He was born in Thorley, Hertfordshire, where the Billers family, who originated from Kirby Bellars in Leicestershire, owned Thorley Hall and manor.
He became a London haberdasher and a member of the Haberdashers' Company, to whom he donated a painting entitled "The Wise Men's Offering" which hung in Haberdashers' Hall.[2]
He died in 1745 and was buried in Thorley church. He married Anne (c. 1711–1750), daughter of Sir Rowland Aynsworth and Sarah Fleet (daughter of Sir John Fleet, Lord Mayor of London in 1693), by whom he had two sons and four daughters: John, William, Martha, Anne, Elizabeth, and Maria.[4] His two sons and daughter Martha predeceased him. His eldest daughter Anne, who married John Olmius (later Baron Waltham) was his eventual heiress.[5]
After his death, his extensive library was auctioned by Christopher Cock at his house in the Great Piazza, Covent Garden on 22 November 1745.[6]
Referencesedit
^ ab"Fellow details". Royal Society. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
^"Aldermen of the City of London: Cordwainer ward". British History Online. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
^"Topographical Description of Thorley, Herts". The Gentleman's Magazine. E. Cave. 110: 112. August 1811. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
^Burke, Bernard (1866). A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire. Harrison. p. 415. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
^Cock, Mr [Christopher] (1745). A catalogue of the entire library of Sir William Billers, Knt. and alderman, lately deceas'd, etc. London: Christopher Cock.
william, billers, 1689, october, 1745, english, haberdasher, alderman, sheriff, lord, mayor, london, thorley, hall, thorley, hertfordshirehe, born, thorley, hertfordshire, where, billers, family, originated, from, kirby, bellars, leicestershire, owned, thorley. Sir William Billers FRS 1689 15 October 1745 was an English haberdasher who was Alderman Sheriff and Lord Mayor of London 1 Thorley Hall Thorley HertfordshireHe was born in Thorley Hertfordshire where the Billers family who originated from Kirby Bellars in Leicestershire owned Thorley Hall and manor He became a London haberdasher and a member of the Haberdashers Company to whom he donated a painting entitled The Wise Men s Offering which hung in Haberdashers Hall 2 In 1720 21 he was elected joint Sheriff of the City of London and in 1733 34 elected 399th Lord Mayor of London In 1722 he became an Alderman for Cordwainer Ward 3 In 1726 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society and was knighted in 1727 1 He died in 1745 and was buried in Thorley church He married Anne c 1711 1750 daughter of Sir Rowland Aynsworth and Sarah Fleet daughter of Sir John Fleet Lord Mayor of London in 1693 by whom he had two sons and four daughters John William Martha Anne Elizabeth and Maria 4 His two sons and daughter Martha predeceased him His eldest daughter Anne who married John Olmius later Baron Waltham was his eventual heiress 5 After his death his extensive library was auctioned by Christopher Cock at his house in the Great Piazza Covent Garden on 22 November 1745 6 References edit a b Fellow details Royal Society Retrieved 1 March 2017 Pugh Edward London by David Hughson p 413 Aldermen of the City of London Cordwainer ward British History Online Retrieved 1 March 2017 Topographical Description of Thorley Herts The Gentleman s Magazine E Cave 110 112 August 1811 Retrieved 28 March 2019 Burke Bernard 1866 A Genealogical History of the Dormant Abeyant Forfeited and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire Harrison p 415 Retrieved 28 March 2019 Cock Mr Christopher 1745 A catalogue of the entire library of Sir William Billers Knt and alderman lately deceas d etc London Christopher Cock Civic officesPreceded byJohn Barber nbsp Lord Mayor of London1733 1734 Succeeded bySir Edward Bellamy Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Billers amp oldid 1181115382, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
