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Sir William Curtis, Bart                      1782-1847
William was born on 2 March 1782. He followed the business of his father as a banker in the house of Robarts, Curtis, and Co. in Lombard-street; and succeeded to the dignity of 2nd Baronet on his father's death, Jan. 18, 1829.
He married Mary Ann Lear.
Mary Ann Lear                                     1786-1864
Mary was born about 1786, the only child of George Lear, Esq., and Mary ?, at Leytonstone, Essex.
I have identified the following children.
William Born 26 Aug 1804   London Married Georgiana Maria Stratton
George Lear Born 12 Aug 1806   London Married Augusta Elizabeth Cotton
Mary Anne Born abt 1807   London  
Emma Born abt 1808   London Married George Savage Curtis,
William Winthrop
Sabine Louisa Born abt 1809   London Married Charles Barnett
Charlotte Born abt 1810   London Married Thomas Carew
Louisa Ann Born abt 1811   London Married Rev. Montagu James Taylor
Henry Charles Born abt 1812   London Married Emma Jane Scott
Georgiana Born abt 1814   London Died 12 Nov 1873, Age 59
Augustus John Born 27 Mar 1815   London  
Edward Constable Born 3 Sep 1816   London  
Guithermina Born 5 Jan 1818   London Married Peter Burnet
Anne Augusta Born abt 1820   London Married Sir Henry Atwell Lake
Alexander Kyd Born 9 Jan 1822   London Married Elizabeth Ford,
Charlotte Featherstone
Julia Henrietta Born abt 1823   London Married Henry Charles Scott
Mr. Barthelemy
Horace Goad Born 26 Jan 1825   London  

Birth of Parents
William Curtis b: 2 Mar 1782               Edmonton, Middlesex
son of Sir William Curtis and Anne Constable

Mary Ann Lear b: abt 1786  c: Jun 1786       St Mary Whitechapel, Stepney, London
only child of George Lear, Esq., and Mary ?, Leytonstone, Essex

Marriage
19 Nov 1803
William Curtis
Mary Ann Lear 		St Marys, Leytonstone, Essex

Children
William Curtis b: 26 Aug 1804  c: 4 Mar 1805             Weld Chapel, Southgate, London
son of William Curtis and Mary Ann Lear
George Lear Curtis b: 12 Aug 1806  c: 31 Aug 1806             St Saviour, Southgate, London
son of William Curtis and Mary Ann Lear
Mary Anne Curtis b: abt 1807  c: 9 May 1808             Weld Chapel, Southgate, London
daughter of William Curtis and Mary Ann Lear
Emma Curtis b: abt 1808  c: 9 May 1808             Weld Chapel, Southgate, London
daughter of William Curtis and Mary Ann Lear
Sabine Louisa Curtis b: abt 1809  c: 15 Mar 1809             Weld Chapel, Southgate, London
daughter of William Curtis and Mary Ann Lear
Charlotte Curtis b: abt 1810  c: 2 May 1810             Weld Chapel, Southgate, London
daughter of William Curtis and Mary Ann Lear
Louisa Ann Curtis b: abt 1811  c: 15 Aug 1811             Weld Chapel, Southgate, London
daughter of William Curtis and Mary Ann Lear
Henry Charles Curtis b: abt 1812  c: 25 Jul 1812             Weld Chapel, Southgate, London
third son of William Curtis and Mary Ann Lear
Georgiana Curtis b: abt 1814               Southgate, London
daughter of William Curtis and Mary Ann Lear       Died 12 Nov 1873, Age 59
Augustus John Curtis b: 27 Mar 1815  c: 24 Apr 1815             Weld Chapel, Southgate, London
son of William Curtis and Mary Ann Lear
Edward Constable Curtis b: 3 Sep 1816  c: 4 Oct 1816             Weld Chapel, Southgate, London
son of William Curtis and Mary Ann Lear
Guithermina Curtis b: 5 Jan 1818  c: 1 Apr 1818             Weld Chapel, Southgate, London
daughter of William Curtis and Mary Ann Lear
Anne Augusta Curtis b: abt 1820               Southgate, London
daughter of William Curtis and Mary Ann Lear
Alexander Kyd Curtis b: 9 Jan 1822  c: 12 Feb 1822             Weld Chapel, Southgate, London
son of William Curtis and Mary Ann Lear
Julia Henrietta Curtis b: abt 1823  c: 23 Sep 1823             Weld Chapel, Southgate, London
son of William Curtis and Mary Ann Lear
Horace Goad Curtis b: 26 Jan 1825  c: 22 Feb 1825             St Mary, St Marylebone Road, London
son of William Curtis and Mary Ann Lear

Death
William Curtis Died 16 Mar 1847, Age 65,       1847 2Q Marylebone 1 129

The Times, Thursday, Mar 18, 1847                   DEATHS
  On the evening of the 16th inst., at his house, in Portland-place, Sir William Curtis, Bart., in his 66th year./

The Gentleman's Magazine, 1847                         OBITUARIES
Sir WILLIAM CURTIS, Bart.

