Family
 John Overbury 1) 2) 3) 4)Son of Joseph Overbury and Elizabeth Pike. Born 12 Apr 1807 Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) Baptised 25 May 1807 Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England 10) 7) 11) 9) Died 26 Apr 1866 Marylebone, Middlesex, England, 59 years 12) 5) 8) Occupations: 1841 2 Devonshire Place, Streatham, Surrey, England; Merchant 6), 1851 Old Jewry, London, England; Blackwell Hall Factor 13), 1860 7a Basinghall Street, London, England; Commission Agent 14) Residences: 1841 2 Devonshire Place, Streatham, Surrey, England 6), 1833 37 Doughty Street, London, England 15), between 1865 and 1866 17 Carlton Hill East, St. John's Wood, Middlesex, England 12) 8) 16), between 1852 and 1854 Church Passage, Cheap, London, England 17) 17) 17), 1851 4 Frederick's Place, Old Jewry, London, England 13), 1851 2 Church Court, London, England 13), between 1846 and 1850 Church Court, St Martin Pomary, London, England 18) 18) 17), 1843 Cateaton St, London, England 19), 1842 Balham Hill, Balham, Surrey, England 8), 1864 Oakley Square, London, England 20) Education: 1824 Mill Hill School, London, England 8) Will signed: 26 Oct 1866 London, England 12) Will signed: Will administered 16 Jan 1886 London, England 12) Notes: John Overbury, son of Joseph Overbury and Elizabeth (née Pike) was born the 12 April 1807 in the parish of Tetbury, situated in Gloucestershire He was privately baptized at Bristol, just over a month after his birth. He was subsequently christened at Tetbury almost two years later, on the 28 December 1809.(1) He was brought up in a Baptist household so it is surprising to see him having been christened in a Church of England ceremony. Little is precisely known about his early years. Joseph, his father, spent much of his time living in Cheltenham, so it seems likely that John also will have been raised there. It seems sure that John followed his father to London, however. An extract from a diary, cryptically attributed to “Oswald Overbury from Paris” mentions John had a residence at “The Green”, Tetbury when he “Dined with John Overbury 12 December 1826”(2). Whilst residing in Tetbury some of the time, it is clear he operated simultaneously as a Wool-merchant in London, based on Basinghall-Street. Until 1829, he worked in partnership with Richard Dutton but, an entry for that year in the London Gazette notes they went their separate ways the 31 March 1829.(3) “Notice is hereby given, that the Partnership heretofore subsisting between Richard Dutton and John Overbury, of Basinghall-Street, in the City of London, Wool-Merchants, is dissolved by mutual consent. - All debts due and owing to and from the said Partnership will be received and paid by the said Richard Dutton. - Dated this 31st day of march 1829. Richd. Dutton. John Overbury.” It seems likely that John continued in the trade as he was certainly working the same throughout the 1840s. He would marry Mary Ann Lee on 1 June 1832 at Battersea. Mary Ann was the daughter of Roger Lee, an exceptionally wealthy insurance broker of Clapham. More importantly, however, he was a Baptist and involved in the financing of numerous Baptist initiatives. John and Mary’s children’s births would also all be registered in Baptist chapels. It is clear that John, like his father, was proud of his family’s non-conformist traditions and certainly desired to maintain them. Mary Ann would die the 19 March 1842, aged only thirty four. What effect this had on John is unknown. He later remarried in 1864 to “Elizabeth Jane Seward [née Croome], widow of Charles Thomas Seward, Esq., of Charlotte Street Bath”.(4) Elizabeth Jane “died April 16th at her residence 21 Carlton Hill, St. John’s Wood after a short illness”.(5) At this time he was still living at Basinghall-Street as recorded in his marriage record which describes him as a residence of St Lawrence Jewry. In 1833 John was probably no longer a resident of Basinghall. The London Royal Blue Book for that year describes him as a resident of 37 Doughty Street,(6) London. His father may also have lived with him there for a time - or he may even have acquired the property from his father, who was recorded as paying land tax in 1823 in Doughty Street. His children’s baptism records suggest he was living there to at least 1835. At the time of the 1841 census, though, he was living at 2 Devonshire Place.(7) In 1835 he was required to undertake jury service from the 13 May to the 18 May.