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William John Lynde   (1766 – 1831/2) Son of James and Elizabeth Lynde, was baptized 10th March 1766 at St Stephen’s Walbrook, London (certificate).  He was apprenticed to his father as a Clothworker (Freedom Book) and was made free 3rd December 1788.  He is herein described as of 27 Bridge Row, Packer. On the 8th March 1787 a license issued (Vicar General’s Office) for the marriage of William John Lynde of the Parish of St Mary Islington in the Co of Middlesex, a bachelor aged 21 years and upwards with Mary Lucas (her mothers maiden name was Glegg) of the Parish of St Antholin, London, a spinster aged 21 years and upwards.  To marry in the Parish Church of St Mary’s Islington aforesaid. They were married on the 9th March 1787 at St Mary’s Islington (certificate) From the family Bible:- “William John and Mary Lynde March 9th 1787. James Gascoigne Lynde Born April 14th 1788 1/2 past 6 evening. William John (obit October 1790) July 3rd 1790 1/2 past 10 morning Mary Lynde March 2nd 1794 16 minutes past 4 morning.” Mary Lynde was baptizes at St Antholins on the 24th March 1794 and died unmarried on the 28th January 1862. William John Lynde gave up his business as a Packer and was apprenticed Clark at the Bank of England on 9th March 1797 and remained there until 31st October 1821 when he retired. My father (James Gascoigne Lynde the younger) told me that:- “his grandfather William John Lynde was born at Bridge Row and that his father once showed him the house.  He was a Packer and left that business to go into the Bank of England; that he (my father) had three bank notes for £1 each, signed in ink by his Grandfather (I have one of them, Gerald Gascoigne Lynde has another, and my brother Frederick Charles Lynde has the third).  That his Grandfather had a miniature painted by Emily Scoll of Brighton in April 1827, set in Gold with his hair at the back (* I have this miniature).  That his Grandfather died at Plaistow in Essex and was brought by his son James Gascoigne Lynde (the elder) to Bunhill Row because he had a vault there, where it is believed a great many of his people are buried.  That he was present at the funeral which he believed was in 1831 or 1832 and that that was the first time on which he wore a frock coat being 16years old.” * Col. W.A. Lynde, Woodlands, Windermere. Several of his wife’s family (Lucas) were buried at Bunhill Fields.  His wife Mary was buried there on 14th September 1799 aged 34 (certificate).  He was buried there 14th April 1832 aged 66 and his son buried there on 21st October 1790 aged four months.  (Grave - E & W 115   N & S 23   Vault) James Gascoigne the uncle of William John Lynde left a fair sized property at Loughton Essex (subject to two life interests) to William John Lynde and his son James Gascoigne Lynde, the former being in the will described as of the Bank of England and the latter as of the Chelsea Waterworks.  I have the Probate - Col. W.A. Lynde, Woodlands, Windermere. William John Lynde called his eldest son James Gascoigne after his uncle.  It was told to me that William John Lynde used to pray for a sudden death, and that he was run over and killed by a cab.