Richard Alvin died Abt. 1810. He married (1) Edith70. He married (2) Ann Lynn on 16 February 1790 in St Mary Lambeth, Surrey, England.71.
Notes for Richard Alvin: Although yet to be verified, Richard appears to have been married to an Edith in his first marriage. He was, in 1771, at the time of his son Richard Williams christening a Gentlemen's Servant and it is possible that he later went on to tbuy into the brewing and distilling business. We have no hard evidence that the Richard Alvin mentioned in the Register is in fact ours. But the rarity of the name in the records does indicate that he is in fact the one.
Richard, at the time of his marriage to Ann Lynn, is shown as a widower in the marriage entry in the parish register of St. Mary Lambeth in the County of Surrey. He is shown as a brewer in his will, which is quite extensive, running into eight pages. He was a man of some education and substance; owning property and being able to write, evidence by his signing, in his own hand, the marriage entry.
Richard is shown as being the owner of the brewing and distilling business known as "The Blue Lion, Grays Inn Lane". It was not unusual for brewers of the day to own a public house to sell their own product. On a 1799 map the exact location of this establishment is shown. A map of 1871 shows that a "pub" still occupied the site and a Blue Lion Yard is a short distance away.