William Gilpin and Elizabeth Hays

St Dunstan & All Saints, Stepney - East end
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William Gilpin (b. 1782) and Elizabeth Hays (b. 1785) were married by licence at the parish church of Stepney, St Dunstan and All Saints, "The Mother Church of the East End", on 7 Dec 1806. (I've been unable to find their baptisms or parents.)

William and Elizabeth had eight children, all baptised at St Dunstan's:

1. William Gilpin b. 23 Jan 1808, bap. 21 Feb 1808
2. Mary Gilpin b. 19 Aug 1810, bap. 28 Oct 1810
3. Robert Gilpin b. 18 Jan 1814, bap. 20 Feb 1814
4. James Gilpin b. 15 May 1816, bap. 9 Jun 1816
5. John George Gilpin b. 8 Mar 1818, bap. 12 Jul 1818
6. Thomas Gilpin b. 29 Dec 1819, bap. 23 Jan 1820
7. Henry Gilpin b. 25 Dec 1824, bap. 20 Jan 1825
8. George Gilpin bap. 11 Jun 1826

On the baptism records William Gilpin is listed as Shipwright of Ratcliff.

In 1841, William Gilpin (55) Shipwright, is living in the Commercial Road, Stepney, with wife Elizabeth (55), John (21), Henry (16), George (15) & Anne Hughes (25).

William Gilpin died, aged 65, and was buried at St Dunstan's on 5 Dec 1847.

In 1851, Elizabeth Gilpin (65), Widow, House Proprietor, listed as born in Morpeth, Durham (Morpeth, Northumberland), was still living on the Commercial Road with four of her unmarried sons: William (43) Mill Wright; Thomas (31) Master Tailor; Henry (26) Print Cutter and George (24) Cooper Journeyman.

Elizabeth Gilpin died in 1863, in Stepney, aged 78.