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William Purdie Treloar 1843 - 1923
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Ninth GenerationWilliam Purdie9 TRELOAR (Thomas8, William7, John6 ,Bennet5, Thomas4, John3, Wearne2, John1 Werne TRELOWARTH). SIR William Purdie TRELOAR, son of Thomas TRELOAR and Elizabeth ROBERTSON was born 13 January 1843, at 7 Holland St., Blackfriars, Southwark, London; He died 6 September. 1923 and is buried at Norwood Cemetery, Shirley, Surrey, Eng.; He married 20 March 1869 St. Margarets, Westminster, London, Annie BLAKE, dau. of George BLAKE of Mount St., Grosvenor Square, London, she was seven months older than Sir William; she died 29 July 1909.Sir William Purdie Treloar and Annie Blake left no children but adopted two, Florence TRELOAR (Florence Kilner), a niece of Mrs. Thomas TRELOAR (Sir William's mother), d. 17 Apr. 1953 at Wykedene, Eng., age 84 yrs.; and Royson TRELOAR, son of Thomas TRELOAR, a nephew of Sir William. After discontinuing school at the age of 15 Sir William was associated with his father in the coconut fibre and carpet business and acquired the firm when his father died. It was to gain some improvements in the business district where 'Treloar's Carpet Co. was located that led Sir William into politics (he ran for City Councilman) and resulted in his later being Lord Mayor of London (1907). He was known as "The Children's Lord Mayor." He was greatly interested in poor children, especially poor crippled children. In 1893 he started in earnest to improve their condition. He sent hampers of food to their homes for Christmas and entertained twelve hundred children at a banquet in Guildhall. His interest in children reached its climax with his decision to run for Lord Mayor and build a hospital for crippled children. He accomplished his goal and the result, The Lord Mayor Treloar Cripples' Hospital and College, Alton, Hants., Eng. is still in operation now under the name of Lord Mayor Treloar Orthopaedic Hospital. Sir William was knighted in 1900; made Baronet 1907. He made three visits to the U. S. His publications include: Prince of Palms, Wilkes and the City 1917, and Lord Mayor's Diary, 1920. |
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History 1522 - 2004 by Peter Treloar and Patricia Taggart. The 4 digit
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