(8) He would serve on the sixth jury of that Old Bailey for that period, generally giving verdicts on minor theft cases. The jury’s willingness to convict on the word of gentlemen and police was incredible in comparison to modern criminal justice. A good example of a typical case was that of George Charles: “1295. GEORGE CHARLES was indicted for stealing, on the 7th of May, 1 set of fire-irons, value 7s., the goods of George Turner. GEORGE TURNER . I live in Long Acre. On the 7th of May I had some fire-irons exposed for sale at my shop door, about twelve o'clock, they were stolen. ESTHER TIBBY . I live in Long Acre, opposite Mr. Turner's house; ”I am in the service of Mr. Witridge. On the 7th of May, I saw the prisoner take a knife out of his pocket, cut down the fire-irons, and go off with them; ”I am sure he is the man, ”on the Saturday following, I saw him lurking about the shop, and gave information; ”I am sure of his person; he was lurking about the house for two hours before he cut the string. GUILTY . Aged 25.— Confined Three Months.” Returning to his career, it seems John was still a wool merchant in 1841. He was described as a ‘merchant’ on the 1841 census. As a merchant, John was, more precisely, a Blackwell Hall factor, like his father had been. He had been in partnership with John Lawrence Harris, until that partnership was dissolved the 10 June 1856.(9) “Notice is hereby given, that the Partnership heretofore carried on by John Overbury and John Lawrence Harris, as Blackwell Hall Factors, at their house in Frederick’s place, Old Jewry, has this day been dissolved by mutual consent and in future the business will be carried on by the said John Overbury on his separate account, who will pay and receive all debts due and owing to and from the said partnership in regular course of trade.” By 1846, however, his occupation had changed to that of warehouseman and he was now a resident of 4 Frederick’s Place, Old Jewry, in the City of London, he was no presumably no longer a Blackwell Hall Factor. He received part of the assets of Thomas Evill, a clothier, as a consequence of Thomas being declared bankrupt.(10) This change of career was probably prompted by the decline in importance of London as a centre for wool merchants, and the rapidly declining economic prospects for such merchants. By 1854, the situation had become so dire for John that he was required to apply for bankruptcy. “John Overbury, Frederick’s Place, Old Jewry, City, woollen warehouseman” applied for bankruptcy.(11) The initial hearings on the 10 January and 23 February created a commission which would subsequently meet to oversee the bankruptcy filing. That commission would meet subsequently in 1857 to initiate the division of his goods amongst his creditors.(12) Interestingly, he was described as a “woollen warehouseman, dealer and chapman” which suggests that he had attempted to continue dealing in wool even beyond 1846. John’s situation was not unique in the family, his uncle had already been forced to declare himself bankrupt several decades previously, and his father had problems with creditors at a similar time. In 1859, his brother Nathaniel would also be forced to file for bankruptcy. His brother had been a relatively successful dealer after becoming a trained lawyer but even he could not compete against the inevitability of the wool industry’s decline. Interestingly, in articles discussing his case, insights into John’s life can be obtained. “My books are in possession of Mr John Overbury, my brother, who is trustee in the deed mentioned... My brother John, when I executed the deed of mortgage, had a counting-house in King William Street, London Bridge. My brother had once been a bankrupt, but his character is in good repute”.(13) This would suggest that John had attempted to turn his life around. King William Street where he now lived was certainly as nice an area as Jewry, and running a counting-house was a respectable career. By 1860, the effects of John’s bankruptcy were terminated as he finally repaid the entirety of sums owed to his creditors.(14) In 1856, John Overbury was involved in a Court case with the trustees of his father-in-laws will and his brother-in-law, Charles Lee. He sought to acquire his share of Roger's trust, but the trustees were unwilling as a result of legal issues arising from his bankruptcy. Ultimately the decision went in John's favour. John died around June 1866, living in Marylebone at the time. He would be succeeded by his sons and daughters each of which would be grateful for the upbringing he had provided. --- Notes: 1. Dates obtained from Tetbury and Bristol Parish Registers. 