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Sir William Curtis                              1752-1829
William was born on 25 January 1752, the son of sea biscuit manufacturer Joseph Curtis and Mary Tennant, in Wapping, East London. The business prospered during the Napoleonic Wars and he was a founding partner of bankers, Robarts, Curtis, Were & Co.   He married Anne Constable in 1776. He was the MP for the City of London continuously for twenty eight years and was an Alderman of the City becoming Lord Mayor in 1795-96. Although a friend of royalty, in particular, George IV, nevertheless, he was mocked by rivals for his humble origins and supposed lack of education. The definition of the three R's as "reading, 'riting and 'rithmetic" is attributed to him and taken from a speech made at a dinner given for the Board of Education. It can, perhaps, be assumed that he was conscious of the irony of his words.   He was created Baronet, of Culland's Grove in 1802.

Anne Constable                                 1757-1833
Anne was born on 7 February 1757, the daughter of Edward Constable and Sarah Windsor.
I have identified the following children.
  Emma Born abt 1781   Southgate, London Married Henry Cadwallader Adams
William Born 2 Mar 1782   Edmonton, Middlesex Married Mary Anne Lear
George Born 10 Sep 1784   Edmonton, Middlesex Married Anna Delicia Windsor
Timothy Abraham Born 9 Jan 1786   Edmonton, Middlesex Married Margaret Harriet Green
Frances Pitt Brown
Charles Berwick Born 18 Mar 1795   Edmonton, Middlesex Married Henrietta Pearson
Rebecca Mary Born abt 1799   London, Middlesex Married Timothy Curtis

Birth of Parents
Sir William Curtis b: 25 Jan 1752         Wapping, East London
son of Joseph Curtis and Mary Tennant

Anne Constable b: 7 Feb 1757  c: 24 Feb 1757       St Peter-le-Poer, London
daughter of Edward Constable and Sarah Windsor

Marriage
9 Nov 1776
Sir William Curtis
Anne Constable
Tottenham, London

Children
William Curtis b: 2 Mar 1782               Edmonton, Middlesex
son of Sir William Curtis and Anne Constable
George Curtis b: 10 Sep 1784               Edmonton, Middlesex
son of Sir William Curtis and Anne Constable
Timothy Abraham Curtis b: 9 Jan 1786               Edmonton, Middlesex
son of Sir William Curtis and Anne Constable
Charles Berwick Curtis b: 18 Mar 1795               Edmonton, Middlesex
son of Sir William Curtis and Anne Constable
Emma Curtis b: abt 1797               London, Middlesex
daughter of Sir William Curtis and Anne Constable
Rebecca Mary Curtis b: abt 1799               London, Middlesex
daughter of Sir William Curtis and Anne Constable

Death
Sir William Curtis Died 18 Jan 1829, Age 76,     At his home, Cliff House, in Ramsgate, Kent
Burial at Wanstead, Essex

Death
Anne (Constable) Curtis Died 7 Aug 1833