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NameThomas Tyrwhitt-Drake (born Drake) 
[237], [23, Tyrwhitt-Drake, Vol I, p. 582], [64, Drake pedigree, Vol II, p. 600], [308, p. 22]
[237], [23, Tyrwhitt-Drake, Vol I, p. 582], [64, Drake pedigree, Vol II, p. 600], [308, p. 22]Birthca 1749
Death18 Oct 1810
BurialAmersham church, Bucks
General2nd s, but 1st surv. Of Shardeloes, Amersham.
EducationWestminster. BNC, Oxon, MA in 1771.
FatherWilliam Drake (1723-1796)
MotherElizabeth Raworth (1726-1757)
Spouses
Marriage8 Aug 1780 [23, Tyrwhitt-Drake, Vol I, p. 582], [64, Drake pedigree, Vol II, p. 600]
ChildrenThomas (1783-1852)
Louisa Isabella (ca1805-ca1858)
Notes for Thomas Tyrwhitt-Drake (born Drake)
I had originally written this half-correct account of the name changes:
“Originally changed his name to Tyrwhitt on receiving the estates of his uncle by marriage, Sir John de la Fountain-Tyrwhitt (see Lincs pedigrees, pub Harleian 1904, Tyrwhit, p. 1022), but then he received also the Drake estates so changed again to Tyrwhitt-Drake.”
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Barney Tyrwhitt-Drake has given the correct account of the changes of name:
“He was indeed born plain Thomas DRAKE in 1849, the 2nd son of William DRAKE (1723-1796) of Amersham. He fortuitously inherited the estates of Sir John Tyrwhitt who was a distant cousin under the terms of Sir John's 1761 will. In recognition of this largesse he changed his surname to DRAKE TYRWHITT (without a hyphen). When his elder brother William DRAKE (1747-1795) died in their father's lifetime, leaving only female descendants, under the terms of the male line entails on the Drake estates he became triple barrelled and used the surname DRAKE TYRWHITT DRAKE from 1796 to 1810.
“His descendants clearly thought that this was overkill and all of them adopted the surname TYRWHITT DRAKE (again no hyphen), although for practical purposes they tended to use the Tyrwhitt part as an additional middle name. It was only in the late 19th century that the senior male line of the family started using the hyphenated version TYRWHITT-DRAKE. I have followed this change in commercial directories of Bucks.
“My great grandfather, Rev. William Thomas TYRWHITT DRAKE (1835-1915) never ever hyphenated his surname and he baptised all his children with the double-barrelled unhyphenated version. So, my grandfather, Rev. Barnard Halsey TYRWHITT DRAKE (1882-1936) also never used a hyphen in his life. However, my paternal grandmother was the kind of snob who felt that her station in life was elevated if she use the same hyphenated version as the inheriting branch of the family. So when my grandfather died suddenly in 1936 she buried him with a hyphenated name on his memorial, even though he had never used one in his lifetime.”
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“Originally changed his name to Tyrwhitt on receiving the estates of his uncle by marriage, Sir John de la Fountain-Tyrwhitt (see Lincs pedigrees, pub Harleian 1904, Tyrwhit, p. 1022), but then he received also the Drake estates so changed again to Tyrwhitt-Drake.”
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Barney Tyrwhitt-Drake has given the correct account of the changes of name:
“He was indeed born plain Thomas DRAKE in 1849, the 2nd son of William DRAKE (1723-1796) of Amersham. He fortuitously inherited the estates of Sir John Tyrwhitt who was a distant cousin under the terms of Sir John's 1761 will. In recognition of this largesse he changed his surname to DRAKE TYRWHITT (without a hyphen). When his elder brother William DRAKE (1747-1795) died in their father's lifetime, leaving only female descendants, under the terms of the male line entails on the Drake estates he became triple barrelled and used the surname DRAKE TYRWHITT DRAKE from 1796 to 1810.
“His descendants clearly thought that this was overkill and all of them adopted the surname TYRWHITT DRAKE (again no hyphen), although for practical purposes they tended to use the Tyrwhitt part as an additional middle name. It was only in the late 19th century that the senior male line of the family started using the hyphenated version TYRWHITT-DRAKE. I have followed this change in commercial directories of Bucks.
“My great grandfather, Rev. William Thomas TYRWHITT DRAKE (1835-1915) never ever hyphenated his surname and he baptised all his children with the double-barrelled unhyphenated version. So, my grandfather, Rev. Barnard Halsey TYRWHITT DRAKE (1882-1936) also never used a hyphen in his life. However, my paternal grandmother was the kind of snob who felt that her station in life was elevated if she use the same hyphenated version as the inheriting branch of the family. So when my grandfather died suddenly in 1936 she buried him with a hyphenated name on his memorial, even though he had never used one in his lifetime.”
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