2. From an early 20th century family tree, currently owned by E. A. Overbury. 3. London Gazette, (Issue Number: 18564, 3 April 1829). 4. ‘On 16th instant at Trinity Church Bath, John Overbury, Esq., of Oakley Sq., London to Elizabeth Jane Seward widow of Charles Thomas Seward, Esq., of Charlotte Street Bath’ Western Daily Press, (21 April 1864). 5. ‘Died April 16th at her residence 21 Carlton Hill, St. John’s Wood after a short illness, Elizabeth Jane widow of the late Mr. John Overbury and previously of Mr. Charles Thomas Seward of Charlotte St. Bath, aged 67.’, Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette, 22 April 1875). 6. ‘London Royal Blue Book’, (http://www.ancestry.co.uk, 1833). 7. ‘England Census’, (‘Class: HO107; Piece 1068; Book: 1; Civil Parish: Streatham; County: Surrey; Enumeration District: 2; Folio: 23; Page: 11; Line: 1; GSU roll: 474659’, 1841). 8. Proceedings of the Old Bailey, (http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/print.jsp?div=t18350511, 11 May 1835). 9. London Gazette, (Issue number: 20480, 17 June 1845), p. 1806. 10. London Gazette, (Issue number: 20558, 6 January 1846), p. 65. 11. The Observer, (7 January 1855), p. 16. 12. London Gazette, (Issue number: 21983, 31 March 1857), p. 1202. 13. Daily Scotsman, (19 November 1859), p. 4. 14. London Gazette, (Issue number: 22502, 9 November 1860). 15. Law Journal Reports for the Year 1856, Volume 25, (https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=FVU1AQAAMAAJ), p. 580.  Mary Ann Lee 1) 2) 3)Daughter of Roger Lee and Ann Tompkins. Born 9 Aug 1808 Clapham, Surrey, England Grandfather obtained from non-conformist baptism transcript. 22) 23) 24) 25) Died 19 Mar 1842 Ramsgate, Kent, England, 33 years 22) 26) 27) Buried 26 Mar 1842 Norwood Cemetery, Norwood Road, Lambeth, Surrey, England 22) Residences: 1841 2 Devonshire Place, Streatham, Surrey, England 23), 1811 Clapham, Surrey, England 28) Notes: From 1842 obituaries in "The Gentleman's Magazine": March 19. At Ramsgate, aged 34, Mary-Ann, wife of John Overbury, esq. of Balham Hill. In the March 27th 1842 Observer, under obituaries, the following was printed: "19th, at Ramsgate, Mary Ann, the wife of John Overbury, Esq., of Balham-Hill, for the 34th year - 19th in Camberwell Grove, of hooping cough. This was also printed in the following day's paper. Children: 1. Albert Lee Overbury 29) 30)Born 12 Sep 1834 Clapham, Surrey, England 31) 32) 29) 33) 1) 2) 34) 3) 35) 36) Baptised 23 Dec 1834 Clapham, Surrey, England 2) Died 7 Dec 1898 73 Salisbury Road, Croydon, Surrey, England, 64 years 33) 36) Buried Chatham Maidstone Road Cemetery, Chatham, Kent, England 36) Occupations: 5 Nov 1856 Hartlepool, Durham, England; Master on King Philip, a foreign going vessel 34), between 7 Nov 1856 and 1875 Hartlepool, Durham, England; Master Mariner 34) 4) 37) 38) 30), between 1881 and 1887 12 Magpie Hall Lane, Luton, Chatham, Kent, England; Grocer / Shopkeeper 29) 39), 1891 12 Magpie Hall Lane, Luton, Chatham, Kent, England; Grocer + Writer in the Backyard 31), 1898; Writer 36) Residences: 1841 2 Devonshire Place, Streatham, Surrey, England 32), between 1881 and 1891 12 Magpie Hall Lane, Luton, Chatham, Kent, England 29) 31) 39), 1874 24 Newnham Street, Chatham, Kent, England 40), 23 Feb 1868 94 Murray Street, Hoxton, Middlesex, England 37), before 1898 The Laurels, 30 Elsinore Road, Lewisham, Kent, England 41) 42) Military service: Transferred from HMS Bellerophon to HMS Amphitrite 7 Nov 1850 43) Military service: HMS Bellerophon; Naval Cadet, then Midshipman between 7 Oct 1847 and 6 Nov 1850 34) Military service: HMS Impregnable; Midshipman between 7 Nov and 28 Dec 1850 34) Military service: Received tuition 22 Jun 1851 43) Military service: Transferred from HMS Amphitrite to 1st List of Commissioned Officers, Military Barracks No 9 11 Oct 1853 43) Military service: Received commision as Mate on HMS Amphitrite 19 Jul 1854 44) Military service: Royal Navy: Dismissed the service for violent conduct and being addicted to drinking; see letter from Rear Admiral Bruce, of 14 September 1855. 31 Oct 1855 45) Military service: HMS Amphitrite; Midshipman then Acting Mate. Served on HMS Amphitrite with a brief interlude for examinations between 29 Dec 1850 and 25 Aug 1855 34) 46) Arrival: Age: 29. 