Benjamin Kerby died Bristol 1829?

[jane k]

Apologies as this is  complicated.  We have an ancestor Benjamin Kerby who was born in Clerkenwell in 1783 but moved to Coventry - he was a watchmaker.

His father was Isaac Kerby (also watchmaker) born  about 1746, lived and died in Clerkenwell.  His parents were another Isaac Kerby and Martha Tubb also based in London,

My query is about different Benjamin Kerby who appears in Piggots Directory 1822 & 1825 as a watch and clockmaker in King Street Bristol. He also is in a death notice in the Bristol Mirror for 27/1/1829 for him saying he was in his 56th year - and describes him as Benj Kerby Senior.  This would make him born about 1773.  There is a possible marriage to Ann Lee in Bristol 13/5/1804.
(There`s also a Benjamin Kerby in prison in Bristol in 1811!)

I feel he must be related to us due to the spelling of his name (Kerby rather than the more common Kirby) and his profession of watchmaker.  But I can`t find a birth for him or any other link.

Any help would be very much appreciated.

[amondg]

The Benjamin who got 14 days for being drunk was 60 years old

[hanes teulu]

Had you checked "The Gazette"?
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/all-notices/notice?text=%22benjamin+kerby%22&categorycode-all=all&noticetypes=&location-postcode-1=&location-distance-1=1&location-local-authority-1=&numberOfLocationSearches=1&start-publish-date=&end-publish-date=&edition=&london-issue=&edinburgh-issue=&belfast-issue=&sort-by=&results-page-size=10

[ciderdrinker]

Hi
There is a Will for a Sarah Kerby 1818 with a son Benjamin at Coleford.Sons John and  Benjamin ,daughters Hannah ,Martha
Isaac Blanch Kerby watchmaker also Coleford  1840's before death 1851 Clerkenwell age 80 .
Maybe a clue there.

Ciderdrinker

[gc1]

Is this him in the 1861 Census

Name   Benjamin Kerby
Sex   Male
Age   77 years
Birth Year (Estimated)   1784
Birthplace   Clerkenwell, Middlesex
Residence Place   Spon Street
Marital Status   Widowed
Relationship to Head of Household   Head
Event Type   Census
Event Date   1861
Event Place   St John the Baptist, Leamington, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Registration District   Coventry
Household Identifier   2581230
Line Number   20
Page Number   14
Piece/Folio   2204 / 9
Registration Number   RG09

Other People on This Record
Hannah Kerby F 27 years
Coventry, Warwickshire
Florence Brook F 17 years
Coventry, Warwickshire
Emily Brook F 9 years
Coventry, Warwickshire

[amondg]

Previous generation at Bristol - Quakers
William Kerby and Sarah   Bristol Gloucestershire

William born 7 May 1728
Mary born 1 March 1734
Thomas born 19 May 1741
Benjamin born 21 February 1743 

I expect there are more children.

Try Somerset Quaker births

[gc1]

Possibly again in 1851 census

Name   Benjn Kerby
Sex   Male
Age   
Birth Year (Estimated)   1783
Birthplace   Clerkenwell, London
Marital Status   Married
Relationship to Head of Household   Head
Event Type   Census
Event Date   1851
Event Place   St Michaels, Warwickshire, England
Line Number   7
Page Number   22
Piece/Folio   2067 / 500
Registration Number   HO107

Benjn Kerby's Spouses and Children
Mary Ann Kerby
Daughter F 30 years
Coventry, Warwickshire
Martha Kerby
Daughter F 27 years
Coventry, Warwickshire
Mary Kerby
Wife F 67 years
Leicestershire

[jane k]

Thanks for all of your efforts.
To clarify - I know pretty much everything about the Benjamin Kerby born 1783 who ended up in Coventry as he is our direct ancestor. But I can`t find anything about the Benjamin Kerby born about 1773 who was in Bristol.
I have seen the Will for Sarah Kerby mentioned above and it doesn`t involve the Bristol Benjamin.

I hadn`t known about the Quaker Kerbys and will try to investigate them

[amondg]

Minutest of a connection

Edward Rosser Kerby died 1799 of Clerkenwell he states he is the son of Isaac and Sarah Kerby, has brothers, Isaac, Benjamin and John, sister Sarah Morgan of Coleford/Collford Gloucestershire* and sister Martha. His father is his executor.

His sister married and moved to Gloucestershire and his brother Benjamin went to Coventry.

Benjamin Kerby who married Mary Clark 29 September 1808 had a son Edward Rosser Kerby 1814