Biography of Smart Lethieullier 1701-1760

Before 3rd November 1701 [his father] John Lethieullier and [his mother] Elizabeth Smart were married.

On 3rd November 1701 Smart Lethieullier was born to [his father] John Lethieullier and [his mother] Elizabeth Smart at Aldersbrook Manor House. He was educated at Eton College [Map] and Trinity College, Oxford University; he was awarded MA in 1723.

In 1724 Smart Lethieullier (age 22) was elected Fellow of the Royal Society.

In 1725 Smart Lethieullier (age 23) was elected Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.

In February 1726 Smart Lethieullier (age 24) and Margaret Sloper were married. There were no chilren from the marriage.

In 1733 Smart Lethieullier (age 31) was elected a Member of the Spalding Gentlemen's Society.

In 1737 [his father] John Lethieullier died. Smart Lethieullier (age 35) inherited Aldersbrook Manor House.

Vesta Monumenta. 1752. Plate 2.7. Greensted Church with Objects Commemorating St. Edmund. The central image of the Church of St. Andrew, Greensted [Map], Essex, is rendered along with the burial shrine of St. Edmund and a seal fragment from the Abbey of Bury St. Edmunds [Map], both in Suffolk. Engraving by George Vertue (age 68) after Smart Lethieullier (age 50) and John Lydgate.

In 1758 Smart Lethieullier (age 56) served as High Sheriff of Essex.

On 27th August 1760 Smart Lethieullier (age 58) died at Aldersbrook Manor House. He was buried at St Mary's Church, Little Iford. His niece Mary Lethieullier inherited Aldersbrook Manor House.