Sir Thomas Bond, 1st Baronet
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Sir Thomas Bond was an English
landowner
and Baronet
, Comptroller
of the household of Queen Henrietta Maria
.
. The exact dates of his birth, death and marriage are unknown. Not also to be confused with Thomas Bond, the XIX century author of sketches and Cornwall info book
On 9 October 1658, before the Restoration
of the monarchy in 1660, Bond was created by King Charles II
a Baronet in the Baronetage of England. He also became Comptroller
of the household of Queen Henrietta Maria
, the mother of Charles II, an appointment which it was suggested he had obtained by the payment of one thousand pistole
s, a very large sum, to Henry Jermyn
, a favourite
of the Queen who had recently been created Earl of St Albans
.
After the Restoration, Bond had a house in Pall Mall
, assessed for Hearth Tax in 1674 as having twenty hearths, and a country estate in Peckham
and Camberwell
. He also owned land in Yorkshire
, at Kirkby Malham
, Malham Dale, and Fountains Fell
. He bought a large estate from his brother-in-law Sir Thomas Crymes (or Grimes), Baronet, and Westminster
's Bond Street
is named after one of his developments. He is reported to have built a new manor house
at Peckham, long since demolished and now the site of Peckham Hill Street.
Bond was buried on 8 June 1685.
, said to have been one of the maids of the Queen Mother
's privy chamber. They had two sons, Henry and Thomas, and a daughter, Anne Elizabeth.
, in the entry for 26 December, Boxing Day
, 1660, some months after the Restoration
.
, destroyed by a fire in the 19th century. His motto
was "The World is not enough".
, Westminster
, is named after Bond. However, he may be best known today as the supposed ancestor of the fictional spy James Bond
. His family motto became the title for a Bond movie, The World Is Not Enough
.
Kingdom of England
The Kingdom of England was, from 927 to 1707, a sovereign state to the northwest of continental Europe. At its height, the Kingdom of England spanned the southern two-thirds of the island of Great Britain and several smaller outlying islands; what today comprises the legal jurisdiction of England...
landowner
Landed gentry
Landed gentry is a traditional British social class, consisting of land owners who could live entirely off rental income. Often they worked only in an administrative capacity looking after the management of their own lands....
and Baronet
Baronet
A baronet or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess , is the holder of a hereditary baronetcy awarded by the British Crown...
, Comptroller
Comptroller
A comptroller is a management level position responsible for supervising the quality of accounting and financial reporting of an organization.In British government, the Comptroller General or Comptroller and Auditor General is in most countries the external auditor of the budget execution of the...
of the household of Queen Henrietta Maria
Henrietta Maria of France
Henrietta Maria of France ; was the Queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland as the wife of King Charles I...
.
Life
The son of another Sir Thomas Bond (1580–1662), by his marriage to Catherine, daughter of John Osbaldeston, Bond was born about 1620 at PeckhamPeckham
Peckham is a district in south London, England, located in the London Borough of Southwark. It is situated south-east of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London...
. The exact dates of his birth, death and marriage are unknown. Not also to be confused with Thomas Bond, the XIX century author of sketches and Cornwall info book
On 9 October 1658, before the Restoration
English Restoration
The Restoration of the English monarchy began in 1660 when the English, Scottish and Irish monarchies were all restored under Charles II after the Interregnum that followed the Wars of the Three Kingdoms...
of the monarchy in 1660, Bond was created by King Charles II
Charles II of England
Charles II was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.Charles II's father, King Charles I, was executed at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War...
a Baronet in the Baronetage of England. He also became Comptroller
Comptroller
A comptroller is a management level position responsible for supervising the quality of accounting and financial reporting of an organization.In British government, the Comptroller General or Comptroller and Auditor General is in most countries the external auditor of the budget execution of the...
of the household of Queen Henrietta Maria
Henrietta Maria of France
Henrietta Maria of France ; was the Queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland as the wife of King Charles I...
, the mother of Charles II, an appointment which it was suggested he had obtained by the payment of one thousand pistole
Pistole
Pistole is the French name given to a Spanish gold coin in use in 1537; it was a double escudo, the gold unit. The name was also given to the Louis d'Or of Louis XIII of France, and to other European gold coins of about the value of the Spanish coin...
s, a very large sum, to Henry Jermyn
Henry Jermyn, 1st Earl of St Albans
Henry Jermyn, 1st Earl of Saint Albans KG was an English politician and courtier. He sat in the in the House of Commons at various times between 1625 and 1643 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Jermyn...
, a favourite
Favourite
A favourite , or favorite , was the intimate companion of a ruler or other important person. In medieval and Early Modern Europe, among other times and places, the term is used of individuals delegated significant political power by a ruler...
of the Queen who had recently been created Earl of St Albans
Earl of St Albans
The Earldom of St Albans was created twice in the 17th century, first to Richard Bourke, Earl of Clanricarde then to Henry Jermyn, Baron Jermyn. It became extinct after the latter's death.-Earls of St Albans, First Creation :...
