Thomas Wyatt (c. 1783 – 6 April 1834) was an East Indies merchant from Willenhall in the English Midlands. He commissioned Willenhall House from John Buonarotti Papworth in 1829 which was built on an estate that he purchased in north London and which he named Willenhall.
Thomas Wyatt | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1783 Willenhall |
| Died | 6 April 1834 London |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | East Indies merchant |
| Children | Sir William Henry Wyatt (1823-1898) |
Early life and family
editThomas Wyatt was born around 1783 in Willenhall, Warwickshire.[2] He married Elizabeth Reeves,[3] who was born in London around 1793.[4] Their children included Maria who died as an infant in 1820, Thomas who died aged 15 in 1831, Eliza who died in 1847 aged 31, James who died in 1856 aged 42,[5] and William Henry Wyatt (1823-1898), later Sir William, who was for thirty years chairman of the County Lunatic Asylum, Colney Hatch.[6]
Career
editWyatt traded as an East Indies merchant.[7]
Around 1820 he purchased Belle Vue in Barnet that he replaced with Willenhall House[7] which was designed by John Buonarotti Papworth in 1829.[1] He named the new house after his place of birth.[2]
Death and legacy
editThomas Wyatt died on 6 April 1834 at the age of 51 in London's Hanover Square. He is buried in the family vault at St Mary the Virgin church, East Barnet. Elizabeth died at St Wilfrids, Cuckfield, Sussex, on 12 May 1867, aged 74. Probate was granted to his son Sir William Henry Wyatt (1823-1898) and to Robert Edward Wyatt.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ a b Designs for Willenhall House. Archived 7 July 2023 at the Wayback Machine RIBA architecture.com Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ a b Widdicombe, S. H. (1912) A Chat About Barnet and its History. Barnet: E. Cowing. p. 22.
- ^ Davies, Arthur Charles-Fox (1895). Armorial Families (PDF). Edinburgh: T.C.& E.C.JACK. p. 1062
- ^ Elizabeth Wyatt England and Wales Census, 1861. Family Search. Retrieved 18 August 2020. (subscription required)
- ^ Cussans, John Edwin. (1879–81). History of Hertfordshire &c. Vol. III Dacorum & Cashio. London: Chatto & Windus. p. 69. Archived from the original on 7 July 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ Wyatt, Sir William Henry.Who's Who 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020. (subscription required) Archived 7 July 2023 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Cass, Frederick Charles. (1885-92) East Barnet. London: Nichols for the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society. pp. 156-157.
- ^ Cass, pp. 193-194.
- ^ Elizabeth Wyatt England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957. Family Search. Retrieved 18 August 2020. (subscription required)
External links
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