William Thoyts

William Thoyts

William Thoyts (1767-1817) was High Sheriff of Berkshire.

William was born in 1767, the son of John Thoyts of Sulhamstead House in Berkshire and his wife, Mary Burfoot. He inherited his father's estates, centred on Sulhamstead Abbots, at the age of only eight and shortly afterwards united them with the manor of Sulhamstead Bannister. He married Jane Newman in 1788 and they had a large family of ten children. In 1795, William became High Sheriff of Berkshire. In 1800, he rebuilt the family home largely as it stands today, minus the famous portico. William died in November 1817 and was buried in the family vault beneath St Mary's Church, Sulhamstead Abbots.

References

* [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=43239 British History Online: Victoria County History of Berkshire]
* [http://www.mayfamilyhistory.co.uk/places/sulhse_eet.html May Family History: Sulhamstead House]


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