Andrew Hardie master of the Abraham
The life of Andrew Hardy, master of the Abraham: Research notes ongoing
Material contributed by Charlie Wilson
Family
Andrew Hardy married Mary Temple at Saint Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney. The marriage was by licence from the Office of Faculties, but unfortunately the records from this time period are not extant.
Andrew Hardy of Shadwell marinr & Mary Temple of ye same maid maried
by licence out of the office of Faculties Wednesday Novemb: 4 1629 [1]
Andrew and Mary's son George was baptised on 20th November 1631.
1631 Christnings
November
20 | George sonne of Andrew Hardy of Shadwell marinr & Mary [...] [1]
This image of the register is badly scanned, but other entries have the age in days at the RHS, so the original may provide this.
A daughter, Margaret was born in 1635.
Christenings 1635
Aprill | 8 | Margaret daughter of Andrew Hardy of Shadwell mariner & Mary ux | 6 [days old] [2][3]
A burial is recorded for Margaret in July 1644.
Burialls at Stepney 1644
July | 15 | Margarite daughter of Andrew Hardy of Shadwell Mariner & Mary uxr[2][4]
Less than a month later, the burial of another child, Mary, appears.
Burialls at Stepney 1644
August | 9 | Mary daughter of Andrew Hardey of Shadwell Mariner & Mary uxr [uxor=wife] [4]
Possible sibling
In the same parish registers we find John Hardin, shipwright of Shadwell and his wife, Bridget Vade?. The couple married in Saint Dunstans in 1631.
John's surname is variously spelled Hardin, Harding or Hardinge, and Andrew Hardy's surname is similarly variable in its spelling, so it is possible that this is Andrew's brother and sister in law.
However, this is currently merely conjecture and requires further investigation.
Christnings at Stepney 1637
August | 2 | Andrew son of John Hardin of Shadwell Shipwright & Bridget ux | 4 [days old][3]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ancestry.com. London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
Original data: Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1812. London, England: London Metropolitan Archives; Reference Number: P93/DUN/265
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 uxor = his wife
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ancestry.com. London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
Original data: Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1812. London, England: London Metropolitan Archives; Reference Number: P93/DUN/256
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ancestry.com. London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
Original data: Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1812. London, England: London Metropolitan Archives; Reference Number: P93/DUN/277
