Argent
39 Berkely Close
Rochester Kent
MEI 2UA
12 3 2007
Dear Dr Raraty
When I sent you the photographs of our William Nash clock last year I assumed it
would close that particular file in my research. However research is never ’tidy’ and
other information has now emerged and I thought I would update you.
My husband has Nash ancestry many generations back and I have been researching
this line but had failed to find any connection with William Nash , clockmaker. I have
now discovered a link between them as follows ..... ..
I found William Nash’s marriage licence details and it definitely states that he was a
clockmaker from Bridge. He was baptised at Bridge on 17 9 1732 and married also at
Bridge, 20 10 1760. His bride was Sarah Ottaway. They appear to have had two
daughters, Sarah Elizabeth bapt. 6 8 1762 and Elizabeth Sarah bapt. 15 1 1767.
Elizabeth died in infancy being buried 22 2 1767, but Sarah married William
Ottaway on 2 4 1801. William was buried 8 12 1794 and Sarah his Widow 6 4 1822
at the age of 94. (all these events were at Bridge)
William’s parents were John Nash and Sarah Burrill who married on 8 7 1726. Their
other children included John with whom William had a falling out when they were
adults. . William’s grandparents were James Nash and Alice Eldredge who were
married at Patrixbourne 16 10 1692. It is here that the connection with my husband’s
family occurs. One of James and Alice’s other children was Catherine who married a
Wanstall and started the line that eventually led to the marriage to a Dunn several
generations later.
There are possible earlier ‘Nash’ family in Barham etc from the 1620s and they may
well link back to the family at Goodnestone of whom much has been written.
However I have not researched these earlier entries..
I hope this information is of use to you.
Yours sincerely

Daphne Argent