1783 John Omer and Elizabeth Rout were married on April 27 at St Paul, Deptford, Kent, England. "John Omer of this Parish Bachelor and Elizabeth Rout of the Parish of St. Nicholas Deptford (Kent) Spinster & minor were Married in this Church by Licence (by & with the Consent of William Rout her Lawful Father) this Twenty Seventh day of April by me Rich. Conyers Rector. This Marriage Solemnized between us John Omer Elizabeth Rout In the Presence of Willm. Rout John Rout." [1]
1784 Elizabeth Omer, daughter of John and Elizabeth, grocer, Broadway, was born on September 10 and baptized on October 3 in St Paul Deptford, Kent. [2]
1785 Mary Ann Omer, daughter of John and Elizabeth of Butt Lane grocer, was born on December 19 and baptized on January 8 in St Paul Deptford, Kent. [3]
1788 "Charlotte Daughter of John Omer and Elizabeth his wife, of the Parish of St Paul Deptford in the County of Kent (born on the First Day of October 1788) was baptized on the Twenty fourth Day of October 1788" by "John Townsend, Protestant Dissenting Minister" in the Jamaica Row Chapel, Bermondsey, Surrey, England. [4]
1799 "Catherine Daughter of John Omer and Elizabeth his wife, of the Parish of St Paul Deptford in the County of Surrey (born on the Eighteenth Day of Sept. 1799) was baptized on the Eighth Day of October 1799" by "John Townsend, Protestant Dissenting Minister" in the Jamaica Row Chapel, Bermondsey, Surrey, England. [5]
1802-1804 John Omer, cheesemonger and grocer, Butt Lane, Depford, was listed in Holden's directory. [6]
1805 John Omer had a circulating library, Omer's Circulating Library, in Deptford, Kent on Butt Lane. [7] [8] [9]
1806 "Martha Daughter of John Omer and Elizabeth his wife, of the Parish of St Paul Deptford in the County of Kent (born on the Twenty fifth Day of January 1806) was baptized on the Twenty sixth Day of February 1806" by "John Townsend, Protestant Dissenting Minister" in the Jamaica Row Chapel, Bermondsey, Surrey, England. [10]
1808 John and his wife Elizabeth conveyed premises formerly known as the Three Tuns Public House in Butcher Row, St. Nicholas, Deptford. This property had been acquired by John's father Roger in 1769. "Lease and release; John Omer to James Hughes et al, 6-7 Jun 1808. Final concord James Hughes et al and John and Elizabeth Omer, Jun/Jul 1808." [11] [12]
1823-1826 John Omer is listed as a Bookseller and Stationer at 127 High Street in Chatham, Kent from 1823-1826, possibly also in Deptford. [13]
Research Notes:
Edith Marian Miles Todd wrote of John Omer in her notes, "Bookseller and publisher in Chatham, England. Lover of old editions. Were Huguenots originally, settled on the banks of Humber near Hull, then Chatham-Kent-London a while. Name St. Omaire in France. He was only son of an only son. Well read, clever man. Gilbert Jennings has his will and that of his father. Had property at Margate on the Hoy and when they went to see it they always made their wills as voyage was so dangerous. He and his 6 daughters were well known in Chatham in their time." [14]
Chatham, a municipal borough in Kent, England, is situated 45 km (28 mi) southeast of London, on the Medway River.
[1] Parish registers for St. Paul's Church, Deptford, Kent, Marriages 1754-1812, London County Council, County Record Office, P75, PAU, 38, FHL Film 384877, [FHLCatalog].
[2] London Metropolitan Archives, St Paul, Deptford, Composite register: baptisms Jun 1730 - Jun 1788, burials Jun 1730 - Jun 1788, marriages Jun 1730 - Mar 1754, P75/PAU/001, London, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[3] London Metropolitan Archives, St Paul, Deptford, Composite register: baptisms Jun 1730 - Jun 1788, burials Jun 1730 - Jun 1788, marriages Jun 1730 - Mar 1754, P75/PAU/001, London, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[4] England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1970, The National Archives of the UK, RG 4, Piece 4260: Bermondsey, Jamaica Row (Independent), 1781-1829, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[5] England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1970, The National Archives of the UK, RG 4, Piece 4260: Bermondsey, Jamaica Row (Independent), 1781-1829, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[6] Holden's Triennial Directory, 1802, 1803, 1804 (London: Printed for the Proprietor), London, England, City Directories, 1736-1943, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[7] John Omer listings, [URL].
[8] British Booktrade Index, [URL].
[9] Robin Carfrae Alston, Library History Database, Institute of English Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London
[10] England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1970, The National Archives of the UK, RG 4, Piece 4260: Bermondsey, Jamaica Row (Independent), 1781-1829, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[11] The National Archives of the United Kingdom Catalog, ACC/1712/66-67, London Metropolitan Archives, [UKNationalArchives].
[12] The National Archives of the United Kingdom Catalog, ACC/1712/68, London Metropolitan Archives, [UKNationalArchives].
[13] David H. Knott, The Book Trade in Kent, Working Paper Canterbury Directory ca 1776 to 1832 (1932), [GoogleBooks].
[14] Edith Billing Miles Todd, "Ancestors of Edith Marian Billing Miles," Manuscript, FHL Fiche 6004403, [FHLCatalog].