March 16. At his residence in Portland-place, in his 65th year, Sir William Curtis, the second Baronet (1802), of Culland's Grove, Southgate, Middlesex. Sir William Curtis was the eldest son of the celebrated alderman and M.P. for London, Sir William Curtis, Lord Mayor in 1796, by Anne, posthumous daughter and coheir of Edward Constable, esq.
He was born on the 2nd March, 1782. He followed the business of his father as a banker in the house of Robarts, Curtis, and Co. in Lombard-street; and succeeded to the dignity of Baronet on his father's death, Jan. 18, 1829. He continued to reside occasionally at his father's seat at Ramsgate, and inherited his father's fondness for yachting. He had been in the city on the day of his death, and on his return home was seized with a fit of apoplexy, which terminated his life so suddenly, that a coroner's in-quest was held on his body, and the jury found - "That the 		deceased, Sir William Curtis, Bart. died a natural death, produced from effusion of blood on the brain." The second Sir William Curtis married, Nov. 19, 1803, Mary-Anne, only child of George Lear, esq. of Leytonstone, and had issue seven sons and nine daughters: 1. William, who has succeeded to the title; 2. George Lear Curtis, esq. who married in 1832 Augusta Elizabeth, daughter of Charles B. Cotton, esq. of Kingsgate, co. Kent; 3. Mary Anne; 4. Emma, married in 1826 to George Savage Curtis, esq.; 5. Sabine Louisa ; 6. Charlotte; 7. Louisa Anne, married in 1832 to the Rev. Montagu James Taylor, Vicar of Harold, co. Bedford; 8. Henry Charles; 9. Georgiana; 10. Augustus John, who died Aug. 31, 1845, a Lieutenant In the 7th Madras cavalry; 11. Edward Constable, who died June 20, 1837, a Lieutenant in the 1st Madras cavalry; 12. Guilhermina; 13. Anne Augusta; 14. Alexander Kidd; 15. Julia Henrietta; and 16. Horace Good. The present Baronet was born in 1804, and has married the eldest daughter of John Stratton, esq.


1861 Census RG9-537 8 April 1861 Ramsgate, Kent
Cliff House
Anne Mary A. Curtis (Widow)
Louisa A. Taylor (Dau)
Montaque J. Taylor (SonLaw)
Eveline G. Taylor (GrDau)
Guilhermina Burnet (M)(Dau)
Louisa J. Burnet (GrDau)
Maitcolm G. A. Burnet (GrSon)
Edward L. Burnet (GrSon)
Horace G. Curtis (Son)
Plus 8 Servants 		Age 74
Age 50
Age 54
Age 14
Age 43
Age 9
Age 8
Age 3
Age 36 		Widow of Sir Wm Curtis Bart

Clerk w/o care of souls

Wife of Peter Burnet, Esq.



Merchant 		Leytonstone
Marylebone
(Brit, Subject)
Marylebone
Marylebone
(Brit, Subject)
Cheltenham
(Brit, Subject)
Marylebone 		Essex
Middlesex
East India
Middlesex
Middlesex
Germany
Gloucestershire
Germany
Middlesex 		abt 1786
abt 1810
abt 1806
abt 1846
5 Jan 1818
abt 1851
abt 1852
abt 1857
abt 1824

Death
Mary Ann (Lear) Curtis Died 13 Nov 1864, Age 78,       Ramsgate, Kent       1864 4Q Thanet 2a 445

The Times, Wednesday, Nov 23, 1864                DEATHS
  On the 13th inst., at Cliff House, Ramsgate, the Dowager Lady Curtis, widow of Sir William Curtis, second Baronet, of 61 Portland place, London, and of Cliff House Ramsgate, in her 79th year.
LONDON   22 Dec 1864                         Probate
CURTIS, Dame Mary Ann, The Will of Dame Mary Ann Curtis, formerly of Upfield Lodge, near Stroud, in the County of Gloucester, but late of Cliff House, Ramsgate, in the County of Kent, Widow, deceased, who died 13 November 1864, at Cliff House aforesaid, was proved at the Principal Registry by the Oath of Sir William Curtis, of Nice, in the Empire of France, Baronet, the Son, one of the Executors.   Effects under £3,000
Resworn Nov 1866, under £5,000


SPECIAL THANKS  to Judit Kiraly of Nice, France for the photo and her many contributions to this family page.