Thwaites of Westmorland before and after 1800
Sir John Thwaites was the first chairman of the Metropolitan Board of works for London.(This body built the sewage system of London with Sir Joseph Bazalgette as their Engineer.)Sir John's family lived in Westmorland, in the Eden valley near Appleby, though it may have originated in Yorkshire; we have a good knowledge of the family until around 1870.Are you a descendant?