Ezekiel Delight 25 New Bridge St joined 5.5.1794 "unnumbered division" (QV)
His grandfather Ezekiel Delight cordwainer of Norwich married 29.3.1737 Sarah Greenwood at Norwich Cathedral. He married 2ndly at St George Tombland Norwich 22.4.1747 Sarah Ebden sp otp. His will PCC 19.10.1797 of St Peter Mancroft Norwich mentioned wife Sarah, sons Ezekiel & William, dau Watts, sister Watts, dau Elizabeth. He was buried 3.4.1797 age 84. His widow Sarah will PCC 10.2.1806 died 27.10.1805 age 90 Norwich Unitarian.
His father Ezekiel Delight bach otp age 27 = St Geo Hanover Sq 27 .10.1765 Ann Spateman sp of Chiswick age 21 . 1772 freedom of Vintners Co. by redemption son of Ezekiel Delight cordwainer of Norwich. He voted 1773 as liveryman of Gravel Lane for John Roberts. Public Advertiser 20.7.1774 he was appointed surveyor of South Division of City of London. SunFire 1776 carpenter in the Old Bailey. Gazetteer 29.12.1778 elected common councilman for Farringdon Without. He took apprentices 1778 Wm Brookes premium 50 gns & Richard Chandler premium 15 gns. Directory 1781 vintner South Side, Farringdon Without. 1783 Ezekiel Delight of Fleet St surveyor, member of the Amicable Society for a perpetual assurance office. In 1783 Ezekiel Delight of St Brides surveyor took appr his son Ezekiel. 1785 of Ludgate St, commissioner for Land Tax. He married 2ndly 24.6.1789 St Martin Ludgate Elizabeth Watten wid of St James Piccadilly. Gazetteer 22.4.1780 he was steward for dinner of General Dispensary Aldersgate St. Directory 1795 surveyor and builder Temple Pl, Blackfriars Rd. 1796 him and his son address at Blackheath.He married 3rdly as wid otp at St Benets Pauls Wharf 15.9.1809 Hannah Tooley wid of St James Clerkenwell. He was buried at St Martin Ludgate 1.3.1810 age 72. His will PCC 26.3.1810 of St Bennets Hill, Doctors Commons surveyor dated 18.2.1810 mentioned wife Hannah, son Ezekiel, clerk Thomas Hood.
Ezekiel Delight born about 1769, appr to his father (see above) 1783. 1790 Bridge St Blackfriars patron of the anniversary of the Charity Schools. Old Bailey 14.9.1791 witness Ezekiel Delight oil and colourman near Blackfriars Bridge, his shopman Daniel Studd, porter John Prosser transported 7 years for stealing 20 lbs of soap value 8/- from him. He married at St John Hackney as bach of St Ann Blackfriars 8.9.1792 Catherine Wright sp otp by lic wits Chas, Jane & Ann Wright. Directory 1795 Ezekiel Delight junr oilman New Bridge St. Gazetteer 26.2.1796 Ezekiel Delight jr 25 New Bridge St steward of Hon. Artillery Co. Oracle 12.12.1796 quartermaster of Hon. Artillery Co. 1796 him and his fathetr address at Blackheath. SunFire 1803 Ezekiel Delight gent 25 New Bridge St Blackfryars. He married 2ndly as wid of St Dunstan Stepney at St James Clerkenwell 16.2.1813 Sophia Thorowgood sp otp by lic wit Fk Thorowgood. SunFire 1829 Ezekiel Delight oil & colourman & warehouseman North Pl, Grays Inn La. He was buried 30.11.1852 St John Hackney age 83 from Richmond Road, Dalston, his will PCC 11.2.1853 mentioned his wife Sophia.