William Thomas Putt
William Thomas Putt (1725–1797) was an 18th-century clergyman and squire of the Combe estate in Somerset comprising some 4,000 acres.[1]
Background
William Putt, born in 1725, was the son of Raymundo Putt of Combe, Gittisham, in Devon. He was educated at Sherborne, and Balliol College, Oxford where he obtained a BCL in 1751.[2]
The Rev Putt's father had succeeded to Combe and the manor of Gittisham when his first cousin, Sir Thomas Putt Bt, died without issue in 1721. The house and manor had been acquired in 1614 by Raymundo's great-grandfather, Nicholas Putt of Smallridge, Somerset (see the Manor of Gittisham). After his father's death, the manor passed to his eldest son, Thomas, a barrister, who died without heirs in 1787, the manor then passing to his younger brother the Rev Putt.[3]
Tom Putt Apple
The Rev Putt's elder brother, Thomas, or Black Tom as he was known, is generally held to be the originator of the highly regarded Tom Putt cider apple.[4]
Family
The Rev Putt married and had two sons. The first son, Raymundo, was educated at Christ Church, Oxford and succeeded to Combe and the lordship of the manor of Gittisham on his father's death in 1797 and was Sheriff of Devon in 1880. He engaged Sir John Soane to remodel Combe from 1805 to 1811.[5]. The second son, Thomas, was educated at Eton College and Oriel College, Oxford and became rector of Combe Raleigh.
References
- ↑ "The Law Journal Reports for the year 1851, Volume 20, Part 1, edited by Montague Chambers, 1851". Edward Bret Ince. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ↑ "The Sherborne Register 1550-1950" (PDF). Old Shirburnian Society. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ↑ John Prince, Danmonii Orientales Illustres: Or, The Worthies of Devon, 1810.
- ↑ *"Tom Putt", National Fruit Collection, retrieved 13 November 2015
- ↑ "SIR JOHN SOANE (1753 – 1837)Combe House for Raymundo Putt 1805 – 1811". Retrieved 18 April 2019.
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