William Thomas Buckland

William Thomas Buckland
William Thomas Buckland (1798–1870)
Born5 September 1798
Wraysbury, Berkshire, England
Died1 November 1870
Wraysbury, Berkshire, England
Occupation(s)surveyor and auctioneer
SpouseMary Wood
Parent(s)Thomas Buckland and Ann Virgoe

William Thomas Buckland was born on 5 September 1798 in Wraysbury now in Berkshire, England, in the house on Longbridge Farm where he later lived, and where he died on 1 November 1870.[1] He became an innovative surveyor and auctioneer,[2] as well as establishing the Baptist Chapel in Wraysbury.[3] He was married at St James's, Westminster on 25 September 1820 to Mary Wood. They had four sons and six daughters.[4]

  1. ^ "No. 23722". The London Gazette. 31 March 1871. p. 42.
  2. ^ History of the Auction by Brian Learmount, Iver: Barnard & Learmont, 1985 ISBN 0951024000
  3. ^ History of the Parish of Wraysbury, Ankerwycke Priory, and Magna Charta Island; with the History of Horton, and the town of Colnbrook, Bucks., G.W.J. Gyll, 1862, London: H. G. Bohn. Online Version at Google Books OCLC: 5001532
  4. ^ The Baptist Magazine, J. Burditt and W. Button: Baptist Missionary Society, 1871 p.32-35. Online version at Google Books