Philip Barraud (1st son of Philip Barraud and Frances Prevost)

1/1/1724 - 7/17/1799

Philip, was born in 1724, and he married Anne Marchant, the daughter of Andrew Marchant, a prominent London watchmaker and his wife Anne (nee Bacot) on 19th July, 1749 in the Huguenot Church in Castle Street, Drury Lane by licence granted on 6th July 1749 as Ann Marchant was aged only 17 at the time. Their address was given as Shelton Street, Drury Lane, but this was also known as Castle Street. (see below) One of the witnesses was William Prevost, who was most likely to be William Prevost’s son and therefore Philip's cousin. Philip Barraud and Anne Marchant had 5 children, and it seems only the eldest, Frances Mary survived. Philip Barraud who became an engraver must surely have learnt his trade from his uncle William Prevost when the Barraud family was living in King Street in Soho with him from 1743, and Philip eventually had his own premises at 5, Castle Street, near Tottenham Court Road in 1763, then at Newman Street, next at Oxford Road, and then at Goodge Street in 1778 at the time of his mother’s death. Finally, he had premises at 27, Rathbone Place, just north of Oxford Street in 1780. The Tottenham Court address is known to be correct and that was where he is registered in the professional records as “Philip Barraud – Watch case engraver in relief – Tottenham Court Road” He seems to have mainly engraved items for other people however, and most likely for his brother Francis-Gabriel Barraud. Ann Marchant died on 23rd January, 1789, and when Philip Barraud died 10 years later on 17th July, 1799, the “Gentlemans’ Magazine” gave an address of Bloomsbury Square. These addresses were within easy walking distance of the other Barrauds and so they must have kept in contact with each other. (See Page 29)