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Theodore Janssen (1658 - 1748)
Huguenot businessman
Williamsa Henley Abraham Janssen Henry Janssen Stephen Theodore Janssen William Janssen Robert Janssen Henrietta Janssen Barbara Janssen Mary Janssen Abrahm Janssen Henriette Manigault
Theodore Janssen
Theodore Janssen += Stephen Theodore Janssen Mary Janssen
Theodore Janssen Stephen Theodore Janssen Mary Janssen
b. 1658 at Owermoigne, France
m. 26 Jan 1697 Williamsa Henley ( - 1731) at Christ Church, Greyfriars, Newgate Street, London, Middlesex, England
d. 22 Sep 1748 at England aged 90
Parents:
Abrahm Janssen
Henriette Manigault (1630 - )
Children (8):
Abraham Janssen (1699 - 1765)
Henry Janssen (1700 - 1766)
Stephen Theodore Janssen (1701 - 1777)
William Janssen (1702 - 1768)
Robert Janssen (1703 - )
Henrietta Janssen (1705 - )
Barbara Janssen (1707 - 1784)
Mary Janssen (1715 - 1770)
Events in Theodore Janssen (1658 - 1748)'s life
Date Age Event Place Src
Protestant Religion
1658 Theodore Janssen was born Owermoigne, France
1680 22 Immigration Wimbledon, England; arrived wealthy
1685 27 Naturalisation, English subject
1694 36 Occupation Director of Bank of England; worked on trade relations with France
26 Jan 1697 39 Married Williamsa Henley Christ Church, Greyfriars, Newgate Street, London, Middlesex, England
1699 41 Birth of son Abraham Janssen
1700 42 Birth of son Henry Janssen
abt 1701 43 Birth of son Stephen Theodore Janssen
abt 1702 44 Birth of son William Janssen
abt 1703 45 Birth of son Robert Janssen
abt 1705 47 Birth of daughter Henrietta Janssen
abt 1707 49 Birth of daughter Barbara Janssen
1711 53 Knighted Director of South-Sea Company
1714 56 MP borough of Yarmouth
1715 57 Birth of daughter Mary Janssen
11 Mar 1715 57 1st Baronet Janssen of Wimbledon, Surrey
30 Jan 1721 63 removed from parliament
02 Sep 1731 73 Death of wife Williamsa Henley
1740 82 Residence Wimbledon, Kent
22 Sep 1748 90 Theodore Janssen died England
Personal Notes:
oldest son
Director of the South-Sea Company. The directors of the company were charged with breach of public trust, manipulating the value of stocks and insider trading.
Theodore was ordered out of the House of Commons.
His assets were seized. He was left with 50,000 pounds out of his 243,000 pounds; to start a new life.
Painting by William Hogarth c 1720 London. described as his sons or founders of the South Sea Company.
Created on 11 Dec 2019