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William Whitaker Maitland (1794-1861) was a British landowner, and
High Sheriff of Essex The High Sheriff of Essex was an ancient sheriff title originating in the time of the Angles, not long after the invasion of the Kingdom of England, which was in existence for around a thousand years. On 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the ...
in 1836. He was the son of John Maitland, politician and landowner. He inherited Woodford Hall, a large house in
Woodford, Essex Woodford is a town in East London, within the London Borough of Redbridge. It is located north-east of Charing Cross. Woodford historically formed an ancient parish in the county of Essex. It contained a string of agrarian villages and was pa ...
, with 50 acres of land adjacent to
Epping Forest Epping Forest is a area of ancient woodland, and other established habitats, which straddles the border between Greater London and Essex. The main body of the forest stretches from Epping in the north, to Chingford on the edge of the London ...
, and the nearby
Loughton Hall Loughton Hall is a large house in Rectory Lane, Loughton, Essex. The architect was William Eden Nesfield, and it is grade II listed with Historic England. It is now a 33-bedroom residential care home for elderly people. History The original Loug ...
and their manors from his father. In 1851, he owned 1,120 acres in
Loughton Loughton () is a town and civil parish in the Epping Forest District of Essex. Part of the metropolitan and urban area of London, the town borders Chingford, Waltham Abbey, Theydon Bois, Chigwell and Buckhurst Hill, and is northeast of Chari ...
, let out as ten separate farms. He leased Woodford Hall to William Cox, and in 1840, to William Morris, father of
William Morris William Morris (24 March 1834 – 3 October 1896) was a British textile designer, poet, artist, novelist, architectural conservationist, printer, translator and socialist activist associated with the British Arts and Crafts Movement. He ...
the textile designer, poet, and socialist activist, then aged 6. His third son, the Reverend John Whitaker Maitland, was the rector of Loughton, and lord of the manor.


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1794 births 1861 deaths High Sheriffs of Essex William Whitaker {{English-bio-stub