HENRY ISAAC CABLE’S PARENTS
Henry’s father, and Frank Brown/Cable’s grandfather, was JOHN CABLE, his mother – ANN MARIA CABLE. Her maiden name was ANN MARIA BARWOOD, and she was born on 1st May 1796 to Henry and Ann Barwood and baptized at St Clements Danes, Westminster.
JOHN CABLE & ANN MARIA BARWOOD were married on Sunday 20th Dec 1812 at St Leonards Church, Shoreditch, London. At the time of the wedding John Cable was 31 years old, his bride, Ann Maria Barwoord was 16 years old and, as stated on the record of the marriage, was ‘a minor’.
The Marriage of John Cable and Ann Maria Barwood -1812
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An engraving of the church, which was opened in 1740, can be seen on the above right. This church is still standing, although the inside of the church no longer appeared as it was in 1812, because in 1870, the galleries were stripped out and the ground floor windows bricked up – an example of Victorian church ‘vandalism’.
Witnesses at the wedding of John and Ann were Henry Barwood (presumably the bride’s father) and a man named George Imming.
Disclaimer: Unfortunately, I have seen examples of family trees created on sites such as ancestry.com that clearly contain errors. Arguably it appears some users ‘guess’ the parentage of various individuals. These guesses are subsequently taken as ‘facts’ by other users thereby perpetuating the falsehood.
My aim on this site is to only use validated information – cross-referred and supported by known facts. However, for the life of John Cable it is necessary to use ‘circumstantial evidence’ – evidence that does not directly prove a fact but allows a reasonable inference to be drawn.
1781 – BIRTH – JOHN CABLE
John Cable was born on 19th February 1781 (see below – first column) and was baptised around three weeks later on 11th March 1781 (see below – second column) at St Mary Magdalen Church in Bermondsey. I cannot decipher the profession of Joseph Cable. Suggestions anyone?
In addition to the dates, the record, second from bottom of the parish entry below, states that John was the Son of JOSEPH and JANE CABLE.
The Baptism of John Cable – 11th March 1781
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The family lived in Salisbury Street, which was near the river and was one of the worst areas for slums in Bermondsey. Dr Salter, by then a well-known MP, called it a ‘death trap and fever den’. It was rebuilt and renamed Wilson Grove and is now totally unrecognisable of what it once was.
St Mary Magdalen Bermondsey
St Mary Magdalen Bermondsey is an Anglican church dedicated to St Mary Magdalen in Bermondsey in the London Borough of Southwark. Most of the present building is late 17th century and is Grade II listed.
Its parish extends as far as the Thames (including the south tower of Tower Bridge, City Hall and part of London Bridge station).
The parishes of St Olave Tooley Street, St Luke Grange Road and St John Horsleydown have all been merged into it.
The engraving of the church on the right was made in 1810 and is consequently contemporary to the time that John Cable was baptised by his parents.
The church survived the Blitz of WWII and remains standing to this day and continues as a place of worship.
Historical Note: At the time of John’s birth King George III was on throne of Great Britain and The Industrial Revolution was dramatically changing the country. The American War of Independence was ongoing (1775-1783) and over the English Channel Louis XVI (14th) was the King of France from 1774 until the outbreak of the French Revolution in July 1789. In 1793 he was beheaded by guillotine.
1781 – BIRTH – ROBERT CABLE
A second child for Joseph and Jane Cable, a son who they named ROBERT CABLE, was born on 11th December 1781, only nine months after John’s birth. He was baptised on 1st January 1782 also at St Mary Magdalen Church in Bermondsey. The first entry in the record below.
As on John’s baptism record I cannot make out the occupation of John’s father, Joseph.
The Baptism of Robert Cable – 1st January 1782
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XXXX – DEATH – JOHN CABLE
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