Benjamin Hawes

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• Name	Benjamin Hawes
  Gender	Male
  Death	UNKNOWN
  Notes	"Book Antiqua": Purley Hall appears to have undergone substantial alterations in 1719 when a third storey is said to have been removed because the weight was too much for the walls to bear. This was just prior to the sale of the house to the Hawes family. The Hawes' arms can be seen on Dining Room ceiling and in the heraldic glass of the Drawing Room. Unfortunately they became embroiled, with a cousin, in the South Sea Bubble Crisis but, though they lost the Hall, they were able to maintain residence through a creditor's agreement. Being short of cash, however, they did rent the Hall out, for many years, to Warren Hastings, the disgraced Governor of India, while he awaited his trial. His unhappy time here was enlightened by the Indian menagerie that he kept about him! His ghost is still said to haunt the house. In 1773, the hall was purchased by the Wilders of Sulham who lived there throughout the 19th century.
  Person ID	I25069	McKenzie Genealogy
  Last Modified	19 May 2012

  
  

  Children	1. Sarah Fox Hawes   d. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F11084	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 May 2012