Nathaniel Torriano

Son of  George Torriano and Susannah Proby,  father of Susannah Torriano and husband of Elizabeth Reneu

Nathaniel was baptised on 30^th December 1673 at St Nicholas Acons, London. He was a Merchant of London, owned lands in Northumberland and had a house in New Court, Swithins, London.

Nathaniel married Elizabeth Reneu on 27^th October 1699

Nathaniel and Elizabeth had 12 children:

George Torriano born c.1700 in Madras, India. On 4^th August 1725 he married  Susanna Catherina de Dorpere. He died on 16^th May 1741 and is buried at St Mary’s Fort, St George, Madras India. He left descendents in India.

Elizabeth Torriano born on 14^th December 1703 and baptised on 19^th December 1703 at St Swithin London-Stone, London.

Susannah Torriano born on 3^rd June 1705 and baptised on 10^th June 1705 at St Swithin London-Stone, London. She died on 7^th August 1705.

Nathaniel Torriano born on 10^th August 1706 and baptised on 28^th August 1706 at St Swithin London-Stone, London. He died on 8^th October 1706.

Susannah Torriano born in 1709. She married Rev Thomas Kynaston on 30^th September 1731 and died in childbirth on 14^th March 1734.

Hillary Torriano born on 23^rd June 1713 in Thames Ditton, Surrey. He was baptised on 28^th June 1713 at St Swithin London-Stone, London. He married Elizabeth Hardwick van Neck  in Lisbon, Portugal on 6^th December 1739 where Hillary held the position of British Factory Chaplaincy.

Mary Torriano born on June 1714 and baptised on 22^nd June 1714  at St Swithin London-Stone, London.

Peter Torriano baptised on 21^st May 1715 at St Swithin London-Stone, London. He attended Merchant Taylors School and was admitted a “pensioner” at Jesus College, Cambridge on 7^th May 1733. He matriculated in 1735; B.A. in 1736-7; M.A. 1740. He was inducted Deacon at Lincoln Cathedral on 5^th June 1737. He was Curate of Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire in 1737. Peter died in Jamaica.

Nathaniel Torirano baptised on 4^th May 1716 at St Swithin London-Stone, London.

Elizabeth Torriano born on 21^st December 1717 and baptised on 26^th December 1717 at St Swithin London-Stone, London. She married  John Boucher  in 10^th July 1750 at St Benet Gracechurch and St Leinard Eastcheap, London

Samuel Torriano born in 1719. He married Mary Scudamore on 1^st August 1755. Samuel died before 1789. In Thomas Kynaston’s will, proved in 1804, Thomas mentioned money left to him by his late Uncle Samuel Torriano and Samuel’s wife Mary.

Charles Torriano born in South Kensington, London and baptised on 12^th April 1720 at St Swithin London-Stone, London. Charles married a Jane in 1744.

On Thursday 24th February 1715 Nathaniel was recommended to become a member of the Whig political Club in central London.

Nathaniel, in the course of his business, visited India and Canton, China on a number of occasions. He was Senior Supercargo (managed the cargo of a number of ships) and Chief of Council in Canton in 1721 and again in 1727/28. It was during a sea trip from England to Canton that he died between Batavia (now Jakarta, Indonesia) and Canton in 1731.

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