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William Holme Twentyman
William Holme Twentyman (31 October 1802 – 7 May 1884) was a silversmith in Cape Town, who amassed a considerable fortune on Mauritius and retired at the age of 39.
==Life==
William Holme Twentyman was born in Liverpool, the son of John Middleton Twentyman (a cooper and trader) and Phoebe Holme. In 1818 he went to the Cape with his elder brother Lawrence Holme Twentyman (a silversmith and watchmaker), after they inherited money from a great uncle. The brothers arrived in Cape Town on 12 June 1818 on the ''Ann''. William was apprenticed to Lawrence as a silversmith and watchmaker, and later became a partner in Twentyman & Co, running his own shop next door to that of his brother.〔Dictionary of Mauritian Biography.〕
In 1828 he moved to Mauritius, arriving on the ''Winscales'' on 19 January 1829, where he ran a business as a watch seller and jeweler in Port Louis.〔Dictionary of Mauritian Biography.〕 On 2 June 1832 at the Anglican Church of Port Louis he married Celia Pinch, daughter of John Pinch the elder an architect in Bath, Somerset. During June/July 1832 he was caught up in the slave rebellion on Mauritius with his shop coming under siege.〔Recent Events at Mauritius, by John Jeremie, John Reddie, Published by Hatchard, 1835.〕 By 1841 William had amassed a considerable fortune and, with his family, had returned to England, residing at 21 Avenue Road, Regent's Park, London.〔London PO Directory, 1841〕
William Twentyman was elected Special Constable in 1848;〔Corporation of London Records Office〕 was admitted to the Freedom of the Spectacle Makers' Company by redemption on 3 June 1861;〔Corporation of London Records Office: City Freedom Admission Papers for June 1861 (reference: CF1/1960 ).〕 admitted to the Freedom of the City of London by redemption through the Spectacle Makers' Company on 6 June 1861;〔Corporation of London Records Office:City Freedom Admission Papers for June 1861 (reference: CF1/1960 ).〕 was Sheriff of the City of London from 1861 to 1862;〔Corporation of London Records Office: Card Index to Sheriffs.〕 and Justice of the Peace (JP). He died on Wednesday 7 May 1884, at his residence, Ravensworth, St. John's Wood Park, London, and was buried in Highgate Cemetery. William Twentyman left a personal estate of £28173-15-6d.〔Principal Probate Registry Indexes Of Wills, 1884.〕
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