John Aldred Twining Explained

John Aldred Twining (1785–1855) was a British tea merchant and a partner in Twinings, the London tea merchants. He was the son of Richard Twining (1749–1824), a director of the East India Company, and the head of Twinings the London tea merchants.

Life

Twining was born in 1785. He was the son of Richard Twining (1749 – 1824). Twining joined his father and brother Richard Twining (1772–1857) in the family tea business, of which he became a partner in 1811.^[1] In 1825, he founded Twinings Bank, to which his family moved their accounts from Hoare's Bank of Fleet Street, which had kept their accounts since 1725.^[2] The Twinings Bank merged with Lloyds Bank in 1892.

John Aldred Twining moved to "Kirkdale" on Clapham Common around 1826, where he resided to 1845.^[3] He died in 1855. He is buried at Kensal Green Cemetery, where his brother, Richard Twining (1772–1857), was subsequently buried.^[4]

Family

Twining married in 1807 Emma Haynes, daughter of Mr. Haynes of Cornhill.^{[5] [6]} His sister Elizabeth Twining exhibited portraits of their family at the Royal Academy in 1831.^[7] Of their children:

• Samuel Harvey Twining, eldest son, in 1848 married Rosa Herring, daughter of William Herring of Hethersett Hall, Norfolk.^[8]
• The Rev. James Twining, second son, in 1854 then of Holy Trinity Twickenham, married Mary Elizabeth Bevan, daughter of the late Rev. Thomas Bevan, formerly incumbent of Holy Trinity.^[9]
• Frederick Twining, third son, in 1855 built a house in Cleggan, County Galway, and married Elizabeth Catharine Nelson, daughter of A. C. Nelson.^{[10] [11]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tea Heroes The Twinings Tea Dynasty: Part One. NBtea. 10 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150711163649/http://nbtea.co.uk/blog/tea-heroes-the-twinings-tea-dynasty-part-one/. 11 July 2015. dead.
2. Web site: Twinings Bank. British Banking History Society. 10 July 2015.
3. Book: Survey of London: Battersea, pt. 2. Houses and Housing . 2013 . University of London for the London County Council . 978-0-300-19617-7 . 284 . en.
4. Book: Paths of Glory. 1997. Friends of Kensal Green Cemetery. 101.
5. Book: The Gentleman's Magazine . 1807 . E. Cave . 484 . en.
6. Book: Notes and Queries . 1919 . Oxford University Press . 352 . en.
7. Book: Graves . Algernon . The Royal Academy of Arts; a complete dictionary of contributors and their work from its foundation in 1769 to 1904 . 1972 . New York, B. Franklin . 49 .
8. Book: The Gentleman's Magazine (London, England) . 1848 . F. Jefferies . 648 . en.
9. Book: The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review . 1854 . Bradbury, Evans . en.
10. Web site: Cleggan House, Cleggan, Galway . Buildings of Ireland.
11. Book: The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle. 1855 . 641 . en.