John Ginn of Buntingford d. 1805

John son of William in the last post.  He married  Catherine Fordham of Standon at Standon in 1778.  He was of course a Shoemaker.  On the marriage entry John is described as "John Ginn of Westmill".

Westmill Church in 1840

John is always in the Westmill Militia record from 1769 until 1778.  In 1779 there is a sharp change, as thereafter he appears in the Layston record.  Presumably he therefore moved into Buntingford proper in 1779, after his marriage.

All his children were baptised at Layston

Unfortunately I know very little about this couple..  Alas John did not have the luck of his father and grandfather in living a long life - he died in 1805 aged 54.  Catherine did not outlive him for long either, she died in 1808, aged 58.

John and Catherine had seven children

Edward - Married and moved to Standon.  See next post

Susan -  the second of this name, married Robert Cottam at St Martins in the Fields London in 1813

Patty (Martha) -My grandmother was a Martha and was known by the petname “Pat”.  So it was here.   This girl was baptised as Patty which confused me for years and then, in 2007,  I finally found a reference to her:  in the will of her sister Mary who died in 1829 in London (see below).  Martha was then alive, unmarried and aged 41.  For some time after this she lived with her brother Edward,. That is all I know

Sarah - was alive in 1828 aged 43 and unmarried.  Lived with Edward.  She married Thomas Bowdler of Shoreditch London at Standon in 1829

Charlotte - survived infancy but died unmarried before 1828

Mary - died unmarried in St Sepulchre, Newgate (City of London) in 1829 (will National Archives) aged 49.  She made Edward her brother her executor and left all her money to be split between her three sisters.  I think she must have been a governess or some such.