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Cantiana Vol. 58 - 1945 page 56
NOTES ON THE FAMILY OF TWYSDEN AND TWISDEN.
By Ronald G. Hatton, C.B.E., D.Sc., F.R.S.,
and the Rev. Christopher H. Hatton, O.S.B.
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She never married, but was very sociable and a great
letter writer. Twelve of her letters were published in Archæologia
Cantiana, V, 88, and are much quoted.
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NORTH WALL (OPPOSITE FIREPLACE)
STARTING OVER DOOR IN N.W. CORNER.
H18 (231). Elizabeth Twysden. 1715-1798.
Portrait, in white satin dress with full sleeves, and velvet cloak.
Dated 1740. (28" X 25".) Artist: probably Thomas Hudson.
(Signed " ____ son pinxit.")
Daughter of Sir William and Lady Jane Twysden, 5th Bart. of Roydon Hall.
A letter addressed to her by her aunt, Isabella Twisden (H17), was used
as the latter's will.
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H19 (269). Sir Roger Twisden, 5th Bart. of Bradbourne. 1705-1772.
Plate XI.
Portrait, in scarlet coat and waistcoat embroidered gold, with signet
ring.
Dated 1761. (39" X 35".) Artist: J. P. Sauvage.
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Second
son of Sir Thomas and Lady Anne, 3rd Bart. of Bradbourne; succeeded his
brother (1737).
Married: Elizabeth Bartholomew (nee Watton), heiress of Addington Park,
near Maidstone.
Although in the Army and in Parliament under George II, he was a country
gentleman first and last, keeping his own hounds and adding to the
amenities of the Park.
His curious will which tried to bar his second son, Lieutenant William
Twisden, from the inheritance, because of an unapproved and unrecognized
marriage with Mary Kirk, laid the foundations of a family dispute which
brought about the dissolution of the Bradbourne estate.
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The initials "R.E.1746" on the lead waterpipes on the South
front of the house are those of Sir Roger and his wife.
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H20 (225). Sir William Twysden, 5th Bart. of Roydon. 1677-1751.
Plate VIII.
Portrait, in blue coat open and showing white shirt, hand on sword hilt.
Circa 1720. (40 1/2" X 40".) Artist: attributed to Michael
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