John Proctor Anderdon

Profile & Legacies Summary

1760 - 1846

Claimant or beneficiary

Biography

Originally (possibly after a period in Bristol) a London merchant, partner in Manning & Anderdon (q.v.) from 1794, retiring in 1816 and thereafter a rentier, connoisseur and collector: father of James Hughes Anderdon (q.v.) and John Lavicount Anderdon (q.v.).

According to the website for the Mount Somerset Hotel (the former Henlade House), John Proctor Anderdon was nephew and heir of Robert Proctor Anderdon of Henlade. Henlade House was built between 1805 and 1815 for Robert Proctor Anderson [sic] and his nephew and heir John Proctor Anderdon. John Proctor Anderdon is identified as officer serving with Duke of Wellington and commander of City of London militia at Waterloo.

Sources

T71/877 Antigua claim no. 17 (Seaforths).

http://www.mountsomersethotel.co.uk/default.asp?Page=history [accessed 06/08/2012].

Further Information

Absentee?

British/Irish

Spouse

(1) Anne Oliver (2) Mary Hannah Casamajor

Children

John Lavicount (1792-1874), James Hughes (1790-1879), Freeman (1794-)

Occupation

Merchant

Associated Claims (1)

Legacies Summary

Commercial (2)

Name partner

Manning & Anderdon
West India merchant

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Firm Investment

Canada Company
North American merchant

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Cultural (1)

FellowPaintings

Royal Society...Charity [Carita] by Andrea del...

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Physical (3)

Country house

Farley Hall

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Country house

Henlade House [Built]

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Country house

Beech House [Purchased]

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description →

'The residence of John Proctor Anderdon, Esq., formerly an eminent West India merchant'. 'The situation is upon the south-western verge of the New Forest [probably Bransgrove, now...

notes →

Remodelled 1816 according to J.N.Brewer p....