William Thomas Dulin (1785 - ?)

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William Ephriam Dulin (1807 - 1863)

William Thomas Dulin, the eldest son of Thomas Christopher Dulin traded as a Goldsmith, Jeweller and Watch Maker at his premises at 10 Cornill. An extract from an engraving of Cornhill dated 1830 can be seen on the left. The london directories show him at this address as early as 1816. And the advertisement for Board and Lodging reproduced below, shows him at 10 Cornhill and 62 Strand in 1819. William Thomas Dulin is mentioned in Brian Loomes Book, Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, Volume 2, second edition, page 66, the entry reads thus: Dulin, Thomas. London 1832.

Recent research has uncovered two documents relating to William Thomas and his eldest son William Ephraim. The first is an entry in a book for the Guild of watchmakers, the entry is number 34 and is worded as follows:

Be it remembered, That I William Thomas Dulin, No 10 Cornhill, Watchmaker, was this second day of September in the year of 1810 admitted a free Clock maker, by Redemption, was sworn and promised conformity. pursuant to act of common council.

Witness, by the Clerk

The second document is related to the apprenticeship of William Ephraim Dulin to his father as a Goldsmith and is numbered 172, and is worded as follows:

Be it remembered, That William Ephraim Dulin son of William Thomas Dulin of No. 10 Cornhill, Goldsmith and Watchmaker. Was bound apprentice for seven years, from the day of the Date hereof, to the said William Thomas Dulin his father Citizen and Clockmaker, of London, to learn his art of a Goldsmith upon the consideration of the sum of Five Shillings.as appears by Indentures dated this Third day of September in the year 1821.

Witness, Geo Atkins Clerk. St Clement Danes Middx.

Baptized 12 July 1807. Term of indentures expires 3 Sept 1828.

William Ephraim Dulin worked with his father for many years and eventualy had his own premises at 67 St. James Place, Westminster. A photograph taken in 2002 is shown below.