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M ARRIO T T F AMIL Y T REE 1550 1550 Marriott is a Norman family name with Viking origins (since Normandy was Augustine Marriott William Marriott Rudolph Marriott MA granted to the Vikings in 940 AD). The 11th Century 11th Century 11th Century R Marriott family first arrived in England Y 1 1553-1558 First recorded Marriotts were bestowed Lords of the Manor from Normandy with William the by William the Conquerer after the Norman Invasion of 1066 Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 AD. Three brothers, Rudolph, Augustine and William Marriott were granted lands as Lords of the Manor in Leicestershire, Yorkshire and Kent by King William. No direct family records have been uncovered prior to the late 1500s, The Marriott name is derived from Mary, however, it is likely that they were ELIZABETH I 1558-1603 meaning ‘wished-for-child’ and the suffix associated with the River Thames throughout the reign of Elizabeth I when ‘ot’, a diminutive form. There are several England was enjoying the Golden Age of variations in the spelling of "Marriott", discovery. particularly before the 18th century, when the name was usually written phonetically. These include Marriot, Merrett, Merriott, Marryatt. Maryott, Merrytt, Merritt, and Mariate. The most Unknown Richard Merrytt Marriott Family Crest & Motto - Shipwright & Carpenter common present day spelling is Marriott. Lived in Limehouse In the late 12th century, Maid Marion, the alleged mistress of Robin Hood, was Marriott name spelling shown is per said to have popularized the name in parish records, however, names were often written phonetically. plays in which she acted through the use of carved figuers of the Virgin Mary that became known as Marionettes. Thus, the increased use of the spelling Mariot and Maryatt is found. During the 13th century the family branched out to Gloucestershire, Warwickshire and Suffolk, however, by the 14th & 15th centuries the family name became well established in Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire. Our research has uncovered the presence of many Marriott family groups living in the London area from the 1500s for which over 3,000 parish records have St. Dunstan's Church, Stepney been examined and cross referenced. Children christened @ St Dunstan, Stepney 1600 1600 Michiel De Ruyter This Marriott family branch was a very JAMES I 1603-1625 1607-1676: Admiral Richard Merrytt This family were all born on Limehouse Map of 1799 large and close-knit maritime family 1607- Ropemakers Fields (see whose lives were centered on the River map) in Limehouse. This famous naval war hero led the Dutch fleet against England in the St. Anne church Thames during the 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th Dutch Wars, (including the sacking of Chatham) and eventually lost and early 20th centuries. Roger Merrytt his life in a sea battle against the French near Syracuse. 1608- In the late 1500s and 1600s they were primarily mariners, shipwrights and William Merrytt watermen in the days that Limehouse Married in 1644 1613- at St Dunstan’s, Stepney was an important maritime center for 1st London and the home to many sea Mary Nelson 2nd James Merrytt Margaret captains and new world expeditioners. - Waterman - London was the busiest port in the world. Information on the family during this See De Ritter period comes from the intact survival Descendents Three Colt Street of the St Dunstan's, Stepney parish records, dating back to 1538. The riverfront communities in which the family lived were a part of this parish Nightingale Lane until 1730. The family name spellings shown here in the 1600s and early 1700s are those reported on the parish records at CHARLES I 1625-1649 christening, unless more accurately Ropemakers Fields confirmed from another source. After Fore Street 1700 the name was typically spelled in its present form. Children christened @ St Dunstan, Stepney Children christened @ St Dunstan, Stepney Duke Shore The first members of the family for James Merrytt Richard Marytt Mary whom there is considerably more 1647- Waterman 1635- - recorded information, were those that Born in Limehouse were born in the early to mid 1700's. Judith Marit These were the first family members that 1637- joined the Company of Watermen & Limehouse Basin Lightermen City guild with fathers typically apprenticing sons, grandsons, Elizabeth John Marritt 1639- nephews and in laws from the age of 14 - to 21. Mary Merritt 1644- River Thames The family lived on Ropemakers Fields in Limehouse Hole River Thames scene at Limehouse Limehouse. 