Belton House St Peter and St Paul Church, Belton All Saints Church, Spelsbury St Deiniol & St Marcella Church, Marchwiel

William Tyler 1728-1801

On 18th April 1728 William Tyler was born.

On 10th December 1768 the Royal Academy was founded through a personal act of King George III [aged 30] "to establish a school or academy of design for the use of students in the arts" with an annual exhibition.

The founder members included:

Joshua Reynolds [aged 45]; President.

Angelica Kauffmann [aged 27]; one of two female founding members.

Nathaniel Dance-Holland [aged 33]

Francis Cotes [aged 42]

Thomas Gainsborough [aged 41]

William Tyler [aged 40]

William Hoare [aged 61]

Johan Joseph Zoffany [aged 35].

On 24th January 1770 John Cust 3rd Baronet [aged 51] died. His son Brownlow [aged 25] succeeded 4th Baronet Cust of Stamford in Lincolnshire and inherited Belton House [Map].

Monument in St Peter and St Paul Church, Belton [Map]. Sculpted by William Tyler [aged 41].

Around 15th February 1779 Elizabeth Cust died. Monument in St Deiniol & St Marcella Church, Marchwiel [Map] sculpted by William Tyler [aged 50].

Elizabeth Cust: she was born to John Cust 3rd Baronet and Etheldreda Payne Lady Cust. On 30th July 1743 Philip Yorke and she were married.

On 6th September 1801 William Tyler [aged 73] died.