See also:

• THOMAS
• THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
• THOMAS (d. 110o)
• THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
• THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
• THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
• THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
• THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
• THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
• THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
• THOMAS, ST
• THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
• THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)

THOMAS See also:

• THOMAS COUTTS (1735-1822)

COUTTS (1735-1822)  , See also:

• ENGLISH

English banker and founder of the banking See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

house of See also:

• COUTTS, THOMAS (1735-1822)

Coutts & Co., was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born on the 7th of See also:

• SEPTEMBER (Lat. septem, seven)

September 1735 . He was the See also:

• FOURTH

fourth son of See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John Coutts (1699-1751), who carried on business in See also:

• EDINBURGH

Edinburgh as a See also:

• CORN (a common Teutonic word; cf. Lat. granum, seed, grain)
• CORN (fromm Lat. corms, horn)

corn See also:

• FACTOR (from Lat. facere, to make or do)

factor and negotiator of bills of See also:

• EXCHANGE

exchange, and who in 1742 was elected See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

lord See also:

• PROVOST (through O. Fr. prevost, mod. prevot, Lat. praepositus, set over, from praeponere, to place in front)

provost of the See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city . The See also:

• FAMILY

family was originally of See also:

• MONTROSE
• MONTROSE, JAMES GRAHAM, MARQUESS OF (1612—1650)
• MONTROSE, MARQUESSES AND DUKES OF

Montrose, but one of its members had settled at Edinburgh about 1696 . Soon after the See also:

• DEATH

death of John Coutts the business was divided into two branches, one carried on in Edinburgh, the other in See also:

• LONDON

London . The banking business hi London was in the hands of See also:

• JAMES
• JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
• JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
• JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
• JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
• JAMES, EPISTLE OF
• JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
• JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
• JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
• JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)

James and See also:

• THOMAS
• THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
• THOMAS (d. 110o)
• THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
• THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
• THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
• THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
• THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
• THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
• THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
• THOMAS, ST
• THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
• THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)

Thomas Coutts, sons of John Coutts . From the death of his See also:

• BROTHER

brother in 1778, Thomas, as surviving partner, became See also:

• SOLE (Solea)

sole See also:

• HEAD (in 0. Eng. heafad; the word is common to Teutonic languages; cf. Dutch hoofd, Ger. Haupt, generally taken to be in origin connected with Lat. caput, Gr. KerbOvi7)
• HEAD, SIR EDMUND WALKER, BART
• HEAD, SIR FRANCIS BOND, BART

head of the See also:

• FIRM

firm; and under his direction the banking house See also:

• ROSE
• ROSE (Rosa)
• ROSE, GEORGE (1744-1818)
• ROSE, HUGH JAMES (1795—1838)
• ROSE, WILLIAM STEWART (1775-1843)

rose to the highest distinction . His ambition was to establish his See also:

• CHARACTER (Gr. xapareri7p, from xap&crew, to scratch)

character as a See also:

• MAN
• MAN, ISLE OF (anc. Mona)

man of business and to make a See also:

• FORTUNE, ROBERT (1813-188o)

fortune; and he lived to succeed in this aim and See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long to enjoy his reputation and See also:

• WEALTH

wealth . A See also:

• GENTLEMAN (from Lat. gentilis, " belonging to a race or gens," and " man "; Fr. gentilhomme, Span. gentil hombre, Ital. gentil huomo, in its original and strict signification, a term denoting a man of good family, the Lat. generosus (its invariable transl

gentleman in See also:

• MANNERS, CHARLES (1857– )

manners, hospitable and benevolent, he counted amongst his See also:

• FRIENDS, SOCIETY
• FRIENDS, SOCIETY OF

friends some of the See also:

• LITERARY

literary men and the best actors of his See also:

• DAY (O. Eng. dreg, Ger. Tag; according to the New English Dictionary, " in no way related to the Lat. dies")
• DAY, JOHN (1574-1640?)
• DAY, THOMAS (1748-1789)

day . Of the enormous wealth which came into his hands he made munificent use . His private See also:

