Comments on: Upon The Origins Of Baddeleys

By: Freda Douglas(nee) Penalver.

Freda Douglas(nee) Penalver. — Sun, 16 Jun 2024 20:34:59 +0000

I have for years been trying to find the name of my Grandfather who was one of J.J Baddeleys Brothers. He had a Son (My Father) Frederick George Penalver, where the Mother a Spanish lady declined to change her name .now I am 90. I would love to know his name I believe he left the firm and went into partnership with someone called Reynolds who died in 1906.

By: Jessica Clark

Jessica Clark — Sat, 06 Jan 2024 20:48:27 +0000

Amazing article to have found !! John Rock Baddeley was my third times great grandfather!

By: Emma Baddeley

Emma Baddeley — Sun, 14 Aug 2022 13:04:58 +0000

Also hello from afar to Christie Scott-Swentko I have only just seen your comment but John Rock, John Baddeley and John James all my direct relatives too. Lovely to know of you.

By: Christie Scott-Swentko

Christie Scott-Swentko — Tue, 02 Aug 2022 08:33:24 +0000

Thank you for sharing these articles regarding the Baddeley family. I am a descendant of John Rock Baddeley, John Baddeley and John James Baddeley. I found this article doing genealogy research on the family. Thank you for all the historical factual information you have provided.

By: Tom Cochrane

Tom Cochrane — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 15:21:59 +0000

Here by accident too! Have longcase clock with face inscribed Jos Jackeman Senior facet and would be interested to learn of any knowledge of this clock maker

By: Peter Roberts

Peter Roberts — Sat, 30 May 2020 17:37:44 +0000

Hi Pauline[May 17 2015]
I’m here more by accident than intent, I have been ‘watching’ another long case signed
‘Joseph Jackeman Jnr London Bridge’ I checked Jackeman’s apprentices and a son wasn’t mentioned, neither did I find him apprenticed to the other Bridge clockmakers.
However the clock description if accurate, suggested it was not worth pursuing! I stumbled on this page where your clock ownership appeared, chasing more information, so I’m interested to learn you have a Joseph Jackeman long case clock. Was it inherited or is it a recent purchase and if so what prompted it’s purchase. I too have a Jackeman Long Case Clock, plus a few more London Bridge sourced horological and other more diverse similarly sourced items produced by bridge residents before they were finally dispersed in 1760.

I don’t have a personal web but am ‘tolerated’ with a page about the Bridge, on Matthew Lloyds website,. His is dedicated to his Grandfather Arthur Lloyd a music hall entertainer, and he helped me after I introduced myself soon after I became hooked on the Bridge in 2000!

The Church of St Magnus stands today in Thames Street and is a direct link to Old London Bridge as they once stood beside each other! If you live in or visit London the Church is well worth a visit, it has a beautiful interior and displsys a model of the Bridge within.

It was here in 2009 I organised a Concert Celebrating the 800th Anniversary of London Bridge. The Students of Trinity College of Music, Greenwich provided the music, with their Trinity College Head of Early Music playing period music on the original in house organ, the gift of a one time apprentice who hurrying past not to be late vowed he would donate a clock to St Magnus if ever successful. All the Music played and sung was of the 18th century.

On the 25 August 1700, acknowledgement of the gifts of the clock and organ were the subject of a Sermon entitled ‘The Good Samaritan’ written by St Magnus Curate Richard Holland and read there by him to their benefactor, one time apprentice, Sir Charles Duncombe Kt and Alderman of the Ward of Bridge!

The Sermon, was later published by John Back at the Black Boy’, on London-Bridge 1700. I acquired a copy precisely 313 years later, the sale ended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25th August 2013. Nice one seller, and quite a coup for me.

I also ride a bike, collect postal history and model railways, so not short of something to do in these current ‘lockdown’ coronavirus pandemic times!

How did we live without ebay?

Thank you ‘Gentle Author’ I apologise for ‘highjacking your article and hope you tolerate my off topic comment – if Ms Taylor wants to reply direct, I’m OK .

By: Victoria

Victoria — Sun, 17 May 2015 17:49:07 +0000

Very much enjoyed this article.

By: Pauline Taylor

Pauline Taylor — Sun, 17 May 2015 16:15:56 +0000

Fascinating, and of great interest to me as I have an almost identical mahogany longcase clock as the c1715 one. Mine is slightly earlier and was made by Joseph Jackman of London Bridge, and is ticking away beside me now and still keeping good time after well over 300 years.

By: Caroline Murray

Caroline Murray — Sun, 17 May 2015 10:03:34 +0000

What a brilliant piece, even by our usual high standards! Wood engraver supreme was also a devoted fisherman – do the two skills go together, do you think?

By: Valerie-Jael

Valerie-Jael — Sun, 17 May 2015 06:12:40 +0000

A most interesting family ,and good to hear that their business still survives. Valerie