2nd mate on the Sirocco, travelling from the Port of London to Sydney 3 Oct 1864 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 35) Notes: Albert Lee Overbury was born to John Overbury and Mary Ann (née Lee) in Battersea, the 12 September 1834. His parents were residents of 37 Doughty Street, London. (note: i) He may however have spent a large part of his early years in Cheltenham where his father and grandfather owned properties. He would state his place of birth as Cheltenham on the 1881 census and on some of his Royal Navy records. In 1841, he was recorded as living at 2 Devonshire Place, Streatham but by the age of fourteen, Albert was already a naval cadet. In 1847 he was posted, as a cadet, to HMS Bellerophon: Naval Cadets - ...Albert L. Overbury and Francis S. Thompson, to Bellerophon. (note: ii) Albert would remain on the Bellerophon for a relatively short period of time. Just after his sixteenth birthday, on the 7 November 1850, he would transfer to HMS Amphitrite having left Bellerophon on the sixth. He was described as On leave from Impregnable on the ships muster roll so it is possible that he had originally been assigned for the Impregnable. He had achieved promotion sometime between 1847 and 1850 to midshipman. The rank of midshipman was generally held by aspiring individuals desiring higher ranks. He received tuition from the 22 January 1851 and clearly did aspire to higher ranks. He had provisionally passed for Lieutenant, 12 April 1853 and was transferred to Military Barracks No. 9 on the 11 October 1853 to take further examinations. (note: iii) He passed in seamanship and so was promoted to the rank of lieutenant. (note: iv) Subsequently he would return to HMS Amphitrite. The 19 July 1854, he would achieve his next significant promotion, when he received a commission and became acting Mate on the Amphitrite. (note: v) Nonetheless, that would also be his last promotion in the Royal Navy. His service with the Royal Navy ended just over a year later: "31 October 1855, dismissed the service for violent conduct and being addicted to drinking; see letter from Rear Admiral Bruce of 14 September 1855". The letter no longer exists in the Admiralty correspondence but it seems likely that it would describe his addiction to drinking as prolonged. His entries in HMS Amphitrites log become noticeably sparser and poorly written for a period of at least six months before that date. His last entry was written on the 14 July 1855 which suggests his duties were severely diminished between the July and October, considering he remained on board the ship. During his five years of service with HMS Amphitrite, Albert visited a diverse variety of places. It would tour the Pacific Ocean taking in islands like Hawaii, Tahiti, the Pitcairns and Southern ports like Valparaiso in Chile. Throughout the period the only conflict was that against Russia. 11 May - 7 Sep 1854, when news of the war being declared against the Russians was received the British force on the China and Japan station consisted of the President, Pique, Amphitrite, Trincomalee, Virago and the French the Forte, Eurydice, Artemise, and Obligado. A number of operations appear to have been carried out, none of which were carried through to a satisfactory conclusion. (note: vi) Examples of typical log book entries written by Albert are hugely varied and represent his role and responsibilities on board the ship: (note: vii) Navigational bearings 7 December 1854: NW L ½ W 9 January 1855: Shortened sail and came to with Pique Sightings of other ships 19 November 1854: French Frigate Forte, off the entrance of Bay Training; often mundane and repetitive 14 November 1854: Mustered by divisions 7 December 1854: 5_15 Mustered at quarters Night watch Engagements/interactions with other ships 16 November 1854: Supplied the Pique with cartridges General operation of a ship Employed preparing stores for survey and white-washing holds. Invalided Lieut. Haniforthe discharged. His departure from the Royal Navy was not, however, the end of his seafaring career. He would instead switch to the merchant navy. In 1857 he obtained his Master Ordinary certificate in Sunderland. (note: viii) The certificate qualified him to be a ships master. He would remain on the merchant navy lists until 1864, (note: ix) but his wifes census entry in 1871, where she is described as master mariners wife suggests that his career continued for a considerably longer period. Whilst in the merchant navy it seems he served on a variety of ships. He appears on a passenger list for the Sirocco ship (built in 1856) as 2nd mate, aged 29. The Sirocco had arrived in Sydney, New South Wales, from London on the 3rd of October 1864. The ship had been transporting c.300 emmigrants to Australia. Further evidence for Albert having remained in the merchant navy until at least 1873 appears in the Index to the Captains Registers of Lloyds of London".