.
After the Restoration, Bond had a house in Pall Mall
Pall Mall
-Places:* Pall Mall, urban downtown ares of Bendigo, Australia* Pall Mall, London, a street in the City of Westminster, London* Pall Mall, Tennessee, a small unincorporated community in Fentress County, Tennessee...
, assessed for Hearth Tax in 1674 as having twenty hearths, and a country estate in Peckham
Peckham
Peckham is a district in south London, England, located in the London Borough of Southwark. It is situated south-east of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London...
and Camberwell
Camberwell
Camberwell is a district of south London, England, and forms part of the London Borough of Southwark. It is a built-up inner city district located southeast of Charing Cross. To the west it has a boundary with the London Borough of Lambeth.-Toponymy:...
. He also owned land in Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
, at Kirkby Malham
Kirkby Malham
Kirkby Malham is a small village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. Situated in the Yorkshire Dales it lies five miles east of Settle. Nearby settlements include Hanlith, Malham, Airton and Calton....
, Malham Dale, and Fountains Fell
Fountains Fell
Fountains Fell is a mountain in the Yorkshire Dales, England. The main summit has a height of and a relative height or topographic prominence of and thus qualifies as a Marilyn. Its subsidiary south top reaches and qualifies as a Nuttall...
. He bought a large estate from his brother-in-law Sir Thomas Crymes (or Grimes), Baronet, and Westminster
Westminster
Westminster is an area of central London, within the City of Westminster, England. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames, southwest of the City of London and southwest of Charing Cross...
's Bond Street
Bond Street
Bond Street is a major shopping street in the West End of London that runs north-south through Mayfair between Oxford Street and Piccadilly. It has been a fashionable shopping street since the 18th century and is currently the home of many high price fashion shops...
is named after one of his developments. He is reported to have built a new manor house
Manor house
A manor house is a country house that historically formed the administrative centre of a manor, the lowest unit of territorial organisation in the feudal system in Europe. The term is applied to country houses that belonged to the gentry and other grand stately homes...
at Peckham, long since demolished and now the site of Peckham Hill Street.
Bond was buried on 8 June 1685.
Marriage
Bond married a French wife, Marie da la Garde, a daughter of Charles Peliot, Sieur de la Garde, of ParisParis
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, said to have been one of the maids of the Queen Mother
Henrietta Maria of France
Henrietta Maria of France ; was the Queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland as the wife of King Charles I...
's privy chamber. They had two sons, Henry and Thomas, and a daughter, Anne Elizabeth.
Mention in Pepys
Bond is mentioned in the diary of Samuel PepysSamuel Pepys
Samuel Pepys FRS, MP, JP, was an English naval administrator and Member of Parliament who is now most famous for the diary he kept for a decade while still a relatively young man...
, in the entry for 26 December, Boxing Day
Boxing Day
Boxing Day is a bank or public holiday that occurs on 26 December, or the first or second weekday after Christmas Day, depending on national or regional laws. It is observed in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and some other Commonwealth nations. In Ireland, it is recognized as...
, 1660, some months after the Restoration
English Restoration
The Restoration of the English monarchy began in 1660 when the English, Scottish and Irish monarchies were all restored under Charles II after the Interregnum that followed the Wars of the Three Kingdoms...
.
Arms and motto
The arms of the Bond family (argent, on a chevron sable three bezants) and their crest (a winged demi-horse ensigned with six stars) were emblazoned in a window of the church of St Giles, CamberwellSt Giles' Church, Camberwell
St Giles' Church, Camberwell, is the parish church of Camberwell, a district of London which forms part of the London Borough of Southwark. It is part of Camberwell Deanery within the Anglican Diocese of Southwark in the Church of England. The church is dedicated to Saint Giles, the patron saint of...
, destroyed by a fire in the 19th century. His motto
Motto
A motto is a phrase meant to formally summarize the general motivation or intention of a social group or organization. A motto may be in any language, but Latin is the most used. The local language is usual in the mottoes of governments...
was "The World is not enough".
Legacy
Bond StreetBond Street
Bond Street is a major shopping street in the West End of London that runs north-south through Mayfair between Oxford Street and Piccadilly. It has been a fashionable shopping street since the 18th century and is currently the home of many high price fashion shops...
, Westminster
Westminster
Westminster is an area of central London, within the City of Westminster, England. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames, southwest of the City of London and southwest of Charing Cross...
, is named after Bond. However, he may be best known today as the supposed ancestor of the fictional spy James Bond
James Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
. His family motto became the title for a Bond movie, The World Is Not Enough
The World Is Not Enough
The World Is Not Enough is the nineteenth spy film in the James Bond film series, and the third to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The film was directed by Michael Apted, with the original story and screenplay written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and Bruce Feirstein. It...
.
Sources
- B. H. Johnson, From Berkeley Square to Bond Street - the Early History of the Neighbourhood (London: John Murray & London Topographical Society, 1952)
- Philip Crymes, C(h)rimes C(h)rymes (London: 1985)