Person Hewett; Sir; Thomas (1656 - 1726) Hewett Thomas Sir 1656 - 1726 British Male Shireoaks, near Worksop, Nottinghamshire 09 September 1656 09 April 1726 Burial: Wales Church, Yorkshire

Shireoaks, near Worksop, Nottinghamshire

Author; Landowner; Virtuoso Education: Shrewsbury School; Christ Church, Oxford (matriculated 1676) Career: Travelled for about five years in France, Holland, Switzerland, Italy and Germany; Surveyor of Woods North of Trent (1696-1715); Surveyor of Woods North and South of Trent (1715-1716); Surveyor-General of the King's Works (1719-1726); his works included the State Rooms at Kensington Palace and the reconstruction of Shirburn Castle for Thomas Parker, 1st Earl of Macclesfield (FRS 1712) Honours: Kt 1719 Son of William Hewett of Shireoaks; married in Geneva (1689) Frances, daughter of Sir Edward Bettinson of Scadbury, Kent Fellow 02/11/1721 William Jones Sources: Bulloch's Roll; Musgrave; Colvin References: 'Historical Register Chronological Diary' 1726, p15 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 9 Sep 1656 - 9 Apr 1726 NA4948 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes b17059f3-daf4-4d39-b030-67d820e5691d