Marriage solemnized in the Parish of St Mary, Whitechapel in the year 1823
William GUY, Bachelor, and Jane YOUNG, Spinster, Both of this Parish, were married 7 May 1823 at St Mary Whitechapel by Banns by D Matthias, Rector, in the presence of Maria COOK and George SHELLEY. Both signed. [parish record] George SHELLEY witnessed all six marriages on this page and Christiana MAGNON(?) witnessed five. The signature of Maria COOK was only on the GUY-YOUNG marriage record.
Banns of Marriage between William GUY, B, and Jane YOUNG, S, both of this parish, were published on the three Sundays underwritten: 6th, 13th, 20th Apr 1823 by D.M. [St Mary Whitechapel parish record]
Whitechapel, St Mary Matfelon in Whitechapel Road, Stepney, Middlesex, was created out of Stepney Parish in 1323. The church was bomb damaged during WW2 in 1940, demolished in 1952 and not rebuilt. The church site and its graveyard is now a public park named Altab Ali, located on the south side of the road, now part of the A11. All that remains is the outline of the church on the ground. Matfelon was the name of the family who sponsored the first chapel which had white walls, thus giving the name of Whitechapel to the area.

Jane YOUNG born abt 1796-97 (from census ages) in Stepney, Middlesex, London.
Jane GUY died after the 1871 Census. Possible death: Jane GUY (estimated birth year 1794) died 1876 aged 82 yrs, 2nd Qtr, Apr-May-Jun, on the Isle of Wight, County of Hampshire [Vol 2b, Page 385]

1841 British Census [HO 107, Piece 712, Book 6] taken 6/7 June.
Enumeration District: 10, Registration District and Civil Parish: Stepney, Hundred: Ossulstone (Tower Division), County: Middlesex, England Sub-registration District/Hamlet: Mile End Old Town Upper, Turner Street
GUY William, Head, 50 yrs, Clerk, not born in County of Middlesex (b abt 1789) (ages of adults were rounded down)
GUY Jane, 40, born in County of Middlesex (b abt 1801)
GUY Jane, 15, born Middlesex (b abt 1826)
GUY Maria, 15, born Middlesex (b abt 1826)
GUY Francis, 13, born Middlesex (b abt 1828)
GUY Emily, 10, born Middlesex (b abt 1831)
GUY Wm Walter, 9, born Middlesex (b abt 1832)
GUY Robert, 8, born Middlesex (b abt 1833)
GUY Eliza, 6, born Middlesex (b abt 1835)
GUY Mary, 3, born Middlesex (b abt 1838)
GUY Lucy, 1, born Middlesex (b abt 1840)
GRAY Maryann, 15, F S (Farm Servant), born Middlesex (b abt 1826)

1851 British Census [HO 107, Piece 1552, Folio 261] taken 30/31 March
Twelve members of the GUY family were living in the one household in the 1851 British Census taken 30/31 March.
Tower Hamlets, Borough of Stepney, Ecclesiastical Parish of St Philips, County of Middlesex .
Living at 12 Turner Street:
GUY William, Head, Married, 61 yrs, Brewer's Clerk, born Sussex, Chichester (b abt 1790)
GUY Jane, Wife, 54, born Middlesex, Stepney (b abt 1797)
GUY Jane, Daughter, 25, born Middlesex, Stepney (b abt 1826)
GUY Maria, Daughter, 23, born Middlesex, Stepney (b abt 1828)
GUY Frances, Daughter, 21, born Middlesex, Stepney (b abt 1830)
GUY William, Son, 20, born Middlesex, Stepney (b abt 1831)
GUY Emily, Daughter, 19, born Middlesex, Stepney (b abt 1832)
GUY Robert, Son, 17, Clerk (Wool Merchant), born Middlesex, Stepney (b abt 1834)
GUY Eliza, Daughter, 13, born Middlesex, Stepney (b abt 1838)
GUY Mary, Daughter, 12, born Middlesex, Stepney (b abt 1839)
GUY Lucy, Daughter, 10, born Middlesex, Stepney (b abt 1841)
GUY Elizabeth, Sister, 63, born Sussex, Chichester (b abt 1788) (not found in 1861 Census, no obvious death in Stepney 1851-61)

1861 British Census [RG 9/20, Piece 290, Folio 119] taken 7/8 April
Living at 12 Turner Street, Civil Parish of Mile End Old Town, Registration District of Mile End Old Town, Sub-registration District of Mile End Old Town Western, County of Middlesex, England.
GUY William, Head, 72, Brewery Cl., born Chichester (b abt 1789)
GUY Jane, Wife, 64, born London (b abt 1797)
GUY Maria, Daur, Unmarried, 31, born London (b abt 1830)
GUY Eliza, Daur, Unmarried, 23, born London (b abt 1838)
GUY Lucy, Daur, Unmarried, 20, born London (b abt 1841)
MILES Annie, Boarder, 8, Scholar, Where Born: not known (b abt 1853)

1871 British Census [RG 10/575, Piece 575, Folio 69] taken 2/3 April
Living at 26 Clarence Road, Civil Parish of St Mary Stratford Le Bow, Registration District of Poplar, Sub-registration District of Bow, Borough of Tower Hamlets, London, England.
GUY Jane, Head, Widow, 73, Annuitant, born Middlesex (b abt 1798)
GUY Emily, Daur, 39, born Middlesex (b abt 1832)

Census observations:
The house at 12 Turner Street must have been big house to accommodate the 12 adults living there 1851.
William GUY Snr and his maiden sister Elizabeth GUY were both born in Chichester Sussex.
Jane (ms YOUNG) was born in Stepney in MSX and so were all the children listed.
There are differences between census ages and known births/christenings of children.
William GUY Snr may have died 1861-1871 in his 70s.
Elizabeth GUY, sister of Wm Snr, may have died 1851-61 in her 60s.

	In Saint Dunstan's Church there are memorials to members of the Charrington family, famous brewers who owned the Anchor Brewery on the north side of Mile End Road opposite Stepney Green. It is here that William GUY Snr may have been employed as a Brewer's Clerk. The site is now Anchor Retail Park. This image was taken from a webpage by Keith Emmerson in Feb 2008.
	Charrington's Anchor Brewery Courtyard c 1820 showing brewers, barrels, carts and horses, engraving by D. Wolstenholme, London Metropolitan Archives.

In Stepney there were nine hamlets/parishes. The county was known as Middlesex until 1890 when it became the new County of London. The Stepney parishes became part of the Metropolitan Boroughs in 1900 and in 1965 these boroughs became part of the new London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
East of London Family History Society has maps and history of Tower Hamlets. Most records are held at the London Metropolitan Archives, including the burial registers (1841-1966) for City of London and Tower Hamlets (also known as Bow Cemetery). Search Tower Hamlets BDMs (incomplete).

GUY family photos
We have six old photographs of GUY family members taken by Barnes and Son Photographers, Mile End Road. (poss taken abt 1860). They are of William GUY Snr, his wife Jane GUY (ms YOUNG), Robert GUY (brother of William Walter), Robert's wife (unnamed) , Marion (Maria) GUY and Lucy GUY (twin sisters of William Walter). We have another one of 'Great Uncle Lilley' who may have married a GUY. GUY family photographs