Henry Searle

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Life

Born: 1785

Died: 30 August 1860

Biography

Henry Searle was born in East Sheen in 1785 (place of birth given in the 1851 census) and was christened at St. Mary's parish church, Mortlake on 8 May 1785, the son of John and Susanna Searle (register held at Surrey History Centre, ref. 2397/1/3).

On 21 April 1808 he married Lucy Diddams Hale at St. Bride, Fleet Street. The marriage took place after banns and both husband and wife were recorded as resident in the parish. Both signed, as did their witnesses John Hale and Betsy Wimpory (register at London Metropolitan Archives, ref. P69/BRI/A/010/MS06542/003).

There are two items in W. J. White's The Sacred Herald, London: [c1820] attributed to 'H. Searle': a hymn tune 'Whetstone' setting 'Begin, my tongue, some heavenly theme', and 'Salvation', a through-composed setting of 'Salvation, O the joyful sound'.

The policy register of the Sun Fire office records an insurance policy dated 19 June 1823 for Henry Searle, tailor, of 9 Grange Court, Carey Street (London Metropolitan archives, ref. MS 11936/498/1005715).

A Set of Psalm & Hymn Tunes by 'H. Searle' was published around this time: the collection is undated, but the catalogue of the British Library dates it to [1827?]. The imprint states that the book was 'Printed & Sold by J. Hart, 2, Hatton Garden; Sold also by the Author, 9, Grange Court, Carey Street, Chancery Lane'.

There are two items in Thomas Jarman's collection The Voice of Melody, London: [c1827-1835] attributed to Searle.

In the 1841 census, Henry Searle is shown as a tailor at Grange Court, with five of his children, of whom the eldest two were also tailors (The National Archives: HO107/731/8, St. Clement Danes, enumeration district 13, folio 25).

Henry Searle's wife Lucy died in 1844, by which time they had moved to 9 Upper Penton Street, Islington.

In the 1851 census, Henry Searle is shown as a tailor at 67 Chapel Street, Islington, with two of his daughters, of whom one was a tailoress and one a stock-maker (The National Archives: HO107/1518, Pentonville, enumeration district 4, folio 90). He died at the same address in 1860.

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