Benjamin Follett SCADDING1

13th Oct 17841,2 - 15th Mar 185718,1,19

Gentleman11

Life History

13th Oct 1784	Born in Ilchester, Somerset.1,2
5th Jan 1785	Baptised in Ilchester, Somerset.3
10th Sep 1811	Married Hannah ROLPH in St Michael, Bristol, Gloucestershire.22
9th Jul 1813	Birth of daughter Elisabeth SCADDING in Somerset.16,2
14th May 1815	Birth of daughter Sarah Susan SCADDING in Princes Square, London.2
14th May 1815	Occupation carpenter.4
13th Aug 1815	Resident in Princes Square, St George in the East, London.5
25th Mar 1817	Birth of son Daniel Benjamin SCADDING in St George in the East, Middlesex.1,7,2
2nd Jul 1817	Occupation Clerk to Mr Henry Peto, building contractor..6 On 2 July 1817 Benjamin gave evidence at the Old Bailey in the case of George Davidson who was accused of stealing from his employer, Henry Peto, the contractor for building the New Custom House.
12th Dec 1818	Birth of son George Rolph SCADDING in Princes Square, London.20,2
24th Jan 1819	Occupation clerk.7
24th Jan 1819	Resident in Princes Square, St George in the East, London.8
24th Jan 1819	Resident in Town Chapman Street, St George in the East, London.9 this address is not the same as for Daniel's baptism which took place at the same time!
6th Feb 1821	Birth of son Edward SCADDING in Clerkenwell, London.2
12th Feb 1823	Birth of daughter Hannah SCADDING in Aldersgate, London.21,2
9th Nov 1825	Birth of daughter Emma SCADDING in Aldersgate, London.2
27th Aug 1827	Birth of son Frederick SCADDING in Aldersgate, London.21,2
29th Aug 1827	Occupation Gentleman.10
29th Aug 1827	Property household goods, wearing apparel, printed books and plate which he insured for £300 with the Sun Fire Office in London, Middlesex.10
29th Aug 1827	Resident in 35 Edmund Place, Aldersgate Street, Aldersgate, London.10 35 Edmund Place was a brick built house.
13th Oct 1828	Death of son Frederick SCADDING in St Botolph, London.2
20th Nov 1830	Birth of daughter Eliza SCADDING in Aldersgate, London.2
28th Dec 1830	Death of daughter Eliza SCADDING in Edmunds Place.2
9th Sep 1835	Occupation Gentleman in 24 Bartholemew Close.11
9th Sep 1835	Occupation Gentleman.11
9th Sep 1835	Property household goods, wearing apparel, printed books and plate which he insured for £300 with the Sun Fire Office in London, Middlesex.11 insured for £400
9th Sep 1835	Resident in 24 Bartholemew Close (24 Bartholemew Close).11
9th Sep 1835	Resident in 24 Bartholomew Close, London.11
1841	Resident in 24 Bartholomew Close, Bethnal Green, London.14 In part 2 of the Post Office Directory Benjamin is listed as Benjamin Scadding esq. without any other ocupation.
6th Jun 1841	Occupation clerk in St Bartholomew the Great, London.12
6th Jun 1841	Recorded in census in St Bartholomew the Great, London (Bartholomew Close, St Bartholomew the Great, London).12
16th Sep 1841	Occupation builder.13
28th Feb 1843	Occupation surveyor.15
30th Mar 1851	Occupation surveyor in St Bartholomew The Great, Middlesex.16
30th Mar 1851	Recorded in census in St Bartholomew The Great, Middlesex.16
1852	Resident in 24 Bartholomew Close, Bethnal Green, London.17 The address is now described as a lodgiing house.
Jun 1855	Death of son Edward SCADDING in St Bartholomew's Hospital, London.13
15th Mar 1857	Resident in Union House, West Street, West London..17 This was the West London Workhouse.
15th Mar 1857	Died in West London - Union House West Street, London.18,1,19 General decay, diarrhoa The informant was George Giles who was present at the death in Union House.

Notes

On 16 September 1841 Benjamin was a witness at his daughter, Sarah's wedding to John Finlay Miller.13
Some time between 1 January 1856 and 1 April 1856 Benjamin was admitted to the West London Union Workhouse. He was in good health except that, for about the last six months, he had been suffering from a "defective memory". The medical Officer, Stephen John Burt, considered him to not be dangerous. By the 1 January 1857 Benjamin's physical health had deteriorated and he was suffering from bronchitis. His health deteriorated further and on 15 March he died, not of bronchitis but just general decay and diarrohea.23

Sources

1. Scadding family research by Lyn Scadding
- www.scadding.demon.co.uk/SOMSC001
2. Bible of Elizabeth Scadding (1834)
3. Parish Records - SRO
- Ilchester baptisms D/P/ilch 2/1/2
4. Parish Records - LMA
- X097/277
5. Parish Records - LMA
- Sarah Susan's baptism
6. Proceedings of the Old Bailey
- Ref: t18170702-136
7. Parish Records - LMA
- X097/278
8. Parish Records - LMA
- Daniel Benjamin's baptism
9. Parish Records - LMA
- George Rolph's baptism
10. Sun Fire Office Records
- MS 11936/512/1065293
11. Sun Fire Office Records
- MS 11936/546/1204316
12. UK Census 1841
13. Parish Records - The Guildhall
14. 1841 London PO Commercial Directory
- Part 1
15. Parish Records - LMA
- son's marriage - X025/014
16. UK Census 1851
17. Post Office Directory 1852 (small edition)
18. Freebmd
- http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/
19. Death certificate
20. Parish Records - LMA
21. IGI - Extracted from Parish Registers
- Batch C022383
22. IGI - Extracted from Parish Registers
- Batch M172561
23. West London Union - quarterly lunatic returns.
- CLA/047/LR/06/026