The earliest record that we have of William is on 20th September 1765 when he "appeared personally" at the Vicar General's Office to apply for a licence to "intermarry with Mary DURRANT" in Sunbury. He declares that he was a batchelor and for the four weeks prior to this application had lived in Shenley, Berkshire. He married Mary DURRANT on 26th September 1765
He is next mentioned in the Overseers Poors Rate Book in the Mill Bridge area of Isleworth on 27th October 1765 when his name was entered as Willm REIMELL and he lived next door to Willm DYCKHOFF. He does not appear in earlier records so must assume that this is when we moved to Isleworth.
Martha Heddin’s rent books tell us that he lived in the Bell Inn, which he rented from her, probably when he moved to Isleworth until just before he died, and from which he also ran his coach business.
In April 1770 he was elected an Overseer of the Poor
On September 29th, 1770 Richard RIMELL married Elizabeth DYCKHOFF by licence at All Saints church Isleworth. I assume from this that Richard was the son of William.
There are numerous mentions of William in the Parish Records. These include rate assessments, bills for coach hire, etc, and a number of documents have his signature on them.
In 1780 there was a dispute between Martha Heddin and William regarding an alleged unpaid half years rent. Martha Heddin subsequently withdrew her demand for payment and the matter was settled.
In 1781 Martha HEDDIN died and her estate passed to James Clitherow. In 1782 William “fell behind” with his rent payments. In January 1783 William claimed that he had, over many years, supplied Martha HEDDIN with liquor that had not been paid for and submitted a bill for fourteen pounds, three shillings and tenpence. Mr Clitherow interviewed a servant of Martha Heddin and on the basis of this and his own opinion decided that the bill was fraudulent and that he would not pay it.
In March 1783 William was distrained against for non-payment of the rent and the bailiff seized his coach. He agreed to leave the Bell Inn immediately but I assume that this was so that he could keep his coach. In June 1783 the trustees appointed for sorting out Williams debts confirmed in writing that there were no outstanding claims against Martha Heddin or James Clitherow. The parish records show that he continued to provide coach services until September 1784
William wrote his Will on 14th June 1785, describing himself as “coachmaster of Isleworth” and was buried in All Saints, Isleworth five days later on 19th June. In his will he left everything to “my loving wife Mary RIMELL.” However, on July 13th Mary, who was the sole Executrix and universal Legatee had to renounce the Will and all the goods, chattels and credits were given to Thomas Fox, a creditor by Bond and Judgement.