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Third son of Sir William and Lady Frances Twysden,
3rd Bart.
Married: Jane Twisden, his cousin.
He succeeded his spendthrift brother, Sir Thomas Twysden, 4th Bart., and
tried to redeem the family fortunes. He sold the Roydon library and was
a farmer at heart.
He was father of Philip, Bishop of Raphoe, who is reputed to have died
as a highwayman (v. Introduction, p. 46), and the grandfather of Lady
Jersey, a Court beauty and a favourite of George IV.
Another son, Thomas, whose portrait hangs in the Drawing Room, became a
Lieutenant Colonel in the Life Guards and escorted Lord Lovat to the
scaffold after the rebellion of '45.
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H21 (226). Jane Twisden, Lady Twysden. -1756. Plate VIII.
Portrait, in loose red velvet dress, lined with white, holding out hand
to green parrot.
Circa 1720. (49 1/2" X 40".) Artist: probably Michael
Dahl.
Daughter of Francis Twisden, youngest son of the Judge.
Married her cousin, Sir William Twysden, 5th Bart., of Roydon, q.v.
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H22
(270). Called (1) Sir Roger Twisden, 6th Bart. of Bradbourne,
1737-1779.
Portrait, as a boy with brown hound, on lead, wearing bluish grey coat
with open shirt.
Circa 1710. (30" X 25".) Artist: Unknown.
Son of Sir Roger and Lady Elizabeth Twisden, 5th Bart., born at
Addington Place near Maidstone.
Married: Rebecca Wildash, daughter of Isaac Wildash of Chatham, 1779.
He did much to redecorate the interior of Bradbourne in the style of the
Adam Brothers, and his initials and date "Sir R.T. 1774" are
engraved in stone over the drawing room bow window.
He succeeded the 5th Bart. and sided with his father against his
disinherited brother, William, with whom he was on bad terms.
His only child, Rebecca, married Thomas Law Hodges of Hempstead Place,
Benenden, Kent, who pressed her rival claims to the Bradbourne estate.
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H23 (229). Sir William Twysden, 6th Bart. of Roydon. 1707-1767.
Portrait, in blue velvet coat and red waistcoat, trimmed with gold lace.
1 It appears, from the date
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