William Frederick WELLS

1762 - 1836  (74 years)

• Name	William Frederick WELLS
  Birth	1762
  Baptism	1764
  Gender	Male
  Note	Nov 1804  [1]
  	Founder member of the Society of Painters in Watercolours (now the Royal Watercolour Society).
  Death	10 Nov 1836	Mitcham, Surrey, England
  Person ID	I2169	UK Thrale family | Fairfolds and Hammonds Thrale branch, Marshalswick Thrale branch
  Last Modified	26 May 2026

  
  

  Family	Susannah Arabella THRALE,   b. 23 May 1770, Anchor Brewery, Southwark, Surrey, England d. 5 Nov 1858, Knockholt, Kent, England (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	1796
  	Type: Unmarried & living together
  Divorce	1816
  Notes	Susannah Thrale lived with watercolourist William Frederick Wells 1732-1836, a widower and father of seven, but did not marry him. She "joined him at his house", Ash Cottage, in Knockholt, Kent. Wells' name does not appear in the Thrale family correspondence. Her mother refers to him as "Mr Ash Grove". She lived at Ash Grove Cottage for the rest of her life, remaining there even after Wells retired to Mitcham, Surrey. Wells was a drawing instructor to young aristocrats and had exhibited at the Royal Academy. He founded the Society of Painters in Watercolours, now the Royal Watercolour Society in 1804.
  Family ID	F1034	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Death - 10 Nov 1836 - Mitcham, Surrey, England  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S127] Kate Chisholm, Letters to Sophia, 52.