Thomas Broadwood (1786 - 1861)

Born 9 Dec 1786 in St James West, London, England

Ancestors

Husband of Annie Augusta Mundell — married 23 Feb 1819 in Wells Street Scotch Church, Marylebone, London

Husband of Mary Alethea (Matthews) Aldridge — married 19 Oct 1852 (to 6 Nov 1861) in British Embassy, Paris, France

Descendants

Died 6 Nov 1861 at age 74 in Holmbush, Crawley, Sussex, England

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Biography

Christening: 7 JAN 1787. Wells Street Scotch Church, Marylebone, London.

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Occupation: partner - John Braidwood and Sons. 1808 Manufacturer of Pianofortes. 1851^[1]

Residence 1815 End Date: 1825. Juniper Hall, Mickleham, Surrey. 1819 21 Upper Cadogan Place, London. 1819 17 Upper Cadogan Place, Chelsea, London. 1825 End Date: 1861. Holmbush, Crawley, Sussex.

Census: 1841 Holmbush, Crawley, Sussex. ^[2] 1851 17 Cadogan Place, Chelsea, London. ^[3] 1861 Holmbush, Crawley, Sussex. ^[4]

Note:

BROADWOOD OF HOLMBUSH. BROADWOOD, THOMAS, Esq. of Holmbush, co. Sussex, and Ryde, Isle of Wight, b. 22 December 1821; m. 1866, Florence, dau. of J. Johnson, of Plymouth. LINEAGE JOHN BROADWOOD, Esq. of Reeves Hall, Essex, bapt. 15 October 1732 (see BROADWOOD of Lyne); m. 2ndly, Mary, dau. of James Kitson, of Doncaster, and had by her two sons, THOMAS, of Mickleham, Surrey, and subsequently of Holmbush, Crawley, Sussex. Henry, of The Albany, London, M.P. for Bridgwater in several Parliaments, b. 8 Aug. 1793; m. 1839, Miss Fanny Lowther, dau. of the Earl of Lonsdale, and by her has surviving issue, Arthur, b. 1848, an officer in the Scots fusilier guards; Alfred, b. 1856. The elder son, THOMAS BROADWOOD, Esq. of Mickleham and Holmbush, b. 9 Dec. 1786; m. 1st, Feb. 1819, Annie Augusta, dau. of Alexander Mundell, Esq., and by her had three sons and one dau., THOMAS. John Jervis, of Buchan Hill, Crawley, Sussex; m. 1849, Dorothy, dau. of Richard Tomson, Esq. of The Elms, Isle of Thanet, and d. Oct. 1868, leaving four sons and four daus. Charles. Annie, m. to Henry King, Esq. of Isfield Place, Sussex, and d. 1867, leaving issue. He m. 2ndly, 1862, Mary, widow of - Downes, Esq., and by her had, Edward, b. 1863. Francis. He d. 1861 (his widow m. Capt. John Aldridge, of New Lodge, Horsham, Sussex), and was s. by his eldest son, THOMAS BROADWOOD, Esq., now of Holmbush, and Ryde, Isle of Wight. Arms-Erm., two pales, vairy, or and gu., on a chief, az., an annulet, between two fir trees, or. Crest- On a mount, vert, a fir tree, ppr. Seat-Holmbush, Crawley, co. Sussex

Thomas Broadwood, a member of the famous piano manufacturing family, bought Juniper Hall from Mrs. Worrell on 18th March 1815 -for £8,236 10s 0d! He built the tower which stands on Lodge Hill, south of Juniper Hall - rumour has it that he used to send a servant with semaphore flags to pass messages to friends in Westhumble! (There was then no woodland on Lodge Hill.) He lived here until 1825 when he bought the Holmbush Estate near Crawley. He later became High Sheriff of Sussex (1833). During his time at Juniper Hall he gave a fortepiano, manufactured by the family firm, to Beethoven; this was later bought by Franz Liszt and is now in the care of a Budapest museum. It came "on tour" to Britain during 1992 and was played by Melvin Tan at the Bath Festival and at the Barbican Centre.

