Born in City of London.1

Baptised in Newgate, Christ Church, Blackfriars.1

Father - John Darby
Mother - Sarah

Apprenticeship.2,3

Apprentice - Zachariah Foxall Darby
Master - Peter Robinson of St Botolph Aldersgate, Chaser.
GBP 3. 10s.

Licence obtained for marriage to Sarah SAUNDERS.29

Groom's surname - Foxall
Bride's surname - Saunders

Married Sarah SAUNDERS in City of London, All Hallows Lombard Street.40,41

Groom - Zachariah Foxall Darby - of this parish, bachelor
Bride - Sarah Saunders of the parish of Hampstead, spinster
By licence

Birth of son Thomas DARBY in City of London, All Hallows Lombard Street.30

Livery Company in Worshipful Company of Joiners.4

Admitted by Patrimony

From the Freedom Register, Page 157 :-
"Zachariah Foxall Darby, son of John Darby late citizen and Joiner of London deceased was admitted into the freedom of this Company by Patrimony on the report of Thomas Gwilliam Citizen and Goldsmith of London and John Edward Citizen and Bowyer of London"

Birth of daughter Sarah Elizabeth DARBY in City of London, All Hallows Lombard Street.31

Birth of daughter Mary DARBY in City of London, St Bride's Fleet Street.32

Birth of daughter Louisa DARBY in City of London, St Bride's Fleet Street.34

Directories.5

From "Wakefield's Merchant and Tradesman's General Directory for London" 1790.
Name - Walkden and Darby
Address - 5 Shoe Lane, Fleet Street
Business - Stationers

Birth of daughter Elizabeth Foxall DARBY in City of London, St Bride's Fleet Street.36

Death of daughter Elizabeth Foxall DARBY in City of London, St Bride's Fleet Street.35

Birth of daughter Eliza DARBY in City of London, St Bride's Fleet Street.37

Directories.6

Kent's Directory for the year 1794, Cities of London and Westminster, & Borough of Southwark :-
"Walkden & Darby, Stationers, 5, Shoe-lane, Fleet-street."

Death of daughter Louisa DARBY in City of London, St Bride's Fleet Street.33

Birth of daughter Caroline DARBY in City of London, St Bride's Fleet Street.38

Elections in City of London.7

Name - Zachariah Foxall Darby
Livery Company - Joiners
Abode - Shoe Lane

Birth of daughter Louisa Maria DARBY in City of London, St Bride's Fleet Street.39

Land Taxes.8

Name of occupiers - Messrs Walkden and Darby
Address - Shoe Lane

Mentioned in Will.9

of John Walkden
Described as - "my partner Zachariah Foxall Darby"

Business in City of London, Fleet Street, 5 Shoe Lane.11,9

Trading as "Walkden and Darby"
His co-partner John Walkden died in 1808

Directories.10

Post Office Annual Directory, 1808 :-
"Walkden & Darby, Manufacturers of the British Ink Powder, and Dealers in Quills, 5 Shoe-lane, Fleet-street."

Land Taxes in City of London, Shoe Lane.12

Ward - Farringdon Without
Occupiers - John Walkden & Zachariah Foxall Darby

Research Note.9

The will of John Walkden (probated on 4th July 1808) included the following provision:-
..."my house ... in Shoe Lane London wherein my partnership trade is carried on ..."
"... if my partner Zachariah Foxall Darby shall be minded and desirous to (...) and make all my share right and interest claim and (...) whatsoever of in and to are copartnership stock in trade book debts and all other property and effects in the said copartnership involving the utensils used in the business which are my separate property but not including the said iron safe in the counting house or my furniture in the dwelling house in Shoe Lane aforesaid at or for the sum of four thousand pounds ..."

