~ BING FAMILY ~

CANTERBURY

If there is more than one family listed, they are not necessarily from the same line, they do however share the same last name

Jessie BING c. 1894, daughter of Edwin BING, photo courtesy of the BING family

Family of Edwin and Sara BING - pdf file

1890's Edwin BING b. 1836 in Thanington, Pharmaceutical Chemist and Soda Water Manufacturer, wife Sarah Anne (nee Wallis)

*Children, Charles (1861 Cambridge), Helen (1863 Cambridge), Eliza (1866 Canterbury), Wallis (1868 Canterbury), Jessie (1875 Canterbury)

The family was living at 41 St. George's Street previously where Edwins shop is. In the 1890's they were living at DORSET LODGE in Ethelbert Road

Baptism of a Christopher BING at St. George the Martyr on May 30, 1641, to Martin BING

Edwin's parents were of Tonford Farm in Thanington his father Henry was a farmer of 200 acres, his mothers name was Sarah. Brothers - Herbert, Jarvis, John, and sisters, Helen and Julia.

In 1886, Helen BING married Stanley Ash COLLARD

 

Edwin BING, Chemist. Edwin's uncle John KNIGHT was also a Chemist &

*a note....A native of Thanington, near Canterbury, he was with the Cambridge firm of Orvidge and Knight prior to acquiring the business of the late Mr. Silas Cowell

Edwin apprenticed under his uncle John Knight (Orvidge & Knight) in Holy Trinity, Cambridge. He married Sarah Ann Wallis in 1860 in Cambridge.

Edwin Bing, Chemist & Arated Water Manufacturer

1866, Mr. William Wncles, apprenticed to Mr. Bing of Canterbury (registered apprentices and students of the society) Pharmaceutical journal

List of Local Secretaries 1879-80 (local secretaries are appointed in all towns in Great Britain which return a Member or Members of Parliament, and in such other towns as contain not less than three Members of the Society or Associates in Business) Pharmaceutical Journal - Canterbury - Edwin Bing

1879 - Superintendent of Examinations, Canterbury - Edwin Bing

April 24, 1880 - The Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions - Second Election of General Committee. The following is a list of the gentlemen who are reported by the Scruitineers, Messrs. Laundy and Co., to have received the highest number of votes in the respective districts in which nominations have been made. In cases where an equal number of votes have been given for two or more candidates they are marked equal. District 31 - E. Bing, St. George's Street, Canterbury

Medical Times, May 17, 1881 (vol 1) - BING'S SOLUBLE ESSENCES OF GINGER AND LEMON - Messrs. Bing & Son, of Canterbury, have sent us samples of their soluble essences of ginger and lemon, which are largely used by them in the preparation of effervescent drinks. The essence of ginger is a clear bright preparation, with the true ginger aroma, and has been certified by competent analysts to be prepared from ginger of good quality, and to be free from any adulteration with capsicum or other deleterious principles. It contains mere traces of resinous matter, and is in consequence very soluable in water charged with carbonic acid gas. The beverages prepared by Messrs. Bing from these essences are, as might be expected from the results of the analyses, clean-tasting and palatable.

"The Pharmaceutical Journal" July 8, 1882, list of Local Secretaries, 1882-83 Canterbury - Edwin Bing

Aug 5, 1882 Edwin Bing - Superintendent of Written Examinations (the following gentlemen were appointed Superintendents and Deputy Superintendents of written examinations for the ensuing year.)

1882 - Apprentices or students. The following having passed the Preliminary examinations and tendered their subscriptions for the current year, were elected "apprentices or students" of the Society - Charles Bing, Canterbury Pharmaceutical Journal October 7, 1882

December 23, 1882 - Minor Examination - Nineteen candidates were examined. Twelve failed. The undermentioned seven passed, and were declared qualified to be registered as Chemists and Druggists: Charles Bing, Canterbury Pharmaceutical Journal

February 10, 1883 - The following, having passed the Minor examination and tendered their subscriptions for the current year were elected "Associates" of the Society - Charles Bing, Canterbury Pharmaceutical Journal

1882 Directory Edwin Bing pharmaceutical chemist & mineral water manufacturer, chemical works 41 George St. aerated water works Monastery street

 

"Edwin Bing - Chemist - Canterbury" a glass torpedo bottle in my collection

 

1884 Edwin BING, 41 St. George's street and Monastery Street (listed under Soda Water & Lemonade Manufacturer)

1885 Charles BING, 41 St. George's Street, Canterbury - annual subscription 5s 0d. (The Calendar of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britian)

1885 Edwin BING, 41 St. George's Street, Canterbury - annual subscription 10s 6d. (The Calendar of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britian)

Local Secretary 1884-85 - Edwin BING, Canterbury (The Calendar of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britian)

1885 Members of the Pharmaceutical Society Who are Pharmaceutical Chemists - Charles BING, Year of membership, 1884 (No. of Major cert. 1958), 41 St. Georges's Street, Canterbury (The Calendar of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britian)

1885 Members of the Pharmaceutical Society Who are Pharmaceutical Chemists - Edwin BING, Year of membership, 1865 (No. of Major cert. 817), 41 St. George's Street, Canterbury (The Calendar of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britian)

1885 Kellys Directory - Listed under Chemists & Druggists - Edwin BING and Son, (both Pharmaceutical Chemists) 41 St. George's Street, Canterbury

1889 E. BING & Son, chemists and mineral water manufacturer

December 26, 1896, Scientific Goods. Chemical and Scientific Apparatus, Pure Chemicals, supplied by EDWIN BING AND SON, Manufacturing Pharmaceutical Chemists, Canterbury. *Photographic Materials (Kent & Canterbury Press)

ealry 1900's has a Robert. J. Widdows working for him as a Chemists Porter

1902 Edwin BING & Son, Pharmaceutical Chemists

* 1914 - The late Mr. BING - Mr. Edwin Bing, whose death was briefly reported last week, had been in delicate health for about two and a half years.... (Pharmaceutical journal)

1917 E. BING& Son (Charles Bing) Pharmaceutical and Manufacturing chemists, and Mineral Water Manufacturers

*Charles went to King's school

1922 All Visitors to Canterbury should secure a bottle of Bing's Lavender Water. Ellen TERRY says "It is quite perfect." In Bottles, prices on application. Bing's Lavender Soap. The Great Toilet luxury, in the following sizes: Toilet, bath, visitors. Prices on application. Manufactured only by E. Bing & Son, (Charles Bing) 41 St. George's St., Canterbury.

1925 E. Bing & Son (Charles Bing)

1925 AD

1934 E. Bing & Son (Savery & Moore Ltd.), photographic material dealers, 41 St. George's Street, Canterbury

 

*Some members of a BING family moved to Berkshire, as we have in 1880's a William Bing, Garment Dyer and Frederick Bing, Printers Compositor living there, both born in Canterbury (I don't know whether they are part of Edwins family or not)

 

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