1650 1650 REPUBLIC 1649-1660 Excellent company records survive from 1692 to 1908 and the apprenticeship bindings and freedom admissions have been researched for the entire period. Children christened @ St Maery, Whitechapel Children christened @ St Maery, THE GREAT PLAGUE (final outbreak): 1665-66 10,000 Londoners took to boats & lived on the Marrett The family was closely tied to the parish RiverThames. of St Anne, Limehouse, after its spelling at St. Dunstan’s christenings consecration in 1730, where many Children christened @ St Dunstan, Stepney Marriott's were christened, married and THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON: 1666 John Mariot buried throughout the remainder of the 1670- 1700's. Churchwarden's Account Books William Merrett THE SECOND DUTCH WAR: 1665-67 of the mid-1700s often mention the CHARLES II 1660-1685 Elizabeth Mariot 1663- Several incursions down the Thames and participation of family members in 1672- Medway took place by Admiral De Ruyter church and community affairs. However, James Marriott Mary other less fortunate family members Mary Marrett Mariner 1664- - Thames Waterman were very poor and living in the 1674-1674??? workhouse. Joseph Merrett Abraham Marriot 1666- Frem Roman times until the 19th century, 1676-1676 Anne William Dorrell the Thames was London’s main - Waterman thoroughfare and thus filled with craft of Mary Merret Nicholas Merriott all kinds. Lightermen carried loads from 1678- 1668- ships to quays and Watermen carried passemgers. Abraham Marriot The original Watermens Hall was built in the 13th century Abraham Marriot 1679-1679 and burned down in the Great Fire of London in 1666 Mary Watermen have always been a sturdy, - Mariner rough breed with their own jargon and the cry for “Oars” has reverberated Ratcliff, Shadwell and Wapping (the through the centuries. In Elizabethan site of many pirate executions) are seafaring communities, lying times approximately 40,000 watermen directly to the east of Limehouse Children christened @ St Dunstan, Stepney earned their living on the river between Gravesend and Windsor, however, that number was reduced to 20,000 by the end of the 18th century and the trade Children christened @ St Olave, Southwark The family lived in: practically disappeared by the end of the 19th century after the building of Robert Farewell Well Close 1697 James Marriot numerous bridges. - Wapping 1699 1695- Ratcliff 1706 Children christened @ St Dunstan, Stepney Limehouse 1708 Thus, during the mid 19th century the Apprenticed to father: John Dorrell Elizabeth Platts Marriott family moved into the lighterage Tanner Merrett William Dorrell 1710-1723 This family were mariners Waterman 1697 - - business with the growth of the 1697- From: Southwark Rebuilt and the waterfront places docklands and expansion of foreign Watermens that they lived suggest that Apprenticed to mother: Hall as it Sarah William Dorrell trade. More consistent spelling they may haved sailed - Anne Dorrell 1712-1733 exists today John Marriot Waterman 1699 - of the “Marriott” name overseas. From: Southwark 1699- Jane Dorrell 1700 married in 1721 @ St. Anne, Limehouse 1701-1708 1700 Mary Marriott Richard Jones From According to Land Tax Assessment Edward Dorrell Kathryn records, it appears that there was a Elizabeth George Walker 1706- Lighterman Limehouse - - Waterman 1703 - - family-owned business of watermen Children christened @ St Olave, Southwark Apprenticed to: between 1740 and 1785 with moorings Dorothy Farewell m. 1730 St. Dunstan, Stepney William Marriott (elder) William Dorrell Dan Dorrell Robert Chantry 1723-35 (died 1739) at Duke Shore, centered around several - Waterman 1708-1787 1722- 1705 - First From: Ropemakers Fields, Limehouse The following children family groups. It is in this period that recorded christened @ St Olave, "William" becomes the dominant family member of Sarah Dorrell David Dorrell Susanna Marriot Southwark: Watermans 1723- Waterman 1706 - given name. 1710 - Guild Sarah Dorrell 1725-1726 Jonathan Dorrell Martha Dorrell Ann Dorrell 1735-1735 The family had all moved away from 1724- 1710 - Ann Dorrell 1737- Limehouse by the early 1800's and the Upon Robert Chantry’s death in 1739 Family lived in Limehouse @: Martha Dorrell 1740- William Marriott the elder, his 1731 Sun & Gun Yard direct family line moved to Rotherhithe, Many Sea Captains Ann Dorrell apprentice, inherited the Waterman’s 1735-39 Ropemakers Fields attending the old parish of St Mary's until lived on Fore Street 1725- business and is the first record of 1739-47 Nightingale Lane (1st proprietorship) in the early 1700s the building of Holy Trinity Church in Marriott property proprietorship on 1748-57 Ropemakers Fields Edward Dorrell 1838. Nightingale Lane christened @ St Anne, Limehouse 1758-84 Duke Shore Alley The first Marriott family business was probably established 1726- Holy Trinity, that served as the family's during this period with boats docked at Duke Shore. parish throughout the remainder of the Children Lawrence Dorrell 1727- 1800's, was completely destroyed in Apprenticed to father: m. in 1753 @ St. Anne Limehouse World War II, along with all the parish Abraham Marriott Elizabeth Dorrell Apprenticed to: Wm.Marriott 1745-52 records. With the construction of several Henry Joslin Walker Waterman 1731-1770 1729-1804 J. Jenkins 1745-53 From: Limehouse London bridges in the late Georgian era From: Limehouse Waterman 1731- Badge 8055 Apprenticed to: JAMES II 1685-1688 and the declining need for water ferries, married in 1755 @ St. Anne, Limehouse Jane Dorrell the trade of watermen began to disappear Martha Walker William Marriott (younger) Mary Chantry 1746-1749 1732- 1732- Waterman c.1733-1774 Wm.