(note: x) There he is described as having submitted voyages in 1857, 1863-1864 and 1868-1873. (note: xi) It can, with reasonable certainty, be concluded that Albert was no longer at sea by around 1874. In 1874 he was a resident of 24 Newnham Street, Chatham, and described as a grocer or tea dealer. (note: xii) In the 1881 census he is a resident of 12 Magpie Hall Lane (which is adjacent to Newnham Street), Chatham and working in a grocers shop with his wife. It certainly was an unusual change of career. It might have been the result of having married Mary Ann Coppen in 1866. Mary Ann was born in East Farleigh, Kent, not too far from Chatham so maybe Albert desired to spend time with his young children; the oldest, John, was born in 1868. Chatham was also the site of important Royal Navy and merchant docks. Albert would presumably have been familiar with the area. The family remained at 12 Magpie Hall Lane until past 1891. The grocery shop also continued until past 1891 though Albert interestingly described his occupation as grocer and writer in 1891. It remains to be identified what Albert wrote. Albert Lee's son, Albert described Albert Lee as a master mariner in 1896 but it seems unlikely he was referring to his occupation in 1896 given the above evidence. Albert would die at the end of 1898 whilst still a resident of Chatham. His wife Mary Ann would then move in with their son, Algernon Overbury, with whom she would live until 1938. --- Notes: i Register of Births and Baptisms at the Independent Dissenting Meeting House in the Parish of Clapham, Surrey from 1808 to 1837. ii A. Pollock, United Service Magazine, Volume 55, (H. Colburn, 1847), p. 472. iii Amphitrite Ships Muster, The National Archives, (ADM 38/7519, 1850-1856). iv The Navy List, (The Admiralty, 1855). v Ibid. vi W. Clowes, The royal navy, a history from the earliest times to present, (Marston, 1897), p. 429. vii All examples obtained from log book of HMS Amphitrite. Amphitrite Ships Log, The National Archives, (ADM 53/5018.ADM 53/5019, 1855). viii Master Ordinary: Certificate no 1090, OC, 1856, Sunderland quoted from The Mercantile Navy List and Annual Appendage to the Commercial Code of Signals for All Nations, (Google Books, 1857). ix The Navy List, (The Admiralty, 1858.1860.1861.1864). x Index to the Captains Registers of Lloyds of London, (Guildhall Library Ms 18567, varied). xi "OVERBURY, Albert Lee b. Surrey 1834 C1090 Sunderland 1856, vol.11 1857, 1863-1864, 1868-1873; vol.23 no voyages listed" quoted from Ibid. xii Kellys Directory, (Ancestry.co.uk, 1874). 2. Millicent Ann OverburyBorn ± 1838 Surrey, England 3. Mary Ann OverburyBorn 1839 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England | |||
| 2nd marriage John Overbury 1) 2) 3) 4)Son of Joseph Overbury and Elizabeth Pike. Married 16 Apr 1864 Holy Trinity Church, Bath, Somerset, England 47) (2 years married) to: Elizabeth Jane CroomeNotes: Elizabeth Jane was a widower at the time of her marriage to John Overbury - her first husband being Mr Seward. | |||
Sources
1) Source: General Register Office: Birth Certificates from the Presbyterian, Independent and Baptist Registry and from the Wesleyan Methodist Metropolitan Registry Record for Albert Lee Overbury. Reference: RG 5/134 (Data from direct source)2) Source: General Register Office: Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non-parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857 Record for Roger Lee. Reference: RG 4/3100 (Data from direct source)
3) Source: General Register Office: Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non-parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857 Record for Albert Lee Overbury. Reference: RG 4/4674 - Dr Williams´ Library, Index to Birth Certificates, 1828-1837 (Data from direct source)
4) Source: London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921 Record for Mary Ann Coppen. Reference: Database online. (Data from direct source)
5) Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 Record for John Overbury. Reference: Database online. (Unreliable evidence or estimated data)
