St
Mary Le Bow, Cheapside, London.
Bickley
Hall, Bromley, Kent.| Name: | George Wythes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born: | 1812 (or 1811) | ||
| Birthplace: | Hadson, Worcester, England | ||
| Wife: | Frances Wagstaff | ||
| Marriage place: | St
Mary Le Bow, Cheapside, London. |
||
| Children: | George Edward Wythes (Born 1839, Died 2/3/1875) | ||
| Died: | 8th March 1883 | ||
| Burial place: | Bickley Parich Church, Kent | ||
| 1881 census: | Occupation: | Railway contractor | |
| Marital status: | Widowed | ||
| Address: | Bickley
Hall, Bromley, Kent. |
Now a prep school. | |
| Relations: | George E Wythes, 13 (Grandson) | Not found in 1901 census. | |
| Ernest J Wythes, 12 (Grandson) | 1901: Living On Own Means JP | ||
| Source PRO RG11 0854/71 page 18 | |||
| 1901 census: | Not found. | ||
George
Wythes (1811-1883) was an extremely wealthy man who had made his fortune in
the construction of railways and as a developer. George Wythes never lived at
Copped Hall, but bought the estate for his only son George (1839-1875) who lived
there until his early death. During this time the mansion was given a new wing
to the north to accommodate the rapidly expanding sophisication of the service
requirements of a large house.
After George Wythes junior died, his two young sons went to live with their grandfather at Bickley Park near Bromley and Copped Hall was let for a period to a Mr.Burns. In 1887, four years after their grandfather had died, the elder of these two sons (George Wythes 1867-1887) also died aged 19 - so when the younger son (Ernest Wythes (1868-1949) inherited he came into two fortunes - his own and his older brother's. (Source: History of Copped Hall.).