Son of Thomas and Mary (Chadwick) Bakewell, Thomas's mother died early and he spent much time with her father, John Chadwick, who kept a private asylum for the insane at Grindon which he later removed to Ashbourn, Derbyshire. Chadwick’s methods—employed during the rehabilitation of one of his own sisters—were kind and moral. Bakewell learned them at his grandfather’s knee and, after an initial career spent managing a tape mill for the Messrs. Phillips of Tean, he purchased the Jervis family estate at Trentham and opened the Spring Vale Asylum there at his residence.
He had more than 25 children by three wives. Among his surviving children were Rev. John Bakewell, Dr. George Bakewell, and Dr. Samuel Glover Bakewell, the latter of whom took control of Spring Vale after Thomas’s death, selling the property to the Duke of Sutherland and moving the Asylum to Oulton Old Hall.
He first wed (12 Nov 1782 at St. Mary Prestwich, Lancs) Mary Bott, by whom he had nine children with four surviving their mother, who died in 1795. Ann Keys was his second wife with whom he had four children, Rev. John Bakewell being the only survivor. His last wife was Sarah Glover, who survived him by many decades. By early 1826 they’d had eleven children, ten of whom were then still living.
In 1826 Thomas was the subject of a lengthy interview, the first part of which appeared in England’s “Imperial Magazine” of 01 May 1826* which also included his portrait. The interview provided detailed biographical information as well as details of his worth with Spring Vale Asylum.
Thomas died at Spring Vale where he and his family resided. According to the 1894 publication “Bibliotheca Staffordiensis” he was interred at St. Michael and St. Wulfad’s church at Stone.
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(*Notes: 1. The ‘Imperial Magazine’ biographical article is available free online from two sources. 2. Bakewell’s engraved portrait from that article is also online free at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery website. 3. ‘Bibliotheca staffordiensis’ is also free online, and contains details on his sons Rev. John Bakewell and Dr. Samuel Glover Bakewell. )
He had more than 25 children by three wives. Among his surviving children were Rev. John Bakewell, Dr. George Bakewell, and Dr. Samuel Glover Bakewell, the latter of whom took control of Spring Vale after Thomas’s death, selling the property to the Duke of Sutherland and moving the Asylum to Oulton Old Hall.
He first wed (12 Nov 1782 at St. Mary Prestwich, Lancs) Mary Bott, by whom he had nine children with four surviving their mother, who died in 1795. Ann Keys was his second wife with whom he had four children, Rev. John Bakewell being the only survivor. His last wife was Sarah Glover, who survived him by many decades. By early 1826 they’d had eleven children, ten of whom were then still living.
In 1826 Thomas was the subject of a lengthy interview, the first part of which appeared in England’s “Imperial Magazine” of 01 May 1826* which also included his portrait. The interview provided detailed biographical information as well as details of his worth with Spring Vale Asylum.
Thomas died at Spring Vale where he and his family resided. According to the 1894 publication “Bibliotheca Staffordiensis” he was interred at St. Michael and St. Wulfad’s church at Stone.
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(*Notes: 1. The ‘Imperial Magazine’ biographical article is available free online from two sources. 2. Bakewell’s engraved portrait from that article is also online free at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery website. 3. ‘Bibliotheca staffordiensis’ is also free online, and contains details on his sons Rev. John Bakewell and Dr. Samuel Glover Bakewell. )
Son of Thomas and Mary (Chadwick) Bakewell, Thomas's mother died early and he spent much time with her father, John Chadwick, who kept a private asylum for the insane at Grindon which he later removed to Ashbourn, Derbyshire. Chadwick’s methods—employed during the rehabilitation of one of his own sisters—were kind and moral. Bakewell learned them at his grandfather’s knee and, after an initial career spent managing a tape mill for the Messrs. Phillips of Tean, he purchased the Jervis family estate at Trentham and opened the Spring Vale Asylum there at his residence.
He had more than 25 children by three wives. Among his surviving children were Rev. John Bakewell, Dr. George Bakewell, and Dr. Samuel Glover Bakewell, the latter of whom took control of Spring Vale after Thomas’s death, selling the property to the Duke of Sutherland and moving the Asylum to Oulton Old Hall.
He first wed (12 Nov 1782 at St. Mary Prestwich, Lancs) Mary Bott, by whom he had nine children with four surviving their mother, who died in 1795. Ann Keys was his second wife with whom he had four children, Rev. John Bakewell being the only survivor. His last wife was Sarah Glover, who survived him by many decades. By early 1826 they’d had eleven children, ten of whom were then still living.
In 1826 Thomas was the subject of a lengthy interview, the first part of which appeared in England’s “Imperial Magazine” of 01 May 1826* which also included his portrait. The interview provided detailed biographical information as well as details of his worth with Spring Vale Asylum.
Thomas died at Spring Vale where he and his family resided. According to the 1894 publication “Bibliotheca Staffordiensis” he was interred at St. Michael and St. Wulfad’s church at Stone.
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(*Notes: 1. The ‘Imperial Magazine’ biographical article is available free online from two sources. 2. Bakewell’s engraved portrait from that article is also online free at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery website. 3. ‘Bibliotheca staffordiensis’ is also free online, and contains details on his sons Rev. John Bakewell and Dr. Samuel Glover Bakewell. )
He had more than 25 children by three wives. Among his surviving children were Rev. John Bakewell, Dr. George Bakewell, and Dr. Samuel Glover Bakewell, the latter of whom took control of Spring Vale after Thomas’s death, selling the property to the Duke of Sutherland and moving the Asylum to Oulton Old Hall.
He first wed (12 Nov 1782 at St. Mary Prestwich, Lancs) Mary Bott, by whom he had nine children with four surviving their mother, who died in 1795. Ann Keys was his second wife with whom he had four children, Rev. John Bakewell being the only survivor. His last wife was Sarah Glover, who survived him by many decades. By early 1826 they’d had eleven children, ten of whom were then still living.
In 1826 Thomas was the subject of a lengthy interview, the first part of which appeared in England’s “Imperial Magazine” of 01 May 1826* which also included his portrait. The interview provided detailed biographical information as well as details of his worth with Spring Vale Asylum.
Thomas died at Spring Vale where he and his family resided. According to the 1894 publication “Bibliotheca Staffordiensis” he was interred at St. Michael and St. Wulfad’s church at Stone.
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(*Notes: 1. The ‘Imperial Magazine’ biographical article is available free online from two sources. 2. Bakewell’s engraved portrait from that article is also online free at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery website. 3. ‘Bibliotheca staffordiensis’ is also free online, and contains details on his sons Rev. John Bakewell and Dr. Samuel Glover Bakewell. )
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