holborn
1786-08-01	Holborn		McKenzie, D.F. (1978)
1786	325 High Holborn		Beadle's Book
1787	325 High Holborn		Beadle's Book
1788	325 High Holborn		Beadle's Book
1789	325 High Holborn		Beadle's Book
1790-05-04	Holborn		McKenzie, D.F. (1978)
1790	325 High Holborn		Beadle's Book
1791-05-09	St Andrew Holborn		Will	- late of the Parish of

Events (26)

Date	Event type	Description
14 Nov 1717	Baptized	St Bartholomew the Great
1 Aug 1732	Bound	to his uncle, Charles Davis (LBT/20640)
Dec 1746	City Freedom	Servitude - COL/CHD/FR/02/0701
2 Dec 1746	Cloathed
2 Dec 1746	Freed - Servitude
3 Oct 1749	Appr - Binding	John Curtis (LBT/17779)
6 Mar 1753	Renter Warden	summoned -
26 Mar 1753	Renter Warden	fined -
6 Oct 1756	Appr - Turn-over/In	George Nathaniel Martyn [ST/2366] from Charles Davis (LBT/20640)
7 Aug 1759	Appr - Binding	John Towne (LBT/17785)
4 Sep 1759	Appr - Turn-over/Out	John Towne (LBT/17785) to Christian Watkins (LBT/02583)
5 May 1761	Appr - Binding	Samuel Leacroft (LBT/17783)
2 Sep 1766	Appr - Freedom	John Towne [ST/3:2419]
2 May 1769	Appr - Binding	John Vickers King (LBT/17782)
2 Mar 1773	Court	Chosen Assistant
16 Mar 1773	Court	Attended - first
5 Jul 1777	Under Warden	Served 1777/1778
3 Feb 1778	Son - patrimony	Charles Davis (LBT/17780)
4 Jul 1778	Upper Warden	Served 1778/1779
3 Jul 1779	Master	Served 1779/1780
1 Aug 1786	Appr - Binding	Samuel Sotheby (LBT/17784)
4 May 1790	Appr - Binding	Stephen Hurley (LBT/17781)
5 Oct 1790	Appr - Turn-over/Out	Stephen Hurley (LBT/17781) to Mary Vint (LBT/04028)
5 Apr 1791	Court	Attended - last
23 Apr 1791	Died
2 Aug 1791	Appr - Turn-over/Out	Samuel Sotheby (LBT/17784) to Paul Vaillant (LBT/16035)

Further Notes

D.N.B. - "A tablet to the memory of husband and wife was placed under the organ loft of the church of St.Bartholomew the Great." ---

Sources and References

Original Sources	Comments
Stationers' Company - Binding and Freedom Records - McKenzie, D.F. (1978), #2365

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Dictionary of National Biography - article by O.M. Brack