Gabriel Mathias 1719-1804

In 1719 Gabriel Mathias was born.

Around 1749. Gabriel Mathias [aged 30]. Portrait of John Larpent, 1710–1797, Chief Clerk of the Northern Department.

1758. Gabriel Mathias [aged 39]. Portrait of John Chute [aged 56].

John Chute: On 30th December 1701 he was born to Edward Chute. In 1754 Anthony Chute died. His brother John Chute inherited The Vyne, Sherbourne St John [Map]. He redesigned and refurnished much of the interior of the house, removed most of the formal gardens, and may have been responsible for the enlargement of the lake to its present form. On 26th May 1776 he died. His cousin Thomas Lobb aka Chute inherited The Vyne, Sherbourne St John [Map]. He subsequently adopted the surname Chute.

In 1804 Gabriel Mathias [aged 85] died.