Thomas Wyatt (merchant)
Thomas Wyatt (c. 1783 – 6 April 1834) was an East Indies merchant from Willenhall in the English Midlands.
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
Thomas Wyatt was born around 1783 in Willenhall, Warwickshire.[1] He married Elizabeth who was born in London around 1793. Their children included Caroline L. L. Wyatt[2] and William Henry Wyatt (1823-1898), later Sir William, who was for thirty years chairman of the County Lunatic Asylum, Colney Hatch.[3]
Career
Wyatt traded as an East Indies merchant.
Around 1820 he purchased Belle Vue in Barnet that he replaced with Willenhall House which was designed by John Buonarotti Papworth in 1829.[5] He named the new house after his place of birth.[1]
Death and legacy
Thomas 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 William Henry Wyatt and Robert Edward Wyatt.[6][7]
References
- Widdicombe, S. H. (1912) A Chat About Barnet and its History. Barnet: E. Cowing. p. 22.
- https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7Y8-CX5
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U192476
- Designs for Willenhall House. RIBA architecture.com Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- Cass, Frederick Charles. (1885-92) East Barnet. London: Nichols for the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society. pp. 156-157.
- Cass, pp. 193-194.
- https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPJS-KX7M
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