Biography of Richard "The Elder" Westmacott 1747-1808
Paternal Family Tree: Westmacott
St James the Apostle Church, Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire
Saint Mary Magdalene's Church, Sherborne
St Mary's Church, Fawsley
Belton House
St Peter and St Paul Church, Belton
St Mary's Church Preston on Stour
Richard "The Elder" Westmacott 1747-1808 is in Sculptors.
On 09 Jun 1727 Richard Fitzpatrick 1st Baron Gowran died. His son John Fitzpatrick 1st Earl Upper Ossory (age 8) succeeded 2nd Baron Gowran of Bowran in County Kilkenny. Monument in St James the Apostle Church, Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire [Map]. Sculpted by Richard "The Elder" Westmacott.
Richard Fitzpatrick 1st Baron Gowran: On 27 Apr 1715 Richard Fitzpatrick 1st Baron Gowran was created 1st Baron Gowran of Bowran in County Kilkenny. In 1718 he and Anne Robinson Baroness Gowran were married. She by marriage Baroness Gowran of Bowran in County Kilkenny.
In 1747 Richard "The Elder" Westmacott was born.
Around 1759 Richard "The Elder" Westmacott (age 12) was educated at Brasenose College.
In or before 1770 Richard "The Elder" Westmacott (age 23) and Sarah Vardy were married. They had thirteen children. She the daughter of John Vardy.
In 1770 [his son] George Westmacott was born to Richard "The Elder" Westmacott (age 23) and [his wife] Sarah Vardy.
In or before 1775 [his son] Thomas Westmacott was born to Richard "The Elder" Westmacott (age 27) and [his wife] Sarah Vardy.
On 15 Jul 1775 [his son] Richard Westmacott was born to Richard "The Elder" Westmacott (age 28) and [his wife] Sarah Vardy.
On 06 Sep 1776 James Lenox Dutton (age 63) died. He was buried at Saint Mary Magdalene's Church, Sherborne [Map]. Monument to James Lenox Dutton (age 63) and his second wife Jane Bond sculpted by Richard "The Elder" Westmacott (age 29) in 1791. Remarkble for the quality of the carving and the stone (probably Carrara Marble) and the skeleton. Believed to be called Immortality Trampling Death. Life-sized angel leans on a medallion with profiles of the deceased, underfoot a prostrate skeleton (representing death).
Jane Bond: James Lenox Dutton and she were married. she was born to Christopher Bond. On 29 May 1776 she died.
In 1784 [his son] Henry Westmacott was born to Richard "The Elder" Westmacott (age 37) and [his wife] Sarah Vardy.
Around 1788 [his illegitimate son] Charles Molloy Westmacott was born illegitimately to Richard "The Elder" Westmacott (age 41) and Susan Molloy.
After 28 Jan 1791. St Mary's Church, Fawsley [Map]. Monument to Lucius Knightley (deceased) and Charles Knightley sculpted by Richard "The Elder" Westmacott (age 44).
Charles Knightley: On 29 Oct 1753 he was born to Valentine Knightley. On 28 Jun 1787 Charles Knightley died.
Before 1793 [his son] Richard Westmacott (age 17) studied with his father Richard "The Elder" Westmacott (age 45) at his studio at Mount Street.
In 1798 [his son] Thomas Westmacott (age 23) died.
On 20 Feb 1798 [his son] Richard Westmacott (age 22) and [his daughter-in-law] Dorothy Margaret Wilkinson were married. He the son of Richard "The Elder" Westmacott (age 51) and Sarah Vardy.
In 1803 Richard "The Elder" Westmacott (age 56) was declared bankrupt.
On 25 Dec 1807 Brownlow Cust 1st Baron Brownlow (age 63) died. His son John Cust 1st Earl Brownlow (age 28) succeeded 2nd Baron Brownlow of Belton in Lincolnshire, 5th Baronet Cust of Stamford in Lincolnshire, and inherited Belton House [Map]. Monument in St Peter and St Paul Church, Belton [Map] sculpted by Richard "The Elder" Westmacott (age 60).
In 1808 Richard "The Elder" Westmacott (age 61) died.
St Mary's Church Preston on Stour [Map]. That on the left Grecian with standing mourner, sculpted by Richard "The Elder" Westmacott. On the right, Grecian style with figures of Faith and Hope, sculpted by [his son] Richard Westmacott.
