Joseph Christy 1829 - 1884
Joseph Christy , tinman and brazier (1851), brazier (1855), master tinman and brazier (1871). Of Bridge St (1884) "Former town historian J.L. Glasscock was certainly aware of St Osyth's Well, recording in his notes its position as 10 yards (9mtrs) from the river Stort and 20 yards (18mtrs) south-west of the old Town Mill. To be more exact, he said the well was in Jos Christy's backyard. Joseph Christy was a tinsmith and brazier who opened a whitesmiths shops in 1854 adjoining the old Town Mill, which at time was designated as being in the Causeway. The site of that shop today would be approximately half-way between the Bridge Street entrance to Jackson Square and Devoils Lane. Glasscock also noted that the well was in use up until about 1840, but that Christy filled it in and sealed off the right-of-way that previously led to it. Whether or not water from the well was still believed to be 'good for the eyes' at the time he filled it in is unknown, but there is mention of the water being good for the manufacture of pea soup! A later reference calls it Munday's Well, but this could simply be due to a change of property ownership."
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Born: 1829 | Baptised: St. Michael's, Bishop's Stortford, Herts., England 8th Nov 1829
| Died: Bishop's Stortford, Herts., England 20th Jan 1884 | Buried: Bishop's Stortford, Herts., England 25th Jan 1884
| Family: Christy of Eastern England |
Sources
Census
- 1841 census (member of household - Church lane, Bishop's Stortford, Herts., England)
- 1851 census (son - Talbot Tap, 34 Hill st, Richmond, Surrey, , England)
- 1861 census (head of household - 1 Bridge St, Bishop's Stortford, Herts., England)
- 1871 census (head of household - Bridge st, Bishop's Stortford, Herts., England)
- 1881 census (head of household - River house, Bridge st, Bishop's Stortford, Herts., England)
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Timeline
1829 | Born (birth) | 8th Nov 1829 | Baptised (baptism) Bishop's Stortford, Herts., England | 1841 | Member of household in 1841 census (census) Bishop's Stortford, Herts., England | 1851 | Son in 1851 census (census) Richmond, Surrey, England | 22nd May 1855 | Married Susan Smith
(Christy ) 1823 - post 1901 (marriage) Thorley, Herts., England | 1861 | Head of household in 1861 census (census) Bishop's Stortford, Herts., England | 1871 | Head of household in 1871 census (census) Bishop's Stortford, Herts., England | 1881 | Head of household in 1881 census (census) Bishop's Stortford, Herts., England | 20th Jan 1884 | Died (death) Bishop's Stortford, Herts., England | 25th Jan 1884 | Buried (burial) Bishop's Stortford, Herts., England | 1884 | Made a will (will) |
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