INDUSTRIES 



ton) in the county of Surrey whitster,' in his 

 will dated 20 June 171 2,' mentions 'my 

 brother-in-law John Van Cammell,' who it 

 is evident is identical with the above. The 

 business was carried on by his son Charles, 

 who also died at Mitcham, for both in the 

 clerk's book and register of that parish it is 

 recorded under date 6 September 17 19 that 

 Charles Cammel, * whitster,' was buried at 

 Merton. In Charles's will, dated 31 August 

 1 719, proved 3 September 1719 by his 

 nephew Michael Godfrey,* he describes him- 

 self as ' Charles Cammell of the parish of 

 Mitcham . . . thread whitster.' The mar- 

 riage of the said executor is recorded at 

 Mitcham under date 26 January 1720-1 

 thus, ' Michael Godfrey whitster and Catharine 

 Middleton both of this parish.' 



Roger Besswell of Mitcham, whitster, was 

 evidently a man of some considerable pro- 

 perty, for in his will, dated 19 November 

 1719,' he mentions his freehold messuage or 

 tenement, his freehold messuage and tene- 

 ment garden and piece of ground called the 

 Pound, and his three customary messuages or 

 tenements, all in Mitcham. 



Another family engaged in the bleaching 

 business at Mitcham was that of the Kirk- 

 hams. They seem however to have come 

 from London, for Thomas Kirkham, the 

 first of the name, was ' carried to London ' 

 to be buried on 29 June 1732, as appears 

 from the clerk's book at Mitcham. In his 

 will, dated 25 June 1732,* he is described 

 as ' Thomas Kirkham senr. of Mitcham in 

 Surry whitster.' One of his grandsons who 

 was baptized at Mitcham 1 8 September 1 743 

 as ' Major son of Richd. Kirkham ' became 

 of Crayford, Kent, and he has a monumental 

 inscription in the churchyard there. 



The connection here indicated between 

 the Surrey and Kent industries is borne out 

 more decidedly in the record of the Ormerod 

 family who were engaged at Mitcham during 

 the eighteenth century as calico printers. 

 William Ormerod of Mitcham apparently a 

 son of ' William Ormrod ' who was buried 

 there 29 January 1745-6, removed after 

 1764 to Crayford, where calico printing was 

 already carried on. He was buried at Mit- 

 cham on 3 December 1772, as 'William 

 Ormerod.' In his will dated 14 November 

 1772,^ he is described as 'William Ormerod 

 of Crayford in the county of Kent calico 

 printer.' 



1 Prob. P.C.C. 17 Dec. 1720 {Shallei; 256). 



2 Ibid. {Browning, 158). 



3 Ibid. 8 May 1728 {Brook, 138). 



* Ibid. 28 June 1732 {Bedford, 169). 

 5 Ibid. I Dec. 1772 {taverner, 452). 



The Marlar family were calico printers at 

 Wallington. Thomas Marlar, apparently the 

 first of the name, died on 16 June 1748, in 

 the sixty-seventh year of his age. He has a 

 high stone tomb in Beddington churchyard. 

 In his will dated 16 May 1748,' he is de- 

 scribed as 'Thomas Marlar (citizen and haber- 

 dasher of London) of the hamlet of Wal- 

 lington in the parish of Beddington in the 

 county of Surrey (calico printer).' He had 

 an only son John who is described in his 

 father's will as of Beddington ' calico printer.' 

 This John was afterwards of King Street, 

 Cheapside, but finally of Mitcham as appears 

 from his will dated 27 July 1790.'' But in 

 the affidavit of handwriting it is stated that 

 he died in the parish of St. Mary Alderman- 

 bury, and he is therein styled ' esquire.' He 

 was buried at Beddington on 8 April 1791. 

 One of his legacies was to his daughter 

 Amelia Ann Stewart of 'my bed, window 

 curtains and chairs with the covers in the 

 bow-window chamber of Mr. Jones's print- 

 ing.' Another daughter, Elizabeth Mary, 

 married at Mitcham on 17 July 1790, John 

 Griffiths, esquire, of the Middle Temple, 

 barrister-at-law. 



The Woodcock family of Mitcham were 

 whitsters. The first of the name was 

 George Woodcock who was buried there 5 

 January 1749-50, aged seventy-seven years. 

 In his will dated 3 August 1747,' he is called 

 of Mitcham, whitster. By his second wife, 

 the daughter of Henry Bowler of Mitcham, 

 gent., a coroner, he had several children. His 

 eldest son Thomas Woodcock of Mitcham, 

 whitster, died in 1758 whilst serving the 

 office of churchwarden, and was buried there 

 on I June of that year as ' Thomas Wood- 

 cock, Ch. Warden.' He is described in his 

 will dated 31 August 1757," as of Mitcham, 

 whitster. He married Penelope, daughter of 

 Thomas and Penelope Heath of Mitcham. 

 She was buried there i January 1793, as 

 ' Mrs. Penelope Woodcock.' It appears in 

 the vestry minutes that on 10 April 1792, 

 she presented the turret clock at the Sunday 

 School, Mitcham. Maria Woodcock, another 

 child of George, married Samuel Kent of 

 Mitcham, whitster, who was buried at Mit- 

 cham 12 August 1780, as Samuel Kent from 

 Wandsworth. In his will dated 17 June 

 1767,'" he is called of Mitcham whitster, but 

 from the Probate Act Book it appears that he 

 was formerly of Mitcham but late of Wands- 



« Ibid. 5 July 1748 {Strahan, 217). 

 ' Ibid. 20 April 1 79 1 {Bevor, 189). 



8 Ibid. Archd. Ct. of Surr. i Jan. 1749-50. 



9 Ibid. P.C.C. 6 July 1758 {Hutton, »34). 

 10 Ibid. 28 Sept. 1780 {Collins, 440). 



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