| Husband: | Richard FRISWELL (c. 1745-1796) | |
| Wife: | Mary FIELD ( -1848) | |
| Children: | Marie FRISWELL (1780-1784) | |
| Sophia FRISWELL (1782-1784) | ||
| Samual FRISWELL (1783-1784) | ||
| William FRISWELL (1794-1856) | ||
| Charlotte Eliza FRISWELL (1786-1836) | ||
| Richard FRISWELL (1785-1785) | ||
| James Richard FRISWELL (1790-1824) | ||
| Marriage | 21 Oct 1779 | St George Hanover Sq London |
| Name: | Richard FRISWELL | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Father: | - | |
| Mother: | - | |
| Birth | c. 1745 | London |
| Occupation | 1794 (age 48-49) | Tallow Chandler; Hewitt & Friswell Tallow Chandlers |
| 58 New Bond St London | ||
| Will | btw Apr 1796 and May 1796 (age 50-51) | |
| Death | 12 May 1796 (age 50-51) | |
| Burial | 1796 | Marylebone Cemetary London |
| Name: | Mary FIELD | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | John Field GAUNT ( - ) | |
| Mother: | - | |
| Court of Chancery | 6 Jul 1839 | |
| Mary Field v King (Rt Hon Viscount Kingsborough) She had lent £130 on a Promissory Note dated 17th March 1834. Mary Field was the plaintiff. She succeeded in her case. (£14,000 in 2010 RPI) | ||
| Death | 4 May 1848 | 93 Wimpole St London |
| Name: | Marie FRISWELL | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Birth | 11 Aug 1780 | |
| Baptism | 30 Aug 1780 (age 0) | |
| Death | 18 Jan 1784 (age 3) | |
| Name: | Sophia FRISWELL | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Birth | 10 Jan 1782 | |
| Baptism | ||
| Baptism | 3 Feb 1782 (age 0) | |
| Death | 4 Feb 1784 (age 2) | |
| Name: | Samual FRISWELL | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Birth | 24 Nov 1783 | |
| Baptism | 21 Dec 1783 (age 0) | |
| Death | 14 Apr 1784 (age 0) | |
| Name: | William FRISWELL | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse 1: | Henrietta HAIN (1792?-1847) | |
| Spouse 2: | Ellen Marie NURSEY ( - ) | |
| Birth | 26 Jun 1794 | |
| Baptism | 1 Aug 1794 (age 0) | |
| Residence | Hamilton House Hamilton Terrace | |
| Is this the Hamilton Terrace in Maida Vale? | ||
| Occupation | 1811 (age 16-17) | Articled to solicitors William Leake; Sackville St London |
| Occupation | frm 1821 to 1840 (age 26-46) | Attorney at Law - Solicitor; 93 Wimpole St London |
| Residence | Meare Close House , Banstead, Surrey | |
| He lived at Meare Close House after leaving his wife Henrietta. His sons Richard and James also lived their | ||
| Occupation | 1834 (age 39-40) | Farmer |
| Residence | 1841 (age 46-47) | Little Burgh House Epsom Surrey |
| Death | 21 Mar 1856 (age 61) | 93 Wimpole St, Cavendish Sq London |
| Recorded in The Times 26th March 1856. | ||
| Burial | 27 Mar 1856 | Highgate Cemetery |
| Name: | Charlotte Eliza FRISWELL | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Birth | 13 Apr 1786 | |
| Baptism | 4 Jun 1786 (age 0) | |
| Residence | bef 1836 (age 49-50) | Wimpole St Cavendish Rd London |
| Death | 27 Sep 1836 (age 50) | Boulogne - sur - mer France |
| Name: | Richard FRISWELL | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Birth | 11 Feb 1785 | |
| Baptism | 27 Feb 1785 (age 0) | |
| Death | Dec 1785 (age 0) | |
| Name: | James Richard FRISWELL | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Birth | 1 Mar 1790 | |
| Baptism | 18 Apr 1790 (age 0) | |
| Military | c. 1803 (age 12-13) | |
| Death | 19 Jun 1824 (age 34) | Rangoon Burma |
Richard Friswell is my Great (x4) Grandfather on my maternal grandfather’s side of the family.
He lived in London and worked as a Tallow Chandler in New Bond Street.
Richard and Mary Field had seven children although only thee survived beyond infancy. Four children died between 1784 and 1785 which suggests that they may have died as a result of an infection sweeping London at the time.
One of his children was William Friswell my Great (x3) Grandfather. He was a solicitor in London. He had five children one of whom was William Pearce Friswell who was my Great (x2) Grandfather.
One of his children was Georgina Friswell, my Great Grandmother who married a Charles Maslen. His youngest child was Thomas Maslen my Grand Father.
Mary Fields origins are unclear. Family hearsay suggests the more illustrious name of Mary Field-Gaunt with the whispered connection with John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster and 3rd son of Edward III. However, despite a great deal of research, there is no evidence of any royal connection.
Mary lived a long life and died aged 90. Family anecdotal history states that she was known as the 'little old lady of Wimpole Street'.
A death notice in the London Times on Saturday 6th May 1848 reads: " FRISWELL the 4th inst in Wimpole St at a very advanced age - Mary - Relict of the late RICHARD FRISWELL Esq.
She was buried in the Catacombs at Highgate Cemetery on the 10th May 1848.
[Source: Jill Newtons book 'From Hanover Square to Bendigo']