Mentioned in Will.13

of Elizabeth Walkden, formerly Carpenter
Described as - "Mr. Zachariah Darby of Shoe Lane"

Witness at wedding in Hampstead, St John at Hampstead.14

of Eliza Darby & John White

Witness at wedding in Hampstead, St John at Hampstead.14

of Jon White and Eliza Darby

Land Taxes in Hampstead, St John at Hampstead.15

Name - Z F Darby
Occupier

Land Taxes in Camden.16

Ward - St Pancras
Occupier - Z. F. Darby

Land Taxes in City of London, Shoe Lane.12

Ward - Farringdon Without
Occupiers - John Walkden & Zachariah Darby
Trading as - Walkden & Darby

Business.11

Trading as "Walkden, Darby and Terry"

Wrote will.17

1) This is the last Will and Testament of me
2) Zachariah Foxall Darby of Shoe Lane London stationer first I will that my just debts funeral
3) expenses and the expenses of the probate of this my will be paid by my Executors as soon as
4) be after my decease ....
5) ....
... my freehold house and premises situate in Fleet Street .... sell and dispose thereof by public auction or private contract for the best price that can be got for the same  ....

Some names mentioned .-
1) my dear wife Sarah
2) my daughter Sarah the wife of Henry Headley of Cambridge Surgeon
3) my daughter Elizabeth the wife of Mr. John White
4) my three daughters Mary Caroline and Louisa
5) my two sons in law Mr. Henry Headley and Mr. John White

Property mentioned :-
1) "my two leasehold houses the one at Hampstead and the other in Bridge Street Blackfriars"
2) "my freehold estate situate at Histon near Cambridge"
3) "my freehold house and premises situate in Fleet Street"
4) "a small freehold estate at East Moulsey in the County of Surrey"

Business in City of London, Fleet Street, 5 Shoe Lane

The Walkden Ink business continued as "Charles Terry"

Partnership.18

Notice is hereby given, that the partnership hereforeto subsisting and carried on between us the undersigned, Zachariah Foxall Darby and Charles Terry, under the firm of Walkden, Darby and Terry, as Quill-Merchants and Ink-Manufacturers, in Shoe-lane, in the City of London, was this day dissolved by mutual consent; and that all debts due to and from the said Partnership will be received and paid by the said Charles Terry, by whom the said business will in future be carried on. - Dated the 25th day of March 1826.
(Signed)
Zachariah Foxall Darby
Charles Terry

Land Taxes in Hampstead, St John at Hampstead.19

Name - Z F Foxall
Occupier

Land Taxes in Hampstead, St John at Hampstead.20

Ward - St John, Hampstead
Occupier . Z. F. Darby

Land Taxes in Woburn Place.21

Proprietor - Duke of Bedford
Occupier - Z F Darby

Land Taxes in Woburn Place.28

Proprietor - Duke of Bedford
Occupier - Z F Darby

Died.22,23,24,25

From the Gentleman's Magazine :-
"Aged 81, Zachariah Foxall Darby, esq. of Woburn-pl. and Hampstead-heath. He acquired a considerable fortune in the firm of Walkden and Darby, writing ink-makers and pen-makers, Shoe-lane."

From the Huntingdon, Bedford & Peterborough Gazette :-
"On Saturday last, Z. F. Darby, Esq. of Woburn-place, and Hampstead Heath, in the 82nd year of his age, after a few hours' illness, of apoplexy, beloved and esteemed by all who knew him"

From the Oxford Journal :-
"Zachariah Foxall Darby, Esq. of Woburn-place and Hampstead Heath"

Probate in Prerogative Court of Canterbury.17

of the will of Zachariah Foxall Darby
Joint Executors :-
Mr. John White
Mr. Henry Headly in the will written Headley
Sarah Darby the widow

Buried in Hampstead, St John at Hampstead.26,27,23

From Parish Register :-
Abode - St Bride's, Fleet Street

Extract from the inscription on Grave No. XC 003 :-
"Sacred to the memory of Zachariah Foxall Darby who departed this life on the 11th of August 1832 in the 82nd year of his age. Beloved and respected by all who knew him."

Photo taken by Linda Eccles on 20th July 2011