• LIFE

life was not without its romantic elements . Soon after his See also:

• SETTLEMENT
• SETTLEMENT, ACT OF

settlement in London he married See also:

• ELIZABETH
• ELIZABETH (1533-1603)
• ELIZABETH (1596-1662)
• ELIZABETH (1635–1650)
• ELIZABETH [ AMELIE EUGENIE ] (1837—1898)
• ELIZABETH [1lisabeth Philippine Marie Helene of France] (1764—1794)
• ELIZABETH [PAULINE ELIZABETH OTTILIE LOUISE] (1843– )
• ELIZABETH [PETROVNA] (1709-1762), EMPRESS
• ELIZABETH, SAINT (1207-1231)

Elizabeth Starkey, a See also:

• YOUNG
• YOUNG, A
• YOUNG, ARTHUR (1741-1820)
• YOUNG, BRIGHAM (1801-1877)
• YOUNG, CHARLES MAYNE (1777–1856)
• YOUNG, EDWARD (1683–1765)
• YOUNG, JAMES (1811-1883)
• YOUNG, THOMAS (1773-1829)

young woman of humble origin, who was in attendance on the daughter of his brother James . They lived happily together, and had three daughters Susan, married in 1796 to the 3rd See also:

• EARL

earl of See also:

• GUILFORD
• GUILFORD, BARONS AND EARLS OF

Guilford; Frances, married in 1800 to John, 1st See also:

• MARQUESS (1760-1842)
• MARQUESS, or MARQUIS (Fr. marquis, Ital. marchese; from med. Lat. marchio, marchisus, i.e. comes marchiae, " count of the March ")

marquess of See also:

• BUTE
• BUTE, JOHN STUART, 3RD EARL OF (1713-1792)

Bute; and See also:

• SOPHIA (1630-1714)

Sophia, married in 1793 to See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• FRANCIS
• FRANCIS (FRarrcols) OF SALES, ST (1567-1622)
• FRANCIS (Lat. Franciscus, Ital. Francesco, Span. Francisco, Fr. Francois, Ger. Franz)
• FRANCIS, SIR PHILIP (174o-1818)

Francis See also:

• BURDETT, SIR FRANCIS (1770-1844)

Burdett .

Mrs Coutts dying in 1815, her See also:

• HUSBAND

husband soon after married the popular actress, Harriet Mellon; and to her he See also:

• LEFT

left the whole of his immense fortune . He died in London on the 24th of See also:

• FEBRUARY

February 1822 . His widow married in 1827 the 9th See also:

• DUKE (corresponding to Fr. duc, Ital. duca, Ger. Herzog)

duke of St Albans, and died ten years later, having bequeathed her See also:

• PROPERTY

property to Angela, youngest daughter of Sir Francis Burdett, who then assumed the additional name and arms of Coutts . In 1871 this See also:

• LADY (0. Eng. hlaefdige, Mid. Eng. ldfdi, lavedi; the first part of the word is hldf, loaf, bread, as in the corresponding hldford, lord; the second part is usually taken to be from the root dig-, to knead, seen also in " dough "; the sense development fr

lady was created Baroness Burdett-Coutts (q.v.) . See C . See also:

• ROGERS, HENRY DARWIN (18o8—1866)
• ROGERS, JAMES EDWIN THOROLD (1823-1890)
• ROGERS, JOHN (1627–c. 1665)
• ROGERS, JOHN (1829-1904)
• ROGERS, JOHN (c. 1500-1555)
• ROGERS, ROBERT (1727-1784?)
• ROGERS, S
• ROGERS, SAMUEL (1763-1855)
• ROGERS, WILLIAM (1819-1896)

Rogers, Genealogical See also:

• MEMOIRS

Memoirs of the Families of See also:

• COLT, SAMUEL (1814-1862)

Colt and Coutts (1879); and R . See also:

• RICHARDSON, GEORGE
• RICHARDSON, HENRY HOBSON (1838-1886)
• RICHARDSON, SAMUEL (1689-1761)
• RICHARDSON, SIR JOHN (1787-1865)

Richardson, Coutts &' Co . (1900) .