Thomas
Batchelor
Born about in Grandborough, Warwickshire, England
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Anne (Shaw) Batchelor
— married
5 Jul 1819 in St George's, Westminster
Descendants 
Died about
at about age 100
in Windsor, Berkshire, England
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Mar 2018
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Biography
Thomas was born about 1768. He came to be a footman for Queen Charlotte in 1809 and went on to work for Kings George III, George IV, William IV and Queen Victoria as Page of the Backstair. How that happened is unclear, though it was a family rumor he was an illegitimate son of George III and Amy "Batchelor" (possibly Lightfoot). Records show an Amy Batchelor living in a tenement house on Royal property collecting a royal pension at the time of King George III's madness. Another family tree (unsourced) shows his parents as Thomas Batchelor and Elizabeth.
Thomas married Anne Shaw of Leamington, Warwickshire in 1819. They had two sons and two daughters. The younger son, Charles, stayed a bachelor and joined the Indian Army (Bengal Cavalry) and retired as a general.
Thomas retired from Page service in 1861. Thomas passed away about 1868. Queen Victoria visited him when he was close to death.
Sources
- "Backstairs Royalty" by Charlotte Paton in Family History Monthly, pg 48-50.
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