William George Tyssen-Amhurst, Norfolk landed proprietor, formerly William George Daniel-Tyssen, assumed the surname Tyssen-Amhurst in 1854.
Dates: 1801–1855
Biography
Son of William George Daniel-Tyssen and Mary Fountaine. He owned Foulden Hall and acquired or developed the family’s Norfolk connection at Didlington. His eldest son was William Amhurst Tyssen-Amherst, later 1st Baron Amherst of Hackney.
Notes / Sources
British Armorial Bindings, Tyssen-Amhurst entry — https://armorial.bibsoc.org.uk/ordinaries/wreath-laurel.html
National Archives, papers of Lord Amherst of Didlington Hall and Hackney — https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/261a86d0-9178-4bdb-9f8a-c2b87f2dba2c
Landed Families of Britain and Ireland, Tyssen-Amherst family history — https://landedfamilies.blogspot.com/2014/05/122-tyssen-amherst-later-cecil-of.html
Family / Armorial Context
Family / cadet branch: Tyssen-Amherst of Foulden and Didlington
Father: William George Daniel, later Daniel-Tyssen
Mother: Mary Fountaine
Spouse(s): Mary Fountaine
Children / next generation: William Amhurst Tyssen-Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst of Hackney
Armorial Registry
Tyssen-Amherst of Foulden, Didlington and Hackney — William George Tyssen-Amhurst, pre-peerage family achievement
Branch: Tyssen-Amherst of Foulden and Didlington
Issued / recorded: 1854
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