John Baird was described as lord of Bewbush in 1783. After 1787 the estate was usually known as the HOLMBUSH estate, being described in 1818-19 as the manor of Holmbush. It was apparently sold by Baird in 1787, when it comprised over 2,500 a., to William Manners, who was described as lord of Bewbush manor between 1788 and 1806. He or a relative sold it in 1807, together with Shelley farm in Crawley detached, to Thomas Erskine, Lord Erskine, then Lord Chancellor, after whose death in 1823 it was sold in 1824 or 1825 to Thomas Broadwood, recorded as lord of Bewbush c. 1841. In 1835 Broadwood's estate comprised 3,033 a. At his death in 1861 Thomas was succeeded by his son Thomas, who before 1876 and apparently before 1871 sold Holmbush to Col. James Clifton Brown, M.P. for Horsham (d. 1917). Col. Brown's son Brig.-Gen. Howard Clifton Brown, M.P., apparently had the Holmbush estate until his death in 1946. In 1979 Holmbush house at least still belonged to the family.

A lodge in Bewbush park evidently existed before 1498, when it was undergoing repair. Possibly it was the same building which served as the lodge of the rabbit warren in 1650, and which was of timber, with three rooms below and two above; possibly too it survived until the early 19th century, since the Holmbush house recorded in the occupation of a gentleman's family in 1776 was depicted as an old rambling building in 1787, and in 1824, when it was called Holmbush Lodge, had low rooms. In 1787 there were at least eight bedrooms; a new kitchen and brewhouse were then being built, at least partly of brick. In the early 19th century the building was apparently used as a hunting box. A large new house, asymmetrical and in a castellated Gothic style, was built in 1826 on an adjacent site to the designs of Francis Edwards. Built of stone quarried on the estate it stands on a platform sited for the view northwards; it is of two storeys with a big three-storeyed corner tower. The plan of the rooms is said to have been made by the owner, Thomas Broadwood. In 1965 the house was used as a private school, and by 1979 it had been converted into flats.

Pleasure grounds at Holmbush were mentioned in 1787. They were greatly improved after c. 1824 by Thomas Broadwood, and by 1835 plants grown in the gardens, especially dahlias, won prizes at horticultural shows. There were 56 a. of parkland north and north-east of the house by c. 1841. Broadwood also planted and landscaped much of the estate, creating a lake of c. 50 a. and several smaller lakes. The former parkland lay in pasture closes in 1981.

BURIAL

Slab in Pavement.

Arms of Broadwood, Erm. 2 pattees vaire arg. and gules, on a chef az. an annulet between 2 yew-trees or, a crescent for difference. Crest, a helmet surmounted by a yew-tree. Motto—Semper Virens :—.

"Sacred to the memory of Annie Augusta, the dearly beloved wife of Thomas Broadwood of Holmbush, who was born on the 8th of May, 1800, and died on the 29th of November, 1845, at Foyers, near Inverness. Her remains are deposited in the family vault beneath this chancel. Also to the memory of Thomas Broadwood, of Holmbush, born on the 9th of December, 1786, died on the 6th of November, 1861, in the 74th year of his age. Also to the memory of John Jervis Broadwood, of Buchan Hill, son of the above, died October 7th, 1868, aged 45 years.".

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S5 17 Cadogan Place, Chelsea, London 1851 Certainty: 2
2. ↑ Source: #S1144 Holmbush, Lower Beeding, Sussex 1841 Certainty: 2
3. ↑ Source: #S5 17 Cadogan Place, Chelsea, London 1851 Certainty: 2
4. ↑ Source: #S1128 Holmbush, Lower Beeding, Sussex 1861 Certainty: 2

• Source: S1128 Census UK Census 1861 Certainty: 2 Master Listing Source: Y
• Source: S1144 Census UK Census 1841 Certainty: 2 Master Listing Source: Y
• Source: S5 Census UK Census 1851 Certainty: 2 Master Listing Source: Y
• Source: S1360262171 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.Ancestry Family Tree Ancestry Family Tree 177053632