6) Source: 1841 England Census Record for John Overbary. Reference: Database online. Class: HO107; Piece 1068; Book: 1; Civil Parish: Streatham; County: Surrey; Enumeration District: 2; Folio: 23; Page: 11; Line: 1; GSU roll: 474659. (Data from secondary evidence)
7) Source: Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1813 John son of Mr Joseph Overbury and Elizabeth his wife, born April the 12th 1807: 28th December 1809. External Link
http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/4732/41511_636672_1198-00002?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d4732%26path%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnBrowsing#?imageId=41511_636672_1198-00081. Reference: Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, England (Data from direct source)
8) Source: Mill Hill School Register 1807-1926 "Overbury, John (e.s., Joseph Overbury, the Green, Tetbury, Glos; Mecklenburg Sq., 32; Highbury Pk; clothier; D. Pittville Parade, Cheltenham, 7.10.44); L.24; M. 1.6.32 [? B. 06; D., 17, Carlton Rd East, St John's Wood, 26.4.66]. Balham Hill, 42.". Reference: Page 24 (Questionable reliability of evidence)
9) Source: Gloucestershire, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1813 "John son of Mr Joseph Overbury and Elizabeth his wife born Apl the 12th 1807: Dec 28 1809". External Link
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=4732&h=15693229&indiv=try. Reference: Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucestershire, England; Gloucestershire Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: GDR/V1/241 (Data from direct source)
10) Source: Bristol, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 "John, son of Joseph and Elizabeth Overbury (privately baptized). Born 12 April". Dated 25 May 1807.. External Link
https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61666&h=281955&indiv=try. Reference: Bristol Archives; Bristol, England; Bristol Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: P/HTS/R/1/b (Data from direct source)
11) Source: Bristol, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 "John son of Joseph and Elizabeth Overbury". Dated: 25 May 1807.. External Link
https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61666&h=1770184&indiv=try. Reference: Bristol Archives; Bristol, England; Bristol Church of England Bishop Transcripts of Parish Registers; Reference: EP/V/4/132/4 (Data from secondary evidence)
12) Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995 Record for John Overbury. Reference: Database online. (Data from secondary evidence)
13) Source: UK, City and County Directories, 1766 - 1946 Record for John Overbury. Reference: 1851 Post Office Directory (Data from secondary evidence)
14) Source: London, England, City Directories, 1736-1943 Record for John Overbury. External Link
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61265&h=8204502&indiv=try. Reference: London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London City Directories - Post Office Directory, 1860 (Data from direct source)
15) Source: U.K., City and County Directories, 1600s-1900s Record for John Overbury. Reference: Database online. (Data from secondary evidence)
16) Source: London, England, City Directories, 1736-1943 Record for John Overbury. External Link
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61265&h=6576928&indiv=try. Reference: London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London City Directories - Post Office Directory, 1865 (Data from direct source)
17) Source: London, England, Land Tax Records, 1692-1932 Record for John Overbury. Reference: Database online. (Data from direct source)
18) Source: London, England, Land Tax Records, 1692-1932 Record for Overbury. Reference: Database online. (Data from direct source)
19) Source: Gloucestershire, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1974 Record for John Overbury. External Link
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=GloucElectoral&h=5676724&indiv=try. Reference: Western, 1843 (Data from direct source)
20) Source: Somerset, England, Marriage Registers, Bonds and Allegations, 1754-1914 Record for John Overbury and Elizabeth Jane Seward: John's second marriage.. External Link
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60858&h=1909504&indiv=try. Reference: Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\ba.ht/2/1/7 (Data from direct source)
21) Source: London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921 Record for John Overbury. Reference: Database online.
