Eleanor Wigram

Wigram was born in 1767. Her mother was Eleanor (born Wyatt) and her father was John Watts and he was the secretary to the victualling office of Southampton. Her second husband was Robert Wigram. He already had six children and together they would have seventeen more. Despite this number of pregnancies Eleanor became a principal adviser to her husband concerning his investments and they did well. In 1815 she was painted by Sir Thomas Lawrence who was knighted that year. Her portrait was exhibited in the Royal Academy and its composition is thought to reflect the contribution she had made towards her husband's success. In 1840 she was involved with the creation of a subscription library. Lady Wigram died in 1841 at Walthamstow House. Her house is still extant and it is now a school. ==Family==

She first married Captain Agnew. Her second husband had married Catherine Broadhurst and they had six children. Following Catherine's death, in 1787, he married Eleanor. They had thirteen sons and four daughters. His children included: • Sir Robert Fitzwygram, 2nd Baronet • James Wigram • Octavius Wigram • Joseph Cotton Wigram • Loftus Wigram • George Wigram Their son, Ely Duodecimus Wigram (1801–69), was a lt. colonel in the Coldstream Guards and compiled a scrapbook of the Crimean War, which contains a rare photograph of Mary Seacole. Their son, Reverend William Pitt Wigram, was the grandfather of Clive Wigram, 1st Baron Wigram. Another notable descendant was Ralph Wigram, grandson of Joseph Cotton Wigram. They had a daughter, also named Eleanor, who married H.N. Heathcote of Shephailbury in 1814. ==References==