Sir Anthony Lechmere, 1st Baronet explained

Sir Anthony Lechmere, 1st Baronet (2 November 1766 – 25 March 1849) was an English banker.

Life

He was the son of Edmund Lechmere and his second wife Elizabeth, daughter of Rev. John Whitmore.^[1] He matriculated at Merton College, Oxford in 1785 aged 18.

Lechmere was Receiver general for Worcestershire, and a banker. He was created a baronet on 10 December 1818.^[2]

On 21 November 1836, Lechmere was awarded compensation of £4089 10s 3d for 286 slaves on the Virgin Islands. His father-in-law Joseph Berwick had a mortgage over the plantation.^[3]

Family

Lechmere married firstly Mary Berwick, daughter of Joseph Berwick, on 15 May 1787. They had the following children:^[2]

• an unknown daughter
• an unknown daughter
• Eliza Anne Lechmere (1789–1875)
• Sir Edmund Hungerford Lechmere, 2nd Bt. (25 May 1792–1856)
• Rev. Anthony Berwick Lechmere (1802–1878)
• Emma Catherine Lechmere (1809–1885)

He married secondly Eleanor Villiers, daughter of Bayley Villiers, on 8 September 1823. They had one son:^[2]

• William Henry Lechmere (1825–1857)

Notes and References

1. Book: Shirley, Evelyn Philip. 1883. Hanley and the House of Lechmere. 58–61. 1 February 2020.
2. Web site: thepeerage.com. Sir Anthony Lechmere, 1st Bt.. 1 February 2020.
3. Web site: UCL: Legacies of British Slave-ownership. Virgin Islands 256. 1 February 2020.