William Holme Twentyman

William Holme Twentyman (31 October 1802 – 7 May 1884) was a silversmith in Cape Town, who amassed a considerable fortune on Mauritius and retired at the age of 39.

In 1818 he went to the Cape with his elder brother Lawrence Holme Twentyman (a silversmith and watchmaker), after they inherited money from a great uncle.

[3] By 1841 William had amassed a considerable fortune and, with his family, had returned to England, residing at 21 Avenue Road, Regent's Park, London.

[4] William Twentyman was elected Special Constable in 1848;[5] was admitted to the Freedom of the Spectacle Makers' Company by redemption on 3 June 1861;[6] admitted to the Freedom of the City of London by redemption through the Spectacle Makers' Company on 6 June 1861;[7] was Sheriff of the City of London from 1861 to 1862;[8] and Justice of the Peace (JP).

He died on Wednesday 7 May 1884, at his residence, Ravensworth, St. John's Wood Park, London, and was buried in a family vault on the western side of Highgate Cemetery.