Baptised in Hackney, St John at Hackney.1

From the Parish Register :-
"William son of Saml & Ann Rhodes"

Licence obtained for marriage to Margaret COOPER.14

Groom - William Rhodes
Bride - Margaret Cooper

Married Margaret COOPER in Hackney, St John at Hackney.24,25

By licence
Vicar - Rev. Watson
Witnesses :-
Lucy Cooper
Francis Cooper

From the Morning Post and Gazetteer :-
"On Saturday, at Hackney, by the Rev. Mr. Watson, William Rhodes, Esq., of Hoxton, to Miss Cooper, of Clapton"

Mentioned in Will.2

Of Francis Cooper (died 1812)
Annotated as "my son in law"

Birth of daughter Anne RHODES in Hackney.15

Birth of daughter Margaret RHODES in St John at Hackney.16

Birth of son Francis William RHODES in Hackney.17

Birth of daughter Emily Lucy RHODES in Hackney.18

Birth of daughter Susanna Mary RHODES

Executor

Of the will of Francis Cooper (died 1811)
Joint executor with :-
Joseph Yates Cooper
James Cooper

Birth of daughter Susan Mary RHODES in Hoxton.19

Death of daughter Susanna Mary RHODES in Hoxton.13

Birth of son William Arthur RHODES in St John at Hackney.20

Birth of daughter Maria Agnes RHODES in St John at Hackney.22

Birth of daughter Augusta RHODES in Hackney.23

Witness at wedding in Hackney, St John at Hackney.3

Of Philip Barrett Cooper & Maria Cooper

Witness at wedding in St Pancras Old Church.4

of his daughter Margaret Rhodes to Thomas Rhodes

Death of daughter Maria Agnes RHODES in Leamington.13,21

Occupation Independant.5

Recorded in census in West Ham Union, Leyton (Lower Leyton, The Grange).5

William Rhodes - 60 - Independant,
Margaret Rhodes - 55
Ann Rhodes - 30
Susan Rhodes - 20
Augusta Rhodes - 20
William Rhodes - 20
Staff x 9

Wrote will.6

1) This is the will of me William Rhodes
2) of the Parish of Leyton in Essex Esquire 1
3) appoint my wife Margaret Rhodes and son William Arthur
3) Rhodes and my nephew James Rhodes ... ...
4) ... ... ...

Some other names mentioned .-
1) "my daughter Margaret"
2) "my daughter Emily Lucy"
3) "my daughter Ann Rhodes"
4) "my daughter Ann and Susan Mary and Augusta"

Died in West Ham, Leyton, The Grange.7,8,9,10

From the Times :-
"On the 15th inst., at the Grange, Leyton, Essex, William Rhodes, Esq., in his 71st year"

From Jackson's Oxford Journal .-
"At the Grange, Leyton, Essex, William Rhodes, Esq., in his 71st year"

From the Hertford Mercury and Reformer :-
"On the 15th inst., at Grange, Leyton, Essex, William Rhodes, Esq, in his 71st year"

Buried in St Pancras Old Church.11,12,13

Age - 69
Residence - Leyton, Essex

Memorial Inscription :-
"Sacred to the Memory of
WILLIAM RHODES Esqre,
of the Grange, Leyton, Essex,
Who died 15 November, 1843
Aged 69 years,
Also MARGARET,
Wife of the above,
Who died 16th December 1851
aged 71 years."

Probate in Prerogative Court of Canterbury.6

Joint Executors :-
Margaret Rhodes the widow the relic
William Arthur Rhodes Esquire the son
James Rhodes the nephew