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| 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. |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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9 Nov 1776 Sir William Curtis Anne Constable | Tottenham, London |
| 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 |
| Sir William Curtis |
Died 18 Jan 1829, Age 76, At his home, Cliff House, in Ramsgate, Kent Burial at Wanstead, Essex |
| Anne (Constable) Curtis | Died 7 Aug 1833 |