22) Source: London, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1980 Record for Mary Ann Overbury. Reference: Database online. (Data from secondary evidence)
23) Source: 1841 England Census Record for Mary Ann Overbury. Reference: Database online. Class: HO107; Piece 1068; Book: 1; Civil Parish: Streatham; County: Surrey; Enumeration District: 2; Folio: 23; Page: 11; Line: 2; GSU roll: 474659. (Data from secondary evidence)
24) Source: General Register Office: Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non-parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857 Record for Mary Ann Lee. Reference: RG 4/4661 (Data from direct source)
25) Source: General Register Office: Birth Certificates from the Presbyterian, Independent and Baptist Registry and from the Wesleyan Methodist Metropolitan Registry Record for Mary Ann Lee. Reference: RG 5/46 (Data from direct source)
26) Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 Record for Mary Ann Overbury. Reference: Database online. (Questionable reliability of evidence)
27) Source: The Law Journal Reports: Volume 25 "There were only two children of the said marriage, namely, the plaintiff, who was born in 1809, and Mary Ann Lee, who, in 1832, having attained her age of twenty-one, married the defendant, John Overbury, and died on the 19th March 1842.". Reference: Page 580. (Data from secondary evidence)
28) Source: Clapham Census Returns, 1801-1821 R Lee recorded as master of a household with 3 males and 6 females. Reference: 1811 census return (Questionable reliability of evidence)
29) Source: 1881 England Census Record for Albert Overbury. Reference: Database online. Class: RG11; Piece: 896; Folio: 25; Page: 10; GSU roll: 1341213. (Data from direct source)
30) Source: Medway Parish Registers. Reference: Luton, Christ Church: Baptisms [including many birth dates] Date: 1875 - 1887 (Data from direct source)
31) Source: 1891 England Census Record for Albert L Overbury. Reference: Database online. Class: RG12; Piece: 665; Folio 53; Page 8; GSU roll: 6095775. (Data from secondary evidence)
32) Source: 1841 England Census Record for Albert Lee Overbury. Reference: Database online. Class: HO107; Piece 1068; Book: 1; Civil Parish: Streatham; County: Surrey; Enumeration District: 2; Folio: 23; Page: 11; Line: 3; GSU roll: 474659. (Data from secondary evidence)
33) Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 Record for Albert Lee Overbury. Reference: Database online. (Questionable reliability of evidence)
34) Source: Great Britain, Masters and Mates Certificates. Reference: Certificate Number 1090 (Data from direct source)
35) Source: New South Wales, Australia, Unassisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1826-1922 Record for Albert Lee Overbury: 2nd mate on the Sirocco, travelling from the Port of London to Sydney. External Link
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=NSWunassisted&h=1824522&indiv=try (Data from secondary evidence)
36) Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current "Age: 64, Sex: M, Rank or Profession: Writer, Died at: 73 Salisbury Road, Removed From: St Paul, C/U: C, Death date listed may be the interment date". External Link
https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60526&h=194492987&indiv=try. Reference: Record for Albert Lee Overbury (Unreliable evidence or estimated data)
37) Source: London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906 Record for John Everest Overbury. Reference: Database online. (Data from direct source)
38) Source: 1871 England Census Record for Mary A Overbury. Reference: Database online. Class: RG10; Piece: 884; Folio: 72; Page: 22; GSU roll: 823479. (Data from direct source)
39) Source: London, England, City Directories, 1736-1943 Record for Albert Overbury. External Link
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61265&h=12675867&indiv=try. Reference: London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London City Directories - Post Office Directory, 1887 (Data from direct source)
40) Source: U.K., City and County Directories, 1600s-1900s Record for Albert Lee Overbury. Reference: Database online. (Data from direct source)
41) Source: London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965 Record for Albert Overbury. Reference: Database online. (Data from secondary evidence)
42) Source: London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965 Record for Albeit Overbury. Reference: Database online. (Data from secondary evidence)
43) Source: Admiralty: Ships' Musters (Series III) Muster for HMS Amphitrite, 1850-1856. Reference: ADM 38/7519 (Data from direct source)
44) Source: Navy Lists Record for Albert Overbury. Reference: 1855 List (Data from direct source)
45) Source: Admiralty: Officers' Service Records (Series III) Record for Albert Lee Overbury. Reference: ADM 196/37 (Data from direct source)
46) Source: Admiralty, and Ministry of Defence, Navy Department: Ships' Logs HMS Amphitrite Log Books. Reference: ADM 53/5018, ADM 53/5019, ADM 53/5020 etc. (Data from direct source)
47) Source: Somerset, England, Marriage Registers, Bonds and Allegations, 1754-1914 Record for John Overbury. External Link
https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60858&h=1909504&indiv=try. Reference: Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\ba.ht/2/1/7